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.V T8 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1918 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL : PORTLAND. OREGON- LEO PURCaL FIRES LAST SHOT OF WAR FOR HIS BATTERY Portland Youth With the 147th Field Artillery Describes Fight ing Along Argonne Front. HUN PRISONERS VETERANS Men Who Had Fought Four Years Declare American Soldiers Put Up Best Fight of Any. Writing on November 24. which was dentffnated In France an Fathers day for tha American troops, Leo P. .Purcell, with Battery A. "7th "eld artillery,. ttrltM Interestingly of the details of his experience since arriving In France. '' We first went on the line at Toul, and from there to Alsace, where we went Into position. In this town there was a large beer hall where we dould buy real beer served by German bar tenders. We first went Into German territory In Alsace While there I was rranafnrrMi to a battery of 90s. From AIhim we went to Chateau-Thierry and got in on tho big drive there. That was the first big drive made by the Amerlcisns. and. believe me. It. was some drive, Towa Wiped Off Map They went so fast that wc almost vftrn out our horses keeping up. You probably read., in the papers about the helling of the town of veaux by the Americans. Well, they did a good Job of it, and It looked worse than If a cyclone had struck It. There wasn't a building In it that wasn't shot to pieces. That u the beplnnlng of the Chateau Thierry drive. We were on the front for 25 days, following the Huns from the Marne to the Vesle, and from there to Sotssons, where our battalion re ceived a citation for distinguished serv ice. "From Solssons we, came up on the J' Argonne-Meuse sector of the Verdun front We were on the line there for 40 days, where we were, stationed from the start of the drive till the armistice was signed. The hardest battles fought by the Americans were fought on this front, and it was here that the Ger--mans put up the strongest resistance of , any place along the front that we have been. They had orders to hold tho Yanks to the last man, but they simply couldn't do it. A large per cent of the prisoners here were men that had been In the war for over four years and were considered some of Germany's best troops. They said that the Americana ,were the best soldiers Sn the world. Flrei Last Shot for Battery V by our battery, although I didn't know at that time that it would be our last. "The last position we were In on this front was between the First and Second infantry. We lay there for four or five days, waiting to put over a bar rage. We didn't, dare fire a shot dur ; Ing .that time, for we were so close that w would never have cot out of there If. Frlta had known wo were there he would have shot us to. pieces, but as it was he was droplpng shells among m all the time. "The old fight Is over now, and I'm Klad of It, but I wouldn't have missed ; It for anything. I think we all have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiv ' . in. "'Wt are In barracks now. In the little town of Marocourt, a few' miles from ; Verdun, and I don't know what will be our next move." , i Leo P. Purcell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Turcell of 227 Davis street Of ficials Find No Trace of Murderer Of Marshf ield Man ILfarnhfiAM. TWv 97 Atthmie'h vmnt.Y and town officials have worked since Wednesday to discover clues which might lead to the apprehension of the rouraerer or jui r", notning im ponani nas yet aeveiopea. It has . been ascertained that Brack drew $150 from the bank Tuesday -and that at' midnight on th night of the murder a whiskey-laden launch was In the inlet near which the murdered man lived. Brack. It is alleged, has been trafficking In liquor, and It Is believed he was murdered for a cache he was believed to have had. An Inquest was held Thursday and a postmortem examination made, showing the cranium to be fractured from ear to ear. There was a complete brain concussion. Portland Attorney Eecovers From 'Flu George W. Joseph, Portland attorney, of 269 Fast Sixteenth street north. Is re cuperating rapidly from an attack of Influenza which has kept him at his home for the last two weeks. He was with the late Frank Bollara, former Portland steamship man. when he died December 13 from influenza. Mr. Jo seph was taken down with the disease the Sunday following. Hla attack was severe and he had a high fever for some time but he is sufficiently recov ered to allow him to return to bis work Monday.. v;V . ? . -". Oregon Girl Marries Chehalia, Wash, Dec. 27. The Lewis county- auditor late Tuesday afternoon granted a marriage license to Clarence Watson of Memphis, Tenn., and Doris Fischer of Roberts, Or. Realty Board Will Discuss Building Code With