The Sunday Oregonian., April 21, 1918, SECTION THREE, Page 12, Image 52

TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. ; PORTLAND, APRIL ,21, 1918.
OREGON BOYS ON LAND AND SEA MAKE WAR MORE VIVID
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Portland Youth Writes of
Trip "Over There."
JOHN C-ARTL. HESLIX for 18 year
Oregonlan scent at Falrview, has
written m mother of hla safe arrival
ta Franca The trip "over there" a
by way ot the Panama Canal, and Mr.
Heslln senls a Tory interesting descrlp-
tion of hla trip. He is s member of the
Ctth Regiment. Coast Artillery Corps,
and left Fort SteTens on February SC.
lix tracts from hla letter follow:
"We didn't ret a chance to sea much
of San Francisco. Only had a couple
of hours leave and that in the middle
of the day. Alcatras Prison ia Just a
ahort distance from our pier, and it cer
tainly ia a grim looking: place. It is on
an Island and only one man aver es
caped, and ha died soon after reach Ins;
land. Those who attempted to accom
pany him were drowned in the bay.
It is a military prison.
"When we left Frisco I felt the roll
of the ocean for the first tima of my
life. After the first two nights out.
J took my blanketa on deck and slept
in the open. The heat was terrific
We had to work stripped to the waist,
and event then we nearly sweltered.
The eats have been pretty rood, a
great deal better than in camp.
"It took six hours to make the trip
throurh the Canal. Everything is clean
and sanitary, but very hot. The vege
tation baa been cut off the surround
ing hills, in order to do away with
diseases. On the Atlantic -aide the
ocean la carpeted with sea most and
was pretty rough. We reached New
Tork about S A, M-. and while coming-
in saw the Statue of Liberty. Brook
lyn Bridge. Woolworth and Singer
buildings and the famous Bowline
Green and the Battery.
"New Tork certainly has a wonder
ful harbor. There are types of boats
there that have never been seen in
Pacific Coast waters. Wa were on that
boat IT days and aura ware clad when
we reached land."
Promotion Came Fast in
Uncle Sam't Navy.
Dewrr Reed. Somewhere at
Sara He Been Larky.
Sea.
HOOD RIVER Or.. March Jo (Spe
cial.) Dewey Reed. 52-year-old
eon of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fabrics, of
Med ford, who formerly resided at Dee
with his crandfather. C. G. Roberts,
on Tanclewood ranch, is now aboard
"one of the I'nlted Statea battleships
and has made several trips acrosa the
Atlantic with convoys.
Mr. Roberta has Just received a letter
from younc Mr. Keed's former employer
of Seattle, where the younc man. at the
time he entered the Navy waa a ma
chinist's apprentice. A part of the let
ter followa:
"1 have Just taken the examination
for machlnlst'a mate, second class snd
I think 1 have passed it. Promotions
come pretty fast in the Navy now.
"I am gaining a sood knowledge of
marine machinery which will be of
Creat benefit for the shop work In- Se
attle, as they do so much of that work.
I have charge of the machinist's work
In the dynamo room of our ship. I
have seven ls-horsepower engines to
take care of and a pump and condenser.
It Is rather a responsible, Job for me
to have. And I can't help wondering:
how I happened to set it. But- as a
whole I have been pretty lucky in the
"Navy so far."
Father and Son Join in the
Fight for Democracy.
Sergeant Marian Jordan Satisfied
With Conditions Overseas.
WHILE Sergeant Marvin Jordan, of
Co. B. lltth Engineers, is "some
where in France. on duty for his
country, his father. Frank Jordan. Is
engaged In building ships that will
carry supplies to the American troops
perhaps to the very unit with which
his son is enlisted. The family home
Is at Corvallls. but Mr. Jordan la now
employed at the Standlfer shipyards In
thia city.
Sergeant Jordan's recent letter to
his father is an index to some of the
articles which our boys need overseas
and which are not obtainable over
there.
"Since leaving Corvallls. he writes.
