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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1918)
0 start of Freedom's banner bright That clustered shine in field of blue. From faint, far depths of heaven's height Your constellated fires you drew! From ttarry ways of ages down Ton bring the light of old renown! Greece first your dawn-bright radiance knew When Freedom's star rose o'er the deep, And Athens' glory full orbed grew When Parthenon crowned the Acrop olis steep. The fame of Greece then brightly shone With splendor since through ages known. But kindled by Prometheam fire O'er other lands rose Freedom's tars. Unquenched by blood, they still aspire Where far beyond the old world bars They rose above the new world bright And blent as one their kindred light Long may these stars undimmed still . shine In Freedom's glorious galaxy) Long may our land still be the shrine To all the world of Liberty, Whose statue stands at Freedom's gates And for the coming millions waits I H. T. SuJJulh In Neto For World. MILITARY POST THAT WAS NAMED FOR WASHINGTON Carlisle, Pa., Claims to Have Had Within Ita Limits a Station of Im portance That Antedates the Nation al Capital by Many Years Made First Move for American Liberty. fA ARLISLE, Pa., claims to have M 1 bad within its limits the first 1 pluoe (Washingtouburg) In the United States to be named for George Washington and to have the oldest meeting house west of the Sus quehanna, wherein the germ of Ameri can liberty was conceived. ' Access to hidden records and facts long burled In state archives Is re writing history and a lately discovered "Uncompleted Paper" by the late Christian P. Uumrlch, Esq., discloses the fact that on the present site of the united States Indian school at Car lisle In prerevolutionary times was an establishment of "recognized Impor tance, and of great historical Interest," known as Washingtouburg. No record Is found In state or coun ty of Its existence, but research shows that it was quite an Important place nd more than a eulmrb of Carlisle, It was a national and not a state es- James Wilson. tablUhment for "Col. Flower, Commls- ary-Qcnerol of Military Stores," re quests that he nilght have "Carpenters, Farriers, Gun Suitths, Tluinen, Siul dlers and Shoemakers" for work at this place. Coal Used Industrially. Dr. Charles F. Itimcs of Dickinson college writes: "It was, too, an up-to-date, or rather, away-ehead-of-dute, establishment, at least In regard to fuel employed, for anthracite coal from Wllkesbarre region was floated down the Susquehanna and hauled In wagons from Harris' Ferry (llarrlsburg) to this point This was the first use of such coal, on such a scale, and for In dustrial purposes." Evidence of the large force of workmen employed la found In meat bill, dated February 7, 1781, for 150 head of beef cattle to supply the artificers and others at Washingtouburg, at the "Continental works near Carlisle." ThejwuteuUon Is that this military post was the first place In the United States to be named for Washington and that its existence antedates by years Washington, D. 0.. When General Washington was In Carlisle during the whisky rebellion he, with Alexander Hamilton, wor shiped In the "Old Presbyterian Meet ing House" on the public square la Carlisle, and it was In this Identical meeting house, on July 12, 1774, a yeai before the Mecklenburg declaration, e public meeting of patriotic citizens gathered from the town and surround ing country, condemned the act of the British parliament and urged vigorous measures to correct the wrong. Col. John Montgomery was the presiding officer. James Wilson was present and was appointed one of the members ol the committee to meet with other com mittees to take action. He was later a member of the Continental congress, a signer of the Declaration and a justice of the Supreme court. Wing's htstorj states, "and when In the Continental congress he received Instructions from his constituents In Cumberland countj to advocute nn entire separation from the mother country, this was prob ably the first utterance of that senti ment of the country." Bancroft's Tribute to Wilaon. Bancroft says of Wilson : "ne was an ardent pntrlot, like many other eml ncnt men of that day not at first avowedly In favor of severance from trie mother country, but he desired II when he received definite Instruction from his constituents." Bellman, writing of the potency ol this meeting held In the "Old Meeting House" on July 12, 1774, says: "The lnlluence, therefore, of the meeting, oi of subsequent Instructions to which II gave rise, seems to have determined the action of Pennsylvania In that