Page Two
Thursday, January 9, 1919
EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
OVERSEAS
Somewhere in France.
November 26th, ’18.
Dear Mr. Gibbs:
Just a few lines to let you know
that I stiil have you in mind. Have
intended writing you many times
but have been very busy. We
are still very busy with the sick
and wounded and sending a great
many men home.
I was first stationed in France
in old Brittany and it is sure a
very primitive country. I am
now right up on the front where
we have done most of our fight
ing. It took our weight to throw
the fight the right way, and ev
ery American should feel proud
of our army. Over here they
are very strict and for the least
infraction of rules, a man is sent
home, no matter how high his
rank.
We are not supposed to have
any dealings with the French
people at all, unless in a place
approved by the army authority.
That is to protect the soldier be
cause the French people are ar
tists at overcharging.
I am attached to an evacuation
hospital whose function has been
to take care of the wounded and
send them back to the base hos
pitals. Now that the fighting is
over. 1 suppose that w,e will be
changed into a base hospital.
We have quite a few German
prisoners who are guarded by
colored troops and the negroes do
sure like their job. The Ameri
can prisoners are not nearly as
well treated as we treat the buns.
The Germans never give any
trouble and all appear to be well
satisfied with their lot.
Our army here is just like a
part of the good old U. S. A.
transplanted. We wear, eat and
talk U. S. A. The army welfare
work is wonderful everything is
done for the soldier. The two
most popular organizations among
the men at the front are the Red
Cross which has a very high type
of men connected with it, and
the Salvation army. The V. M.
C. A. have been unjustly criti
cized and when the people under
stand it rightly it will be all
right. They surely are doing a
wonderful work.
It sure is one great relief to
the French and the British who
have made a wonderful tight,
and the best of comradeship ex
ists between the allies. 1 told a
British chaplain that we consid
ered the navy the big thing. He
replied by saying that the British
think victory was made possible
by our men keeping over forty
German divisions engaged around
Metz, preventing them from
sending troops to the north to
oppose General Haig.
Capt. Jas. W. Laughlin, M. C.
NEW TRAIN
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The H. S. boys have bniltacur-
tain for the moving pictures. As
soon as the machine arrives it
will be set up and focused with
the idea of being ready when
conditions permit.
C. M. Godfrey of Portland be
gan his work as music supervis
or Wednesday.
Pupils should
provide themselves with books
according to directions.
The
books are on sale at the drug
store.
No evening entertainments will
be attempted for the present.
The oratorical contest will be
held next Friday afternoon. The
contestants are Verner Ander
son, Lyla -McKenny, A d e le
Schenk.
The w inner has name
engraved on the cup left by class
of T6.
Conditions in the grades are
improving though not quite so
rapidly as in the H. S.
Mrs.
Graham has been out for a few
days and Mrs. Buckley from
Portland is substituting.
Miss
Morrison of the H. S. has also
been ill.
Her work has been
carried :is far as possible by the
other teachers.
Attendance is approaching
normal in the High School, only
a few now are out and the major
ity of these are out through fear
and not from illness. Regular
work is progressing 4n all depart
ments.
Those attending will
not be held back for those who
are absent.
Those absent will
have their work to make up and
the semester examinations will
be given at the regular time Jan.
22. 23 and 24.
Reports for the second period
are being distributed with a few
exceptions, gratifying improve
ment is shown over the first
period.
There are still a few
w ho need to revise their view
point on life and their own part
in the w'ork of the school and in
the world, if they are to benefit
by the fine opportunities offered
by our schools. There are also a
few whose ambition seems to be
to avoid all the work possible.
The instructors are all united in
the high school and in the grades,
that pupils will not be promoted
unless worthy.
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| Beginning Sunday,
\ January 5th, 1919
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T R A IN S L E A V E
ESTA C A DA
FOR PO RTLAND:
6:55 a. m., 8:52 a. m., 12:52 p. m., 4:52 p. m.
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T R A IN S L E A V E P O R T L A N D
F O R E ST A C A D A :
6:45 a. m., 10:45 a. m., 2:45 p. m., 4:45 p. m.
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An extra train will be run from Portland to Estacada
on Sundays only, leaving Portland at 5:15 a. m.
j Portland Railway Light
Power Company
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THE BEST “ FLU” PREVENTATIVE
Is a Good Heater or Steel Range
Come in and pick yours out before this cold weather cleans
them all out.
W e have the Best ( t o *7n . .
from
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Keep Out These Cold Winds With Our
Wall Papers and Warm Deadening
Felts.
W e also have Glass, Windows and Doors to patch up
the broken ones.
,
Start the N ew Year right by paying up
your account with the Hardware man.
B E R T
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