I have lost .several articles that are
most essential, and If possible will you
aend tbem posthaste? I want a good
porketknlfe of medium size, one of
those combination affairs with cork
screw, can-opener, etc.; a pipe, long
straight stem, and pipe cleaners. I can
s;et plenty of tobacco. I also need
shoe polish, tan and reddish color. By
all means send me an engineering; field
manual. Whenever you can. aend me a
picture of the kids and yourselvea. Gee,
how I miss all of you and a picture
will help a great deal. Last, but not
leant, is a goodly supply of candy and
cake.
"I am perfectly well and my work
in meet Interesting. Please pardon my
making this a want ad. Love to alL"
Sergeant Jordan adds a poetical post
script that expresses his impressions
of the great war and the prospects of
Its settlement. The Jingle runs:
Trouble la horrid, war la worse.
There are many things ta make a m
Tint when 1 am home snd all Is well
The K-tleer by then will be la bell
We are over here to quell the strife,
Witt It may take many a right
At say rate depend upon your soa
to do his part ta set the Huat
James E. Mclnnis Wins
Lieutenant's Rank.
DtsTtasratshed f'oadorf and Military
JAMES E. ilcINMS enlisted as a
private In the 4TU Canadian Regi
ment at Vancouver In 11S. and has
been promoted to the rank of Lieu
tenant and won the distinguished con
duct medal for bravery at Lens In ad
dition to the military medal which he
received fur services at Vlmy Ridge.
He was ia the Canadian officers' train
ing quarters at Bexhlll-on-Sea and is
ow at Seaford, Sussex. England.
News of the wsy In which ha has
distinguished himself for bravery and
the aewa of hla promotion la especial
ly Interesting to Portland folk for he
lived in this city for soma time with
his sister. Mrs. O. Mlddleton. of 4
East Sixty-third street North. He also
attended the old Central School which
Is now the Burkman School.
In a letter written February 7.' Just
after ha had finished his course at the
training camp, ha eays he spent some
time ia Ireland which he describes as
being a very beautiful place. Parts of
a letter which he wrote from Seaford,
Sussex. March i. are given here.
"Am In England at present." he says,
"after having received my commission.
I had the good luck to pass our 'Dis
tinguished.' Am now trying to trans
fer Into Royal Flying Corpa and hope
that I succeed as It U by. far the but
branch of the Army. I had quite .
enough of the trenches to suit me for
a while. It la not what it ia cracked
rup to oe.
"I have seen dosens of my boy friends
buried in a remote part of France. God
must have been watching over ma so
far. but you can never tell what the
future may bring forth. I am very
glad that dear old Uncle Sammy is
helping ua aa we needed his help bad'
ly and I only hope that they will let
Japan come In. This war is not over
yet and the United States has yet to
see thousands of her best sons go to
glory. Perhaps I may seem pessimistic
but over here we cannot afford to 'let
our light shine under a bushel.'
"Today you -are here, tomorrow you
are gone. Today seems so peaceful
here In England, the sun Is shining
and warm and the skylarks sre sing
ing. But for the soldiers, all about one
would not think there was a war in
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gealaa Agent. Now la France.
progress After the nolsa of the
trenches I spent my kit leave in Ira
land and had a beautiful time. I was
In Dublin and saw the damage done by
the Sinn Feiners and also was In Bel
fast." Cordial Welcome Given
Yankees by British.
to
germ-oat M II I la sa E. Cox "ays Every
Effort la .Made to Please.
ERGEANT WILLIAM E. COX Is In
England with the 478th Aerial
Squadron.. He Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert A. Cox. of Multnomah
Station.
