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THE "OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY -MORNING, JULY 21, 1918. . . .. i ' i ' fa. 1 1 - i YANKEE SOLDER REAL ARISTOCRAT J III FRANCE TODAY ..." -a With Storehouses Bulging With Good Things, He Is the Regu . . lar Millionaire. SUPPLIES CLOSELY GUARDED With Every Luxury in Camp, 1 Boys Are Followed to Trenches ; With Efficient Kitchens. : V " By gterllsf Helllc Somewhere In Franc. July 1. An agent of the state department, "Washing ton, opened new and permanent offices in Paris, with a number of employes. He bought fine furniture, as was his duty. Then, looking around, he found thai he needed, personally, many things which money could scarcely buy In war-restricted Paris sugar, tobacco, fruit. preserves, biscuits and crackers, white flour, eUs. . : H anolled for permission to buy quar tdrrruLatf.r stores from the A. K. F. They refused him. all along the line.. . Tet he was an Important United States govern ment functionary. "Do you belong to the army? No?" they asked. That se tied lt. ' i Somewhere in France, an American colonel called a quartermaster lieuten ant into his ofice. "The Due de 8o-and So la a rood scout." he said, "a friend of America, and we owe him many courte Ua H needs some coat Could you nnt.arra.nsre It?" Also, the duchess needed a small weekly ' supply of sugar, flour and like conveniences. Doubtless, It would be used in entertaining Ameri cans at (the chateau: but the colonel would not give an order. "Could you not arrange ItT" That Is how he put it. The miartermaster subaltern, personally re sponsible, was to "hold the bag." The colonel knew it was not right "Those stores belon to the army, and no out sider has a call to tap them !" Attacks Made oa Htoret go, from one end of France to the other. American and French civilians and others are trying to burgle the boys' comforts. At an Intermediate base, the military clerk took me through the sales ' rnmrniiurv. Behind locked doors were ' endless shelves of -true riches which fade not away Pin-Money pickles. Tobasco Pepper sauce. Armour's sliced bacon in glass, Sumatra-Coban-Timor cofl blend. : An accredited newspaper correspond ent, in uniform, was trying to prove that he should be "assimilated to tne army.' i "Our boys are millionaires !" he said. "Mere money is dross ! Just hand me down two bottles of Llsterine, a pair of elk-hide shoes, a safety-rasor, three tins of Cream Mints, 10 pounds of sugar. 100 packs of cigarettes and enough of that beautiful khaki worsted serge at $4.60 ter yard to make me a new uniform i He was qlilte astonished to be turned down like an ordinary French quarter master sergeant, trying to buy stuff for Madame la Commandante. It is the same story everywhere. Veteran Q. M. Officers "I have been traveling about France considerably of late ; and in the Ameri ' can 8. Ou fl. sone I made the acquaint ance of two typical watchers of .the threshold veteran quartermaster corps - men who have been everywhere and done everything, the Boxer campaign, Cuba, the Philippines, Mexico: Before the war, the public probably knew nothing of these matters. .Doubtless, it will be as ' Interesting to you as it was to me to meet Major James T. Mac Donald, post , quartermaster, and Captain James H. Todd, who are responsible for millions, who disburse millions, yet actually passed many years In the ranks. They are types, I say. of these men who 'are just fanatics of the army, who know nothing but the Interests of the army. and anut their Jaws with a snap. "Those French, quartermaster clerks want to buy everything In sight." says Captain Todd. He la a Pennsylvania man. If these life-time regular army pillars can be said to be from anywhere. ills mother lives at Beaver Falls. Pa. and though himself a grandfather of one . month s standing. I saw him seTVd Mrs. B. B. Todd $5 worth of white carnations ; for Mothers' day." BUesItt by Thousands . "See here!" he took me through the , ordinary ration stores. "Hawaiian plne .. apples, early June peas from Baltimore, red current Jelly from Pennsylvania, vel. low cling peaches from California, sugar corn irom Virginia. firiKa candy choco lates. Jiorllck's Malted milk. Sauers' flavoring extracts. Da