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tuui crra circs omikiii
SOLDIER LETTERS
' la Camp Homawhcr In Prance.
July 21, KIN.
Dear Father:
Tbli la beautiful mornlni. clear
tnd bright. I am elltlng out In th
wood, whr w ar camped now.
W niovt to much tnd to frequently
tha( It l dlfflrull Indeed to fallow
the moves.
Thla particular camp It th rtar
camp whlih U a llttl be Mud (lie
llnea of great activity wher there I
llttl reit for tha horsei and men.
1 ram la bar thla morning to
ihav. an officer, and am taking
a llttl tliii for writing home, Re
ceived th ordnr to move out from
our! former ramp to our pre mint
front lln poaltlon about on week
ago and almoit cnnitantly alnr that
time all our men hav been fighting
night and day. Such fighting aa th
Herman, who ar taken prisoner
aay they cannot atand and they alio
lay they never saw aurh fighter a
th I'. 8. troopi are. Tha aay nolh
Ing they throw over axalnst in can
top ua unlesa they actually kill alt
th troop. W hav been rlad aa
"hock" or "attack" troop, which
mean that w ar kept for occasion
when ther la need of triad and
truated veteran troop whlh cannot
be atampeded and are thntwn In to
bring auccesae. Do not think thla
la J nut talk of our own. V are now
tried troopa for w have been enn-
atantly working alnr lait year. The
entire body (topped the llun on hla
great advance and tha Mug?! hav
tnken heart and gone back Into their
houses and farma after wa have gon
In and (topped th Uiromh. On dK
forent occaalon w have proven that
w can receive an order, marci piany
mile and at one go Into position
and open fire with only the ration
which we hav with ui, and never
top at all for aleep. For altnoxt
thr weeka I hav gone without Ink
tng off my clothe, and alittit two
weeks without having my shoe off.
finch fighting thn artillery can
pu up! The Oermana who aro tali'cti
prisoners aak m to ahnw them the
D. A
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'automatic cannon Which throw over
Ihrni th terrible rain of ahull.
' aro rUlit now Id a very much
fought over aectlon. Th fighting
hat been very hard and aever. The
way th" dtd Uurman ar lying In
Ui wheat fluid rnnlndt ni of th
description of Oettyiburg. Dead
German along tha road caught right
whet they were, In, dugout or on
th lid of tbi hill. ther they II.
Dead German In th wooda, dead
hone along th roadi, and off In
th fluid. Tha air mailing with the
reiulta of th battle; burlala going
on; pllea of old atufl from 'the con
quered Hunt German helmet, Ger
man gun, German kpipiacks,, Her
man cannon taken by th hundred,
alo th ammunition for th tarn,
and Gorman officer! captured by our
men compelled to ihow our men the
way of handling their cannon, and
then they load and fire, and load and
fire, right over against tha retreat
ing Oermana. German macbln
una by th wholeial hav been
taken, and ran you bollev It,' th
Germane chain their men to th ma-
chin guna ao they cannot get
away, I hav aeon the chalna and
where they were anchored Into tb
ground. No audi with th U, 6.
troopi! Their cray la, "On and on,
and defeat the Hun, and then return
to th beat country In th world."
They all want the Job done complete
ly and thoroughly and the total and
complete defeat of the llun and (11
for which auch fiend atand.
Day and night paea, and we do
not know tha day of th week, or
th dnte of tha month. Yon mlirht
think It itrange that auch la the fact.
cm wun nay anq nigm naming, ana
up day and night, and more work
and then another day and night, we
lone trark of Just whit day It la that
'w are doing theNwork. '
Tbure ire io ninny German wound
ed. No statement la made her aa
to our own, whether It la amnlt or
not, but grrttt numbers of Jhe enemy
come her to our dressing atatlona,
and whvn they are able to render
any rfnnlntanee they are let to work
:na Utter bearer and thty ire very
gentle and rareful In all of their
d'illne:a with our wounded. They
.ar' eunlngly. entirely contented to
ho within ourMlne and at once will
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Day occurs on September 18,
the Daily issue of the Courier.
