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1(7 THE STJXDAT OliEGOXIAX, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 22, 1D1S. ALL AMERICA PROUD OF FIGHTING YANKS lust a few miles from the front and we had a great opportunity to see everything which was going on. The first afternoon we arrived, I saw a battle between 150 airplanes and saw a balloon brought down in flames. It was a great sight and only a few miles from where we were. I found out later that the balloon was observing firs for the artillery regiment of which Aubrey Watzek was a member. "We had an air raid the second night we were here, and then another some nights later. It is a peculiar sensation to hear the planes in the air at night and the bombs dropping close enough to rattle and shake the house. It did not come near enough to us to do any damage, but many of the anti-aircraft is ilrSIB OF E Army Officer Pays Tribute to Men on Battle Front. Performance Is 15 Hours Daily. Writes Miss Morse. MEUSE POSITION IS VITAL CAMOUFLAGE IS PERFECT guns were firing and searchlights Captain Jack Hamilton Sees M"en TransformedWYom Raw Recruits to Polished Soldiers. Camp Is Located in Beautiful Valley In France Good Food De clared Hard to Get. mm WORK PORTLAND US l l i P W CN,1! I I ill i ! i il II III ! ! 'l i l 1 liliii!Pi!iJ2 ...............? BT CAPTAIN" JACK HAMILTON. Vancouver Barracks. 'Captain Hamilton was In the British Am bulance service before America entered the war. Later he was commissioned as Major of United States Infantry, and remained in that service until relieved lor physical dis ability.) The casualty- list in the dally papers la bringing home to everyone the thought ot how the boys of America have crowned themselves with glory during their short period of actual fighting. Hundreds of names appearing each day bring- to- me-sad memories as I helped to train many of these offi cers and men. and had become very at tached to many of them. . It seems but' yesterday that they were streaming up the hill towards camp In answer to the call of the President, grip In hand and In civilian clothes. In 48 hours a transformation had taken place and these young men had taken their first lessons In soldiering. In 21 days-they-had passed out of their re cruit stage And . were shown on. the morning report as trained soldiers. . Yankees) Eager to Learn. What fine young men they were no country In the world could produce such virile, . keen, eager 1 boys, hungry to learn each one realizing that If he was to-return to his beloved America that he must learn all there was to learn in the art of warfare. I have trained thousands of English, Irish, Scotch and Welsh troops, but ' 1 can safely assert that these glorious young Americans learned more of the art of fighting in three months than all the others did In nine months. I can still see them, tall, .slender, clear eyed, clean skin, young and full of "pep;" ' eager to get at the Hun. and now many of them are lying under the turf "by the banks of the Meuse in France. ' Meiie Position Vital. The Meuse position was 'always re garded as a-vital position, and General Foch realizcTl that to advance down the Meuse would mean enormous sacrifices which he could not afford. But sudden ly General Pershing offered to attempt what military critics thought was Im possible with his young, untried army, and General Foch gave permission for the movement down the Meuse. Those who knew Pershing and . who had trained the men under him had no doubt as to the result. We knew that the Germans would fight like demons to retain their hold of this important position. In October General Pershing gave the word, "Let's go," and then commenced a series of engagements which were of the fiercest and most bitter of the war. Greatest Battle la Success. Our young men had to fight their way through most difficult ground, with thick undergrowth, thickets, deep ravines In bad weather. They rushed against positions that would have shaketi the nerves of the strong est veterans, but they never faltered. They fought silently, grimly, . and fiercely. They fought, their way. inch by inch, until at the end, of October they were well extended east, and then General Pershing was ready to deliver his knockout blow. On November -1 he commenced his great artillery bombardment, and his troops advanced 26 miles in less than a. week, a wonderful achievement which will go down in history as one of the greatest battles in the war, having the most important results. This success broke Ludendorf fs nerve, and the armistice was signed on November 11. American Proved His) Worth. But for this General Pershing would have by this time been In a position to have annihilated the Hun army which was in front of him. Nothing in this war has been finer than the way in which the American Army was handled, but we can imag ine the Joy of General Pershing and Jiis staff when he saw his object ac complished He knew that the work done would bring