Parts of a letter which he wrote his
mother recently sre aa follows:
"We are at a permanent camp near
a small English town, but It la not our
permanent ramp. There Is a T. M. C
A. near here where they have a piano
and give entertainments which we en
Joy very much. I Ilka the people, and
the country around Is pretty, with very
good roads. The houses are largo and
old-fashioned and the people are old
fashioned, too. but they talk and chat
with ua and try to maka It as home
like ss possible. The English people
are very thrifty and the English Tom
mies are fine fellows, and In every
sense are gentlemen. When they speak
of the German they always call htm
the Hun. and. like we fellows, are over
here to smash him. I guess the United
States is sending over lots of soldiers,
and It will not be long before Uncle
Sam will be over here In full force to
smash the Kaiser. I hope this will
wind op the Hun for good.
On Sundays we go to church In a
little town here, and all along the way
he people greet us. The women keep
their houses real clean, and we can
alwaya see some English woman out
side scrubbing the doorstep."
World Is Small, Declares
Hood River Boy.
Fred Bell Meeta Fred Lockley, Port
land Man, la France.
HOOD RIVER, Or, March JO (Spe
cial.) "I waa made to feel how
small the world really Is," statea Fred
H. Bell, member of a field artillery
regiment now In France, in a letter re
ceived by hla father. Charles A. Bell,
pioneer Hood River Hotel man. "the
other night when I sat listening to
Fred Lock ley. Portland newspaper man.
whom I have greeted on visits to Hood
River. He made a fine talk, and we en
joyed It very much."
In the same mall Mr. Bell received a
check from the War Department for
120. Hla aon haa applied for military
insurance and the check covered the
allowance from hla pay for the months
of January and February.
"I waa never prouder of anything In
my life." aald the father, "and I am go
ing to take it Immediately and Invest
In war savings certtneatea
Ireland Land of Beauty,
Writes Celilo Boy.
Taseaala Sarvtvor Lands Work of
Aaaerlcaa T. M. C. A.
LEE F. JACKSON", of Company F,
Forestry Engineers, has written to
his mother. M rs. L, Jackson, of Celilo,
or., telling of the torpedoing of the
Tuscan ia.
Speaking of the treatment of the
refugees, after they landed In Ireland,
he says: "We were met by an Irish
boy who took us to a camp about a
mile away, then headquarters for the
T. M. C A. There we were given
bread and tea. You never saw a coun
try more beautiful than Ireland. The
farm houses are white, with green
hedges around them. Some of them
have thatched roofs made of atraw.
"We left there on the funniest nar
row train. Tha passenger coaches
were divided Into three compartments,
with rooms for eight people in each
one."
In other parts of his letter he gives
descriptions of the country and paints
a very Interesting word picture.
United States Good Enough
for Portland Soldier.
Harry Keeaey Kiserti War Job to
Last All tasan.
MFf,
RS. B. T. KEENET. of If E. Ninth
treet North, received a letter
from her aon. Private Harry Keeney re
cently, who la in France with Company
C of the SOth Engineers.
He writes that he is enjoying the best
of health and that he expects to have
a Job all Summer. He says France is a
fine country, but tha U. 8. A. is the
only place tor him.
French People Do Part in
Entertaining Yankees.
Nephew of Portlaad Woman la
Charge of Construction Camp.
THE following letter - to Mrs. Alice
E. Cornell, of 43 S East Eighth
street, north, is from her nephew, W.
E. ConkJln. First Lieutenant. Aero
Squadron Signal Corps, 46S Aero Squad
ron. A. E. F., France:
"My Dear Aunt Alice: Spring al
ready has a fa'r start in France
and those green shores coming into
the harbor with the quaint houses
and walls and all the color, were as
pretty a sight as one could wish after
weeks at sea. If we could only 'have
stepped off and talked to real, sure
enough, pretty American girls, we
would all have been satisfied. I never
realised how lonesome it can be with
out women. From there we took a
train, and-after traveling 200 miles
we landed In a place that, next to
Paris. Is the most Interesting in all
France. To think that after planning
and "ambltloning" and scraping to get
to France, I am here and seeing .it all
on my Uncle.
