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TIIE SUNDAY OKEGONIA PORTLAND, XOVE3IBER 6, 1921 BY HARRY B. CRITCHLOW. WHEV early in the morning of November 11, 191S. word was flashed to the United 6tate that the armistice had been signed. the arms of the Ger mans had been laid down and that for the first time in four and one half years the artillery of Europe's battle fronts was silent, there was great rejoicing. Dignity was laid aside, the ditch digger and the banker marched arm in arm through the streets, whistles blew, there was a din of the ringing of bells and the sound ing of automobile horns. No such demonstration of sincere gladness was ever given in this country. In the countries of Europe, war torn as they were, the feelings of the peo ples, long held in the bonds of anxiety, burst forth in a celebration the type of which never will be forgotten by those wt. icipated. At the front among the forces of the French Joy knew no bounds. Wine flowed, poilus danced upon the "duck boards" where a few minutes previously danger had lurked, the red flashes of Very pistols and rockets flared through the air, and the world which had been dark ened became a place of happiness and expectation. Scattered along the various fronts of the Hlndenburg line were a million American doughboys. They had been assembled from the four corners of the United States to battle on a for eign soil. Determination had steeled their hearts for their task long be fore they had placed foot on European soil. Through their veins coursed the blood of Washington, Jackson and Dewey. Critics of war and famed writers had said that the war would not end for more than a year. The prophecies of correspondents meant nothing to them. Into the line of bat tle they marched with the cry on their lips. "Heaven, hell or Hoboken before Christmas!" No army that ever moved could withstand the onslaughts of these devil-may-care men from America. St. Mihlel had been abandoned by fleeing hordes of boche troops when the Yanks made their attack. The Meuse Argonne of the Hlndenburg line, with Its great defenses, had been taken by bayonet and shell and, as the dough boy says, "guts." Sedan fell, the Mets Mlsleres railroad was captured and there was but one thing for Germany to do surrender. The morning of November 11 the Americans had gone into battle much the sume as on previous mornings. They had heard rumors that an armis tice was to be signed and that the war was to end. This was unthink able war could not end before Christ mas at best, and besides, the enemy was on the run. Into the ranks of the fleeing enemy they poured their benediction of steel and then came the historic hour. Orders were given to "cease firing." The news, was Im parted by superiors that the armistice bad been signed. Tired doughboys who for days pre viously had had no shelter save the stars and no bunks save the earth arose and stretched their weary bodies. They did not make a visible manifestation of happtness, but Just glanced In farewell at fleeing Jerry and turned to the rear. "When do we eat?" "Where do we sleep?" and "When are we going homer' these were the questions that were fired at officers, commis sioned and non-commissioned, by thousands of doughboys. As they marched to billets in the rear they fell to figuring on the number of transports In service, the number of men in Europe and how long it would take the transports to carry the men home. "It will be our luck to go home last." was the pessimistic soliloquy of many. The men who were not happy were dazed; those who were happy were silent In speculative thought on the days that remained between them and the homeland. Hllmar R. Baukhage. a buck private of the A. E. K., wrote the poem, "No vember Eleventh." This was pub lished In the Stars and Stripes and later In Yanks. It is as follows: We stood up and didn't amy a word. It felt Just like when you have dropped your pack After a hike and straightened out your hack. And aeem Jut twice aa light as any bird. We atood up atraight and, Godt ut It waa good! When you have crouched like that for months, to atand Straight up and look right eut toward No Man's Land And feel the way you never thought you eould. We at w the trenches on the ether aide. And Jerry, too. not making any fusa; Hut prob'ly atupld happy, Juat like ua Nobody shot and no one tried to hide. If you had listened then I guess you'd heard A aort of algh from everybody there; But all we did waa ataod and atara and stare, , Just stare and stand and never say a word. a One of the high lights of the Arm istice day parade here will be the composite battalion of Portland men who served under foreign flags. This battalion will be under command of