vies' bakinr now " ders. Do you know what they're for? vr v . . i . t t - - . . .. thousands v . We wandered In the vast warehouse, among cases piled to the roof, of hams and bacon' In muslin bags, of raisins in . . cardboard boxes, cases of Karo maple wjruw. mounwinr AJomino cane sugar, - parreis oi picKies, boxes of mustard. POOn ATSJH PT FNTV OF IT TK YANKFR SOT TWITS PPTVTT ARROAD - j 1 -' ' - ; ; , - 1 msssM MaMBkM mmmtimmmmmitmmiiimmmamtmmmmmmtmammmmmmimfi1" 1 . mm mimmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm iu ; 1 :"'-" i link rV - t , I 1 O, , iL kf ii a . fizz- ' I Kf ,''' rv?v ;sM'' u fir x i . . . , n "It is based on 50 per cent Jam, 3 per II ; & " ff cent prunes. 10 per cent peaches, and I M 4J$P - ' y I 10 per cent apples. Uven the soldiers M ' ' f g f , - , n .. l - ? n& aj i DR. CARL G. DONEY TO TELL OF EXPERIENCE ITH BOYS I N FRANCE Head of Willamette .University, Who ; Has Just Returned, Will Speak at Auditorium Tonight Thrilling details of how he was shelled by the Germans while performing ; his duties as i Y. M. C A. secretary, and of how he was forced to flee a certain city for his life, will be but one feature of an address to be given tonight at 7 :30 o'clock In The Auditorium by Dr. Carl O, Doney. Having Just reached hia home at Salem fresh from France, he carries late personal message from the Oregon boys at the front, and will tell of the sit uation aa he saw. It. Saw Aetaal Conditions . Dr. Doney. who ik president of Willam ette university, spent six months as "Y" secretary in various capacities, and among other things delivered speeches in camps from the Spanish border, on the south, to Verdun, on the north, and saw conditions as they actually exist along the great battle fronts, now so much In the public eye. Barclay Acheaon, In charge of the local T. M. C. A. service department, will pre side, and Mayor Baker will Introduce Dr. Doney. Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller, familiarly known as "The Songbird of the Portland shipyards, will sing, accompanied on the pipe organ by Mrs. Warren K. Thorn A special, invitation has been ex tended to men in the shipbuilding plants to be present and Join Mrs. Miller at The Auditorium In popular wartime songs, as they have done so many times in the yards. Program Begins at 7tin o'Cloek Promptly at 7:30 o'clock. Gladys Mor gan Farmer will render a selection on the great organ. Dr. Doney wjll speak at 8 o'clock, and Mr. Acheaon last night ap pealed to Portlanders to be at The Audi torium early, as it is anticipated the crowds will be so large it will be difficult to seat all who may wish to hear Dr. Doney"s story. Methodist Episcopal churches through out the city .will close for the evening service in honor of Dr. Doney. because of his position aa head of their denomina tional school, and great throngs from all churches are to be in attendance, special Invitations having been extended them. -" - 'V - - I FRIENDS ORGANIZE I ; ' .JVS. SMITH CLUB I ,r A : 1 "K. HI in itt ii ii r5i ii in 1 1 i II II -i ii - ii . ii ' yi in ii in ii ' i em is m l - SI -I John S. Smith ' . Marking the opening of the headqiiar- FIRE RAZES LANDMARK - liDpNliOLp: CHOP MILL IS BURNED Vis ( .. Star-Blacksmith Shop and Gar-? age Burn With $3500 Lossj Tire Starts at 3:30. Marking the opening of the headquar ters of the John S. Smith for Congress club. 150 of Mr. Smith's friends, re gardless of politics, gathered at 601 Beck building and formally organised. Miss Leon a Larrabee was unanimous ly chosen president of the elub. Mrs. G. A. Henderson secretary, and C. L. crates of canned tomatoes, Falrdale pears and California asparagus. 