Council Approval of a new building-ode governing 4 the erection of residence property In Portland will result in im proving housing conditions In the city, according: to officials of the Portland Housing corporation. - The cods has been submitted to A. I .Bar bur, com missioner' of public works, and will be discussed at a meeting of the commissioner with representatives of the housing corporation and the Port land Realty board at a meeting sched uled for January 9. Requests for changes in certain sec tions of the code made at a meeting Thursday afternoon by E. B. Mc Naughton, representing the realty board, resulted in the postponement of the. conference. The new code is pat terned after on In effect for several years in Minneapolis, modified to suit local conditions. - A50THEB CARLOAD OP. HOOD RIVER APPLES $1.00 Per Box THE APPLE HOUSE 11S SECOND 8T 3TR. WASH1HOTOX New Year's Cards A complete selection here ranging in price from ic to 50c. , Calendars for 1919 from ioc to i. Diaries, Date Books and Line-a-Day Books for the Nw Year are priced from 25c to 4. . Meier & Frank's r Stationery Shop, Main Floor. sSPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FITTING MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S CORSETS TOMORROW THIRD FLOOR ' A leaflet bearing a word of apprecia tion from the sailors stationed in Euro pean waters addressed to the parents of boys overseas, also to the Y. M. C. A., the K. of C, the Red Cross and to all Liberty bond buyers, comes to The Jour nal office from W. F. Arnold of La Pin, Or., part of the text of which Is printed below : -! "The successful termination of the navy's essential and hazardous part in the world war has been made possible only by the support of the folks back . home.- ' a ' , "As the smoke clears away the mag- nltud of our accomplishments Is ap parent, but whatever credit we have earned we willingly share with you folks at home for your loyalty and never falling support in helping us keep the stream of ' on-coming manpower un broken. . of the Base Nine take this means of expressing to yon our heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation. . "From the Base Nine Bovs, 1 "The .Go-Get-'Em Gang'." Rev. W. H. Boddy of Tarkdale, Or.. -eras .a letter from a "Y" secretary at blemscarey. a spruce carnp in Washing-I ton. as follows: "W expected to be. out of here by i.nrisimas. out are doomed to dlpappolnt- went. The fellows are downhearted. We have not seen a fresh apple for many weeks, e Can't you eood mod1 help us to grow a few Oregon apples ; on . vvasningtoti sprucn trfies? s The letter was handed to Mr. Babson. a Par kd a In orchardlst. and within a few hours 12 boxes of fine applet; were on ,: their way to the boys In the spruce camp. ft At Aioeri tseaig. ror several ypara con nected with the auditing department of i the Hotel Portland, who joined the army soon after this country entered the war and has since been stationed at Ray mond, Wash., with the spruce division. spent Christmas with Portland relatives : and friends. Mr. Sedtsr extracts to mustered out of service within the next . few weeks. Auto Breaks Boy's Arm Run down-by an automobile, while. riding a bicycle at the corner of Kiev enth and lamhill streets, at about 2 ' o'clock Thursday afternoon, Herbert Shaver, a schoolboy, 16 years old, was removed to the Good Samaritan hospital -suffering from a broken arm. The boy resides with his parents at 208 Sixteenth street.',: ,. . .! LEGS OF MUTTON, 20c At Frank L. Smith's. 228 Alder street. Chops of Eastern Oregon mutton.... 20c Indeed, they're eood shoulder mutton Inn Breast veal .... loci Mutton stew ..12 '4c liOln veal chops. !Kc Roast veal .....2nc Roast pork...... 25c Pork chops .... XOc Pork sausage . . SOc Pork hocks . . . .20c hmlth s own make of bacon ......... 4'c Jry salt pork.. 30c Pickled pork ,,..35c Smith s right choice round eteak.. .,.25c Sirloin steak.,.. 20c Porterhouse ;.,.30c Smith s choice oven roast beer 20c Pot roasts ,.v;.16c Plate beef .....,15c Rolling beef ..lSr Hamburger st'k 18c Pure lard ....30cjShortenlng ...... 20c t ranis u. omiui s is z- Aider St. Adv. A Kodak Year Make t9l9 a kodak year preserve memorable scenes, interesting personages and incidents in a form that will make them readily available at whatever time you wish to recall them. Kodak headquarters is here. Meier & Frank's: Kodak Snap, Main Floor. .Trier Ojuality'' Store- or- Portland Year End Sales Con mme Sweets of every good kind for New Year's in our day light candy shop. Choc olate creams a specialty! Famous for purity. 