great crisis which men even like John Dickinson were too timid or too cow ardly to meet." The vote of Jnmes Wilson deter mined the vote of Pennsylvania. Had Pennsylvania failed to accept the reso lution we today would he under an other flag. Philadelphia may be considered "The birthplace of American liberty," but Its conception In the "Old Tresbyterlnn Meeting House," In Carlisle, Cumber- hind county, Pennsylvania, made possible to be born. The Scotch-Irish part In the Itevolu tlonary war and the events preceding It Is becoming more apparent and Im portant, and the notions taken In the Preshyterlnn meeting houses through out Pennsylvania are vital to historic recital. Principle Mint Be Adhered To. One of the statesmen who fashioned this government upon Its broad lines that have endured left us the guiding words that "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," and we should hold fast te that In all our future; that vigilance which shall make us pre pared In peace for possible war, pre pared In war for promised peace, and watchful both In peace and war for the principles and the policies which have safeguarded the constitution and which will save, If anything will save, our republic till natlous are no more. Put Hit Americanism First "You must remember," said he who first came to us as Marquis de la Fay ette when he was asked by what title he preferred to be addressed when he was last on these shores, "that 1 am an American general." He had renounced meanwhile one of the proudest patents of nobility In France that he might feel strongei wlthtn hlro. the call of freedom. The reply Is characteristic of his whole outlook of life. LfcJP4J WHO MACHINE: W 1SI EMPEY TAKES HIS FIRST TURN ON THE FIRING STEP OF THE TRENCH WHILE BULLETS WHIZ OVERHEAD. Synopsis. Fired by the sinking of the Lusltanla, with the loss of American lives, Arthur Ouy Empey, an American living In Jersey City, goes to England and enlists as a private in the British army. After a short experience as a recruiting officer in London, he is sent to train ing quarters In France, where he first hears the sound of big guns and makes the acquaintance of "cooties." After a brief period of training Empey's company is eent into the front-line trenches. CHAPTER V. - Mud, Rati and 8hells. I must have slept for two or three hours, not the refreshing kind that re sults from clean sheets and soft pil lows, but the sleep that comes from cold, wet and sheer exhaustion. Suddenly, the earth seemed to shake and a thunderclap burst In my ears. I opened my eyes I was splashed all over with sticky mud, and men were picking themselves up from the bottom of the trench. The parapet on my left had toppled into the trench, completely blocking It with a wall of tossed-up earth. The man on my left lay still. I rubbed the mud from my face, and an awful sight met my gaze his head was smashed' to a pulp, and his steel helmet was full of brains and blood. A German "Minnie" (trench mortar) had exploded In the next traverse. Men were digging Into the soft mass of mud In a frenzy of haste. Stretcher-bear ers came up the trench on the double. After a few minutes of digging, three still, muddy forms on stretchers were carried down the communication trench to the rear. Soon they would be resting "somewhere In France," with a little wooden cross over their heads. They had done their bit for king and' country, had died without firing a shot, but their services were appreciated, nevertheless. Later on, I found out their names. They belonged to our draft I was dazed and motionless. Sud denly a shovel was pushed into my hands, and a rough but kindly voice said: 'Here, my lad, lend a hand clearing the trench, but keep your head down, and look out for snipers. One of the Fritz's Is a daisy, and he'll get you if you're not careful." Lying on my belly on the bottom of the trench, I filled sandbags with the sticky mud, they were dragged to my rear by the other men, and the work of rebuilding the parapet was on. The harder I worked, the better I felt Al though the weather was cold, I was soaked with sweat. Occasionally a bullet would crack overhead, and a machine gun would kick up the mud on the bashed-ln para pet. At each crack I would duck and shield my face with my arm. One of the older men noticed this action of mine, and whispered : "Don't duck at the crack of a bul let Tank ; the danger has passed you never hear the one that wings you. Always remember that if you are going to get it you'll get it so never worry." This made a great Impression on me at the time, and from then on, I adopt ed his motto, "If you're going to get it you'll get it." It helped me