THE OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL. POR TLAND, , MONDAY, JANUARY. 20, 1&19.
MEMBER OF CREW
SUB CHASER 292
Daring Crew of Craft Has Thrill
ing Part in Rescue of North
ern Pacific Passengers.
WORK IS VERY DIFFICULT
Dash 1st Made Into the Shallow
Water at Great Risk; Falls
in Love With Nurse.
A Ffertland boy who had a part in
rescuing the troops of the stranded
Northern Pacific which went ashore
n Fire Island recently is Richard H. Fig
tins, of 448 East Fifty-first street north,
e former Journal carrier who is in
icrvlce on the sub-chaser 292 and writes
his story to his mother as follows:
"The last :few days have been ter
ribly cold and w$i for our crew as
ve went ou't to the S. S. Northern Pa
slfic which went aahore off Fire 1s
and. There was a heavy sea running
ind It was pretty hard to get In close
ifo shore and take off troops.
"We 'were called out the day she went
isround and by means of a rope, we
took off 10 officers and brouRht them
in. We went out a second time the
next morning but could not get within
100 yards of her on account of the
lurf that was breaking over her stern.
- "As we came near, the boys gave
us lots of cheers but It would have been
a mightly wet grave for us all if we had
gone closer. We lay to all night and at
I o'clock the next morning we went In
through the first surf at 20 knots an
hour, 150 yards from the shore line
and in eight feet of water, so you see
e had a small chance, but we got
away with It. The soldiers oh deck
gave three cheers for the U. S. sub
chaser 292, -the first boat reaching her
side. I was on watch, and bo I came on
fleck and could see them taking movies
of -us from the beach.
"It was some dash. We knew what
the New York papers would say. The
Times headlines said : "Sub-chaser 292
Makes Flying Dash Around Stern of
Northern Pacific for Wounded' but to
tell the' truth. I never expected to come
out of the engine room alive, for if
we had struck the bottom, we would
have turned over.
"We laid in behind her for high tide
and took our 100 wounded, some with
legs off and some without arms, and
one poor chap without arms, legs or
eyes, and still alive and he said he was
feeling fine. That's war, I'll say.
"We made six trips to the ship,
watching our chance to catch just the
rlsht wave. In the three days taking off
540 men. The sub-chasers 291, 293 and
294 were also taking off troops.
"We came In last night and were all
taken o the Manhattan hospital for
treatment as they were afraid for us, as
all the sailors had bad colds. This morn
tns when I awoke, a pretty nurse said,
'Goa morning. Jack, how are you?' and
I fell in love right away."
Writing from Les Cotes sur Meuse.
Sergeant James N. Wheeler, son of Mr.
and Mrs. O. M. Wheeler, with the Fourth
ammunition train. In service In France,
tells of his experience In the neighbor
hood of the recent American dTlve as
follows : "I sent you a helmet from
Chateau Thierry and I saw more spoil
there on the field than I ever hoped to
see In my life. The Hun sure left his
goods and ran.
"We theen went into the St. Mihlel
drive with the Fifteenth colonial di
vision (French) and on the way there
we stopped at Andelot sur Marne where
we rested(?i six days. From St. Mihlel
we Jumped Into the big drive which
started on September 26 and our front
was In the Argonne woods. Here our
doughboys met stubborn resistance and
It was one long, steady drive. We saw
here Dead Man's hill and other places
where the French were butchered four
years ago. I have been through the
silent streets ' of deserted Verdun and
seen its scarred hillsides. Can you Imagine-
the streets about your home cov
ered with barbed wire and trenches zig
zagging past our doors? The hills across
the river are honeycombed with dugouts
and criss-crossed with trenches and wire
With half the houses destroyed, and
soldier's crosses marking the resting
places of the Inhabitants in their graves.
Some of these towns have been under
fjre for nearly four years.
"I think we celebrated more over the
rumor of peace than when the news Of
the real peace came. When It really did
come I couldn't believe it and we just
sat around and looked at each other
and said 'I'll be d d," for it took a long
time to realize the truth.
