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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1917)
GOOD ROADS, GOOD HOMES, BEST CHEESE CLOVERDALE COURIER. VOL. i3. CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. DECEMBER 27 1917 and every one had io t>e bright and shining for the big event. The king drove np In a ear bearing the royal [ standard on it, and you may l>e sure that car was given the right of way i over everything. Two dispatch riders had dashed ulong the roud ahead of i the car, clearing the way so that mxh- I tug should delay the royul party. 1 was one of a large detull of mounted men who acted as escort to bis m aj esty. When he left tlie cor he mounted the beautiful horse that was waiting for him. and, escorted by the guard, he rode out to the reviewing stand, lie i made a speech to the men, who were formed up on the parade, and he thank ed them for their loyalty and devotion to England In her time of ueed. I could on’y hear a few words of l his address, as I was stationed quite a distance away from him. As he fin ished ttie speech he saluted. The fel lows threw their hats into the air and let out a mighty cheer. When this happened every horse on the ground, including mv own, stood right up on his hind legs and reached for the blue skies above. The king was thrown in seme way and sustained injuries that were rather serious. The accident acted as a damper to the enthusiasm, and the king's visit ended much differently than was expected. I FOURTEEN MONTHS V- A T // THE FRONT A n A m e ric a n B o y ’a B a p tis m o f F i r e By WILLIAM J. ROBINSON Copyright, Little, Brown & Co. WI L L I AM J ROBINSON One of the most terrible things I ever witnessed was the destruction of the chateau at Ilooge. The chateau was in a very peculiar position, being on the dead ground between our trench es and the Germans. Sometimes we would hold it and sometimes they would, and It offered great chances lo both for sniping. Sometimes we held part of it, and they w’ould hold the other part. Then there was some great hand to hand fighting. Our fellows in one room would he digging holes through the wall to pot a t Germans in the next. It was so close to our trenches that we did not dare to shell it, and the same thing applied to the Germans. It was decided to mine the thing and blow it off the face of the earth. I think the Gormans had decided the same thing, and it was simply a case of who would get their mines laid first. We got the jump on them, and when everything was ready our hoys enticed the Germans into it, and then the work of destruction starter]. I was sitting on horseback behind soiiie staff officers. We were about half a mile frofn the place, hut wo had our cars stuffed with cotton to prevent the explosion from injuring our hearing. When the mines were set off we saw a sight such as one observes only once in a lifetime. The earth trembled, a low, growling rumble ensued, then a mighty crash, and the air was filled with smoke, flnme, bricks, dust, flying bodies, heads, legs and nrni3. Our fel lows let out a mighty cheer and charg ed across the crater formed by the ex plosion. The Germans seemed stunned by tbe awful sight they had witnessed, and we tool: several lines of trenches from them with very’ little trouble. The losses on the German side were terri ble, and we lost heavily ourselves. The chateau at Ilooge will always lie re membered l- those, who saw it. The most graphic account of the great war that has yet been written comes from the pen of a twenty-two- year-old Boston boy, who has just re turned from France, where as dragoon guardsman, dispatch rider and motor car driver he served fourteen months under the British flag Out of thirty- one motorcycle dispatch rider« he waj or.e of four survivor« CHAPTER (Boot (promter for (lie jljome A widow in shak in g of her late husband said: “ He was always a good provider.” In the mind of this bereaved woman, this was a high tribute to her husband's chaincter. It is often true that tbe best liuaband is the one who saves a i>art of his income for the future. By this plan he is able to provide all necessities and many of the luxuries; but constantly accumulate money and property that will safeguard his family against want when lie is unable to work or after bis death. 4 Per Cent Paid on Barings and Time Deposits. Best Banking Facil ities in Town. TILLAMOOK COUNTY BANK Established in 1P02 Tillamook, - - Oregon X II. last engagement of any im T IIE big portant e that I was In was the attack at Loos in September. „ — . ; s. The King Mounted the Beautiful Horse That Was Waiting For Him. His m ajesty the king paid his armies a visit in the fall, and as I had never seen King George I was much inter ested. I had seen the king of Belgi um and also President Poincare of France, but up to this time I had nev er seen the king for whom I was fight ing. We were warned the day before. TART your wedded life right. The young man who is con templating matrimony should bank his money. After he has furnished his home he should have something laid aside for possible adversity. Wedded life means added responsibility for him. The prospective bridegroom should open a bank account today. It means happiness in the future. We’ll <> gladly explain our banking system. S NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK Cloverdale, Oregon. -------------------- ------------------------- NO.22 Last Day at the Front, Are You Thinking of Aiarriage ? 