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VOLUME XXX,
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1918.
NUMBER 19
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After the War Is Over.
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Underneath the Gentle Moon.
When a Boy Says Goodbye to His Mother.
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E"
Lieutenant C. L. McFadden, former
ly druggist in Ware's Pharmacy in
this city, writes interestingly as fol
lows: "France, April 14, 1918.
"Dear Mr. Ware: Have intended
to write to you for some time, so here
goes. Have wished many times that I
was back in the village drugstore sell
ing Rexall Celery Tonic, or in fact
anything else. Have taken a peep in
side some drug stores in this country
also in England. They look as ancient
and are, I guess as the country itself.
Not being able to 'hablo' this lingo to
a very marked degree of accuracy, was
unable to ascertain just how business
was progressing.
"Have seen a big part of 'Sunny
France' and also a bigger part that
wasn't sunny. Have made two trips
to the front, but have been in no
gagements excepting, possibly, a 'bar
room engagement. I find this country
very interesting, in fact almost funny
One from the good old U. S. can hard
ly get next to their slow way of doing
business also the same applies to
England. They have some wonderful
roads; in fact, very few that are not
good.
"Have been to school for over a
month and gained considerable knowl
edge about trench and open warfare.
Certainly spent a very profitable time
there and will no doubt get to use my
learning.
"Was in Paris during the last raid,
(12th.) Paris is certainly a wonderful
city and has some wonderful sights.
One thing which impressed me was
the large number of taxis, and the
cheapness of riding in them. Gasoline
is high, in this country, but they carry
you a long way for a very low price.
They have no traffic laws, cars darting
in and out and run at a rather high
rate of speed.
"It is quite surprising to see what
the TJ. S. is doing 'over here.' One
in the States could hardly realize the
greatness of the undertaking. Be
lieve me, they are certainly moving
troops. At present I am at a training
camp putting the men through their
training before going into the line
They come and go all the time. Just
returned from taking a trainlcad to
the front.
"Am billeted in an old chateau. It
certainly is a beautiful place, owned
by an old retired French Colonel; nice
fire place which comes in handy today,
as it is quite cool outside.
"Hardly know when I will be back
to the States but not for awhile. It
will take several millions of us over
here to do this up right. Didn't ex
pect to be away over a year when I
left but one year has passed and 'I'm
a long ways from home.' Hope to be
back before another one passes."
More Comfortable "Few Miles Back."
Floyd Corporan, writing to an Ath
ena friend, says: "France, April 2,
"Your ever welcome letter just re
ceived and also the box which you so
thoughtfully sent. It's very nice of
you, 1 don t know how I would get
along if it wasn't for letters and a box
once in awhile.' You don't know how
happy I feel tonight. I know at least
that every one hasn't forgotten me
completely. The cigars were fine, and
the candy just delicious. I also re
ceived a package of tobacco from Ath
ena, so I am pretty well supplied for
awhile. When you think we are hun
gry, you don't think far from right.
You may write lust what you wish, for
your letters are not censored. We are
all pretty well, 'over hjre,' but re
member, France is about all that you
hear it is, and war is worse than hell,
it is quite a bit different than seeing
the moving pictures in a nice thea
tre. I haven't sat at a table to eat a
meal for so long, that I believe I
would use the table for a chair, and
the chair for a table.
'I have felt several times that it
would seem much more comfortable a
few miles back. 1 haven't been 'over
lha top' yet. When I do, will write
you all about it. The censor may cut
it out, though."
Fumigate "Germ" Out of Germanr.
The following letter was received
from Corporal Sebasky over a week
ago, but has lost none of its interest
from the delay in publication:
"March 3d, 1918.
"My Dear Mother: I suppose vou
have seen where they have been firing
at Paris with a gun that carries about
sixty miles; at least that is what they
figured it out to be, as there were no
airplanes out. But they do not care for
that at all, as it does not do near as
much damage as the air raids. I was
in Paris at the time and the Deonle
did not pay any attention to it at all.
I went ind looked where one of the
shells fell and it only made a small
hole in the ground. They do not do
one-tenth the damage that the bombs
do that they drop from airplanes. They
ngurea mat they would scare the peo
ple more than anything else; they are
trying to work on the morale of the
people. But we have got by that stage
where we scare. At the Invalides in
the Grand Court yard in Paris. I saw
a lot of German guns and some of the
airplanes they Drought down that raid
ed Paris.
