The Oregon daily journal., March 17, 1918, Page 6, Image 6

jlOM TIES MOST
APPRECIATED BY
BOYS 'OVER THERE'
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Letters and Najvspapers From
A Home Mean Much to Soldier
i'; at the Front, Writes Oinneen.
JflENCtf TONGUEJS TRICKY
; LYfielr v Attempted Mastery ' of
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; Homance Lingo Leaas uregon
feUd Jnto Ludiaous Errors
Oregon Boys in France
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servations Abroad
Ob
-. by Lawrrac niaieni
I I"8onwhAr 4a Fraacav" KeU If.
' Kach mail brings the wonderful letters
-iand newspapers from home. Now and
'then come circulars from- former anno
'elation, such aa schools, fraternities.
lodges, eta. One Instance In particular
this . past week was welcomed cy ma
1 University of Orearon men here. It was
'the receipt of a News Bulletin from the
'university containing a list of ail the
(former University of Oregon, students
;ow la the service
U The Journal reach, some of the coro-
pantos In each mall and the several
iooplea. are distributed. One captain said
recently: I appreciate this on the part
;o The Journal."
V Reminders of Howe
TEach day, almost, bring a reminder
el home. There is always the fellow
"Irom home, or the fellow who knows
She home town. In the Chicago Tribune
YParls edition) yenterday was the story
jbt the arrival of a steamer with many
V. M. C A. workers aboard. Among;
' he names listed was Dr. Carl Downy, j
Because of The journal, received yesir
My. was the note that Dr. Carl Downy :
f Willamette university was leaving;
for France for a few months, It was
asy to believe. that the man named In
' h Tribune story was none .other than i
nhe president of the Oregon school at
.'Salem.
In the T. M. C. A. register here these
3)ames of men from Oregon have been
.entered some time before the past week :
fharles Van Zile, North Bend; Leon
. , Reynolds, 850 East Davis street,
prtland ; George F. Hastings, bo 858,
Jfoute t. Portland ; Harold T. Lewis,
3rdlner; and Walter L. Lapp, Twenty-
Vnird and Johnson streets, Portland;
. S lenrjr W. Davlsop, Stevenson, Wash.,
4sq was registered. '
' Another in Urea ting note in the T. M.
CV A. register here was the following:
Met at Y. M. C. A Neither knew
where the other was. Worked In the
same office. Went to school together.
Are we content? Yes."
French Tongne Plays Trick i
There are some funny experiences In
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bread end make e jmmI It. They sxel
very saving ana have nao wp
food is very acaxee. JEveryon i auowea
a miiAh us in mora
"Everyone la the United Btateej could
take a rood lesson from the English and
the French. The people over nere are
heart and son! In the war. , ti -
QUESTIONNAIRE RETURXEB
n r. niprhiM. Now In Serrico in
France. Write to Draft Board.
Corporal H, C B arch us. now with an
engineer regiment 'somewhere In
France," writes local draft board No. 6.
Selling building, that Portland Is the
best old town In the world- Barchus was
formerly a psall carrier In Portland, and
he has a wife and family residing at
797 Division street. A questionnaire was
mailed to him to be filled out. to show
that he was In the military service of the
United States. Although Barchus says
that he is in class 4. board officials say
that he will he claused in division v,
class V (persons in military or naval
service of the United States). His letter
reads : .
I received this little tiliet aousr tnai
you folks sent me on the 4th of Janu
ary. It was addressed to my home, T97
Division street, Portland, Or., Put my
wife sent it over to France and, after
dodging Frits' torpedoes, It reached me
on the llth of February, only to be re
turned to you, for I have been one of
old man Sam's family for some time. Z
enlisted In Company A. Oregon En
gineers, on the 27th of June, 1917. Since
then oar organization has been changed
to the 116th engineers, and we have been
In France for some time. We were over
here for our Christmas dinner.
"I have a wife and baby. After we get
Frits I will come back to the best, old
town In the 'world. Portland, in tne
meantime take good care of them."
1 Ray P. Dwler or Portland, who Is on 11 S. ship In European waters;
2 ErwJn Muler, who saw a ship torpedoed; 8 William .Merriott of,
Milwaukle, now In Franee; 4 Arnle V. Copple, who writes of safe
arrival in England; 5 J. U. Wheeler, who writes of promotion.