"But the next day we were pulled out
and sent to a place near Toul and out
fitted for occupation service. But the
only road that looks good to me now is
the road home, and I hardly care if we
don't get the honor of being the first
troops into Germany."
Frank L,. rigxlwrt, wlth Company A,
machine gnrbattalionT,-write8 from
"somewhere in Germany" thai he has
been on the move almost constantly
since the signing of the armistice and
now is with the army of occupation in
Germany.
"The French women have adopted a
. beautiful work of taking care of the
graves of American boys burled here."
writes J. E. Stevenson of Portland, who
is In Y.- M. C. A. service in France.
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28 OFFICERS OF U. S.
ARMY RECOMMENDED
FOR SERVICE MEDALS
Among Number Is General Wm.
C. Langfitt, Formerly of
Portland.
Washington, Jan. 20. (U. P.) Upon
the recommendation of General Per
Fhing, distinguished service medals
have been awarded to the following of
ficers in the United States army:
Brigadier General Stuart Heintzel
Rian. Brigadier General Malin Craig.
Brigadier General Robert C. Davis.
Brigadier General Walter A. Bathel.
Major General Andrew Brewster.
Major General Harry L. Rogers.
Major General Merritt W. Ireland.
Colonel Walter 15. McCaw.
Colonel Alfred E. Bradley.
Major General William C. Iangfitt.
Major General Mason M. Fatrick.
Major General Clarence C. Williams.
Brigadier General Kdgar Russell.
Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes.
Brigadier General William Atterbury.
Major General E, F. McGlachlin.
Major General John A. Lejeune.
Major General Anson E. Ely. .
Major General Edmund Willenmeyer.
Major Genefal John F. O'Ryan.
Major General Charles G. Morton.
Major General E. M. Lewis.
Major General William Lassiter.
Major General James H. McRae.
Major General George B. Duncan.
Major General William Weigel.
Major General William H. Johnson.
Major William C. Langfitt was sta
tioned in Portland about 10 years ago,
in charge of the United States engineers
directing the improvement of the Colum
bia river.
Milton R. Klepper
Stands Operation
Milton R. Klepper, chairman of the
speakers' bureau r" the Liberty loan
committee, during the last drive, was
operated on Sunday night at the Good
Samaritan hospital for acute appendici
tis. The operation was performed by Dr.
J. K. Locke. This morning Mr. Kleppjr
was reported as doing as well as could
be expected. R. E. Klepper, a brother,
from Seattle, is in the city.
Postpones Hearing
On Lumber Tariff
Owing to developments, it has been
found necessary to change the date of
the lumber tariff hearing, set for Janu
ary 23, ' to January 28, the meeting to
convene at 10 a. m. at the Multnomah
hotel. Important points concerning the
proposed simplification of the present
tariff, which will be to the benefit of
producers and shippers in this section,
will be reviewed.
Klamath Irrigators Elect
Klamath' Falls. Jan. 20. R. E. Brad-
"bury was elected to the directorate of
the Klamath Irrigation district last
Tuesday. The election was between
Bradbury and Robert Cheyene. Bradbury
received 48 votes, while Cheyne re
ceived 45.
Writing from Paris, he continues : "One
woman will take the grave of an Ameri
can boy and make it her special work to
care for it. In the new American ceme
tery which is being laid out by American
soldiers. It la located on a beautiful
spot on the Neuilly road overlooking
Paris. There were a number of women
in Paris today who, with loving hands,
were putting the freshly made graves In
order and planting shrubbery about
them. This gives us the real heart of
the French people. Many an American
mother wm thank God in her heart that
some other woman across the sea is per
forming the loving service Uiat she
would give if she could. The French
greatly appreciate what the Americans
have done in helping to hold the gates
of Paris and cannot show their good will
toward us in-too many ways."
Private ' Milton Unger writes his
parents from France, where he is sta
tioned with the Twentieth Balloon com
pany at a camp near Bordeaux. He
says that the men have received ex
cellent treatment and are provided with
the best of food and also tobacco. Pri
vate Unger is ; the son of H. Unger of
the Clyde hotel.
Brutal Murder Admitted
Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 20. (I. N. S.)
