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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORT LAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 21. 1018. "5 T ARE "FIGHTIN'EST, COCKIEST SOLDIERS ON EAM.TM 99 r EXPERIENCE BEST OREGON BATTERY in cpunmi? ON FRONT LINE IS T ii LAD OF CHANCE Fl So Writes a Lieutenant Colonel C o-, From France in Emphasis of the! Doctrine to Kill. GRIM TASK RECOGNIZED 8 - i. - - - ' - i. . ii . i 1 'N.i it - I'" , ii ACROSS FRANCE WITH MAJOR GEORGE H. KELLY OF PORTLAND WHO IS WITH 20TH ENGINEERS n aim i nHimuu ounuuL RH AT ARMS III f , . . . ' . , " - ' ' St . Ill I ertT JT 'vy- s- X 1 1 ZxSt-Al&4-S I r ' lY.i F Cornwell; Former Journal A Employe, Writes That Every thing Runs Like Clock Work. hiImor THE SAVING GRACE Wilhout Ability: to laugh, One's ; fetay mid Falling Shells Would jje Most Unpleasant. lThr weren't able to sidetrack v Ore- Son's old battery during these martial mu," writes W. F. Cornwell, a former Journal employe, to David H. Smith, circulation manager. "We are at last on the line, with the rest," be continues. "To say that the ihowing Is food would hardly' bfc fair, considering the way the fellows from Hone went Into their baptism of fire, Wee all talked with every one we met ' who had been through It and one and all ; tail we would be frightened ragged luring the first few days. But probably no' battery went Into positions for the first-time when the fight was any warmer. Biff shelUr'were whining over head and bursting on all sides. Itawas i-good reception' and the fellows took it like veterans. All were quiet, perhaps a Bttle "more excited inside than more ixpetienced men would have been. ' ' "In the positions they have undergone ' every thine that Frit dishes 'out. and have taken It calmly. It is no joke wait ing In the dugouts when the shells 'ire landing all around. Gas Is not a 4an- . gerCUs instrument any more, but It is aggravating. Working in the mask is . not fun. The mask often Is taken off under light gas, but several of the fel lows have become affected much like - the; after effects 6f chloroform. One of the fellows felt himself slipping, but kept doggedly on, until he finally went out for more than an hour. A little while In the gasproof revives them, j . All Like Clockwork "Pur eruns are roaring with the rest Off them. Everything is running like clockwork. A signal for a barrage is - given and a shell is on its way with those of the old gun crews. Since we : have been in France our training has .t no been Intensive, but it has been very thorough. The results weire now be ginning to see. , $ur new skipper, Captain Richard J. Dorer, is a pinnacle of strength and en- , durance. He 4a an old hand at artillery A Personality tftat grips and what seem ingly Is an Irorjg constitution are a great Inspiration. 'H have heard that life at the front - Isn't a Joke, yet there is always some thing happening in the tense moments that Is funny. It sort of breaks the , ; strain and lightens the load when one Is '.working. When one has a job on hi hands or when working on the guns a dosen shells coulcf, burst on one's threshold without him' being the wiser, but when vacant momenta come and one has a moment to think, then the possi bilities come home. These are the-times we have a moment to look around and see: what Is happening. The way a chap has his gas mask ready for action or some trivial thing will bring a laugh. A couple of the fellows were standing . near a dugout when a "shell broke and their jumped simultaneously to the en trance and each only could get his head In. I That even gives you a sense of se curity. It is peculiar what a small pro tection will give you this sense of se- curlty. A haystack ' seems fine even , when shells "are throwing up the earth all; around you. Thrills for Transportation Men ' "The .cannoneers are not the only ones that see excitement. The boys who brlpg up the food and the ammunition get theirs, too. Frits takes a delight in shelling the roads. Thanks to his poor ' marksmanship, he usually hits them , fust close enough to give a thrill. ' The nights are pitch black when this . all Is going on, .and the roads lined with ; yearns. MAs I said, the spirit of the men Is t' fine..1, We have-run across a lot of men ' from , different outfits and all tell the , same story. When fighting 1s being done they sail Into It like mad dogs. An Infantryman told me that when he went - over he always felt like one does on a ' battling drunk. ."They don't like ' this maneuvering game. All want to get into the fight and raise hell, tout de suite. Last win- . ter the Frenchman In the school used to comment on the American boys' love of the raiding parties. It means lots of action and appeals to the American , spirit, and la not as generally popular In the other armies, they say. .' Of course, our boys are fresh and are now the flghtln'est. cockiest bunch of. soldiers on earth. They know they are going Into the game fresh and well . prepared and are therefore stronger than the rest. They've been Idolized here, as - well ,as home, and, turned loose, you can bet as a man or en masse