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.
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FOURTEEN
MONTHS
V- A T
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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«
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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.
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last engagement of any im
T IIE big portant
e that I was In was the
attack at Loos in September.
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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.
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NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK
Cloverdale, Oregon.
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NO.22
Last Day at the Front,
Are You Thinking of Aiarriage ?
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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-
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