wonderfully. I nsed It so often afterwards that some of my mates dubbed me, "If you're going; to get it you'll get It" After an hour's hard work, all my nervousness left me, and I was laugh ing and Joking with the rest At one o'clock, dinner came up in the form of a dlxle of hot stew. I looked for my canteen. It had fallen off the fire step, and was half burled In the mud. The man on my left noticed this, and told the corporal, dishing out the rations, to put my share in his mess tin. Then he whis pered to me, "Always take care of your mess tin, mate." I had learned another maxim of the trenches. mat stew tasted nne. i was aa hungry aa a bear. We had "seconds,' or another helping, because three of the men had "gone West" killed by the explosion of the German trench mortar, and we ate their share, but still I was hungry, so I filled in with bully beef snd biscuits. Then I drained my water bottle. Later on I learned another maxim of the front line, "Go sparingly with your water." The bully beef made me thirsty, and by tea time X was dying for a drink, but my pride would not allow me to ask my mates (or water. I was fast learning the ethics of the trenches. That night I waa put on guard with an older man. We stood on the fire step with our hands over the top, peer ing out into No Man's Land. It was nervous work for me, but the other fel low seemed to take It as part of the night's routine. Then something shot past my face. My heart stopped beating, and I ducked soy head below the parapet A soft VEST OlTOERYING Hi HUMCE I9I7BY witmtl chuckle from my mate brought me to my senses, and I feebly asked, "For heaven's sake, what was that?" He answered. "Only a rat taking a promenade along the sandbags." felt very sheepish. About every twenty minutes the sen try In the next traverse would fire star shell from his flare pistol. The "plop" would give me a start of fright. never got used to this noise during my service In the trenches. I would watch the arc described by the star shell, and then stare into No Man's Land waiting for it to burst. In its lurid light the barbed wire and stakes would be silhouetted against its light like a latticed window. Then darkness. - Once, out in front of our wire, I heard a noise and saw dark forms moving. My rifle was lying across the sandbagged parapet I reached for it and was taking aim to fire, when my mate grasped my arm, and whispered, "Don't fire." He challenged in a low voice. The reply came back Instantly from the dark forms: "Shut your bllnkln' mouth,- you bloomln' Idiot ; do you want us to click it from the Boches?" Later we learned that the word, "No challenging or firing, wiring party out In front," had been given to the sentry on our right, but he had failed to pass It down the trench. An officer had over heard our challenge and the reply, and immediately put the offending sentry under arrest. The sentry clicked twenty-one days on the wheel, that is, he received twenty-one days' field pun ishment No. 1, or "crucifixion," as Tommy terms it This consists of being spread-eagled on the wheel of a limber two hours a day for twenty-one days, regardless of the weather. During this period, your rations consist of bully beef, biscuits and water. A few months later I met this sentry and he confided to me that since being "crucified," be had never failed to pass the word down the trench when so or dered. In view of the offense, the above punishment was very light in that falling to pass the word down a trench may mean the loss of many lives, and the spoiling of some impor tant enterprise In No Man's Land. i CHAPTER VI. I '1 "Back of the Line." Our tour in the front-line trench lasted four days, and then we were relieved by the brigade. Going down the communication trench we were In a merry mood, al though we were cold and wet and every bone In our bodies ached. It makes a lot of difference whether you are "going in" or "going out" At the end of the communication trench, Umbers were waiting on the road for us. 1 thought we were going to ride back to rest billets, but soon found out that the only time an In fantryman rides is when he is wounded and Is bound for the base or Blighty. These limbers carried our reserve ammunition and rations. Our march to rest billets was thoroughly enjoyed by me. It seemed as if I were on furlough, and was leaving be hind everything that was disagree able and horrible. Every recruit feels this way after being relieved from the trenches. Wa marched eight kilos and then halted in front of a French estamlnet The captain gave the order to turn out on each aide of the road and wait his return. Pretty soon he came back and told B company