"I spent a week there waiting
orders and met a couple of .French
families, both of whom were very nice
to ua Lieutenant Lance Suckert and
myself we have been together all
through Kelly Field. Ellington . Field,
Morrison, New Tork. We asked the
direction to an old cathedral we wished
to see and a young man not only took
us there but to a great many other
interesting placea He had gotten his
degree of Bachelor of Letters at the
University of Paris last New Year's and
was not old enough to Join the colors
He spoke pretty fair English and knew
his town like a guide book. When we
saw htm again a few days later he
took ua to aome more places and we
ended up at his house. He insisted
thst we" come In. which we did. met his
family, mother and two younger sisters,
and a Ctrl neighbor of about 17 or 18
years. Of course they brought out
wine snd did everything they could to
entertain us and finally Lance played
the piano. They were tickled to death
with our aoldler songs. Oh, I vaude
villed. too. such as "Good Morning, Mr.
Zip, Zip. Zip:" "K-K-K-Katy; "Keep
Tour Head Down Allemand." and the
others. They invited us back that
evening and showed us their family
museum which, contained a whole lot
of Interesting stuff fine old plates,
rare editions of the eighteenth century,
and even one manuscript of a monk,
transcribed In 1583; an original study
sketch of Millet, some eleventh century
wood statuea taken from a convent dur
ing the Revolution, a peach of a col
lection of coins from the Roman to the
modern and a whole lot of other stuff.
some of It Junk and some very interest
ing.
The neighboring girl was there
again and had her mother with her
so we. Lance and myself, had to sing
some more. They were tickled to death
with our part of the show. I began to
try and talk with the girl and found
out she could speak a little English,
better than my French, so I had a big
time and got along famously. When
we finally had to go she labored
through a long sentence: Tomorrow my
father, he will be at iny home. You
must come at eight hours. So we did.
Of course they asked for ZibzIbzib,' as
they called it, and all the others, bo
we went through our wnoie reper
toire. We had a big time, so you see
they helped a whole lot during our
stay In that place. If I could have
talked French to that girl a little while
every day I'd soon have been speaking
It like a native.
Then we got our orders to report to
this new camp to assist in its con
struction. And they gave me command
of a Chinese labor company. Not one
of them can speak English and neither
cay the French Sergeants, who have
only " a smattering of Chinese. That's
a great come off. I have to tell them
in bum French anything I want done
and they have to convey it to the
Chinks In Just aa crude a way. I'll be
a cat when I get out of this country.
don't know whether 111 be able to
talk English or not but I sure will be.
ble to talk with my bands. That s
real Esperanto!
"I have got one of the brightest and
cleanest of the lot as an. orderly in the
officers barracks and I'm quite crazy
about the idea of a Chink man servant.
Right now we're having a great time
teaching him English. It doesn't make
any difference what I say to him, he
repeats it Just like a parrot. Today I
thought I had learned his name. Ting
Hi Lias, and I said Is your name Ting
III Lias?" He repeated the same thing
right back at me. But he learns very
quickly, so I have hopea
"It's about time to go to bed so Til
end this harangue. With a whole pile
of love for all of you. I am. as alwaya
Portland Marine Tells of
Trip to French Port.
John Brault Rearaeo Home oa
. Thirty Days' Mck Leave.
TRIP from the United States to
Xi France and back to this country
aboard an American cruiser without
even knowing the name of the French
harbor at which the shipped stopped
or without setting his foot upon French
soil has been the experience of First
Class Seaman John Brault. son of A. J.
Brault, a young business man and
Multnomah Club member of this city.
Mr. Brault enlisted on March 17. 1917,
in the United States Navy and waa
sent to Goat Island. San Francisco,
where he remained In training for a
month and a half. Hhe shipped aboard
the U. S. S. Frederick on May S and was
transferred on May 11 to the U. S. S.
Pueblo, at Cedras Island, on the west
coast of Mexico.
From there he proceeded to San
Diego. CaL. where a fleet of four ves
sels was formed snd left for Panama.
The trip through the canal was made
In exceedingly hot weather and proved
to be of great Interest to the sailors.
Jofca Brandt. Whs Has Reraraed
Front Service la Navy.