"The Germans are making the drive
they have been bragging about, but
the Allies are prepared. They have
been waiting for them to start. They
are coming in mass formation and tbey
are just mowing them down. I saw
a Canadian who had just come in that
day on leave, and he told me that when
they have their trenches badly blown
to pieces, by the Germans, tbey mine
their trenches and retreat to the ones
they have prepared behind the first line
trenches. When the Germans get into
tbem, they blow them up. He said
they claim the Kaiser is there himself.
They issued the men new uniforms and
told them they were going to Paris.
That's what the prisoners told. The
Canutt told me this is the first time
since the first of the war, that the
Germans have come at them in mass
formation, and he said it is awful to
shoot into the waves of Boches as they
come up in waves. He said they come
so thick that they kill them standing
up. He said when they kill them,
they jump up in the air a good many
times, and then they give them another
shot for good luck. When they get
done this time they will know that
they cannot get through. I only wish
that we would have been up to the
front for this drive we could have
handed them a few hot ones.
"There is no telling how long this
war is going to last; but next spring,
(a year from no, ) they will get such
a fumigation that there won't be any
Germ left in Germany. I think it will
be some little while before we get
back; but when we do get back there
will be no more danger of children
having their hands cut off, or women
having their breasts cut off for that
is what they have done and believe
me, they are not going to get any mer
cy from the Americans.
"I would like to give you some real
news, but we cannot give you very
much outside of what you get in the
papers. I am still at the tractor school.
1 think we will get to go back to the
battery this week."
SCHOOL PLAY TONIGHT
"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE"
The Athena High School will stage
tonight a two act war play, the last
in the series of Bed Cross benefits,
given at the Auditorium during the
winter and Spring. The entire pro
gram consists of ten big hits. Living
pictures, and impersonations of note
worthy women, will be something new
in the way of attractiveness. The
plans for this event were designed by
Supt. J 0. Russell. The first number
is a playlet, "A Dream Lesson," by 18
girls, assisted by Miss Carrie De
Freece, directed by Miss Margaret
Lawson. The second number, "The
Darkey Trio," Cartano, Geissel and
Parker, will give you your money's
worth. Living Pictures, will include
some well known Masters, and are in
deed unique. The rest of the program
consists of vocal solos in costume by
Jeanette Millir; Dutch Folk Dance
and solo, by 8 primary pupils and Jen
namae Read; patriotic drill; Tramp
monolog by Henry Koenke, Jr. : vocal
solos in costume by Helen Russell, and
the High School Play, "Somewhere in
r ranee, a two act drama.
EAT ,
COKtf
SAVE
"WHEAT
By Mrs. ltobt. J. Burdette.
The firing line is now In your kit
chen. Knock out the breadline at your
table.
It has been said that the Revolu
tionary War was won by men fed on
hasty pudding, In other words, corn
meal mush. Let It bo written in his
tory that the winning of the present
war was made possible by the United
States eating potatoes.
The manner of eating, the time of
eating and even the kind of foodstuffs
eaten are largely a matter of habit.
We do not desire to break ourselves
entirely of the habit of eating or life
would not prove worth living, but It
can be made to prove better worth
living If we change some of the habits.
Suppose we cure ourselves of the
hand-eating habit and see If we do
not consume less bread. If yon were
to put your bread and butter on your
plate and if.it it with a knife and fork
It would reduce the amount of bread
eaten at once. In some of the Oriental
countries men carry: strings of bright
red wooden beads that are known as
"Conversation beads," and they seem
unable to talk unless they have them
In their hands to play with and pass
from one hand to the other. We seom
to need something In our hands at
table or we feel the meal Ib incomplete
and that something Is usually bread.
Forget this habit and save wheat. If
you must continue the hand eating
habit, bold a hot potato.
How to Increase World's Bread Ration
With famine creeping through Eu
rope, and every nation struggling to
produce enough food to sustain life,
the American farmer has a duty that
he can not shirk. America must ship
food to Europe for our soldiers.
America must supply bread to starv
ing peoples. No matter what other
crops are raised, more acres should
be devoted to bread grains. "Do your
bit, Mr. Farmer," says a Food Ad
ministration bulletin. "Success de
pends upon you In this world war."
West Point is on a food-conservation
basis, and the health of the cadet
corps is better than ever. All bread
used Is composed of 45 per cent wheat
flour, 45 rye, and 10 per cent white
bolted grain flour; and many cadets
consider it superior to the former
white bread. Sugar consumption has
been cut down, meatless days and
meals are rigidly observed, and the
reduced amount of meat has been
beneficial to health. A lesson from a
reliable source.
SECOND DRIVE
FOR RED GROSS
Next comes the Second War Fund of
the American Red Cross for 1 100,
000,000, Oregon plans for which were
announced in Portland Wednesday
jnorning by Henry L. Corbett, state
chairman.