BARGAIN DAY
do all that I required of tbem. When
they have any tint aid work to do,
they do It tboroughly. No danger
or thought of them trying to cap
back to their own llnea. Their ei
caplng from ua la on of th lent
thought of condition. Never I
ther any prlionen who are not ac
counted for at th end of any work
or at the and of any day, Th driver
of my car brought In prlonr who
waa wounded th other night and
that little thin, undeveloped and
rhlldlah boy could hardly talk to me
when I went up to him, he waa ao
full ot fear. He mutt have thought
death waa ure and certain for blm,
for I think all of th German officer
tell (II of th Hun luldleri that they
will b killed If they allow them-
nelvei to be captured. That boy of
11 year waa ao icared be could
hardly talk to me. Said he would
nut do anything In th world, aald
h would be a good boy. Ill face
wa io filled with terrible fright and
hli Jaw waa ao (baking that It waa
really pathetic. II certainly wa
a frlghtenod boy, captured by the
enemy ba had boon taught to rear
aa h would be put to certain death,
and now he waa In the handa of that
am enemy and talking to an offi
cer of that aame army. Without be
ing (ble to apeak a world of English
ho waa io frtghtene he ' did not
know what to do. I told him he waa
alright, and aaked him If he wanted
aomethlng to eat, when he had eaten
laat, and be told me, with wonder
In hla eye aa to what possible Inter
est It might be to m to know when
he had eaten laat, he told nie be had
not eaten alnce 10 o'clock the night
before. When I aent and had water
and food brought to film, gave him
urn chocolnte, and told him to go
to It, he could not understand at all
what trick these enemies were go
ing to try on him, but began to eat
little,, for-did not the major com-
jniand him to eat? and when he
found he waa getting good food and
that the chocolate I gave him wai
good, and that I covered up hla thin,
cold opon arms and made him com
fortable, that kid could not under
stand at all how the itorle he had
been told In Germany aa to the war
of cruel treatment If he wa rap
tured could possibly be In accord
ONE DAY ONLY
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER
the Anniversary (
On that (lav, and thr
Of
at
Saves you $1.50
Saves you 25
HUB
with th way he waa being treated,
In fart when I bad blm go out In my
car, and luyaelf walked be waa
speecbleia. 1 landed that kid In an
evacuation nation, and when he
found I compelled the attendant to
carry'hlm, be wai entirely without
worda, and could not talk at all. I
do not know where that kid la go
ing but you rould not pry him out
of. the American llnea ;!,t4 took a
crow-bar, and another German who
under certain elrcumataace had the
opportunity offered to him In aome
other section to return to the Ger
man llnea aald he would rather the
officer ihoot him right then, thin
he be compelled to go bark to the
llun llnea and territory.
When th German officer pa
by aa captured prlaonera their facea
are full of aurprlae when they aee
the food we have, the trnopi In good
health and fully armed and atandlng
watching them and lee other thlnga
which they probably were told did
not exist or could not exist. The
prisoner are thoroughly sick of the
war, one said the other day he had
a chance when on guard In his own
(German) camp and aa on of hi
own officers of high rank paased him
he threw a hand grenade at him and
there wai no more of that German
officer. ..
Our troopa aa I aald are now held
ai "ehock" or "attack," troopi, which
mean that w are hurried to what
ever part needa aupport and there
go In for night or day, or days and
night of continuous work. Onr men
get tired, ye, lurely they do, yet
they hold outl and never once bave
they failed to hold the Hun charge.
That meana tfiat wherever the fight
ing Is the thickest and the heaviest.
and the needs are the greatest, there
Is where we are sent, and so when
you read In papers that heavy fight
ing Is going on at any one point,
there you may know our troopa have
ben sent and are right thoro day
and night. If the fighting Is heavy
and there la need of support, you can
understand that our men are there
fighting, and they stand for days at
a time. - Never do they complain. 1
have seen Oiem slightly wounded. I
have seen them Berlously wounded,
I have aeen them mortally wounded,
I - have seen the terrible effects ot
?oi on them both Internally and ex
ternally, yet. never have I heard a!
word of complaint from any of our j
American troopi. What they want toj
know Is how the fUht is going, how
jls "11111," or "Jim' and 'Doctor, go
j fix Jim, you will find him over tin re,
!he needs you more than this wound,"
and It may be that the man spoaklng
s very, very seriously wounded hlm
Is If. The Germans tell us when they
j come Into o ir lines as prisoners th.it
they never aaw such troops, nothing
they can do to us can atop us from
coining; over. Day and olxht we go,
I but I think we may get a little rest
, after while.
I thought of you and your sleeping
In the old barret when I was sleep
: Ing out In the rain tho other ntgtit.
i my clothing on and covered only
j with my rnlncoat and blankets, over
.which waa a water-proof rover or
spread which waa entirely wat?r
, proof exrept In the parts where wa
ter leaked through,' That was some
sleep, but I got up fine, that Is I was
j, called, about 5:30 i. in. and turned
i out to get ready for another and
newer charge to be started In a 'very
Bhort time.