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He was allowed to go ashore at Colon
and later at Bahia, Brazil, at Rfo de
Janeiro, Montevideo,'. Uruguay, and -at
Buenos Aires, Argentina. After leav
ing that port in the Far - South the
"Pueblo was on scouting duty In At
lantic waters for six - months, "finally
stopping at Norfolk, Virginia.
A convoy was formed at New Tork
City a few days later and the trip
across the "pond" waa made. The Pueb
lo gave chase - to two German subma
rines, without any serious consequences
on either side, docked at a French port
and returned to Nor to Ik.
Upon reaching the United . States
again young Brault was sent to a hoS'
pitaL where he underwent an opera
tlon. He remained there for 30 days.
He returned to Portland on 30 days'
sick leave last week.
Mr. Brault is a graduate of Ladd
School and before his enlistment was a
student at Lincoln High. He was born
in Portland and lived here- continually
until a month before the United States
declared war on Germany. He will
leave here again on April 30.
American Girls Held Best by
Portland Marine.
Wayne Houston Ready , to Sacrifice
Life for Uncle Sam. .
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ATNE HOUSTON, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Houston, 958 Sixth
street North, is with the Seventh Com'
pany. Fifth Regiment, of the 'United
States Marine Corps ''somewhere In
France." He is a former carrier of
The Oregonian and was a student at
Jefferson High School. He is 19 years
of sge. In a letter to his mother he
says "Uncle Sammy" is taking care
of the boys "over there."
"I have changed In some ways since
I left home," he writes. "When I came
back I will be a man, and a far bet'
ter man than had I never gone.
will never regret going, and even if
I do not come home I am glad to do
my part. I see life very . differently.
I know now why the Grand Army of
Republic men love 'Old Glory. You
must not worry about me. There is
Wayne Houston, Former Jeffer
aoa High School Stodent. Who
Io la Fraaee. . . -
nothing in Army life to make a man
bad, for we are too busy. Up early
and to bed early and we are busy all
day. The soldier who spends his time
around saloons and bad women prob
ably did so before entering the Army.
I never met a finer bunch of fellows
than those in the Marines and I am
proud to be. one of them. When I
come back there will be nothing, either
in my habits or Army record, to make
you ashamed.
The girls we meet here are pretty,
but do not compare with the girls at
home. It would surely be fine to' get
with an American girl that you could
really talk to.
"We surely have a fine T. M. C. A.
here. It means everything to ua"
Wounded Americans Win
Commendation.
Artilleryman Petteraon Amoks Par
ents That Wound Ia Not Serious.
Following Is a letter received April
16, from Private Einar T. Pettersen,
Battalion D. 151st Field Artillery.
France, to his father. Rev. W. W.
Pettersen, 629 Prescott street, Portland.
Dr. Pettersen Is pastor of Bethlehem
Lutheran Church.
"Verdict: "Very much improved.
Doesn't that sound good? I don't know
if my letter telling of the nature of
my wound got through tho censor, and
if not, please do not -be alarmed, be
cause it Is slight. However, It was re
ceived in battle on the western front
for which I received an official letter,
together with several other boys, com
mending us for our bravery and per
sonal sacrifice. Where' all the bravery
and sacrifice came in I do not see. but
it is nice to have the letter from our
Colonel, and if I may I'l send it to
ycu.
"I sleep late every morning, getting
my coffee early In bed, according to
French custom, and then after washing
and having dinner, spend the afternoon
paying quoits in the sunshine and writ
ing here at the "Y." At night when I
awaken. I hear the guns up on the line
and I only hope that soon I will be fit
to take my place where I left It."
Letters From Home Cheer
the Soldier Heart.
Hood River Lad Advises Pareata to
Write to "Him" Often.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Aprn . (Spe
cial.) "You do not know the value of
good letters from home to us soldier
boys," writes Alfred Thomsen, member
of an engineers' regiment in France, to
his father, ' J-. P. Thomsen, prominent
East Side rancher.