to occupy billets 117, 118 and 119. Billet 117 was an old stable which had previously been occupied by cows. About four feet In front of the entrance was a huge ma nure pile, and the odor from it was anything but pleasant Using my flashlight I stumbled through the door. Just before entering I observed a white sign reading: "Sitting SO, lying 20," but at the time, Its significance did not strike me. Next morning I asked the sergeant major what It meant He nonchalantly answered: "That's some of the work of the R. A. M. 0. (Royal Army Medical corps). It simply means that in case of an at tack, this billet will accommodate fifty wounded who are able to alt up and take notice, or twenty stretcher It was not long after this that I was one of the "20 lying." I soon hit the hay and was fast asleep, even my friends the "cooties" failed to disturb me. The next morning at about six o'clock I was awakened by the lance corporal of our section, informing me that I had been detailed as mess, or derly, and to report to the cook and give him a hand. I helped him make the fire, carry water from an old well, and fry the bacon. Lids of dixies are used to cook the bacon in. After breakfast was cooked, I carried a dixie of hot tea and the lid full of bacon to our section, and told the corporal that breakfast was ready. He looked at me in contempt and then shouted, "Break fast up, come and get It 1 1 immedi ately got wise to the trench parlance, and never again Informed that "Break fast was served." It didn't take long for the Tommies to answer this call. Half dressed, they lined up with their canteens and I dished out the tea. Each Tommy carried In his hand a thick slice of bread which had been issued with the rations the night before. Then I had the pleasure of seeing them dig Into the bacon with their dirty fingers. The allowance was one slice per man. The late ones received very small slices. As each Tommy got his share he im mediately disappeared Into the billet Pretty soon about fifteen of them made a rush to the cookhouse, each carrying a huge slice of bread. These slices they dipped into the bacon grease which was stewing over the fire. The last man Invariably lost out I was the last man. After breakfast our section carried their equipment into a field adjoining the billet and got busy removing the trench mud therefrom, because at 8 :45 a. m., they had to fall In for Inspection and parade, and woe betide the man who was unshaven, or had mud on his uniform. Cleanliness is next to godli ness In the British army, and Old Pep per must have been personally ac quainted with St. Peter. Our drill consisted of close-order formation, which lasted until noon. During this time we had two ten-min ute breaks for rest, and no sooner the word, "Fall out for ten minutes," was given than each Tommy got out a fag and lighted it Fags are issued every Sunday morn ing, and you generally get between twenty and forty. The brand gen erally Issued is the "Woodbine." Some times we are lucky and get "Gold- flakes," "Players" or "Bed Hussars." Occasionally an Issue of "Life Bays" comes along. Then the older Tommies Immediately get busy on the recruits and trade these for "Woodbines" or "Goldfiakes." A recruit only has to be stuck once in this manner, andhen he ceases to be a recruit There Is a Resting Back of the Lines. reason. Tommy is a great cigarette smoker. He smokes under all condi tions, except when unconscious or when he Is reconnoiterlng In No Man's Land at night Then, for obvious rea sons, he does not care to have a light ed cigarette In his mouth. Stretcher bearers carry fags for wounded Tommies. When a stretcher bearer arrives alongside of a Tommy who has been hit the following conver sation usually takes place: Stretcher bearer "Want a fog? Where are you hit?" Tommy looks up and answers, "les. in the leg." After dismissal from parade, we re turned to our billets and I had to get busy Immediately with the dinner Is sue. Dinner consisted of stew made from fresh beef, a couple of spuds, nuiiy Deer, Juaconochle rations and wa ter plenty of water. There is great competition among the men to spear with their forks the two lonely pota toes. Back en the front line, after a stay in rest billets, Empey gets a shock when a German bullet cuts down his first friend of the trenches. He telle the story In the next Installment tTO B CONTINUED.) Make Light of Heavy Load. The streets of Jerusalem within the walls are as narrow and crowded that It Is impossible to drive wagon through them, and many of them are built of a series of steps upon the hill side, so that It Is a task to lead camels or donkeys through them after