glory and honor to the American Nation and that the American soldier had proved his worth, his superiority to the enemy, and that nothing on earth could re strain those keen-eyed, tall, slender, beautiful young, silent, grim fighting lads of America. Lieutenant Graham Glass Is Regimental Gas Officer. Portland Boy Writes) of Accomplish ments of American Army . In France. UNTIL his father, Graham Glass, Sr., received a letter the first part of last week. Lieutenant Graham Glass had not been heard from since the first part of October. Lieutenant Glass is overseas with Battery E of "the 34Sth Field Artillery and recently was promoted to . Regi mental Gas Officer. Previous to the time he went overseas with the 91st Division from Camp Lewis, Lieutenant Glass spent some time in training in the School of Fire, at Fort Sill. Okla homa. ' "I have not had a chance to write to you for some time as we have been constantly on the move for the last 20 days." he writes. "We moved up near Verdun, where we went into a French villa tre hidden in the woods. It was Puts 0. K. on Bill of Fare The Downcast Dyspeptic Takes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets After Eating and His Stomach Is Now a Twelve-Cylinder Racer. The old-time grouch Is now a Sunny Jim. Instead of feeling dull, stupid, irritable and dizzy after eating, he takes a Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet and is bright, -active,' good natured and full of-"pep."" He puts his O. K. on the entire bill of fare; everything is good from the soup to the pie and cheese and sets snug and comfortable. Once you learn the remarkable ac tion of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in' digesting food, preventing and over coming gassiness. heartburn. ,sour risings, lump in Vour throat, gagging and the other distresses of indiges tion you will eat what you want at any time without the slightest dis tress. Get a 50-cent box at any drug j-tore and Join the throng of live ones tio are, doing their bit and doing it -iusain. overtime. Adv. Lientenant (graham Glass, Port land Man, Who Receives Promo tlon to Heglmeotsl tin Officer. and rockets illuminated the entire sky. "On the morning f the 11th we were going into a position south of Verdun, for an operation on Metz. It would have been a great fight, and the casualities would have been heavy,, as Metz is about as well fortified as Ver dun, and would have been defended to the last. "During the week previous to this I had time to make a great many Inter esting observations, so I got one of the regimental machines, and every day drove as far into the lines as I could and then left the car in charge of the driver, and visited all kinds of batteries in action both French and American and went into the front lines where the infantry were attacking. "The 91st Division has done great work, but the losses were very heavy. We are in the First American Army and are Corps Artillery.- I have been promoted from Battery E, 348th Field Artillery, to Regimental Gas Officer, and have charge of all of the gas train ing. "I saw Captain George Brazer, who Is well known in Portland, a short time ago, and he told me an interesting ex perience his brother, who is in the Marines,, had at Soissons, July 19. when he was badly wounded by a machine gun manned by two- old men and a boy. Just before the. Marines, captured it. they noticed the boy throw up his hands to surrender, but the old men kept pumping the gun, and finally the boy, seeing that they were being sur rounded by the Marines, picked up a revolver and shot both of the old men. and then surrendered himself. All three of them were chained to the gun. I wish you could see what the Amer icians have done over here. It is un believable, especially in the way of sup plies and transportation. They have taken over railroads and docks and Americanized them, and the speed and spirit with which it is all accomplished is remarkable. The French'people think we are wonderful, and are glad to do anything in their power to show their gratitude, and to make us welcome and comfortable. You grow more proud every day that you are an American, and I would not have missed the big show for anything on earth. It cer tainly makes one feel fine to realize that you are a part of the best army in the history of the world." Cottage Grove Soldiers Safe. . COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Dec. 21. (Special.) All Cottage Grove men and boys in France are thought to be safe, as several have been heard from re cently and none report any casualties not already given to the public. If such is the case, not a member of the old Sixth Company has been lost. For mer members of this company who have been heard from since the signing of the armistice are Charles F. Lackey and Wade LeRoy. Others who have written letters since November 11 are Roy DesLarzes and Albert Woodard. FORMER OREGON IAN DIES IN SEATTLE. T. M. Morgan. SEATTLE. Dec. 21. (Special.) Fun