'Ninth Floor; Basement. All Charge Purchases Tomorrow and Balance of Month Go on the January Bills - Rendered February 1 A Ov er the :ore 1 fa vi n mm v mnm ii war. ill 1 til im m Adler-Rochester Hickey-Freetnan Society Brand are, as nearly every man knows, three of America's foremost tail ors of men's ready-for-service clothes. They are the three concerns whose products are featured most strongly in our sale of Men's and Young Men's nits It is unnecessary to state that this is NOT the regular price at which men are accustomed to seeing these suits marked. It is our Year-End Sale price from $5.00 to $10.00 lower than we sell these suits in regular stock. And every suit is taken from regular stock for this sale. It's an opportunity that no man or young man who wishes to ereet the New Year in a new suit can afford to miss if he thinks anything of value. There Are All Styles in This Sale and Sizes for All Men , . - ..... Materials' are serviceable worsteds, cheviots, tweeds, flannels and cassi- raeres. Models for advanced and conservative dressers. Tailoring such as you would expect of the famous trio mentioned above. Many patterns and colorings. Garments that will hold their shape. All sizes. Time flies-eood values like these can't continue for long. Get your new suit tomorrow at 24.85 and pocket a handsome saving.' - Boys' Knicker Suits $9.85 The quality of the materials, the tailoring, the price will appeal to par ents who place stress on these.' The styles, the patterns and the colorings will appeal to wide-awake boys. These suits have been taken from our regular Winter stocks and reduced for this Year-End Sale. Full cut, full lined knickers. Coats in Norfolk and belted styles with plain or oaneled backs. Military ana siasn pockets, suits tnat win wear, ah sizes o 10 is years, excellent values at jy.si. Just Step Inside Our Morrison Street Entrance for These hirts 150 DOZEN OF THEM IN ALL FOR RAPID CLEARAWAY 39 Our Year-End Sale is rich in savings for men and this is one of the best. .A man, no matter how many shirts he has, can. al ways stand a few more especially when he sees his way clear to save money in acquiring them. That's why we expect a big attendance tomorrow. For every shirt in this lot is a most exceptional value at $1.39. Fine woven madras. reDDS and poplins are the fabrics. The shirts are full cut and well made. Alt are in the wanted soft cuff styles. There are lots of good looking stripes pro nounced or subdued as vou please. AH sizes. Meier & Frank"s: Men's Furnishing Shop, Main Floor. J Meier & Frank's : Third Floor. Neckwear Two Special Lota Special at $2.95 Real Filet Collars Were $3. 59-14.39. Real Filet collars in roll style. For coats or dresses. Georgette Crepe Sets $2.19 Georgette crepe sets, vestees and collars with tucks, 'handwork, Va,l and filet lace edges. Were $2.5o-2.75-$3.O0. Drape Veils at special prices. Circular and flowing styles, Plain and fancy meshes combined . with chenille and scrolls, some chiffon borders. Were 1.25, to 3.50, ;now 89c to $2.69. Meler & Frank's : Main Floor Fifth Street. FOR ALL HEADS WE HAVE PLENTY OF Hats Hats for every head, hats for every style preference, hats to satisfy every whim are here in such assortments as to make choice an easy mat ter.' We point with pride to such of our lines as : Knox Stetson Borsalino (Italian) Trimble and best of all inexpensive headwear our own tested and found true Meier & Frank Special Hats. Hats from 3 upwards. Sale of Boys' Suits at Boys' well tailored suits in fancy-mixtures, stripes and light and dark checks. Loose belted styles in sizes 7 to 16. Worth'7.50. . :: mesial 6 Ghoice of fte H -Meier & Frank's : Men's Hat Shop. Main Floor. Women's Petticoats for Women's petticoats with silk, flounces and seco tops. f) Fancy ruffled, shirred and pleated flounces in all good 'P s Jr colors. Regularly 2.98. , . . W OM 99 Any Suit, Coat, Dress or Skirt in Our Entire Lower Price Downstairs Store Stocks Hundreds of Fine Garments for Women, Misses and Children in One of These Groups An Absolute'Clearaway Nothing Reserved No Phone Order, No Approvals, No Exchanges All Sales Must Be Final At Women's serge, poplin and shepherd check dresses. . Women's silk or wool skirts in plain colors, fancv stripes and plaids. Women's cravenette raincoats in loose-back style". Children's zibeline, kersey and serge coats in good colors. Alt t panama, serge and poplin dresses, including many. These are Women's silk, satin. SAMPLES. ' Coats of zibeline, kersey and. velvet in all good styles and colors, .for women's and children's wear. . . '" 1 Aft Ss l Women's suits of panama, poplin and serge. Many styles and colors. Women's dresses of tricotine, velvet, lersey, silk, satin, serge and nanama many SAMPLES. - Women's coats of plush, kersey, velour and velutma. A Good Assortment of Sizes to Begin With, But as the Demand Is Sure to Be Enormous We Advise Early Selection , vvv T , - T , , Meier Frank's: Lower Price. Store, Barnent llalcotiy.