they Intend to! satisfy every expectation of them." Oerald Nowlln, former Portland . and Gen saga college football star, who :en ' listed tn the medical section of the navy, . later being attached to the marine corps, has written his mother, Mrs. Lienors F. : Nowlln of Portland, that he has been ufl to the front-line trenches with the marines. - In part his letter follows: "Somewhere in France. Sunday. June , 18 A few lines to, let you know, that my chum, Nolan, and I are well. "We have just returned from four, days and .five nights active' duty at the front. When I 'say active duty I mean both day ' and night, for we had to 6e on the lob all of the time, sleeping when we might and - eating In the same manner. When Sher man made "his little remark about war , he knew nothing about high explosives. . gas or machine guns, nor could he con , celve the . possibilities of our present , modern warfare, .for It ,1s worse than ff'ISvery ' marine in France Is now heno. The gallant stand they have made Is at byword for all. They are great ' fighters. It Is a pity we haven't a mil Hen more efthem at the front now. --: ibm--'- -re.--'- .- - Fred R. Elliott, the son of James F. EUtott of 164A Union avenue has writ ten from France where he recently ar rived with the first battalion 17th. en . glneers. He tells of Ills' Interest in the country and puts In . the - usual plea for letters. "I am as hard as nails. father," he adds, rand can do a hike of from five to SO miles when the cap tain says the word. Z never was tn such physical trim In my life, we win kick h out of the kaiser.' don' worry."; . - x rK ? , ""T 'S hy y: ty y y": III , ' - , . v ' v ?lll iiV ' X I I C i si :,-... w.'.'.v.'.:-X'.v.v. -x- ' s : .;..': ? ? mi jmwt .mmsbbbbbmk wev jai s s ss -a - c s,"-ji.. ? Major George H, Kelly Sees France From Motor Car Portland Lumberman Now Overseas With. 20th Engineers Gives Graphic Account of 15Day Motor Trip Across Northern and Eastern France. Major George H. Kelly Of Portland,, with the Twentieth engineers (forestry) in France and who now is attached to regimental headquarters, finds In the discharge of his duties which take him to the various forestry outfits located throughout France, most interesting views of, the country. His travels are told , in letters of recent date written to Mrs. Kelly and her daughters, who are residing In Portland. "I have Just returned from a 15-day motor trip to Northern and Eastern France and have seen much beautiful and interesting country. I first passed through several villages given over en tirely1 to the manufacture of baskets, willow and the coarse weed. That night we stayed at a famous French, watering place, where I drank gallons of the famous Vlttel water and had a hath in a real bkth tub, some luxury and not to be passed lightly. "We went up toward the front and passed many troops and more cannon than you could count. They were all camouflaged and each bore -the name of some woman. There are Susies, Blanches, Tvettes and names without number. "The next day I visited one of our piling camps, six miles from Germany where we are getting out long dock pilings. Just before I arrived an Am erican aviator brought down a Boche airplane almost in our camp. About 600 feet from the ground the Boche pilot lost control of his plane and it turned over twice. The Boche First Lieutenant fell out of the plane and was dashed to pieoee. . He had his arms crossed and a rapid rire gun in each of his hands clenched so tightly that they had to be pried out of his death grip. The pilot, badly wounded, fell with his ma chine In a little meadow and was cap tured. Our officers had a lot. of inter PORTLAND PALS IN FRANCE iyti J Wyy x rl it y s S t J J lS-..-.f f. ,1-. --: 1 My fe7i i:;-.. I A' I s . 'jh S.- , ill Standing, left to right B. Frank Davis and Eugene James Forsythe; kneel- .fl !?' The three boy re in the 147th field artillery, having enusteo logeiner In Portland. Frank Havf. 1 a eh-ver rartnnnlct and has contributed some sketches of the boys- at .the front which have DTt reprinted in -.The Journal. Eunene Fnvih i th n nf u Mnd Mrs; lames Forsythe. or Portland, andean Seely is tie son of Mrs. John Eubaoks, also ot this city, -1 . . t " " esting souvenirs of the fight. -i ne next aay was some kind of -a French floral- holiday and everywhere we went the French children would shower us with flowers, mostly lilies of the vailejwhlch grow wild In great prorusion nere. Sees Air Fight aunoiY mnminff at t, a m t w. . . . in my hotel and was awakened by heavy cannonading right In" the town. I went. in my pajamas out on the bedroom bal cony ana saw a line zignt between a Boche plane and antl aircraft guns. After half an hour the Boche got enough ana turnea zor home. "I went up to the front the next day and passed through villages which have been occupied and recaptured again by the allies. You never saw such ruins and devastation. Every house Is scarred with shells, most of them destroyed entirely. The fields are dotted with graves ind potmarked with shell holes. Many atrocities were committed here by the Hun, some of the worst In the war. 