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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1919)
BRN1 BWXKT1K, BHNP, ORfcGON, TIIUIWDAY, JANUARY SO, 1010 PAOKB HmntmiHmHwtiiHmHiHUUur Gunner Depew 2to jUbcrt 5 'Dcpcw Ei-Gunnn ml Chtl Petlr Oflif, U. S. Narr Mnbt el lh Fotlf Melon ol Frtnc Cplln Gun Tumi, Frh lUttlwhip CaM WlnnM ol th Croix da Uu arn 15 lllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 0bbtt1IU 191, br lUlllr M4 BrUton Oo.. Throufb flpoil Arnunin Wim th Uurra CHAPTER XV. Je Suit Btesse. As usual, when we got to Ilrost thcro was rush work day nml night on the Cassard to pet her out nntl supplies of all kinds were loaded for our next Tlslt to the Turku. Tho French gnr bles were always keen for tho trip back to Brest they wcro sure of load ing tip on tobneco and other things they needed. My twelfth trip to tho Dardanelles was different from tho others. Tho Cassard was doing patrol work at th6 time In tho neighborhood of Cnpo Hollos. Those of us who had served on tho Tcnlnsula before were thank ing our stars for tho snap wc were having Just cruising around watting for something to happen. "We had not been there very long be foro something unexpected did happen, for wo rnn Into two enemy cruisers which I nftenrnrda heard were the Wcrft and Knlserllche Marine one ou tho starboard and one on tho port. How they had managed to sneak up so near us I do not know. They opened up on ns at not much more than a thousand yards and gave us a hot time from the start, though with any kind of gunnery they should have done for us thoroughly. We came right back at them and were getting In some pretty good shots. I was In the 14-Inch gun turret, star board bow my old hangout and wo were letting them have It about four ihots every Ave minutes and scoring heavily. I do not know how long we had been fighting when part of our range finder was carried away. It was so hot, t&ougb, and we were so hard at It that such a little thing like that did not bother us. It Is hot In any gun turret, bat I have always noticed that It Is hotter there in the Dardanelles than In any other place. The sweat would limply cake up on us, until our faces were Just covered with a film of pow dery stuff. But the range finder was carried away, and although It looked bad for as I was feeling so good that I vol unteered to go on deck and,, get an other one. I got outside the turret door and across the deck, got the nec essary parts and was coming back with them when I received two machine-gun bullets in the right thigh. One went dear through bone and all and drilled a hole on the other side, white tho other came within an inch pf going through. The peculiar thing Is that these two were In a line above Uic wound I got at Dlxmudc. The line Is almost as straight as you could draw it with a ruler, i Of course It knocked me down and I hit my head a pretty hard crack on I1 i i JJtjjfgPIWMi Vy it NATf ff tBCf000 -"rBf'iiM i 1 Was Able to Crawl on to the Turret Door. thn steel deck, but I was ablo to crawl on to tho turret door. Just ns I was about to enter tho gun was fired. That particular chargo happened to bo de fective. Tho shell spilt and caused n back flro nnd tho cordite, tire and gas cutno through tho breech, which tho explosion had opened. It must have been n piece of cordlto which did it, but whatever It was, it hit mo In tho right eye nnd blinded it. The ball of tho eyo was saved by tho French surgeons nud looks normal, but it pains mo greatly sometimes and they tell mo it will always bo sight less. ' I was unconscious Immediately from tho blow nnd from tho quantity of gus which I must have swallowed. This gas dtd tuo a great deal of damage nnd glv mo dirty spells often to this day. I do not know what happened during tho rest of tho engagement, as I did not regain consciousness until three days later at sea. But I heard In tho hospital that tho French super dreadnaught Jeanne d'Arc and tho light cruiser Normandy wcro In It ns well as ourselves, though not at the tlrao I was wounded, and that wo had all been pretty well battered. Tho Cassard lost 00 men In the engage ment nnd had 43 wounded. Some of our turrets wcro twisted Into nil man ner of shnpes nnd part of our bow was carried nwuy. Ono of our lieu tenants was killed In the engagement I was told that both the Wcrft nnd tho Knlscrllcho Marine were sunk in this engagement. I have seen pictures of sailors from tho Wcrft who were prisoners at Interment camps. When wo nrrlved nt Brest tho wounded wero taken from the ship In stretchers and after wc had been rest ed for nbout fifteen minutes on tho dock put into ambulances and rushed to the hospital. On the way those who could leaned out ol tho ambulance and hnd n great time with tho people along tho streets, many of whom they knew, for the Cassard was n Brest ship. And of courso the women nnd children yelled, "Vivo In France I" and wero glad to sec the boys