Captain William Jeffreys of the Cana dian expeditionary forces and led by a Scotch pipe band in full regalia. Marching behind their flags will be the British, French, Italian and Bel gian veterans, tho flags being car ried by men In uniform Sergeant Adolfo Pe Marcantonia will bear the Italian royal standard and will be guarded by Sergeant Tommaso Ragno. IV Marcantonia is an Ardlto. The Arditl used no firearms in their fighting. They were trained with cold steel. Each man carried a broad trench knife and a keen sttl letto for hand-to-hand combat. They were scattered among the Infantry linemen and bayonet men and In the assault waves came to close grips with the enemy. They also were used to making savage night forays Into the enemy trenches and worked In silence, as they did not use fire arms. Ragno is from the Alpine troops. Armand Peierau of Mount Hood, Or., is expected to carry the flag for the republic of France. The Belgians have not yet announced who will bs their standa'-e'-bearer. In addition to the British Valen Jack the Canadians will display a number of shell-torn battle standards, cne naval flag hav ing been on the historic Lion in Ad miral Lord Realty's Jutland victory. The Canadians will throw an armed guard of honor about the American fag that will be carried at itie head of the foreign composite battalion and about their massed British colors. see Officers snd men of the old 14Sth field artillery have launched plans for forming a unit of veterans of that outfit in Portland. Preliminary steps will be taken at a banquet for th members of the HSth to be held at the Benson hotel at 6 o'clock on armistice night. Although organization of the offi cers of the 14Sth has been discussed at various times since the regiment returned from Its 18 months over seas and four major campaigns, this Is the first time that a move has been made here to get the bucks of the old order together. The move to unite only the officers did not get far, for many of the Portland offi cers were also of the opinion, as expressed by one of them: "1 would rather associate with a buck private J 0 f i..-- X 'amett J. Croaaley, who probably will be nominated for com mander of Portland post of the American Lesion tomor row night. than many of the officers with whom I served overseas." "What we want is to get the fel lows together." said Lieutenant R. E. Daniel the 'other day. "We want them to turn out for the parade as a unit on armistlc day." It is planned that the veterans meetiwherever the parade of veterans is formed and that all of the men then take their place in line as a unit of the 148th. After the parade the banquet at the Benson hotel will be discussed. At the banquet there will be little speaking and much attention to the "eats" and the amusement features that have been arranged by the com mittee C. F. Hogan. Walter Weis endanger, Louis Himes, Al Moreland, Bob Sheehy and R. E. Daniel. Tickets for the banquet may be obtained from any member of the committee. a Arthur Tweet, a Portland boy and the son of Mrs. J. Dilling of this city, has recently been graduated from a two-year course In the naval avia tion mechanics' school at the Great Lakes training station. He will be transferred soon to the naval air station at San Diego, Cal. Veterans of the world war will be more or less Interested in the fact that the city's concert season will be opened next Sunday In the municipal auditorium by the former 69th in fantry band of Vancouver barracks. The band was organized In 1917. when the regiment was stationed at Gettys burg, Pa. As a part of the 4th divi sion the organization went to France, served in four major offensives and played at several of the most Impor tant gatherings held in Europe dur ing the war. One member was killed In action and five were seriously wounded, while the band was at the front, where the members acted as reg'mental stretcher-bearers. The members of the organization are proud of the fact that they have played before the king and queen of Belgium, the Prince of Wales and General Pershing. The band is under the leadership of Warrant Officer Clark E. Price. Arrangements for playing In the audi torium were made through Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur W. Bradburry, commanding the regiment in the ab sence of Colonel William Jordan. Following the concert, which will be held at 3 o'clock, the city will give the band members and their officers a dinner. Efforts are being made to bring about the attendance of as many vet erans as possible at the concert. a Harold J. Warner, bonus attorney for Umatilla county, was in Portland last week renewing acquaintances with Robert B. Kuykendall, Jack Dolph and other comrades of the