'And this is only a little place' he added. "There are BOO warehouses as big as this in France, not to mention the big staples of flour, etc Why, there's one place, I could tell you, - where the stuff is piled . higher than the roof of your hotel." Best Fed Array In World Then, Major Mac Donald, the post quartermaster, spoke up. To understand why I bring these men in, you must re member that he spent long years in the ranks, knows what the American soldier wants, knows what Is coming to him. and has Just one craze to see that he gets it and that nobody gets it away from him. "The American soldier is a millionaire. In France today, "he said. "These stores are his. And they are real." Money can't buy them!" I said melancholy. "The American army is the best-fed army in the world," he mused, now that he got to talking. "It has been threshed out in all the armies of the world, and we know it ourselves. It is particularly so since the new ration has been varied tc what it is today. The system dates from 1909. For 10 years prior to that time. we had what was considered a high grade ration : "but for a period Just be fore the Spanish-American war, it could not compare witnln 30 per cent, with the present ration, In quality, quantity and variety." Soldiers Well Fed ThusT madam. I learned how your sol dier boy eats and enjoys, food dainties which civilians in France crave for. do not know where Major MacDonald halls from : but his mother, Mrs. Mary C. MacDonald, lives at 276 Edith avenue. Memphis, Tenn. I saw the order for white carnations go off, in her case, too, for Mothers'; day, by cablegram from France, Tet, by thunder, he, too, seems to be a grandfather In his leisure mo ments. ! , "The old ration did hot comprise more than eight or" 10 articles of food compon ents." says the major. '"But you take, today, the meat component of our ra tion. Based on the 100 per cent by which all rations are figured, it is 70 per cent beef. 20 per cent canned meats and bacon, and 10 per cent fish. The bread or flour component amounts to 18 ounces per day, which is practically more than any American can consume." "The richest civilian In France, today, gets three fifths less." I answered. Variety It Abnndant "Our vegetabe ration, based on a pound and a quarter per day per person. is djvided up into parts of 70 per cent potatoes, 20 per cent onions and 10 per cent tomatoes. "Are there no fruits In that?" I asked. "I saw Jam." He laughed. "There is a fruit xatlon." he said. in the field get fresh white bread I have not seen white bread since 1915, in Paris!" I said. "The liquid component of our ration," continued the fanatic ' is an allowance of 7 lbs. of coffee per 100 rations; which is abundance and ofeihe very best quali ty. It is furnished with a proportionate allowance of milk and sugar ; and the sugar component Is also amply suinci ent to permit our efficient cooks to make up pies and puddings. We have, equally, a ration- component of butter, extracts, lards,- beans, rice and sever al other articles, in quantities to make the variety of dishes, at all times, to satisfy the needs of all soldiers, among whome tastes and ideas are often widely different." Well Trained Cooks "Of course," I said, "it only, depends on the cooks." "We've got them," he answered- "First dlass cooks, from our own army schools for cooks and bakers. Kasn month, for years past, two picked men have - been sent to them from each company ; and. now, with the war, we've drafted in some of the best hotel cooks in Ameri ca. They draw tha, pay and allowance of sergeants." Even In the open, it seems, these cooks b.ave-' their well-constructed army field range. Along with ft goes what is termed an Almo attachment and boiling plate, constructed to cook for. 150 men. If the organization is larger, it has two ranges, and so on. They are particu larly easy to .put up, and pack like a nest of boxes, with' all the utensils of a well-appointed kitchen, boilers, bake- pans, grlllers, fry-pans, sauce-pans, meat-saws, and cleavers, ladles, knives. forks, spoons. With pipes and elbows. the whole thing packs smaller than a trunk. : .. . In the field, even, no American sol dier in France goes, hungry for a tasty hot meal," he said firmly. "The field range can be set up and food be in .a ' Btate . of . preparation inside 20 minutes." 6c To and 20 Minutes the Mountain Top The finest trolley ride in the world tikes you 1200 feet above the humid city atmosphere to the pure mountain air on "Portland's Roof Garden." The varied panorama of rivers and moun- . ' tlins wonderful, and you will find ample free picnic grounds -with plenty l . to amuse you. Nelsen's Orchestra under the personal direction of An drew Nelsen, plays in the old orchard 1 from a until 10 P. M. today. As a special, added attraction, Monte Austin -i will sin many of the latest son hits, i i Including "My Pavo Real Girl," "K-K- i4. 