'We are to land some piling here, but we have to do It at night as the Boche has exact range on the depot. one corner or wnicn , recently - was knocked off. We passed a road house and hotel where the German officers all registered their names and the pro prietor takes great pride in showing this souvenir. We passed a great bal loon school and saw the boys learning to get oir one in is seconds on a para' chute. "Our logging camp is near and the boys gave me a fine trout dinner. The River Doubs here is full of good fish. Besides these I had American pie. The French never makepie or pan cakes and consequentlyjiever have lived. "We passed through a good city In I4XV'J.W I s Hf 111 ZTi Cx FTre HmM i. I I vv I r xf . , J t - v',4 11 (Vr I , st:W W K. i i k . W i - !W 1 Airplane photographed from second plane, both of which are above the clouds. 2 Officers of head quarters' staff, Twentieth engineers; above, left to right, Captain W. D. Starblrd, if a j or George H. Kelly; below, left to right, Captain E. C VVenifle (adjutant), Captain P. D. Maekie (supply officer.) 3 French hardwood forest with trench timbre in piles. 4 Forestry engineers' camp In France. S Major Robert A. Johnson of Klamath Falls. a narrow valley where they make more smokers' pipes of wood than any other city In the world. It has a num ber ' of seven story buildings, - which are a great novelty In France. Next city we passed makes combs, its indus try. They are made of bull horn and sold as Tortoise shell. The cities are In the Jura Alps, near the Swiss border. Going down this valley we found a road made by Julius Caesar when he Invaded Gaul. On every point was a Roman watch .tower where the gar risons left by Caesar could signal from one to the other.X "I found our troops billeted In a stone house 400 years old and a big slate roof barn of equal age. The for est we are cutting here was planted by the Jesuit priests In 1600. They built a big monastery here. We are using the big stone fish ponds where the priests raised there fish, for the water resorvoir for our sawmill. "I stayed one night at the summer resort on Lake Nantua, near the Swiss border 85 miles from Geneva. The lake Is three miles long and surrounded by high mountains, reminds me of our own beautiful lakes in the Cascades. "Next we went to Central . France. Passed through beautiful country and most interesting. One section has acres of mustard from which the famous Dijon mustard is made. Here also Is : a famous Cahedral and on the Front i entrance are three rows of Gargoyles i that are supposed to be the ugliest In the world. Dijon is famous for Its ! beer and It is the center of all the hops grown in France. I went out to a camp near here and had ham and eggs f American ham), and costard -pie i This place is the origin of the oioire de Dijon rose which you win recall is one of our early climbing roses. From here I traveled all day through Burgun dy, famous for wine and grapes. Hun dreds of miles of vmeyaraa mosuy worked by old women and German pris oners. That night I dined with eight French officers and had a good tinyf; good, dinner ana spoae mucn oaa French. "Today was a big marKet aay in tne village and we passed hundreds of carts on their way.- They were loaded with Deocle. and underneath ciung to tne axels were their pigs, chickens and goats crowded Into crates ana coups. "Neaxing home X tooav a new -roan alone the ' River Loire ana paesea hundreds of cliff dwellers. Some of the places dug out of the cliffs are quite pretentious and others do not look very Inviting."- . Lieutenant Henry Helgesson who has been flvlnsr at the San Enego -aviation field Mince he received his commission In the Berkely Ground school has now bK sent to Wilbur Wright field at Fairfield, Ohio? where he will take the Aonrae in srunnery. ueutenani neves- son has made a splendid record during his training for. the service, which he entered last January. He is the son of Mr. and ' Mrs. A. Helgesaon of 66 Thurman street arid la a well known Portland boy. Ha was a Journal car- rler some years ago and as a member of the Journal carriers nana won reputation as a trombone soloist; Miss Decker's Private Business College Individual Instruction. Rapid ad - vancement. Short practical course Shorthand. Typewriting, Book keeping. Spelling. Dictaphone Operating, Mimeographing, Of fice Training, Adding Machine -and Filing. ' - AUSKY BUILDING . Third and Morrion,: Portland, Or. ; Main 324 Fritz IDue. For Licking So Writes Eugene Forsythe at Front With Battery A, 147th Field Artillery. Of the number of Portland boys now at the front with old Battery A. Is Eu gene Forsythe, whose picture appears today in a group of boys of the One Hun dred Forty-seventh field artillery taken' In France. They include Frank Davis, whose cartoons ""have been enjoyed by Journal readers, and Vane Seely. Pri vate Forsythe is now on the firing Una and writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Forsythe of 753 East Oak street, as follows : "Six letters from home yesterday and X was one pleased boy. I will write nice long letters just as soon as I get back from the little job I am on right now. June 14 