The. most . downhearted boy I ever
saw was a lad m our company who was
just about driven distracted because he
failed to get word from his mother.
Why, I turned over" everything I had
to her before I left,' he told me, and
applied for Insurance with her as bene
ficiary. I haven't had ' a word from
her. It looks like they have forgot
ten me.' I told him to cheer up and
keep on writing home, that he would
finally get a letter.
"And, sure enough, one came tne
other day. He was the happiest man
I ever saw. He kept fondling that let
ter, reading it over four times in less
than 20 minutes. It was old and I am
sure that other letters to him are on
the way.
"I am billeted with an old couple.
We are permitted to rest in a big room
where there Is an open fireplace, and
the old gentleman has brought a mat
tress down from the attic for me. I
will hate to leave this place, which is
more nearly like home than any place
I have been la since coming over.'
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Labor of Auxiliaries Is Not
' ' Lost on Troops.
Boys May Fall to Write Home, bat
They Muse Often.
CAPTAIN KENNETH D. HAUSER, of
this city, now in command of Com
pany F, Eighteenth Engineers (rail
way),' has written an interesting letter
from France to the members of the
company's auxiliary of Portland. This
letter was read at the last meeting of
the auxiliary by Miss Irma' Austin,
secretary. Following are extracts:
Headquarters F Company, 18th Engi
neers (railway), U. S. A.
A. E. FT, France, March 8, 1918.
To Our Auxiliary Company F, Miss
Irma Austin, secretary.
Subject Miscellaneous and general.
1. The members of this company, and
especially the writer, feel very much
ashamed to think that they have not
written more personal letters to our
auxiliary in Portland, which is doing
such wonderful work, but you can be
lieve me, we are busy 'Do not mean
to convey the impression that we -are
working hard hy any means, but every
minute of our time is absolutely taken
up in aome way or another, so that
any time devoted to letter writing is
simply stolen from some other period.
When they gather in the huts at night
it is ever so much easier to sit around
the stove Joshing, joking, kidding, tell
ing huge lies and being generally so
ciable than to drag oneself away from
the comrades and settle down to writ
ing in solitude. Even if a boy does
show sufficient strength of character
to detach himself from the conversa
tion, the interruptions are many and
the difficulties increase as he nears
the end of his letter. If any of the
letters of the boys to the folks at home
seem to ramble and diverge into inco
herent phrases, you can bank on it that
some of the conversation which was
floating around the hut was uncon
sciously written into the body of the
letter.
2. Nevertheless, we are in deadly
earnest in wanting you to know how
thoroughly we realize and appreciate
what you are doing for us. At times
we feel that you are doing greater work
than we are, because, while it was
mighty hard for us to leave and go to a
strange land and strange people so far
away from the folks we love, still the
flush of our activity and knowledge
that we are helping to win the war
keeps us from brooding over our deep
seated lonesomeness, while you who are
left behind have nothing more than
usual to help you stand the sorrow of
parting, have nothing but the dull ache
and sense of loss, coupled with the long
period of waiting which . you know
must ensue before our return..
The health of the company is 'per
fect. John Shaver is slowly but surely
recovering from spinal-meningitis, and
will come out of it. with no permanent
ill effects. Nothing else of any con
sideration except a few measles.
It would be very "gratifying to you
to see the spirit with which the boys
sail into anything that' comes up. We
had an old Jazz-rtime smoker last Fri
day night, March 1, , which was orig
inally planned exclusively, for Com
pany F, and for" the purpose of getting
the whole company together for a so
ciable time; but word was noised around
that something was about to be pulled
off that was up to Company F standard.
with the result that we had to lock the
doors and hold out the distress signal
of "Standing Room Only."' About 35 of
ficers of this and xther' regiments in-
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Piano Exchange Department
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taken aa first cash payment, and you' begin your monthly
fiayment the following month. We sell at 26 lower than
ocal market cash prices, whether you pay balance In each
or on easy monthly Installments of 16 or more monthly.