late argument. e "The Fighting Parson of Kansas." BJarl Blackman, was elected national chaplain of the American Legion In Kansas City last Wednesday, and the announcement caused no sorrow In the ranks of the thousands of men of the A. E. F. who knew him. He was with the S5thV division in its service in France. His work at the front in the stormy days that the or ganization experienced in the Ar gonne demonstrated that he was pos sessed of fighting qualifications rare for the ministry. Following the armis tice he learned that there was a Chaplain Charles A. Rexroad. In the 91st division who was somewhat of a scrapper. Challenges were eent and a match was made for a ten-round bout in Paris. The "Wnr College" in G. H. Q. became alarmed it would not be the proper thing for two offi cers to-en cage in a boxing bout, par ticularly if they were parsons. Orders were Issued which called off the bout Blackman came back to this coun try end took a pulpit in Chanute. Kan. He Immediately got "in bad" with the pillars of the church when he fre quented poolrooms, refereed boxing bouts and superintended dances. Parishioners wanted to oust him but the town would not stand for it. Chanute is a more broadminded and a better town due to Earl Blackman. He will doubtless put the same spirit Into his work as national chaplain that he put into his work in Chanute, Kan. Veterans of the famous Second di vision who reside In Portland are planning the formation of an asso ciation, and to this end a meeting waa held Wednesday evening in the Hazelwood for the purpose of dis cussing ways and means. Three com mittees were appointed to start the organization. These include: By laws, Leo T. Hanley, H. R. Hamer and Bert Haffenden: publicity and membership. James Jordan. Captain Schwerin and Captain Tripp: enter tainment. Cecil S.now, Joe Brown and Klrhy Ross. There were approximately 150 vet erans who during the war were the "Indian Head." The Infantry or ganizations which were in the !d division were the 9th and the 23d. The famous 6th and Sth regiments of marines were also brigaded In the organization, and the division was commanded by Major-General Le- Jeune of the marine corps. The division was the second or ganized fighting unit of the American expeditionary forces to arrive In France, having followed the 1st divi sion after a lapse of several weeks. It made a lasting name for Itself when It turned back the German advance and turned the tables of the war at Chateua Thierry. July 17, 1918. a a a Mrs. Emelie Hendricks of oalem, state organizer for the war mothers, addressed a meeting of the Albany chapter recently following her re turn from the convention of national war mothers held In Sacramento, CaL The war mothers of Albany will give a banquet for the American Legion in their city In the near future, a e a Veterans who have dropped their war risk Insurance have only until December 31 to renew their policies, according to an announcement that has been issued by Kenneth Cooper of the veterans bureau. In order to reinstate it is necessary to make ap plication and submit a doctor's cer tificate of physical condition on a blank furnished by the government. Applicants may reinstate and con vert their policies into a permanent form of Insurance of types similar to those of old line companies. a a Banks of the city have complied with the requests that have . been made by the Armistice day commit tee and have agreed to turn out their ex-service men to participate . in the parade. Dan Upp of the First Na tional bank has been busy for the last few days urging upon the ex soldlers, sanors and marines in the institution the necessity of turning out and making a good showing. "We will have 25 men in line," Mr. Upp declared Saturday. Eddie Sammons of the United States National bank has been busy with the veterans In that Institution recently and promises to have 30 men In the line of march. Prescott Cook Ingham of the Ladd & Tilton bank also has agreed to see that the clerks, bookkeepers and tellers of his bank who once wore a uniform will be in the parade. The Northwestern Na tional and other banks have agreed to see that their veterans take part in the parade. - Douglas McKay, one of the most popular members of the American Legion in the city, will be nominated for adjutant, of Portland post of the Legion at the meeting tomorrow night in the clubrooms at Sixth and Pine streets. Since the post was or ganized McKay has been active. He has said little, but when there was work to be d6ne, his boosters declare that he was always on the job. McKay carries more scar tissue on his body than any other member of the Legion in the city. When a first lieutenant with the 361st infantry