Write soon. ELLIS.
MAJ. ELLIS K. W. GIVEN", il. R. C.
I 13th Field Artillery'. ,
A. E. F.
!
Hysterical Mutism In Ancient Time.
A case of Imnglned Inability of
! speech, one of the puzxles of today,
' Is narrated by Herodotus, who tells
' that '.'Croesus had a son who win
In other renperts proper eoonKh,
but dumb. When the city was taken,
, one of the Persians, not knowing Croe
sus, waa about to kill him. Croe
sus, though he aaw him approach,
from his present misfortune took no
heed of him, nor did he care about
dying of the blow; but thla peech
less son of his, when he saw the Per
sian advancing toward him, through
dread and anguish hnrst Into speech
and said: 'Mnn, kill not Croesus I'
These were the first words he ever
uttered, but from that time he con
tinued to speak the remniudei' of. his
life."
Fir Barrage.
Barrage or dnm, Is a new word In
the , military vernaculnr specifically
the net of burring by artillery fire.
Ry exact measurement a line of guns
Is brought to hear upon a certain ter
rain. The Bre creates n Complete
screen of projectiles. Denim It a body
of troops Is snfe; through It no. enemy
en n hdvnnre. By moving barrage line
forward ("creeping" Imrrnge) a detach
ment run advance with a minimum of
disunities. It I controlled by observ
ers nt the front, who find mnges and
illri'rt urtlllery Are hy telephone or
wlreles. iiikI It demolishes. In front
if the ntt:n-itiii furoe. wipe entnngte.
incut"!, ti4i. ln nn) "pHI-hoxei"
Uur clnul'ieii u? bring res ilts.
FOB SAUK
rOR SALE Hi Angora goat and
kids, for particular address E.
H. Wlsa. Ktrby. Or. Iltf
FOR SALE 110 acre timber land
near Kerby. Inquire Frank Floyd,
Kerby, Ore. It
FOR SALE Homeitead relinquish
ment. Near Taylor creek. Road
to plac. 11 acre cleared. Will
take team or Ford In part pay
ment. Fred Hamlin, Gallce, Ore
gon. 73
FOR SALE Eighty-acre ranch, In
Applegat valley. Thirty acrei In
cultivation, part alfalfa.' Fine
range for stock. House, barn and
out-bulldlngs. Farming Imple
ments If desired. Inquire Ike Vin
cent, call Provolt central. 75
FOR BALE No. 1 Jersey cow; coat
oil cook stove; few dozen White
Leghorn hen and cblckena. Can
be delivered about the 16th, 02
North Ninth street 58
FOR SALE Four choice grade Hol-
stein belters, -will freshen soon. Al
io a few Shetland ponies, cheap.
H. E. Gordon, R. F. D. No. t. St
FOR SALE 12x14 tent. Inquire of
Mr. H. B. Hyde, or phone F. O.
Knox. Murphy, Ore. 56
FOR SALE One norse wagon, Stu-
debaker. In good condition. Phone
601-F-32. 61
FOR SALE One Miller steam vul
canlzer, 3 Inch up to 4. L. C.
Smith typewriter, new. Dodge
car. No. 1 condition. Call Carl
Centner. 58
T UENT
FURNISHED house for rent, Mary
E. Browne. 709 North Fifth. Tele
phone 4-Y. 50tt
FOR RENT Two-room bouse and
tent on F street, next bridge. Key
corner F and Second streets. 58
WAVTK'U
.WANTED Roomers and boarders
at 662 North Seventh itreeU We
alio have furnished housekeeping
rooms for rent. Phone 287-T. 58
WANTED Roomers and boarders
at 662 North Seventh Street. We
also have furnished housekeeping
rooms for rent. Phone 387-Y. 59
WANTED Good clean. . practical
housekeeper for one. Must have
some business ' ability. Call at
noon, or write 216 Burgess street.
' . 6"
WANTED Ta-o strawberry Pick
ers, to commence Monday. Call
105 Central Ave., Phone 29-J. 68
DRESSMAKING
iDRESSMAKING Thoroughly ren
ame, reasonaDie. cona nam,
I street.
64
MISCK.LLAXEOIR
BRINQ VOl'R JUNK to the Grants
Pass Junk Co.. 403 South Sixth
street. Phone 21. We buy rags,
metal, rubber, scrap Iron, hides
and wool, old automobiles for
wrecking. 51 tf
I'Hoto sTi nio
THE riCTURE MILL for fine photo
graphs. Open dally except Sun-
, day from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Sun
day sittings by appointment only.