'K-JCatle" and "Good Morning-MrJ Zip." ' v " - Admissioq Free Vvn. ' --, ...'.-! ? . Park ; Dancing Every Evening Except Sunday - Council Crest Above, left to right American soldiers eating in the open in Major James T. MacDonald, who brings to his assignment quartermaster in France years of experience ia the ranks. left to right Army food warehouse in France; Captain James H. Todd of the quartermaster corps, who ulso served long in the ranks. France; as post Below, Frond of Emergency Hatloa "Can supplies always follow them?" he asked. "There are always truck trains . fol lowing up. Normal organizations are issued 10 days' 'rations in advance ; and (n certain sectors,' troops are known to carry 80 days' rations." he answered. "Mind you, a ration is not a meal, some people think, which a man c Consume at a sitting. A ration is the subsistence of one man for. one day - three meals. Besides, each soldier lias in', his personal possession what is known as the emergency ration, which is easily prepared and will sufice his wants. In an extreme adventure, for one day and even longer. It is concen trated nourishment, put up by special ists. Inspected, withdrawn and reissued. according to the best principles. But only to be eaten in some great emergency." With all our rapid fighting In France. me emergency ration sun remains a mystery to our men. Few. indeed, have ever tasted this scientific life-saver. which Occupies 'very little bulk and -of which the army boards fcr so proud It looks like ground oat meal ; but according to the proud ; conviction of the boys, it Is the last word in calor ies,, protein and nourishment. contain ing every: juice and sustaining part of au meats ana vegetables known: to man. witn a little gluten proposition thrown m. - But most "Baddies" have not dared to taste it It's court martial to eat the emergency -ration unnecessarily -and almost never, has anyone found it nec essary, yet in France, Hot meals, tasti er. from rolllnsr kitchens, follow un be hind each bunch. - The rolling kitchens. . . Hot Food In Trenches J They're brand new for - this war !" exclaims the friend of the boys. "They deliver the goods ! They are ranges on two wheels, and hot food la prepared on them while moving, never stopping. They can go. wherever two wheels can take them, by tractors malt or - man power! When i the boys have time to eat tho hot meal is right there. It has a big special compartment , for coffee,! .These rolling kitchens. It : seems, are so numerous and well organized that hot meals from them get to- the' moat advanced lines, in all the changes and chances of battle - In - the open as dis tinguished from trench-warfare. (They have hot doughnuts with powdered sugar, In the, trenches) t v-We aim to do' It" says the seasoned quartermaster. "We aim to-do, it and we do do it We do It with one particu lar point !n riew that the well-fed sol dier is th best fighting soldier! I asked him -what would be the skimpiest possibe meal he could imagine in the army. "Suppose." I said, "a rolling kitchen should upset in a ditch, and its con tents be lost Imagine anything. ' Hard Tack and Gre.ate , "Hard-tack and bacon grease." he replied promptly. "It is like a National biscuit soda cracker, only thicker .and harder : yet I never knew an old sol dier who would not pick up one and eat it They dip it in coffee and gravy. I don't know anything better than hard tack and bacon grease. I have been 20 years In the army; and thafs how it tastes to a hungry man in the open. I would like to eat some, ngnt now!" "And what"- I asked, "is the most popular dish?" "Hot corned-beef hash and sweet-ap ple pie with cinnamon and raisins in it," he chuskled. "Our cooks make more elegant dishes. They doll up canned lobster and salmon. But the mass of tho boys would vote for what I tell you." It seemed a propitious moment. "Major," I said. "I would like to buy a loaf of white bread ana 'some cream mint candies. Quite exceptional. I only want to taste them." . He answered dreamily, with half closed eyes: "When we first made white bread at G. II. Q.. the French towspeople looked on it like cake.' Our standard is away up in