-'Charged -with the r brutal murder of
his young, wife and mother-in-law,
J oseph B. Banf orth f was arraigned; in
court today.-' Banf orth told the po
lice his wife and mother-in-law ! had
been ' nagging him ' about getting work
and that in a ;. fit i of . rage he killed
UNIFICATION IS THE
ONLY SOLUTION OF
PROBLEM OF LABOR
Lord Cecil Believes Laborers
Should Own Shares in In
dustrial Plants.
London, Jan. 2. (I. N. S.. by Mall.)
"The great problem that faces the world
today, I believe. Is industrial unrest,
and the only solution, as I view It, is
for society to become more unified and
for the workers to become co-partners
In industry .
That was the statement made by Lord
Robert Cecil, assistant foreign secretary
of Great Britain, to American newspaper
men recently. Lord Robert's, family . Is
one of the most famous In England. One
of his ancestors was prime minister in
Queen Elizabeth's reign.
The remark was prompted by a discus
sion of the great unrest that is sweep
ing all Europe, and has had such fear
ful consequences in Russia, from whlch
land the Bolshevik propaganda has in-
filtered into the Scandinavian countries,
the Balkans, Holland and Spain.
"Higher wages and shorter hours will
never settle the question," Lord Roberts
said : "Those measures are only pallia
tive. They do not go to the root of the
trouble.
"I think the great remedy this Is a
hobby of mine is to make our popula
tion landowners, or. If they are employed
in factories, that they shall be co-part-'
ners."
"You mean you would let them share
In the profits?" a correspondent sug
gested. "Profit sharing is only a step." re
plied Lord Robert. "That's just one de
gree of partnership which the workers
naturally would have. There must be
more than that. They should be part
owners."
St. Louis Invaded
By Swarms of Flies
St. Louis. Mo.. Jan. 20. (I. N. S.)
The unseasonable warm weather St.
Louis has experienced for nearly two
weeks has brought swarms of flies and
in many instances mosquitoes to the city.
While flies are not very uncommon as
they find warmth in homes, a mosquito
in mid-winter Is a rare thing, as tne rirst
frost usually scares them away. It is
the belief of the health commission that
the mosquitoes have developed in little
puddles of water where the sun had full
play.
Similar Names Are
Cause of Murder
Decatur, Texas. Jan. 20. (U. P.)
Judge Hugh D. Spencer is dying today
and William Bolger is awaiting a
murder charge as a result of a simi
larity in the names of Bolger's wife
and Spencer's divorced wife. Spencer
wrote his former wife seeking recon
ciliation and a meeting. The letter
was delivered to Mrs. Bolger and
Bolger saw it. Bolger found Spencer
and began shooting without seeking
an explanation.
Thousands of Hogs
Are Dying of "Flu"
Aurora, 111., Jan. 20. Hogs are dying
by the thousand in the rich farming dis
tricts of Wheatland and Plalnfleld. 111.,
seemingly suffering from influenza and
pneumonia with all the symptoms of the
epidemic which show in humans. The
animals contract a cold and acute pneu
monia sets in. They are being given
the serum vaccination treatment In an
effort to stay the epidemic.
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EXAMINATION
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GIRLS OF FRANCE
APPEAL TO YANKS
Diva Predicts 250,000 American
Soldiers Will Find Wives Where
They Fought Huns.
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Joseph, Or., high school building s hqwing damage done by windstorm
; which last week threatened to blow the town off the map;
Norwegians to Help
Restore Forests of
Devastated France
By Bassett Digby
Special Cable to The Journal and the Chicago
Daily News.
(Copyright, 1919, by Chicago Daily News Co.)
Stockholm. Jan. 20. Norway intends
to help out the restoration of the devas
tated part of Fr:nce in the front zone
by planting: a belt of Norwegian forest
trees. Much enthusiasm has developed
for the scheme and It is Intended to be
gin this spring.
The plan comprises the planting of
250 acres annually for five years and
the money is streaming in to Consul
Heiberg in Christlania. The idea is to
send a forestry party of about 50 Nor
wegians, fully equipped with trees, tools,
tents and stores, so as not to impose
the slightest burden upon France.