sunrise, Therefore most of the carrying and porterlng Is done by men. They carry the most surprising loads. I am told that they will step along briskly wlta 600 pounds on their backs, with stout ropes holding the bundles to. thtlr ton w--V4 111 HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important :Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing-. Charles J. McCarthy was Tuesday inaugurated as governor of the terri tory of Hawaii, succeeding Lucius E. Pinkham. President Wilson will deliver a Fourth of July address at Mount Ver non, Va., in connection with a cele bration in which representatives of allied nations will participate. Discontinuance of instruction in Ger man at the University of Denver was announced Wednesday. During the second semester of this year only 50 students enrolled in the German class es. Clarence Young of the American aviation forces, while making a flight, was compelled to descend within the ' Austrian lines. His comrades have assured headquarters he was not in jured. Representatives of clvio organiza tions of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, at a conference in Seattle Mon day, adopted a plan of organization for a zone industrial commission of the . war industries board. Mexican sisal growers have entered into an agreement with the food ad ministration to sell in this country 500,000 bales of this year's sisal crop at a price 3 cents a pound below that received last year. Coal dealers and distributors are prohibited in a fuel administration order from adding to the price of coal they now have on hand the freight rate increases on this commodity which became effective Tuesday. The Dublin police have seized 40,- 000 rounds of ammunition found in a consignment of grain in the Smith field market. It is believed the con signment formed a part of a cargo of arms and ammunition landed on the northern coast some time ago. A Washington dispatch says the en tente allies are earnestly seeking a so lution of the Russion problem one that will assist President Wilson in the execution of his pledge to "stand behind Russia" and latest reports from Europe indicate that progress is being made. Lloyd George, In discussing the war situation Monday in the house of com mons, referred to the amazing organi zation which was bringing American troops to France. "Enough Americans," he added, have arrived to satisfy the allies and to disappoint and ultimately defeat our foes." American troops on the Marne front Monday night captured the northwest ern part of Belleu Wood. The Ameri cans cleared this strategic position of all Germans, captured some prisoners and took five machine guns. The Americans are now in complete posses sion or the woods. More than 700 men of draft age were rounded up by the New York police in the Brownsville district of Brooklyn Tuesday and questioned concerning their registration cards. The raid was ' prompted by local draft officers, who were disappointed In the registration of June 4. The accusation that Alonza Sargent. engineer of the empty troop train which crashed into tha Hatrnnhnck- Wallace circus sleepers near Gary. Ind., causing the death of 85 persons, was asleep at his throttle, was made Tuesday by J. McFadden. attnrnnv for the Michigan Central railway. A nrnnlftmftHnn lammd Tnaalav da. elares the seaport of Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, to be a special military area. This means the same system of martial law has been applied to Tralee as has been enforced In the County ware, remits win be necessary for persons to enter the orescrlbed dis trict The AustriAntt linva koan ahla fn make virtually no progress against the British forces holding an important Section of the line on tha Italian frnnt. says a London dispatch Thursday. Drenching raina nn tha Flathead reservation, Montana, have saved a probable wheat crop of 2,000,000 bush els just as farmers were getting ready to turn s toe it into their fields, accord ing to reports. Onlv five minutes warn rantiirad tnr passage Thursday by the senate of the annual general pension bill, carrying $220,000,000, the largest pension measure by $12,000,000 in the govern ment's history. Austria's grain supplies have com pletely run out and such food of this nature as she is (rettin? la eominir from what Germany has allotted to her from the Ukrainian aunnliea. ac cording to indications in a Copenhagen dispatch to the London Exchange Tele- grapn company. 'tThe Americans in the Woevre sent their first gas against the German lines from projectors Wednesday morn ing. A German raid at Remieres Wood waa repulsed. Some of the enemy were killed and one prisoner was taken.