WE WILL, SEND YOU A GOOD, NEW TALKING MACHINE
FOR YOIR USED ORGAN OR SQUARE PIANO, WE WILL
SEND YOt A SPLENDID NEW TALKING MACHINE FOR
YOUR USED UPRIGHT PIANO. Call, bring or mall ua full
description of the instrument you have to trade.
Order Your Piano by Mail
Read. Brady and compare oar .aallry, prices aad terms as
advertlaed and yoa will leara why we have hundreds of
mail-order bay era. ....
Your boy or girl working can aave 20c daily and secure a good piano and musical education now.
OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS WB PREPAY AND MAKE FREE DELIVERY OF PIANO TO YOUR HOME within S00
miles, and the piano will be shipped subject to exchange within one year, we allowing the full amount paid. Thia vlr
tually gives you a one-year trial of the piano you order.
Every piano or player piano purchased carries with It the Schwas Piano Co. guarantee of satisfaction, as also the
usual guarantee from each manufacturer of these new musical instruments.
Manufacturers f A 3i WJ 1 WARRANTEE .
... IHTII..,. faSak. at Ka a . FL-aV a. K a, BACKED BV
sisted on coming, and as they are very
good friends of ours, they were per
mitted to attend; but they have since
made many remarks to the effect that
no one else but Company F and Captain
Hauser could have pulled such a stunt
and got away with it without being
pinched, court-martialed, relegated to
the "hoosegow" and shot at sunrise.
Will write you more at the next spasm,
to follow at the first opportunity, but
will conclude now by telling you that
the health of the. company is perfect,
the spirit is fine and the work is easy
because every one is interested in and
enjoys it. Furthermore, we are all op
timistic enough to believe that we are
all coming back, and at that "tout de
suite." Affectionately,
KENNETH D. HAUSER,
Captain 18th Engineers, Railway.
p. S. Please thank the Girls" Honor
Guard for Company F for the scrap
books, which, curiously enough, arrived
on December 24 and were distributed
for Xmas eve. They were fine. .
K. D. H.
Hood River Soldier Promoted
to Sergeant.
W. A. Thornsbory Writes From
Camp Fremont Base Hospital.
HOOD RIVER, Or., March 26. (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Thorns
bury have received a letter from their
son, W. A. Thornsbury, who states that
he has been promoted to a sergeancy
in a hospital company of the Camp Fre
mont; Cal.,- Base Hospital. Sergeant
Thornsbury is in the medical supply
office of the camp.
Sergeant Thornsbury writes:
"Sergeant Joe B. Canfield (also of
Hood River) and I have been on the
ground and have seen two camps grow
into divisions. When we reported to
Camp Lewis last July headquarters
had just been completed. When we ar
rived here in December this place was
Just being opened up. We are both
pretty busy these days. Canfield is
sergeant in charge of the division sup
ply depot and I am in a similar capacity
at the property office of the Base Hos
pital. "The personnel of the camp consists
mostly of old-timers. The majority of
them are decorated with service stripes
won for time put in on the border and
in the Islands. They should be able
to meet the Kaiser's best."
Ultimate Outcome Never for
Moment Doubted.
Wonderful Efforts of Oregon in the
War Watched on Other Side.
ARTHUR C. HARRIS, 5702 Forty
seventh avenue Southeast, received
a letter recently from his friend, J. Er
nest Cheek, who is at Park House, Ax
bridge, Somerset, England.
He says: "I need hardly tell you that
everybody was. pleased and astonished
at the wonderful worn being done in
your new abode, Oregon. Well, Oregon,
go ahead and help to the uttermost of
your ability. . How splendidly America
is coming into the war. Did you ever
hear of such a collapse as that which
has happened .to' Russia? More need
have we there for: all the help the al
lies can give. But we shall win,- never
theless." .
Phone your want ads to The Ore
gonian. Main 7070, A 6095. --
UNPARALLELED sSwSS-Miii
Sale.
Original. Upright Plana. Prices.