Oregon is to aim at $600,000, as
was the case in the first Red Cross
war drive, when over $1,000,000 was
subscribed. Portland's quota has been
set, as before, at $250,000, while the
aim for the state at large, is $350,
000. For the first time the Red Cross will
conduct a campaign through its own
organization, the campaign committees
in each district being selected by the
chapters of the Red Cross, which in
turn will work through their branches
and auxiliaries.
Mr. Corbett has appointed H. E.
Witham as state manager and Mr. Wi
tham in turn appointed a series of as
sistant state managers, who have be
gun a tour of the state which will take
them to the chapter headquarters of
each district to assist in perfecting or
ganization. Each assistant manager
is one who has made a record previous
ly in Liberty Loan, Red Cross, Y. M.
C. A., or similar drives, and in some
cases, in all of them.
The headquarters of both the city of
Portland and the state campaigns will
be at Liberty Temple, Portland. The
funds subscribed will be deposited 75
per cent to the credit of the American
National Red Cross for war work
abroad and 25 per cent for the war
work of the local chapter. Not a cent
will be expended from the war fund
for the expenses of the campaign in
any way. Lleven hundred dollars was
allowed to Oregon by National head
quarteis from membership dues and
this has been expended on the printing
of receipt books, pledge cards, etc.
The expenses of the state campaign
will be raised by voluntary subscrip
tion in Portland and by chapters
throughout the state, the local cam
paign both in Portland and through
out the state being handled in the same
mannei.
Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Mor
row counties will be in charge of J. O.
fclrod, a well known Eastern Oregon
farmer and wheat grower. He was a
colonel in the last Liberty Loan drive.
Mr. Elrod has made a conspicuous rec
ord in many lines of patriotic endeavor.
Drill by eight girls was very graceful,
and the rest of the program consisted
of choruses, solos, Butterfly dance,
drills, "The Knitting Club and trouble
some Johnny," etc. The song, "Hur
lah for the Liberty Boys, Hurrah,"
which invoked the appearance of a
diminutive Miss Columbia, escorted by
two soldier boys in khaki, gave a pat
riotic climax to the nrnornra
Mrs. Connie Baker presi
piano. An admission charge
0 cents at the door netted $88.86 to
defray the expense of costumes and
other incidentals.
am. J The programs for the Baccalaure
ided at th .exercises, of the Athena High schi
ge of 15 and "doy. May la, at 8 o'clock, p.
SCHOOL CHILDREN PLEASE
IN PAGEANT OF SPRING
From the time the curtdn went up
to the drop on the final scene of the
Pageant of Spring, the child charac
ters held the interest of the large aud
ience at the Auditorium last Friday
evening. Under the direction of Miss
Maude Sherman of the Primary De
partment of the Athena Public school,
assisted by Mrs. J. C. Baddeley in four
prominent numbers, the children rend
ered their respective parts remarkably
well.
So even was the balance of the en
sembled roles, that it would be ex
tremely difficult to extol the merit of
any particular number on the program
over another. From the tiniest little
tot who tripped in the fairy ring to the
staid members of "The Knitting Club"
each child was perfect and every num
ber was given with a finished detail
that expressed in its rendition the ex
act care that was taken in its prepar
ation. Part one, a playlet, in which 45 chil
dren took part, was a delightful phan
tasy. After an intermission of ten
minutes, the second part was opened
with "The Bridies' Ball," The Rose
OPPOSED EMBARGO ON
UTAH COAL PRODUCTION
Fuel Administrator Holm s of 'Ore
gon is at Salt Lake City, where he at
tended the conference of western fuel
administrators yesterday. At the con
ference ways and means of providing
the North Pacific section of the nation
with fuel and securing its distribution
at lowest possible cost was discussed.
In this connection, Holmes was de
termined that the reported plan of
Washington states mine operators to
capture the Oregon market by secur
ing an embargo on Utah and Wyoming
coal, should not go through. He took
the stand that Oregon, particularly
Eastern Oregon, is a heavy consumer
of intermountain coal and that it would
be an imposition on them to force the
use of Washington coal which would
cost as much if not more, not including
the higher freight charges.
Moreover. Holmes declared that the
congested freight situation may not
get any better and he wants all the
fuel he can get to prevent any short
age this coming winter. Since the
government has virtually decided to
curtail the use of fuel oil in the North
west, it is expected that the demand
for coal will become very heavy this
summer and fall. Householders, for
this reason, are being urged tc get in
their fuel supplies now, and take no
chances on heatless days this winter.
C. H. WHITEMAN, PIONEER
DIES ATJVALLA WALLA
C. H. Whiteman died Tuesday morn
ing at his home in Walla Walla, after
an illness covering a period of several
months.