Tha accompanying lettcti and ewetpta from
latter from Orecoa boys Mrrins with different
mnlt of th army and narj oversea are of ex
ceptional interest insofar as they represent direr
Tiawpolnta, whil the tone of satisfaction with
the way they are fed and eared for that enarae
teriae each letter is welcomed by theil trieads at
home.
pAY day has arrived," writes Cor-
poral Lawrenoe Dlneen, a former
member of The Journal staff, who Is
now In France with an Infantry regi
ment, under date of February 12. "It
came last week, after three months'
ever watchful waiting. And, believe the
Oregon boys, - too. -It was welcome. The
boys literally have lots of money now.
m it in w
; ut Americana attempt at tne rr. Eyen after deductlne naif of the
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corporal, from an up-valley
town was tinkering with his motorcycle
lo front of American headquarters here.,
n noticed a man watching him intently.
Finally he recognized the strangers' ln
; terest with the question. "Comprenes."
"Yes, I understand these machines quite
well. I am a representative of the
manufacturing . company." The Oregon
corporal retreated in apparent good
i order. Another Oregon corporal who
waa at a depot naked a French captain
naturally In faltering French about
the arrival of certain trains. The cap
' tain answered In perfect English. He
i had. lived In England and had married
"' ah English woman. Later the corporal
" and the captain had a walk In which
they discussed English poetry,
'i I-. ' Csecha In. Frtneh Army
) An Interesting sight to some of the
oldlers the other day was the group
of 4p Csechs-Slovaks, former prisoners
' of war, hut who are now, as a French
captain stated, volunteers in the French
array. These men come from the parts
, Of Austria-Hungary surrounding Serbia
and at heart they are Serbians. But
: they were forced into the Austrian army
and after capture found their chance to
fight with the people they wished, and
for the Ideals they cherished.
- Oregon soldiers see much of the
J"rench pollu. He Is going to and $rom
' the front these days In big numbers. He
Is clean cut, well fed and happy. He
has Impressed the American soldier as
Oregon i monthly wage, for compulsory and vol-;
unutry uuuiicjii, &iiu iso.j incut
Liberty Loan Bonds and Insurance
premiums, your Oregonlan private has
a bunch of manufactured woodIfulp of
the French government in his posses
sion. "Those shops which are not 'off
limits' have surely done a good business,
too, since payday. "Off-limits' means
that the places bo designated, tor one
reason . or" another, - cannot entertain
American soldiers. '
-.f Carinen,?1l' Heard
"Some of the money which the paymas
ter handed out last week went Into the
boxoffice of the municipal theatre here,
for 'Carmen' was sung Sunday night.
'Carmen.' the tenor, and the baritone
were good, but the support was only
fair and the orchestra was small. But
for the price, from half a franc (about
9 cents) to 6 francs, and also consider
ing that most of the French artists are
scattered by the war, it was a very good
performance.
"One American soldier could not get
a seat and very graciously, indee.l. he
was asked Into a loge occupied by a
Russian colonel and second lieutenant
of Infantry, and some French friends.
Roger helped the soldiers, too. In
securing seats. But you must hear of
Roger. He la 11 years of age nd speaks
English. Belgian, French' and Gsrman
kitchen and saved the hot cakes and
some batter; the bacon was still on the
stove, and I don't know where they got
the rest. After fire call everyboly ex
pected to go without breakfast, but
right after reveille mess call blew tre
same as usual.
"The weather here is wonderful nice
sunshlney days and clear nights. Just
warm enough for our blouses."
Enclosed in his letter were some pi
tures of the company, taken in a small
town near the camp. Twenty-two Ore
gon boys are In the group, lhe company
is said to be one of those whlh par
ticipated In the recent Cambral fighting:
with the British. It Is believed the Ore
gon boys were transferred to it to make
up for casualties.
JEFFERSON BOYS HAPPY
Principal Jenkins Hears From A. C
Albrecht and F. M. Brown.
"It Is my good fortune, being the gen
eral's orderly, to occupy the same
chateau," writes A. C. Albrecht, a for
mer Jefferson high school boy In a note
to Hopkln Jenkins (principal of the
school) from France under date of
February 2. "Each little word means
great deal to us feljows over here," he
continues, by way of acknowledgement
of the receipt of a postal card from his
former principal. "I had a regular
Christmas surprise today In a bundle of
letters from the states, the first since X
arrived on this side.
"To get back to the chateau : It is
some place. General C and staff of
six officers and five enlisted men are
quartered here. I am acting mess ser
geant and am busy most of the time. 1
But the comfort of living in a regular
house and of eating here make up for
the work. We are stationed In a won
derful country. In fact In what Is known
as the garden spot of France."
"Have had a payday and rood
weather," writes Sergeant F. M. Brown,
also a former Jefferson boy, whose In
fantry regiment, he states. Is quartered
In a large city and Is very comfortable.
CAN "PARLEZ VOL'S".
real fighter.