again, even though they were badly done up. Sonic of our men were baudngod nil over the face and head nnd It wus funny when they had to tell their names to old friends of theirs, who did not recognize -thorn. As soon as one of the Brest people recognized a friend off ho would go to get clgurcttea and other things for him nnd somo of them almost beat us to tho hospital. I do not know, of course, Just what the surgeons did to me, but I heard that they had my eyeball out on my check for almost two hours. At nny rate they saved It. Tho thigh wounda wcro not dangerous In themselves and If It bad not been for the rough treat ment they got later on they would bo qulto healed by this time, I am sure. I really think I got a little extra at tention In the hospital In many ways, for the French were at .all times anx ious to show their friendliness to America. Every time my meals were bcrved there was a little American dag on the platter and always a largo American flag draped over the bed. I bad everything I wanted given to me at once nnd when I was able to, all tho cigarettes I could smoke, which wcro not many. Wbllo I was still in bed In tho hos pital I received the Croix de Guerre, I Received the Croix de Guerre, which I had won at the Dardanelles. The presentation was made by Lieu tenant Barber. lie pinned an Ameri can flag on my breast, a French flag beneath It and beneath that tho war zross. lie kissed me on both cheeks, Df course, which was tolling advantage jf a cripple. But It, la the usual thing with the French, ns you know I mean tho kissing, not Qio meanness to cripples. When ho hnd pinned thoincdnl on ho said ho thanked mo from tho bot tom of his heart for tho French people, Hid also thanked nil tho Americans who hnd como over from their own land to help n country with which most of them wero not connected. Ho said It was a war in which many na tions wero taking part, but In which Micro wcro Just two ideas, freedom md despotism, nnd n fot more thing that I cannot remember, llo Mulshed Sy saying that ho wished ho could dec )ruto all of us. . , Of courso It was great stuff for mo ind I thought I was tho real thing lure enough, but I could not help thinking of tho remark 1 havo henrtl sere in tho States "1 thank you nnd ;ho whole family thanks you." And It A-as hnrtl not (o laugh. Also It seemed funny to me, because I did not rightly tnow Just whnt they wero giving mo Jio mcdnl for though It wna for ono if two things nnd I do not know to Mils day. But I thought it would not e polltc'to ask, so I let It go nt that. There wcro twelves other nnvnl offi cers who were present and they nnd nil tho other people did n lot of cheer ing nnd vlved me to n fnro-you-woll. It was great stuff, altogether, nnd I I should have liked to get a modal every day. Ono day I received n letter from n man who had been In my company In the Foreign Legion and with whom I had been pretty chummy. Ills letter wns partly In French nnd partly In Kngllsh. It was nil nbout who had been killed nnd who had been wound ed. Ilo also mentioned Murray's death, which he had henrtl about, nnd nbout my receiving tho Croix do Guerre. I wns wishing he had said something nbout nrown, whom I hnd not heard from and who I knew would visit mo If ho had the chance. But two or thrco days later I got another letter from the same man and J when I opened It out tumbled n photo graph. At first all I saw was that It was the photograph of n man crucified with bayonets, but when I looked nt It closely I saw It wns Brown. . I fainted then, Just like n girl. When I cntne to I could hnrdly mnko myself think about It. Two of my pals gonet It hurt me so much to think of It thnt I crushed the letter up In my hand, but Inter on I could read parts of It It said they, hnd found Brown this wny near Dlxmudo about two days after ho had been re ported missing. So three of us went over nnd two stayed there. It seems very strange to me that both of my pals should bo crucified and If I wcro superstitious I do not know what I would think nbout It It mnde mo sick and kept mo from recovering ns fast as I would have dono otherwise. Both Brown arid Murray were good pals nnd very good men In a fight I often think o them both nnd about the things we did together, but lately I have tried not to think about them much because It is very sad to think what torture they must havo bad to stand. They were both of great credit to tills country. Tbo American consul visited me qulto often and I got to calling him Sherlock because ho asked so many questions. We plnyed lots of games together, mostly with dice, nnd hnd n great ttmo generally. After I became convalescent he nrgucd with mo thnt I had seen enough, and though I really did think so however much I disliked wlmt I had seen ho got my dlschnrgo Lfrom the service on account of phys ical inability to uiscimrgu tins usual duties. After I hail been at tho hos pital for a little over