eral services were held here Frldav aft ernoon for T. M. Morgan, vice-president and actuary of the Northern Life In surance Company, of this city, who is survived by his widow. Amy Grav Morgan, and his brother, D. B. Morgan. Mr. Morgan was well known in Port land, having been a resident of that city some -fifteen years before ' coming to Seattle with his brother to estab lish the company of which he was vice president. Mr. Morgan was a son of the late' T. T. Morgan, of Cincinnati. O., and was born in Australia. At -the age of 6 he returned to America and as a youth worked on a newspaper in Cincinnati. In 1887 he came to the Northwest and in 1889 and 1890 was an employe of The Oregonian. Subsequently Mr. Morgan engaged in the insurance business and for 12 years was Coast manager for some of the leading casutlay and life companies. An Interesting account of conditions of food and mode of living in France has been received by Mrs. George Cel lars in a letter from Miss Georgia Morse, an Army, nurse with the Base Hospital 46, the University of Oregon unit, which left for France last Sum mer. Miss Morse was a nurse at the Waverley Baby Home for four, years and has a wide acquaintance in Port land. Her letter follows: "We came over on one of the largest English liners, without a convoy, only taking six days to cross. The trip was quite uneventful, as every precaution was taken for our' safety. We slept continuously with life belts on what sleeping we did, and traveled at night in total darkness. No lights were, al lowed in staterooms and not even cigars or flashlights on the decks. I was not . 1 i . l. : . I l i . t .... 1 .1 1 II. tllC IVrtl kill BUJFl, UUl A 1 1 1' I JM to cross again under military salllngtfl Food Declared Hard te Get. "We landed In Liverpool in July and had the pleasure of crossing England, the English Channel into France and nearly across France. We were met at 9 o'clock one night, after two days and nights of sitting up in a day coach, with only such rations issued to us as hardtack, canned salmon and beans by our own Oregon doctors and corps boys. I don't know which was the most pleasant the boys to see us, or me to see our men. They had come three weeks before us and later treated us to a good steak dinner. "It Is very hard to get food any where in England. Ration cards are used. In France we can buy food in the restaurants at certain hours and then we have to take our white bread with us. x "Our camp is in a wonderful location In a beautiful valley, with a river wind ing in and out. Surrounding the camp are -hills covered with dense foliage, making a perfect camouflage for air craft. Strenuous Work Done. "Our base is one of several here and we consider ourselves so much more fortunate than some of the units which remained in England, or even at the coast. We have been near enough to the line of activities to have made it quite interesting at times. Up to the last week or JO days we did not take time to eat or sleep, for we were work ing 14 or 15 hours a day. "Conditions over here have not been as pleasant as some of the people in the United States might think. Our quar ters are boarded-up barracks with paraffin on wire screens for windows. The'racks let in plenty of air through the floor, walls and ceilings. We have no running water and no sewerage. The weather has been cold, even in August. Wood and coal are both scarce, as is water, which we can use only when we have permission. Influenza's Work Deadly. "Food is fair. No fruits except dried prunes, apricots and apples; no des serts; butter once a day; no fresh milk; brown sugar, and all vegetables canned, even potatoes, so. when you are sacri ficing in the States and the collection basket is passed for those overseas, re member that it is no party Uncle Sam has invited us to attend. There' are thousands of us over here to feed. The French boys have been at war so long few are left to attend to the crops except the old men and the women, so you see everything we need must be sent in from the United States. We have had considerable sickness. One nurse died and three had to be returned. This Spanish influenza certainly has done Its deadly work over here. "I am so glad that I could come over and be of service and the boys do so appreciate the American nurses." Obituary. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Dec. 1. (Spe cial.) The- funeral of Mrs. Mary Fishback, wife of Thomas L. Fishback, of Adna,' was held this week. The de ceased was 32 years of age. The death is reported at Napavine of Mrs. Maggie Butler, a well-known resident of that place. She was 61 Sears of age. Mrs. Louisa Walch died Vednesday at the family home on Crago Hill,, where they had lived for many years. She was 70 years of age. Her husband, Louis Walch. survives her; also three eons Albert, Louis and Frank Walch. Funeral services for Miss May Kel- Ipv were held Tuesday morning from BMiMiawinttHnmiiiiliuniiiwMtmmmnMwnufmHMmMHiimiiMmm As a Gift- and Flowering Plants Solve many perplexing problems Clarke Bros., Florists Morrison St., Bet. Fourth and Fifth i j iMmniMWiiHiMiimiwnmiMMnHnnitiiitniiiiimiraiiiumiim J ' j 1 .JS,,aA Is the Electrical Gift and especially this Christmas when useful gifts are most desired A kfaa-ssa not only pleases but adds to their comfort as well. Lasts for years a constant iH- V 1 Tll reminder f your thouKn tf ulness. fjtL" AN EVEREADY DAYLO For those who travel in the dark, let an Eveready Daylo light the way. No more false steps. Prices 90 Up A complete stock of fresh BATTERIES always on hand. j jis Phones the St. Patrick's Church. Interment was in the Mount Calvary Cemetery. Miss Kelley died at the family residence 646 Overton street, her death being due to Spanish Influenza. She was 29 years f ago and was born in this city, the daughter of Mrs. Annie Kelley, who survives her. For 10 years Miss Kelley was employed by the Broughton, & Wiggins Lumber Company. For the past two years she had been with the Max llouser Grain Company. Influenza, which developed Into pneu monia resulted in the death of Miss Eva May Roach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin IL Roach. 331 Twelfth street, yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock from the I'ortland Crema torium, with Christian Science leaders in charge of the ceremony. Miss Roach Is survived by her parents, a brother and a sister, George H. Roach and Miss Grace A. Roach, all of 1'ortland. TAKIMA. Wash., Dec. 21. (Special.) Albert Bender, a business man of this city and for nine years United States weather observer here, died of influ enza this week. OCEAN PARK. Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) Mrs. M. C. Hadley, aged 86, died at her home here on December 18. Sam Gens Passes. EUGENE. Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Sam Gens, well-known merchant of this city, died here this morning at the age of 46 years. Influenza was the cause of death. Mr.. Gens was born In Rus sia. His wife and three children are suffering from influenza. Both Mrs. Gens and her youngest son are in a critical condition. The body of Mr. Gens will be sent to Portland Sunday morning for burial In the Jewish ceme tery in that city. BLOWERS A Royal Cleaner Throw away your broom and do your cleaning in a more modern way. They clean stairs, mat tresses, furnishings with the same ease as carpets and bare floors. Let us dem onstrate right in your home. v PRICES: Royal $51.50 Ohio $43.00 Hot point - - $33.00 IB "ate, ELECTRIC CO Sixth at POLAND STRIPPED BY HUNS INDUSTRIAL PLANTS IIOIIHEO AND DISMANTLED. Nearly Two Billion Dollars Needed to Repair Damage Done Dur ing German Occupation. WARSAW, Dec 18. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Poland was stripped of all materials and machinery during the German occupation which ended No vember 11. All food and all telephone wires were removed by the Germans. All industrial plants were robbed and dismantled. Discussing the economic situation In Poland. Stanislau Larlow sky. director of the Commercial Bank of Warsaw, eaid to the correspondent today: "It will take nearly $2,000,000,000 to repair the damage done during the German occupation and to put us on our feet properly, and to develop our great natural resources. "At the present time the economic situation Is confused because Russian rubles. Austrian crowns and German marks are In circulation." 1000 Fail to Return Questionnaires. About 1000 men who have failed to return their questionnaires, failed to appear for physical examination, or nr SOME VERY FINE PIANOS COME JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS Seven of the Finest Baby and Parlor Grands. Five Most Elegant and Latest Model Player Pianos, and a Number of Very Fine Upright Pianos All Offered at Pre-War Prices To thoroughly establish In the minds of music lovers generally the new loca tion of the Eilers Music Building and to further announce the re-establishment of pre-war prices on the famous Eilers little-profit-per-plano plan of selling, as in the good old days, we Inaugurate Monday morning a sale of some most unusually fine baby and other grands, player pianos and regular pianos. Eilers Music Building Is the place; salesrooms upstairs; seven floors de voted to music; entrance Just below Fifth street on Washington. See these baby grands. 