, , War Is net the only occupation ut the I sufficiently well to be used aa intarpretef
American and La Belle Francalse these for many American officers here. He is
days. There is romance in the air. The I spoiled, that's all the matter with
. otner a ay an American captain was
married to a French m'selle of this
place. Perhaps there are other such
things to happen. At least It's spring;
the American is big. healthy and on a
happy errand in France ; the French
women are good to look upon.
, , The Oregon soldiers are learning the
new warfare. Some of their own of
ficers and non-commissioned officers
have been to the French and other war
schools, but are back now and teaching
the Oregon troopers what to do when
they, too, face the enemy.
: The Christmas boxes are still arriving
and the feast Is still on. Just remem
ber, the Oregon men are enjoying this
- trip but want the folks at home to writs.
Roger, but he Illustrates several things.
first, tie illustrates that foreign lan
guages should be taught chlldrei when
they are young and when, the new word
is a new joy, and, second, the nearness
of the foreign country In Europe.
Roger was born In Belgium, has lived
three of his 11 years in England and
several years in France.
Oregea Troops Praised
Oregon may be proud of her trooos
in this place. The commanding officer
has paid them high compliments as gen
tlemen ana erncient soldiers. He en
trusts the Oregon men. with tasks which
ne rranitiy says be Is afraid to It to
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American Soldiers Are Mastering
French, Writes Oregon Boy.
Private William Merriott of an en
gineer regiment and a former Journal
carrier, who Vs the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Merriott of Milwaukle. writes :
We are all" having a pretty good Mme
and mister us can parlez vous more or
less, too.
"We are In another . town now, this
being, the fourth one we have stopped In.
It Is a nice little town, but no stores, so
we can save our money.
"We see lots , of French soldiers, and
they tell us about the trench life. They
do not think anything of going back to
the trenches.
"The fruit cake that you sent was In
perfect condition ; cflso the candy. There
are 12 men In our bUlet and I cut the
eake accordingly. Send some every day
If you can.
"We had a good time Christinas; had
big feed, but we have a good meal
every once In a while. For instance, to
day we had a chicken dinner, also dump
lings, mashed potatoes, gravy, pie, bread
and coffee. Surely no one could kick on
meal like that. I got two pieces of
pie,: bat didn't get them exactly on the
square.
"Mess call has blown o most -close.
Tell mother the French girla are not so
pretty as they say."
HEART AND SOLX IN WAR
Fills Stomach
With New Energy
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Weak, Worn Out, Gassy, Sour
Stomach Revived and Made to
. Enjoy Food With Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets.
Most of us eat three times It day and
often forget that each meal should be
disposed of in the stomach to make
room for the next. The failure of the
. stomach to do this Is catled indigestion
or dyspepsia, wiin its sour risings, gas,
rumblings, pain, depression and the feel
ing of stuffiness when . breathing Is
auiicuiu
The most effective remedy and the
most reliable one. because you can tret it
at any drug store In the United States
or waaaa, ia etuarvs uyspepsia Tab
lets, at M cents a box. Instead of de
trlvlna: yourself of food or arolnar on - a
starvation diet simply keep on aa you
have and let these tablets straighten
out 'your stomach, digest the food and
. Keep you in tne ngnt. aov.
"Regulations for the troops here' are
very strict. Men are permitted on pass
in tne city rrom 6 p.m.. to 9 p.m. about
every third evening, on an average, and
aunng uiese hours their places of
amusement are strictly Doliced. Off.
umiis is uie punishment for any place
that disobeys the commanding officer's
instructions.
FRANCE BEHIND TIMES
So Observes Varner McCormack,
Former Journal Carrier.
i his is some country, remarks
varner McCormack, also a former Jour
nal carrier, in a letter written in France.
February 12. "I have as yet to see one
thing In which they are within 100 years
of us. To me It seems aa if France
stopped growing Just about the time we
started.
. "The weather where I am located
like that in Portland. Tonight there is
a slight drizzle and the air Is not verv
cold. Of course in other parts It Is still
pretty cold. But It will soon be warm
everywhere and then the big drive.
Watch our smoke."
French and English People Compel
Soldier's Admiration.
"We had some exciting experiences on
our trip across," writes Ervln Miller,
who is in France in field artillery. In
letter to bis sister. Mrs. R. W. Loveland,
ill Bortbwlck street. Portland. "The
subs tried to get all of us. They got one
Dig sin phehlncT us. It was trailing us
all the way over, so when we got Into
the Irish sea, off the coast of Scotland.
It tried a shot at us, which missed us by
about .200 feet I saw the other big ship
go aown. The sight made everyone feel
as if he wanted to Jump into the sea and
run the sub down.