in the Argonne a high explosive shell all but ended his career as a soldier. He suffered six wounds of a serious na ture and was in the hospital for months following. His sufferings and experiences developed him into a stronger man .than he was previous to the war. As practically all of the factions of the local Legion post are backing McKay for the position of adjutant, it is doubted If there will be any opposition to his candidacy. Nominations for commander also will be made tomorrow night. Three men who will probably be nominated are James J. Crossley, James Alexan der and Thomas Sweeney. There are also seven executive committeemen to be nominated. a a Doughboys, will you ever forget: Your general orders? The original armistice day flnl le guerre? Paris and Henry's bar? Those cootified billets of France? Your first ride in a rolling men agerie? Those sweet odors of a French vil lage on a hot summer day? How sweet the communion with Lady Nicotine was at the front where lights were "defendu"? , The care those army dentists used to give you when the good old molars were out of tune? That good old girl named Lulu? a a War has been at an end for almost three years. The old O. D.'s have been cached away among the moth balls as relics of days that have gone. Those uniforms, even though they may be despoflled and worn, are treas ures, but even so they should be resurrected next Friday and donrred. It makes no difference if the girth has expanded to the point .where the breeches cannot be buttoned comfort ably it matters not if the blouse collar will not fit the old uniform should be worn In the parade that Is to be held in Portland. a a a Veterans of allied armies, men who saw service long before we of the American army were under arms, will be In the armistice day parade by the hundreds. If there is any group of men who should be sick of the memo ries of war it Is those men who served for years in the British. French, Belgian and Italian armies, but on Friday you will find them In the line of march, proud of their uni forms and proud of the service they saw. a a The veterans of the world war in America are regarded as the standard bearers of patriotisms It was the old civil war veterans who injected the first thoughts of patriotism into the men who served here and In Europe during 1917-18. The men who desert ed their Jobs and their civilian habits of life during the late war are being looked upon with eyes of admiration and worship by the school children of the nation. A successful armistice day parade, with thousands of men In line under the old battle flags, will do more to instill, not only into the children, but into the grown-ups, a more fervent love of country and a more ardent patriotism than all the flag-waving orators' and spellbinders possibly can. It makes no difference whether you have a uniform if you were a sol dier, sailor or marine In any of our wars, get out and follow the dictates of your conscience next Friday, a a a From telegraph reports received here it is evident that the voice of Walter L. Tooze Jr. of McMinnvllle was heard in the national convention of the American Legion in Kansas City. Tooze has been a storm center in American Legion politics ever since he Joined the organization. If there is fighting to be done, Tooze is usually in the midst of it. a a a Many members of Over the Top post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in looKing aooui xor a pruuvecuvo j alaHie lift n'lllllianuct hits jcoi 1922, have decided to nominate Thomas Magutre, one of the active members of the organization. "Tommy" is now an assistant to United States Attor ney Lester Humphreys. During the war he was-a captain In the 148th. artillery and served In several en gagements In France. Younger mem bers of the post are urging his nom ination. a a a The Canadian Veterans' association will celebrate the night of Armistice r"ay with a concert and dance in the Women of Woodcraft hall at Tenth and Taylor streets. An effort Is be ing made to have Governor Olcott present the Oregon bronze medal to men enlted In the Canadian army from this state. John Trant, the British consul, will present the Brit ish war medals. Those on the pro gramme of enterta'nment are Mrs. Misha Pels, Mrs. Virginia Spencer Hutchinson. Jack Jones, R. J. Hut chinson and Alexander Runaman. a a Judge Jacob Kaniler has been ap pointed to take charge of the 91st division veterans in the Armistice day parade. At the luncheon in the Hazel wood Friday noon It was decided that the members of the Wild West or ganisation would march as a unit, and efforts are being made to have every man out in uniform and in the line of march. a a John Clark Burgard and Cicero Hoean left