The tentative zone for planting . the
belt of trees Is from the Adrennes toward
the Belgian frontier behind Arras, where
there formerly was a fine forest, but ac
tion will be taken In accordance with
the desires of the French.
Chicago. Jan. 20. Mile. Yvonne Gall
of the Chicago opera, a Parlsienne and
a relative of Marshal Petain, says ft is
true at least 250,000 Tanks will wed
French girls. American soldiers, she
says, are struck by the home life of
French girls and never again, will be
satisfied with girls of their native coutw
try. does not hold, however, that
French girls have gr' 'T beauty or
charm than tl.etr .merlcan cousins.
"Our girls are, perhaps, not as clever
as yours," said the opera singer, "but
they are more lovable, more appealing
to the heart of a bravje, good man. Here
is the difference :
"The French girl follows her husband ;
the American girl wants to lead him.
"The French girl is happy in doing
for the one she loves ; the American
girl demands he serve her.
"Freneh wives are helpmeets of their
husbands, not their slave drivers.
"French? daughters oney. their parents;
do not dictate to them.
"French mothers are teachers of their
children ; not their servants.
"Your wonderful American soldiers
have seen all this and will not be content
to be treated again as the American
girls treat their sweethearts. If they
come back to America, finally they will
find it necessary to return to France,
either to live there with a French- girl
or bring one back to the United States."
Pittock's Condition?
Reported Improved
Henry t. Pittocft. president of Jhe
Northwestern bank and. . publisher of
the Oregonlan. who Is seriously ill at his
Imperial Heights home with influenza,
was reported better today. Mr. Pittock
was taken ill last Tuesday morning with
a slight cold, which turned into influ
enza. Captain William M. Campbell, the
family physician, came from Camp Iew
is last night and is attending Mr. Pit
tock. Dr. Alvln W. Balrd Is alno at
tending, Mr. Pittock Is reported to have
rested well daring the night.
' . Jury Is . Drawn ' " v
:A' Jury was drawn In Circuit Judge
Tucker's court this morning. to try the
cans of", the city against Richard K.
Clark, charged with having liquor ille
gally in his possession. Clark was found
;uilty and fined J100 in the municipal
court June 21 last. The present proceel
ti gs are on trpeaL - -
Save and serve buy War Savings
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Detroit Lines Not to Employ Women
Washington, Jan. 20. No more women
will be employed as conductors by the
Detroit Street- Railway company. Those
now in the service will be retained. This
was the gist of a decision handed down
by the war labor board Saturday and
read by, former President Taft, joint
chairman.
Dry slab wood and blocks. S. & H.
green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel
Co. Main 353. A-3353. Adv.
Success of Wilson
. Food Bill Declared
Necessary to Peace
Washington, Jan. 20. (I. N. S.)
President Wilson's position at the peace
conference would be weakened and a
renewal of the war be made practically
inevitable, if the senate should defeat
the president's request for 1100,000.000
with which to combat famine in Eu
rope. Senator James Hamilton Lewis de
clared in the senate this afternoon.
Predicting that American troops would
be the first to be attacked In any re
newal of hostilities, Lewis said :
"A defeat of this bill now dishonors
the president and makes doubtful for
all the sessions of the peace conference
if he can thereafter succeed. It calls up
disorder and anarchy among 50,000,000
distressed people, and beckons murder
to the sons of American mothers. To
pass this measure is the preservation of
Americans not charity to foreigners."
The charge that a large portion of the
$100,000,000 food appropriation asked by
President Wilson for fighting famine in
Europe is to be used In protecting the
packers In this country from loss was
made In the senate this afternoon by
Chairman Gore of the senate agricul
tural committee.
Senator Gore gave as his authority
the general manager of the Hammond
Standish packing house of Detroit, who
told him the fund was to be used for
stabilizing the price of pork products in
this country.
" How long will you
Take one-hundred men of middle age. Where will
they all be at sixty-five According to statistics, nearly .