"England is a beautiful country. I
could talk- to anyone there all sight, but
nere in lrrance it Is different. I suppose
I can understand them after a while. We
are In a beautiful place. The flowers
are blooming and the gardens look fine,
this is in the wine country. The people
take a bottle of wine and a piece of
PLEASED WITn ENGLAND
Arne V. Copple Tells of Fraternization
With the Tommies.
Arne V. Copple of an aero squadron.
American expeditionary force, writes
his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C
L. Copple, 521 Everett street, Portland,
of his safe arrival in England. The
soldier is a nei.iiew of: Charles E. Coch
ran, assistant general attorney for the
O-W., R. & N. Co. He says : "Arrived
safely and feeling fine. Had a very
(rood trip as far as health is concerned.
did not get seasick out felt very bad
at times. We didn't have any excite
ment at alt England Is a very beauti
ful place ; everything is kept clean and
the people treat us fine.
"Have seen several boys from Oregon
since landing. Some I knew and others
I got acquainted with. We have a great
time listening to the Tommies tell of
their experiences at the front.
"We haven't been near where Edward
Soul of Philomath Is located, although
there Is a chance that we may, as wel
are unsettled yet.
"We have quite a time getting ae-
aualnted with the money here, but the
Tommies help us out all they can. They
will sit for an hour at a time to
explain the different coins and their
value."
HALF FARE TO STAND
Sueh Is Ruling oa Paris Streetcars, '
Writes Vern Marshall
The women of Paris don't tuck their
shoe strings Into their shoe tops, ac
cording to Verne Marshall, an observing
Portland soldier. "Women wearing high
shoes use shoe strings so long they drag
on the sidewalk and on their low shoes
are huge bows, such as went out of
style In America In 1900," he writes.
His letter was received recently by
his mother, Mrs. F. L Marshall, 6510
Forty-first avenue southeast. He Is a
former Journal carrier and Franklin
high school student and Is serving with
an infantry regiment.
While Portlanders must pay six cents
on street cars whether they obtain a
seat or strap-hang or stand on the
platform. Parisians pay only half fare
for standing room, he writes.
"The platform riders pack the ex-1
tremitles of the cars like sardines and
their bodies project out over the street.
They hang on almost with their teeth.
From a distance the cars so crowded
look like soma kind of tubes bulging at
both ends."
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PARIS OBSERVATIONS
SA2V FRANCISCO HOTEL
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From Ql.SO a Day'
Breakfast UmckeOg Dinner 1 1.00
Soasayai . enatfast 79$. OliwiarflJWi
- Munkpel ear loc dVact to door. Motor
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ARMY COOKS CAPABLE
Burning of Mess Shack Doesn't Inter
fere With Preparing Meals,
s Soldiers have to shave every morning,
so their gas masks will not leak around
their whiskers, writes Myrton Moore to
his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Will
moot or this city. Myrton la a manner
of an engineer regiment, on duty in
Franc:.
iaaia wny x appreciate , the razor
niaaea yoa sent mv' - he add. I also
liked ' the gum, chocolates." socks and
cigarettes. ; uood American cigarettes
nere- are as scare as ben's teeth- . -
murw umvm not COOKS In Our
outfit. At I ta, the ompanv mesa
shack ' and kitchen burned down ; at
t :S0 a. ra. they had breeakfast readv.
W bad hot cakes, feacon. bread, butter
and syrup. - They pulled oat the rolling
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Verne Marshall. Portland dot now in
a w - - -
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M. Wheeler Is Made Ordnance I
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Ordnance Sergeant J. M. Wheeler, son
of Mrs. P. M. Wheeler of 433 East
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promotion from th rank of sergeant of
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New Spring Designs in Reed Furniture
Ray P. Dwier on Destroyer llelrille j
in European Waters.
Ray P. Dwier, son of Mr. and Mra.
T. E. Dwier, 370 Second street. Portland.
Is now In European waters aboard the I
United States destroyer Melville. Dwier
Joined the navy In January. It 17. at the
age of 15 years and after a period of I
training? at Goat Island. caL. was as
signed to on of the craft that convoyed
forces across th Atlantic Ha la now a
algnal man.
: Writes to Band Mosf
At 9 o'clock soma evenlns; not long!
m.go some w nere in franc. Ciya F. Van
Uemarr, i'ortiana young; man, wrote a I
letter to his parents while an American
jasa band In Y. M. C A. Quarters rolled'
oat rousla.
"It Is 9 o'clcok and the T. M. C A. Is 1
giving a reception for xm. Th band Is!
playing. We . have concerts often,'
writes the Oregon soldier.
Van Demarr ts the son of Mr. and i
Mrs. E. O. .Van. Demarr, 1S6 SUdmor
stret. .
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