8 The Nestucca Valley First, Last and all the Time. In a big uttack like tbis no one knows but the commuuders just where the real thrust is coming. Several attacks are made, and for all we knew ours might be the real one, or the real one might be twenty miles away from us. It happened that at the time of the last attack we were almost sure that the big drive wa9 coming through us. We were ordered to be ready to move at a moment's notice, and all piep- arations were made for a big shift. When the attack came we thought that we were on our way af last, and ev ery body was “counting chickens.'' There certainly was some terrible fighting, and if all we were supposed to do was to keep the Germans inter ested on our front we were very suc cessful. Several things in this engage ment deserve mention, and among the first is tlie famous charge of the Lon don Irish. They had not been heard of very much up to this time, hut I don't think there are mnny who don't know of them now. They received orders to take certain trenches at a certain time, and on the face of it the thing looked impossible. The odds were all against them, and they knew it, but there was nothing for it but to obey their orders. Nearly all the regiments have foot balls with which they amuse them selves while in rest camp, and when they go into action these footballs are taken right along with them. When the whistle blew for the London Irish to charge they threw their footballs over the parapet and made their charge dribbling the footballs in front of them It was the most reckless, daredevil tbing I ever saw. and It accomplished the impossible for them. As 1 said, by all rights the entire regiment should have been wiped out. as the odds were against them and they were running right Into a death trap. The fact that they went at it in such a devil may care way as to Joke and play with footballs iu the very face of certain death broke the (Jermuns' nerve, and they gave way with practically no re sistance at all. Instead of the regl ment being wiped out. as It should have been, the men took the trenches with losses of under 100. It was wonderful I have referred to the work of our aeroplanes In various parts of *his sto ry. but I think thut noncombatar.ta sometimes fail to realize what on Im portant and effective part the Itoyal Plying c o rn Is playing In fids war. Aeroplanes themselves are Mill pretty dangerous modes of locomotion, and when It comes to running other risks for the sake of gaining Information or doing material damage It needs a man who does not know what the slightest qualm of fear is and w-bo Is cool and rendy for action In the case of emer gency to rtake a good military aviator We bare several aviators In our squadrons who have made big names for themselves. Among them sre Cap tain Strange. D. 8. O.: Lieutenant Hawker. V. C.. D. 8 O.. M C.. and «iso Robert Lorraine, the popular ac tor. who la commonly known aa tha •‘actor-airman.'' These three In particular havt dis tinguished themselves on our little front. Captain Strange baa a lame W H Y? Because* it has a Six-Cylinder, overhead yalye motor— mosr miles on gallon gas. Warner l'wo Unit starting and Lighting System Remy Speeiaf Ignition Stromberg Carbureter Stewart Vacum Feed Full Floating Rear Axle Extra Strong Steering Gear Tone Cantilever Springs One Man Top Extra Strong Frame Willard Storage Battery, and Firestone Demountable Rims that will give you more miles than any other—no squeaking. Change tire in five minutes. Gel full information and sec the car at W. K U P P E IN B E N D E R T i lla m o o k »001, but ii’e ii.in done s</nae oT lue finest work of the war. In Three days he de stroyed three stations or big rail cen ters which were of great importance to the Germans. In each case he em ployed the same methods. lie flew over the point be was aiming for, stopped bis engine, did a nose dive to within a few hundred feet of the place, dropped his bomb and got away safely. Each time he came back with the planes of his machine riddled wilb bullets. It takes an awful lot of uerve to do a thing like that. Lieutenant Ilaw ker was the terror of the "Avatiks" and taubes, and be has been known to fight three of these big machines single handed, destroying two and putting the other one to flight Mr. Hawker longed for a chance to get mixed up with a Zeppelin, and on one occasion he nearly realized his wish. it was a bright moonlight night last summer w hen everything was as quiet and peaceful as one could wish It to l»e A scattering rifle fire could lie heard from I be trenches but there was res.ly nothing doing at all. About 0 or 1" o'clock wo heard the hum of an engine away above us. and we thought, of course, it was an aeroplane. Aa if came nearer we realized that no aerrv plane engine could make so much noise as that, and very soon word vvas pass ed around that there was a Zeppelin •bore us. Very few of us bad ever seen a Zep polio, and we were more than strain ing our eyes to catch a glimpse of this one. Judging from the noise of the euHne, It seemed as-Jbouch. the. thing Oregon Kept circling around over our encamp ment; but, try ns bard ns wo could, w e were unable to catch sight of It. It had not been over ns so very long before we beard a motor engine start up at the flying grounds, and word came around that Lleuteuant Ilaw ker was going up after It. Soon we saw an aeroplane shoot up over the tree tops and commence to circle around, gaining altitude every moment. It was quickly lost to view, though, and soon the engines of the Zeppelin could lie heard no longer, so we concluded that it had made off. Lieutenant Hawker flew until daylight; but, much to his disappointment, he failed to find the Zeppelin. Another aviator who liecame famous •vas Commander Sampson of the Royal Naval Air Service. At the beginning of the war he did so much damage with bis aeroplane that a prbe was put upon his head by the German au thorities. We beard that the sum of #1,000 was offered for Commander Sampson, dead or alive. This did not make any difference lo him so far aa his work was concerned, and he did lust as much damage after the fact be. a me known as he did before. Nor was bin activity confined to air work. He had an armored car that be used to go out In. and the exciting event of the day used to tie to watch Commander Sampson's return. He seldom failed to bring back prisoners, snd the damage he did to the Germans with the machine gnn was fearfuL Last spring we had a new type of aeroplane come out. and It was s. b<au- Coutiuuoil uu Uet page.