Phone Mill, 283-R, or residence
H0-J.' 57tf
ROAD MUCH LIKE CORKSCREW
Railway In India Makea Complete
Double Loop on Its Way te th '
Top of Mountain.
One of the most Interesting railroad
lines, the construction of which meant
the solution of difficult engineering
problems, la the narrow-gauge railway
which winds Its way up the iteep
slopes of the Dnrjeellng range of the
Himalayas to Dnrjeellng.
Dnrjeellng is a noted health resort
of the British rulers of India and the
Bummer seat of the Bengal govern
ment It is 7,400 feet above sea level.
It delightful climate and the magnifi
cent scenery surrounding It, Including
a panorama of the highest peaks of
the nimnlnyas, nmke It one of the
most desirable places In India during
the bot season. One ot the remark
able features of the mountain railway
Is the Chlmbattl loop, probably the
only example of Its kind In the world.
The tracks, rising at a steep grade,
make a complete double loop to reach
the station on the mountain top. Pop
ular Science Monthly. ' . :
All kind of Commercial Prlotli
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ATTcrxm
U. D. NORTON, Attoraey-at-law.
FracUeM ra all gut and Ftdarai
Court, rirat NaUaal Beak Elia.
OOLVIO WUXIAkCJ, Attorneys-
at-Law, Grant Pass Banking Co.
Bldf., Omnia Pa, Oregaav
C. S. VAN DTKX, Attorney. Prat
tle la all eeurt. First National
Bank Bldf.
O. . BLAN CHARD, ttoraey at
Law. Ooldea Bui Building
Phone 170. Oranu Pas. Oregon.
BLANCHARD BLANCHARD, At
tornejs, Albert Bllg. Phoa,
tt-J. Practice la all courts; lea
board attorneys.
C. A, SIDLE R, Attorney-et-Law, ret
iree la bankruptcy. Masoate
tempi. Grant Pa, Or.
VETERINARY Bl'ROEOM
DR. R. J. -BESTUL, Veterinarian.
OSot, rldnc. Phoa I0S4L
PHT8ICIANR
L. O. CLEMENT, U. D., Prattle
limited to diseases of th eye. ar.
no and throat Plane ntud.
Offlc hour -12, 2-5, or on ap
pointment Office pbon 12, real
dance phone 35J-J.
9 LOUOHRIDGE. M. C PhyiWan
and lurjeon. City or country call
attended day or algbt Reside
phone 169; office phone 112
Sixth and H, Tuffs Bldf.
DR. J. O. NIRLET, Physician and
urgeon. Lundburg Bldf. Health
officer. Offlc boors, I to 11 a.
m. and 1 to 6 p. m. Phone 310-J.
A. A. WITHAM, M. D. Internal
medicine and nervous disease:
903 Corbett Bldf.. Portland. Ore.
Hours 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
DENTISTS
E. C. MACT. D. M. D. Flrt-claa
dentistry. 109 V, South Sixth
itreet, Grants Pais, Oregon.
MIBICAL INSTRUCTION
J. S. MACML'RRAT. teacher of vole
cultur and elnglng. Lewons given
at horn of pupil If requested. Ad
dress 716 Le atreet
DRAT AGE AND TRANS m,!: '
COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. Al
kinds of drayage and troasfe.
werk carefully and nromntlv dena
Phone 181-J. Stand at freight
depot A. Shade, Prop.
THE WORLD MOVES; so do we.
Bunch Bros. Transfer Co? Phone
397-R.
F. G. ISHAM, drayag and transfer.
; Safes. ' lanos and . furniture
' ' moved, packed, shipped end stor
! !. Phon Clark ft Hoi man. No.
j 50. Residence phon 124-R.
!" 1 '1
I
la 9 California and Oreoa
Coatt Railroad Company
Dally except Sunday
Effective ty, 1, 1918 '
Train 1 Iv. Orants Pass- 1:00 p.m.
Train 2 lv. Waters Cerk :00p. m.
! All trains leave Qrantr Paa from
he corner ot O and E';Uth atreeta,
p posits tL Southern Pacific depot
. i r all Informhtlun regarding
freight and pasaecer service call at
tie office of the company, Lundburg
building, or phona 131 tor same.
POLITICAL CARDS
(Paid Advertisement.)
MRS. J0S.M0S3
Independent Candidate
' ' for
County Clerk
AMY BOOTH HOLMES
- Democratic Nominee
'' ' fr y
County Treasurer '
C. E. McLANE '
Democratic Nominee
for ; .
Sheriff