we had a gas attack followed -up by a heavy oombardment with real high explosives. They shot gas at us feetwo and one half hours but we fooled them and sent back more shells than they gave us. Our doughboys are surely dolnr rood work. They -are sure knocking hell out of Frits, and we are doing our share, too. joe Moore is oacK or tne lines where they' detailed him aa a printer. He was made a sergeant the other day. - Vane Seely is also back of the firing line. I am the only one of our crowd that went up but they will all be with me In a few day a Well Dad you can rely on me to give Frits hell Just as long as uncle Sam sends up the shells. Babe Dolby Is my corporal, a dandy fine fel low and I am o. l. Ton ought to see us go. He pulls the string and I fire. We are sure there. Dad, I am writing you this letter unaer bombardment by Frits and expect the call to stand to so will have to close for the present. Will write you all tomorrow." "I mentioned active .service. writes Lloyd J. Hurst, who Is in the navy on board the U. S. 8. Patterson. ' Believe Link's Business College FOBTLAITD, OBEOOIT Day School Night School la Session AH the Tear tTaprecedeatea Demand for Oar Gradaatet y - Every Gradaate Saeeeitfal A Thoreagh Baslaess Tralalag Fays Get It JXOYT "a. 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University M Portland resleent ar eddreMf? if.ffl fTM.lrV wi "..ni r- a J I Z?aA . -jm - r L-JLJ-J SMMVBre TnTnjBjBjMi i-. " - - MMw-a, Awf , k - 3? HMaNftsM convoying the first American troops Into France. That was over a year ago now. since uieu i nave seen many strange countries, and still stranger people, i Have sen soma of the awful conditions up for trial. It looks as "though they and hardships brought about by thlsiWln ret him for sedition and in this war. Have been in France a number,! of times, and all over the British Isles, ' If It waa my privilege to do so at these particular times. I could back up my talk wtta many interesting pictures. which I procured while we were digging those 'subs' out of the sea, to make it safe for a civilised person to travel upon. "If the people of America could only get a look Into those countries and see for themselves the hardships and awful conditions those people (women and children) are living under, there would . be no hesitation whatever when '. asked to give for this or that relief. While America, as a whole, la giving and doing without, gladly and generously, there are still many people that think they have done mora than enough now." - n n Chauncey L. Mullen was commissioned second lieutenant July IS. upon comple tion of training at Quantico. Va. He was paymaster for Llpman. Wolfe de Co. and enlisted In the marines October 15. He was sent to Mare Island after three months' training, to the paymas ter's department at San Francisco, then picked for the marine officers' camp at Quantico. Va. He is a member of Mount Tabor Masonic order and the Multnomah club. Untenant Mullen la the son of Mrs. M. E. Mullen. l Ban Rafael street, and D. H. Mullen of the Ooodnough building. TA 1SI John O. Mackey, M. 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He contlnuee: ."Mr job puts me In a poaftion to handle many questions of genera policy or rather give opinions on them and a great many are of course, unprecedented In our service, and are modified by conditions we never anticipated In our wildest Udresms before. It Is all very absorbing. "Have been with the A. R. F. a little over a year. My service prior to that was with the French army. Am now en titled to two chevrons for overseas ser vice which will soon gaudily adorn my sleeves. . "I see by the Army and Navy Regis- tor tv..t .. v.. v. -nt.in fetnler. a Boeh chanlaln now In M.w.ll will reiolce. as I had exnerience with his damned Germ an ways out there enemies kiss our flag will not make them any the less enemies and that It Is a mater for the law and not mobs to deal with. "Another thing, the people will have to understand that cussing the kaiser and buying Liberty bonds and giving a dollar to the Red Cross good aa they all are will not win this war. Our sol diers will have to learn the doctrine -of kill with some of the softer Influeneea around the cantonments eliminated. 'Concert and beautiful ladles will not kill the Huns. We need husky sol diers that can stand the gaff and bayonet a Boche with joy and dispatch. I am not criticising the agencies now at work for our soldiers and nothing ta too good for them. "We have much too learn from the French who seem to ma to be our best, teachers, but the school of experience la the best of all. up against Frits who works like a wolf and works best in packa. Hill Military Academy Portland, Oregon Fall Term Opens September 17 Write for Catalog BOOKS on Shipbuilding, wood and steel Engineering, land and. marine Machine Shop Work Carpentry and Building Automobiles Dynamos and Motors Caa and Oil Engine Air Brake Telegraphy and Telephone Motion Picture Operation Sign Painting Shorthand and Typewriting . School TexU for Grammar and High Schools . A. W. SCHMALE 290 MORRISON ST. 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