the 90's." Soldier Is Mnltlmlllloaalre That was all. That is the way they turn down civilians who try to buy at army stores. Being an American civili an of old standing in France, I know how we crave for golden syrup for spreading, sugar cured hams for grilling, California cling peaches in glass for bragging, and a hundred comforts with which our army stores In France are packed to the roof. American soldiers can buy all the sweet biscuits and fancy crackers they want, at wholesale rates. I had not seen a gingersnap since the French gov ernment, a year ago, fordads the sale and manufacture of cakes, biscuits crackers and candy. . I tasted Maple syrup, for the last time In November, 1915. In July. 191C. I hoarded two jars of those golden peaches. Today, if I had not wisely eaten them. Rothschild would sue me me for them. There is a French lady at this hotel who hides a jar of pin money pickles in her trunk. When she eats one. she hides a towel over the kevhole of the door. There Is plenty of plain food In France : but we civilians crave comforts. The American Expeditionary forces have a patent on them, and everyone, in France, is wishful to break the patent We American civilians (there are thou sands of us) think that we have a moral claim to glide into the green pastures: but the French did you ever hear of such a thing? They're hun gry, too for fruit cake, ginger-snaps. canned corn, tomato catsup, quaker oats. and Climax chewing tobacco. It sannot be done. No outsider has the combination. So. I meditated : "A measure of wheat for a penny a. measure of barley for penny, and see that thou hurt not the wine and the oil." And I meditated some more. "What's money?" I medl tated. "Here's true riches. Our boys are millionaires, for sure, by all ration al standards of Europe, at this hour!" Marriage License Issued Oregon City, July 20. A marriage license was Issued today to Lillian B Averill, aged 27. and George A. Ten Eyck. aged . 30, both of Sandy. o o" o My Position As the diamond dealer, of note II in this market is due both la the superior size and quality of my- incomparable stock, and to the absolute fairness in describ- the gems exactly as they ing are. My Policy One Price to All Everything we sell is marked in plain figures, you have the, as surance and satisfaction of know ing that no one can buy for less than yourself. "BEWARE of the Stores With Special Prices, My $50 and $100 Diamond . Rings Havs No Equal Credit Accommodations Without Charge. Largest Diamond Sealer la Oregon. . 4 Washington - M, opp. uwi. ..... Prsg Co. - ,. . - 5 4 will save more than it costs, on closed grate. RANG Burns fuel from the top McKenna, treasurer. Mr. Smith struck the keynote of the evening and of his campaign in his re marks on "What I Do Not Stand For." Mrs. Louis Palmer Weber spoke on the theme, . We Depend Lpon You." and Mr. Vaughn's subject was "I Know Mr. Smith." Dr. Hudson had many fine' things to say of Mr. Smith as a friend and neighbor. Miss Larrabee. in ac cepting the presidency of the club, spoke on "What We Expect of Dr. Smith." Hun Rail System Is About to Collapse Pendleton. Or.. July 20. The Star blacksmith shop and garage, corner of ' " West Aits, ana uiutn streets, was com pletely destroyed by fire early this mora ing. the alarm being turned In at I :t The loss Is estimated at between I30G , and $4000. The building, valued at about ' $1500. belonged to John F. Temple, Jft ' The contents, belonging to Frank. Tay lor, wers Insured for $500, the valus i . . . ' . a . .AAA ' The burned building was better know . as the Id Dutch Henry chop mill. - It , was one of the land marks of the west LnH n Prutltnn. JiAvln&f been built for a feed mill by the late Henry Koplttlks nit nnnraifd aa auch for mariv years.