S500 Kroesrer, laree oak 190
425 MendeaJiaJI, 1817 model 290
B2S Singer. 1817 model 356
500 Bennett, large, maboaany. . ISO
375 Davis Son, 1917 model 245
450 Thompson, 1917 model 280
- PLAYER PIANOS
OO Mendenhall, faoey walaat. .. 435
650 Thompaoo. 191a model 395
!W) Thompson, 1917 Model 435
775 Steger St Son. 1915 model... 495
850 Steger Son. 1916 model... 562
950 Steger Son. 1917 mad el. .. 675
our Barents or srrand-
wait until you need
7o0 to $1600 for your
$30
BOe
Weekly.
Yankee Soldiers Train in
Abandoned Trenches.
Thunder of Heavy Guns Music to
American Engineers.
CHEHALIS, Wash., April 20. (Spe
cial.) The following letter was re
ceived recently from J. T. McCutcheon,
who is at Marseilles. France. "Jack" is
the eon of J. W. McCutcheon, prominent
rancher of this county:
"Things are moving on the American
front but we- have a long ways to go.
It would put every American in the
proper state of mind to see what we are
doing on the front and to realize the
magnitude of the task we are going to
accomplish Our men -are full of vi
tality and are ready for what may
come. The leaders are in earnest about
their work. Everyone is driving hard
to be ready for the great test. Behind
our front one gets the atmosphere or a
big construction camp in the West.
Everyone is busy and comforts are few.
"Heavy army motor trucks, bearing
all the accoutrements of war, pass all
day long and they are tearing the roads
to pieces. The little French villages
have been awakened to new life and
unaccustomed activity. During the day
the surrounding hills resound with ar
tillery practice. We are out to keep up
our reputation of being the best marks
men in the world.
'The infantry are given many hours
every day in trench warfare practice.
Two complicated systems of trenches
stretch across the rolling hills for this
purpose. One system represents the
enemy. These trenches were first
opened In 1914 by the French during the
battle of the Marne, when they thought
it might be necessary to fall back to
them lor defense. They have been re
opened by our troops and made com-,
plete in every detail. There are the four
systems of trenches on each side, with
the "no man's land" between, and dug
outs, observation posts, communicating
trenches, barb wire of every descrip
tion and everything else constructed
Just as it is a few miles farther north,
where the big guns can be heard rum
bling in the distance.
"Daily practice in raiding, skirmishes,
offensives, etc., are carried out that our.
men may learn the complicated rules
of the modern game of war. In other
trenches machine gun companies prac
tice. 'These trenches stretch for miles
across the fertile hills inhabited by a
sturdy French peasantry who have re--ceived
our troops as though they were
their own i people. The men who .re
here training will soon be moved up to
the line and more will be moved in to
take their places, to become trained
for action.
"The force of this blow depends on
the one word, 'unity.' They say for each
man in the front line trenches it takes
five behind the lines to keep him there.
Only one of six of our men in uniform
are going to be in the front line
trenches backs up his comrade in front
as far as he is capable. Back of all
these men are the most important, the
American people who are willing to
give all their strength. In France we
are building docks, railroads, factories.
hangars, etc. ,
'The true community spirit is going
to win this war and .nothing else can..
A mighty co-ordinated effort for a mo
tive that President Wilson has made
holy in our eyes, and which in days to
come will make the simple title of
'American citizen," a distinction to the
bearer in every part of the world."
Sale.
Original. Player Ptaaos. Pricei
S750 Singer, 1917 model 49:
750 Singer, 1916 model 43:
650 Peerless Electric Player 16;
250 Angelas Player 2
750 Reed fc Son. 1917 model.... 56:
1060 Steeer Son. 1816 model... 59
950 Steger A Son, mission
650 Thompson. 1917 model.. ....
GRAND PIANOS
lOOO Large Parlor Grand
11O0 Steinway Sons
10SO Steger A Sons, old model...
1050 Steger A Sons. 1916 model..
562
435
in
495
695
MORE, MONTHLY.
in Records pur
chased sends
either model
home.
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