yesterday for Washing ton, D. G, where they, with Howard M. Wright, will represent Oregon at the burial of the lnknown soldier in Arlington cemetery, November 11. Mr. Burgard. who is the son of John H. Burgard, was a first lieutenant of the 362d Infantry, 91st division, during the war. He was severely wounded In the Ypres-Lys campaign In Bel gium. For nis work under fire the distinguished service cross was awarded him. Since the war he has been engaged in the insurance busi ness in Seattle. Mr. Hogan was a captain with the 148th field artillery and served on several fronts in France. The 91st division has been honored by the selection of First Sergeant Harry Taylor, formerly of headquart ers troop and detachment, as one of the bearers of the body of the un known American soldier that will be buried in Arlington cemetery Armis tice day. Sergeant Taylor is now with headquarters troop of the 1st cavalry. He entered the army in 1900. When' the 91st division was organized he was sent to Camp Lewis and there was made first sergeant of the cavalrymen who made up the head quarters troop. a a a "One Thousand Members by Jan uary l" .ls the slogan of Robert A. Sawyer, commander of Scout Young Camp of the Spanish-American War Veterans. Sam Jackson, one of the hardest workers of the post, is spend ing his spare time looking up men who were in the Spanish-American war. but who have not affiliated with the veterans. Another smoker will be held in the rooms at 575 courthouse on the night of November 22. The last one which was held was attended by so many veterans that there was scarce ly room tor all to find seats. T7-3 i m I ME mm Forty-Year-Old Cherry Tree Is Cut Down. Chat Knight Thinks Cleaning Fruit Off Street Is Too Hard. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov S. (Spe cial.) More than 40 years ago Chat Knight, pioneer of Clarke county, bought from Guy Hayden. after whom Hayden island was named, a Bedrock Democrat cherry tree, which he set out 'n the parking strip in front of his home at Eleventh and Daniels streets. There were no concrete side walks In those days, but the tree was planted in the right place so that when the concrete was put in there was room for the cherry tree, and it grew and grew until it was more than two feet in diameter, and It bore several hundred pounds of large black cherries. For many weeks each year, every Sunday morning, Mr. Knight was compelled to get up early and labor hard in cleaning off the cherries from the sidewalk so that persons walking to church In the same block would not carry cherries into the church edifice. For many years he stood this work, but this summer the crop was unusually heavy, and one warm Sunday morning Mr. Knight took a solemn vow that he would not Jet the cherry tree live another day. Today with his saw he cut down the old cherry tree and is cutting up the limbs and body of the tree. While the cherries were of fine flavor, they had a habit of staining anything with which they came in contact, similar to blackberries, and as a result there was no market for 'he cherries. Especially was this true since the Royal Anne cherries grow so well here. French Deserter Honored as Dead Hero. Burglar, Arrestee In Paris, Identi fied as Soldier Believed Killed In Battle. PARIS, Nov. 5. "Dead on the field of honor" is the mention against the name of Claudius Vrillat at the French ministry of war, and his ranie has adorned the monument at Nog'.nt-su: -Seine, erected to "the memory of our sons who fell on the field of battle." Charged with burglary committed in the Monceau district of Paris, Claude Pa&quet was arrested by the Parisian police a few days ago. The authorities say that Pasquet and Vrillat are one and the same. Vrillat, it is now alleged, deserted on the eve of an attack in the Cham pagne district and was posted as disappeared with no presumption of deseition, probably killed." His name has been stricken from the monument at Nogent-fur-Reine. Who Has r ''' 23fS" Keen Vision? While the sight of very few people is as good as it might (and should) be, almost every one imagines that he can see perfectly. Evidence to the contrary is usually ignored. B may ad mit that A can see better than himself, but it seldom occurs to him that his vision is defective. WHO NEEDS KEEN VISION? v Every man, woman and child needs it. The child, that its educa tion may be attained with the greatest ease and accuracy the woman, that her house work or business may be ac complished with dispatch and efficiency the man, that his business may be well and quickly done. Bad vision is something no one can afford to tolerate and none need remain with out aid. 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