Mr. Whiteman came to Umatilla
county It) 1878, and settled on a ranch
west of Athena, where he resided until
a few years ago, and since has been a
resident of Walla Walla, where he was
identified with municipal affairs, hav
ing served four terms as city council
man. Shortly after leaving his Uma
tilla county farm he sold it and pur
chased a large ranch near LaCross,
Wash., which has been operated Jby his
son, Otis Whiteman.
The deceased was born in Keokuk
county Iowa, in 1851. He went to
California in 1874, later coming to the
Willamette valley, thence to Umatilla
county. Ho is survived by his widow,
Mary M. Whiteman, and three children
by a former marriage: Mrs. Jessie
Allison of Lind, Wash.; Clarence
Whiteman of Pendleton and Otis
Whiteman of LaCross, Wash.
Funeral services were held from the
Central Christian church in Walla
Walla yesterday afternoon.
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The programs for the Baccalaureate
school,
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and the graduation exercises Friday
evening. May 17, at 8 o'clock, will be
held in the school auditorium. Tho
Sunday program follows:
1. Hymn, 'How Firm a Foundation"
Congregation, standing
2. Scripture Lesson, Rev. D. Errett
. Prayer.
4. Announcements.
5. Vocal Solo, "He That Dwelleth
in the Secret Places of The Most
High,"
Mrs. Ralph Saling
6. Sermon, "Humanity's Dominant
Purpose"
Rev. Walter S. Gleiser
7. Hymn, - - "Abide With Me,"
. t Congregation, standing
Benediction, - Rev. D. E. Baker
Graduates: Connie W. Baker. Kath-
ren Buzan Froome. Clara Maiden
Haynie, Ralph LaMont Haynie, Zola
L. Keen, Henry Koepke, Jr, Annabel
Jean McLeod, Angie M. Pambrun,
Ellen LaClare Pambiun.
Graduation Exercises.
Friday evening.
Invocation - Rev. D. E. Baker
Piano Duett, "Zampo," - Herold
Misses Watts and Littlejohn
Vocal Solo "The Sundown Sea,"
Miss Helen Russell
Address, The Fate of Civilization,
Rev J. E. Snyder
Presentation of Diplomas - -M,
L. Watts, Member School Board
Awarding Certificates of Attend
ance and Athena Tress Honor Cup
Benediction - - Rev. D. Errett
Lieuallen Family Reunion.
Yesterday the 56th birthday of
George Lieuallen was celebrated by a
jolly family reunion at the old homo
place one mile from town. Mr. Lieu
allen was presented with an elegant
fumed oak rocker by his brothers and
sisters. An elaborate dinner was
served. The festive occasion was thor
oughly enjoyed by all, from the little
four year old Jean Leonard, who was
the youngest, to Mr. Hugh McArthur,
who was the eldest member present.
Those present were': Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh McArthur and Mrs. W. S. Perry
of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cat
on, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Banister, Mr.
and Mrs. George Lieuallen, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Lieuallen, Mrs. Zeph Lock
wood. Jr., Rev. and Mrs. W. S Gleis
er, all of Ithena; Mrs. F. M. Stine,
of Spokane; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Leo
nard, and daughter Jean, of Waits
burg; Mr. and Mrs. John Banister, Mr.
and Mrs. R. Lieuallen, Mrs. Margaret
Lieuallen and Mrs. Sarah McDougal,
of Weston; Mr. J. T. Lieuallen, of
Walla Walla.
Goldman Lectures.
Rabbi Joseph Goldman gave two
lectureB Sunday in the Christian
church, on the subjects: "Siberia."
and "Palestine," both of which were
listened to with deep Interest by a
large audience. At the evening lec
ture the school children, contribut
ed the patriotic chorus, which so pleas
ingly' entertained at the school exer
cises last Friday evening. A sulo was
also given by Mra. David Stone.
John Adams was in town Wednesday
transacting business.
Ready for Registrations.
Preparations for tho registration of
young men who have become 21 since
June 5, 1017, are being made. The
county draft board has received notice
that the supplier for this registration
have been shipped. The registration
card has been modified to some extent
and printed in blue ink to distinguish
it from the card previously used. The
registration certificate has also been
modified. It is known that about ten
and one-half per cent of the total n mi
ner of registrants last June were 11
yearH of age and it ia believed that ap
proximately the same number will be
required to register this year. V
Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Watts and Mr.
and Mr.i. J. H. Williams, prominent
Weston people, with Worth Watts as
chauffeur, were in the city Sunday to
attend the Goldman lecture.
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