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to support themselves. Healthy men and women live
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Germans and Poles
Discuss Armistice
London, Jan. 20. (I.. N. a) Ar
mistice negotiations are reported to have
been opened between the Germans and
the Poles, according to an Exchange
telegraph dispatch from Berlin today.
The German government has protested
to Russia against Interference In Ger
man internal affairs.
$900,000,000 Is Paid
Out on War Policies
Washington. Jan. 20. (TJ. P.) The
war has cost the government $900,000,000
In death and disability claims on In
surance carried by soldiers, sailors and
marines, according to figures made pub
lic here Sunday. Against this sum the
war risk Insurance bureau has collected
$200,000,000 tn premiums.
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ANNUAL INVENTORY SALES Now in Brogress
Women's and Misses' Coats
Inventory Special
hat
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Second Floor You will agree
fifteen dollars is an extremely low
nrice for such splendid coats. The
styles are mostly of the practical
kind, serviceable and dressy enough
for any occasion. Homespun, ve
lour. poplin and novelty mixtures.
Smart belted effects and full styles
with large collars of plush or self
materials. Blue, brown, taupe, gray and plaid.
Nearly all are lined full length.
Women's Coats
$1:7.95
Second Floor -This special lot is composed of
many odd Coats and broken lines selected from
our regular stock and are extraordinary values
at above price. High-grade burella, velour,
lupine, Yosemite and basket cloth are the prin
cipal materials. Neat tailored styles and dressy
coats in popular colors. Our 1- rt QF
Inventory Sale price for tomorrow I UfJ
Women's Coats
Second Floor Beautiful coats of burella, wool
velour. Yosemite, homespun and mixtures with
collars of fur, plush or self material. Smart
styles with belts, others in plaited effects.
Taupe, navy, tan, brown, Pekin, Oxford, green,
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Sale of Embroideries and Laces
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THE ANNUAL INVENTORY SALE of embroideries and laces affords a splendid oppor
tunity for women to supply their spring sewing needs at wqrth while savings. Many
special assortments are shown and in addition we include patterns from.our regular stock..
Embroidery, Flouncings, Edges and Insertions' ,
FLOUNCINGS of fine Swiss material 27
Inches wide voile flouncings in white and
lacey effects, 3 6 and 40 Inches wide. At
tractive patterns. Regular 95c to flQf
$1.25 grades priced special, yard vlli
EDGES of cambric, longclothand Swiss
materials. Eyelet, floral and con- OQ
ventional designs. 3 5c to 50c values
EDGES in pretty eyelet patterns on good
quality cambric material. These are excep
tional values at 15c yard. Priced " Y
special for this sale, the, yard XUC'
SEMI-MADE hand-loom embroidery night
gown tops, chemise and children's dresses.
Values-up to 2.50 at $1.88. 21 QQ
Values up to 1.75 priced at 3XeOO
Wash Laces Special 5c Yard
FINE VALE LACES and insertions in a
great assortment of pretty patterns. Also
narrow cluny laces and torchon Kg
laces. 10c grades priced at, the yard
CLUNY LACES narrow and wide, suit
able for underwear, curtains and
fancy work. l5c to 25c grades at XAiU
WIDE FANCY Val. laces In exceptionally
pretty patterns. These are of very fine
quality and are Just what is needed for
spring sewing, i 5 Inches .wide. O fir
Grades worth to 50c at the yard &Ols
ODD LINES fancy iaces and trimmings
that have Accumulated during recent days
while they last they are selling at "A PRICE.
Sale of Shoes for
Little Women
SIZE 2A. widths C and D SIZE 3. widths
B, C and D SIZE 3yZ, widths B, C and D
SIZE 4, widths A and B 150 pairs of
these shoes to be. closed out Tuesday at
$1.00 Pair
Main Floor Vici kid shoes. In buttoned and
laced styles with high and medium heels,
light or heavy soles, cloth or kid tops, welt
soles. High-grade footwear from well known
makers. Women who wear small sizes I"
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$3.25 Boilers
Third Floor No. 8 metallic bottom
wash boilers with stationary book han
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regular 3.25 values. Priced CO CO
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them.
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