'Just In time to serve as a gift that will prove most beautiful, most accept able and never to be forgotten, we have Just received seven of the very choicest baby and parlor grand pianos. Never In more than twenty years de voted to highest-grade piano selling have we been fortunate in being able to show so many uniformly elegant and most desirable grands as Just now. One is a $1200 Ilazelton parlor grand, in superb figured mahogany case. Our pre-war price was $965. and this splen did Hazelton will be sold at this price. Another is the $1285 Chickering baby grand, the very finest baby grand ever made by the world-renowned Chick ering factory. Our pre-war llttle-profit-per-piano price was only $985. and this magnfl cent piano will be sold at this figure. The third is the most elegant Circas sian walnut Kranlch & Bach art grand. of the now so popular diminutive or miniature size. This piano is well worth the customary dealers' price of $12.10. but our pie-war little-profit-per-plano A Percolator The gift for wife, mother or lady friend. They start to percolate in 30 seconds. Makes coffee right on the dining-room tabic. Price $9.50 up Like Cut, $9.50 A SPOT LAMP FOR DAD A gift that will outlast the car. Makes night driving safe. Price $5.50 up For mother, sister or lady friend a Hotpoint Iron is one of the most useful gifts you can buy. Hotpoint evenly balanced, cool handle, attached stand. Price Complete with cord Open Evenings Pine otherwise delinquent under the rules of their local boards, are liable to prose cution by United States District Attor ney B. E. Haney. These are men of the selective oraft. The delinquents can be classed as deserters and tr.ai.ri accordingly. Those found guilty can Hfl iijljfjjil iliililiillljjjiijlllj l!fei!!!!!i! Tarffeallilllilllllill lllilii iiliiilliiiJ iilliiillliillliliti liiSliilllii! Stomach: Headache, Indigestion! Instantly End Stomach Distress Souring food in stomach forms acids and gases which cause head ache. As soori as Tape's Diapepsin reaches your sick, unsettled stom ach all the misery stops. No waiting! Instant relief! Indigestion, acidity, gases, heart burn and dyspepsia go. Upset stomachs feel fine! Costs little Any drug store. upset.? Papers Diapepsin sales price was only $890. and this ex quisite little beauty Is offered during the sale at thla price. The fourth Is the daintiest and finest and sweetest-toned Sohmer Cupid grand that has ever been made by this Illus trious factory and will be sold in this sale at only $765. There Is also the same size Sohmer grand in an exquis itely designed Circassian walnut case at the additional wholesale cost differ ence of $90. Two small mahogany Kimball grands of choicest workmanship and most beautiful tone quality complete this showing. PLAYER PIAXOS ALSO REDUCED Many magnificent and latest model player pianos are also Included. Fore most Is the choicest $1500 electric self expression upright player piano that has ever been shown in this or any other city. Our price during this sale Is only $1185, meaning a discount of over 20r made possible by moan's of our money-saving methods. Several regular $1000 player pianos are only $835, plain er cases $760. and the smaller sizes for as little as $485 and $530. REAL. 1'IANOS THESEi Numerous of the very finest regular upright pianos that have ever been brought to Portland. Instruments which for tone, touch, design and finish can not be excelled by any, no matter at what price, are to be found hero for only $333. a discount of exactly one sixth. Several others, $286. $270 or $245. ISED PIAXOS TRVLY CHEAP During the past ten days we have received in part payment for fancy player pianos and ha. by srands th.a.1 we mi mil mm. ' til $7.00 and plug. b sentenced ment. to one year Imprison- Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim, of New York. Is probably entitled to the wom en's championship In the s.ilo of liberty loan bonds. Her total sales for the four loans airarrrcated $6,ono.nno. WILL PUT YOU ON YOUR FEET have sold a number of very good used upright pianos. The.se pianos have been carWulTy re polished, tuned, regulated and futnrtjV ed. Kach instrument is accompanied by our unconditional money-back warran ty and each instrument Is not only to be had at an astonishingly low prico, but can be secured on payment of Soft or even only $30 down and the balance In little monthly Installments about the same as rent. The list is quite a long one. To de scribe each Instrument would consume too much space. We suggest that you call and see them and test them, or write for catalogues. Suffice it to men tion as a sample a medium-Fize dark mahogany $450 Decker upright, a piano that has seen use but ha-s been well taken care of and which is now prici-d at only $170. A medium-sized Marshall & Wendell upritrht in modern walnut case is only $200. and a Plngen can be. had as It now is for only $115. or care fully repolished and re-rcgulated for $135. THIS SALE STARTS TOMORROW This pre-holiday sale starts tomor row. Monday morninc. at 9 o'efcrk. Arrangements for delivery as Christ mas surprise can be made for any hour desired without extra charge. A finest modern music-compartment bench is furnished free with each one of the grand pianos in this sale. A modern piano stool free with every upright. Please remember the new location, the tillers Music Building. Seven floors de voted to music. Headquarters for mul cians and the music trade. Entrance and elevator 287 Washington street, he low Fifth street. ortKUO-N LlLtKS 311 SIC HOliU sT- ssTss " sMssiiBnt V T r 7:l !'i I