a month I wau discharged from It, utter n little party In my ward with everyone taking part and all the horns blowing nnd nil tho records except my favorite dlrgo played ono after another. Sherlock arranged everything for me my passago to New York, cloth ing, etc, I ran up to St .Nasal ro and saw my grandmother, loafed around a while and nlso visited Lynns. After a short tlmo I returned to Brest and got my pnssngo on the Georgia for New York. I hnd three trunks with mo full of things I bad picked up around Europo and had been keeping with my grandmother. Among my belongings wero several things I should llko to -show by pho tographs in this book, but no ono but mermaids can see them now, for down to the locker of Davy Jones they went (To Be Continued.) aHHHBuHflHHBflK9ftBA hssssssssd Photographs ' THRIFT DAY OFFER BKND'H KI1WT HCHOOli 1IOUH1. ' All orders received on Thrift Day will receive n i!0 per cent DISCOUNT. This will include duplicate orders from previous work. O'KANE BUILDING. THE HOGANS O'KANB BUILDING coughs, colds nud croup, Foloy Kid ney Tills nnd Foley Cathartic Tablets. Sold overywhero. Adv. 1918 TAX ROLL TO BE COMPLETED SOON (From Monday's Bally.) County Assessor W. T. Mullnrky announced today that tho 11118 tux roll will bo turned over to tho sheriff by February 19, nt which tlmo pay ment of tnxes will bo recolved, ft. , Sharpies? j i? Cream Cut This Out It Is Worth Money. DON'T- MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with Bo to Foloy & Co., 2835 Shofflcld Ave,, Chicago, ill,, writing your name- nnd address clearly. You will receive In return a trial package. containing Foley's Uonoy and Tar Compound, for BRICK vs. OTHER BUILDINGS BRICK BUILDINGS IN BEND VALUE ABOUT $500,000 FIRE LOSS IN FIVE YEAtfS NONE OTHER BUILDINGS VALUE ABOUT $2,000,000 FIRE LOSS IN FIVE YEARS OVER $100,000 KfcK? BEND BRICK & LUMBER CO. Separator Cull and sec the NEW MODEL SHARPLESS F. DEMENT &CO. s WALL ST, HERE'S WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY AHOUT TANLAC "I Just foul- llko going from hoimo to luiiiHo mid tolling tho pooplo nbout Tnnlao."- A. J. Livingston, Ashland City, Twin, "TliW U reitlly the Hint iihiII rluo 1 lutvn ever taken flint doe wlmt I hey Miy II Will do." J. I''. llnllcy, Letltiuton, Ky, "I would not tuko out) thou sand dollars for what this won derful inmllclne, Tnuliic, has dono for mo." Mrs, Mnttlo Lutes; Lexington, Ky. "Wo havo sold 1,1 SO bottles of Taijlac nnd have never had n dlsHutlsfled customer. " 8ml nor Drug Co., Columbia, Tiiun. "For two yours before Inking Tniilne I had rheumatism so bad I couldn't raise my loft hand to my head. I now feel llko u now man." J. II, Wood ward, Lnxliigton, Ky. "I feel so good after taking Tnnlnc that I told my hands tho othur day I believed I could bent any of them shucking corn. I meant It and bollovu r could havo bent 'om all." J, A. White, 11. F. I)., Lexing ton, Ky. "This medlclno is worth Its weight In gold, and If tho prlcu wns fifty dollars a, bottlu In stead ot ono dollar I would buy It Just tho same It I hnd the money." Hobt. Young, Knox villa, Tenn. "In my llilrly jram of nrtlvo priirllro ns it phjkli'liiti I lno ntHrr Keen anything to etiitl Tiuilao nt n iniillrlno in pro duce teMitlft." Dr. J. T. I'M mini", FiijeltiMllli', (hi, "Four liotlltm of Tanlao helped mo moro than fifteen yours uf medical treatment Hint cost mo nn nvnrugo of 1100 a yonr,"-R. II. Hall, Fountain City. Tenn, "Money couldn't buy tint good IhU Tanlao ho (toon for Hie." i:-Slierltf Arclili Ander Mill, lloiihioti, Tex. "Tuiihio litis certainly helped inn nnd I recommend It to others, fur tho good It has dono mo."-- Kx-Hhorlfl C. W. Man ffiim, Atlanta, On. "I Mould NHtid tho hint dol lar 1 bad on earth for Tanlaci I lintn galiitMl nine nnd n half m)uimN on ono iMittlc nml fwl JiiMt llko it new man." J. T. AiidrcuM. "If tho peoplo of this town only knew tho good Tanlao did mo you wouldn't bo ablo to mnko It fust enough to supply tho demand." Mrs. Mnttlo C. Horn), Memphis, Tenn. "Yes sir, I gained Iwcnty-flvo pounds by tuklng Tnnlac, and It linn been a long tlmo slnco I felt ns well ns I do now." Cnpt. JofT I), Illggs, Vlcksburg, Miss. TwcItq Million Bottles Sold in Four Years This is the Advertisement .of The Day Candy Company 824 Wall Street, Bend, Oregon World's Greatest m Candy A rtist Scholar of Push Pasn, of Turkey and of Candy George, for BO years Sun Francisco's leading candy. man. Spent two years with Louie Yec, Canton, China. Have worked with men from France, Russia, and the best men in the United States. . Will Open for Business January 31, 1919, Both Wholesale and Retail, with a line of Sweets that will amaze the entire population Central Oregon. - V " Special on Opening Day Ling Choo Peanut Brittle, 40c a Pound Don't.look for an advertisement in the paper every day, but call in arid meet the manager of Central Oregon's New Industry, I. W. DAY, Manager i MMum wmmm