-" Slock men Plan Organization 4 y Pendleton. July 10. A central associa tion of all users of the Wenatchee -forest for gracing of cattle will be formed In the immediate futur by tha consol idation of the livestock breeders! associ ations recently formed by stockmen at " Dayton, Pomeroy. Cleveland. Troy, Summervtlle and Gibbon under the su- ; pervlslon of L. E. McDanlela. -supervisor of the Wenaha forest. Mr, McDan- lets, accompanied by M. S. Shrock, coun ty agent: C. L. Jamison, agriculturist at the Walla Walla Savings bank. and. R. a. Bottcher. forest ranger, left today for Weston to form the local organiza tion there, and it will Join the large as sociation. At present no name has beea decided upon for the association. How ever, under its auspices, a livestock ex hibit of range beef wlU be given at tha Walla Walla fair. September 9 to 14. and each of the branch associations will send 10 head of yearlings and 10 head of 5-year-olda. Darn and Contents Bum .1 Pendleton. July 20. The big barn and contents, together with three cows, one heifer and some wagons were destroyed by fire on the George Tlerney ranch In stage guirn. 1 mjies norinww t rn dleton. The fire was discovered be tween 12 and 1 o'clock this morning Insurance waa $1300. Mr. Tlerney. while he believed the fire was incendiary. has no Idea who could have done the deed. Bank Begins Foreclosure Oreron City. July 20. The Ladd Tllton bank of Portiana began sun in the circuit court today to recover Judg ment from Fred W. Sinclair and wife upon a promissory note In the sura of S6000. oast due. and upon wnicn in Washington. July 20. Collapse of th German .military railway system in hinted at in semi-official dispatches received today at the French embassy, plaintiff holds a mortgage on 25 acres ii is puiniea oui mai no more serious in the Jesse buiiock aonauon ciawn.in blow could be dealt the German war actions 8. 10. 11. 14. 15 and IS, town- party than such a happening. Lship 2 south, range 1 east, as security. HERE IS THE PROOF .Bremerton, Wash., Jaly 20, 117. E. . Lang Mfg. Co. The range 18x38 Pacific arrived O. K. and w ars begin ning to jrt comfortably established. - Mrs. is proad of the LANG RANGE and has don wondrons- baking with it. As to fuel consumption, we are both agreeably surprised. It is no mors like) our eld rang than day is liks night. Ths difference in the consumption of fuel alons would pay for it ia a year's time. ,. LIEUT. ELMER E. UBBY, 920 MKnxM. Try one in your Home and you, too, will sine its praises. Send for one of our illustrated catalogues. F.-;S.:IANiiFG;seO V. 191 FOURTH STREET - . . - -.- - v - . . , . - Phone Main 642 - . . Bet. Ya'tahiH and Taylor ; 14TH TEAK IN POBTLAVD t 1 DR. E. G. AtrsrLtnCD. HOB. My Practice It Limited te Hlgh-CUit Dsatlstry Oaly NOTHING IMPORTANT BUT VICTORY This War It for "The World's Champion ship" and Is Going to Be Won by the Great American "Punch." Diluted patriotism is a thing of the past. We've ban-" ished the hyphen with its 50-50 allegiance; we've wiped , out the Mi son and Dixon line; united the. ast and West;: watched the banker's son in khaki marching side by Vide with the bootblack; capital and labor have agreed to arbi trate their differences in order that the safety of America need not.be jeopardized in internal strife; and a unified, ... united, liberty-loving people have but one thought BEAT " THE HUNNOW AND FOR ALL TIME. Your business and mine arc insignificant issues while the flower of American manhood is giving its life blood for democracy and the home. Dollars hidden in vaults or hoarded in "stockings" are disloyal, selfish dollars and should call for the internment of their owners. - - Keep money circulating, but avoid extravagance. Economize in foodstuffs, coal, metals, clothing because , extravagance in these things interferes with the war needs " of the government, but don't neglect health, don't stint on necessities, and, above all, don't pay a cent for reputation, prestige or graft. ' j ; Although several of my valued operators and some of. my laboratory experts have already joined the colors, and more are' ready to go; although dental materials cost much more than ever before, and general expense of conducting a large office continually increases, I have no word of complaint. I still guarantee that Only solid gold is used'; here in crown and bridge work, and that only high-class, experienced dentists are permitted to operate in my office. ; The promise wich I made years ago of "better den tistry for, less money" is being kept, regardless: of the war, and the fact, that other dentists are chargipg double my prices for Mrork no better and often inferior. . 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