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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1918)
x -. ' '1M -I'm 'J" V jBuUrJLiJij VA1 jl ixLi x IM ih W VOLUME 7, NO. 7 RICHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, L918 $2.00 A YEAR FREDERICK R WILSOfi Physician and Surgoon Richland, Oregon Night 'phono, one lanwr ring on nil Much. Uny 'phono call central office. 1 3rwrj'vrtgwg&a'.a! W. E. BAIRD FUNERAL DIRECTOR LICENSED EMBALMER I A k 1 1 oli'l MlnoilOi f Alt !! Mmh III Mork i KUMN.ANl). OHWJON $ I'li'inn: Two (-liortf , Oiii) lon ji Uye Rogers Baker's Popular Hold NP.W MODERN CLEAN I'n'lor Direct Supervision of The Owner POPUJ-AR PRICES Hpcinl Hate to lV'iimm.'iit Guests Irvine Lodge No. 86 finals of Pythias Ali'it i .y,;-y '-ytnumlnv uMlf nt tlll'lr CiiNtlr Hull lii Klehland, Orouon. Visit- luu I'imIIhth iiimlc welromu. II. It. MASriJUSOK, O.O. y. e. j;ai.i:v, ic. .( it. a H. vv. i. uoniiR Notary Public Conveyancer f Ollleu, Second iuhI Walnut Hts. t Oppoaitu Christian Church C, E. THORP Notary Public All kin-ln of legal blanks on hand Your patronage solicited W. II. STRAYER Attorney at Law Fourth Floor So Timers Building Maker, Oregon 0. T. GODWIN ATTORN JOY Soinmor Uldg. Bukor, Oregon Bankers Mortgage Corporation K von wniil to borrow money., mi yolir, l.t vc. Hock, Wluut, Wool, nr Mlwrty MoiiiU, llilk ultli your lornl tank himiiiI oilr lerini itml nirvlco, or write to imillri'i'l. .... . , Tliu wiir l over mu (vpwnnt lo 1 1 I p you tin your j'url In In Wnn euro of tliu mioiMniellou Hliluli h our next RrrAt tlluy. Porlland Oregoii VISITS BATTLE FIELDS lirocourt, France, Nov. 25th. Well, Dad, il has been cold hprc for the past week but 1 think it will get warmer as we are going to move somewhere in a day or two and it will nil bo done by "foot express" about 200 miles. We were in a little town when the word came that we were go ing up everybody was glad we got this far. pnd stopped. ' We could hoar Cheguns and see the flash about l2Tmilc$awny.' Then came tho word to move up and start firing within 86 hours. We were packed and ready to start within 30 mjnutos when we got orderd to stop --the thing wad finished. You should have heard tho cussing; I sure, got in ipy share. But I guesa we will get a look at Germany aftr all us we all think that ia whero we are going. We are only about ton miles from Verdon. It was some place before the war but is all shot lo pieces now but the underground part ofthe city, that issomethjng to see. It includes a church, show, lunch room, bakery, sleep ing rooms and nearly everything; it is electric lighted and a little ulro3j runs through it, but the outside is all torn up by shell?. We went on a sight seeing trip through the A rgonne Forest, and talk about wood cutting. AH the wcod here is hard, mostly oak, and one can see trees from 1 1-2 to 2 1-2 feet through cutoff close to the ground just like you would break a little brush and twist it off. You can't walk ten feet without stepping in a shell hole, some small qnos and some ypu could put a hqusc in. I have seen lflts of German prisoners going past the las, few days, 300 to 400 in a bunch. ggt. Story M. Chase, 318 P. A., Hty. A. 1 O. 728. Sparta Couple Wed. Mr. Louis Pleasant Wright and Miss Minnie Andrea Hansen were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs, A. A. Hunt sen, two miles southwest of Sparta, on Monday, December 23, 1918, in the presence of a few relatives and friends, Rev. J. M. Johnson performed the ceremony that made tho twain one, after which tho company enjoyed o wedding dinner with tho happy couple. Mr. and Mrs. Wright will beat home, lo their friends at their homestead west of Sparta. Clinmbcrlalh'4 Tablets. Cliamburlnln'u Tabids nni iiitoiuliM OHpt'clnllv (or Hto'nncli troubles, bOiotiH ih'sh mid raiietlpntion, and huvu mot with much success in tho treatment of thorn) iliseiiaeH, I'ooplo who htivo Buffer ed lor years with Htonmch troublo and Imvo bton unable, to obtain any pernm nent relief, huvo beer, completely cured by tho tiso of- theflo tablotH. Chamber. Iain's Titbleta aro a I ho of great value lor lilllouPiieeH. Chronic contitlpation may bo permanently cured by tnkiiitz Ohaiic burlaln'sTabloUiind obmtrvliur tho plain printed directions villi each bbttlo. Renew yout1 subscription noY, TELLS OF IP ACROSS Froville, France, Noy, 2-1, J91S. Dear Father; ' Today is Fath ers' Day ih'cf we are allowed tp write ati() toll about, our "fnp' across and what we have b'eeh' , . ' . . .1 Ic .. . doing. On Jijjy J3th twq regiments, of us, the ftlGlh and C2nd, " about 3500 men, loaded on tlie' shTp Bnll'jq which was D7 feet Ip.ng, and started to sail on the morn ing of the 14th. There were 13 ships in the cpnvqy, whjci wjis surrounded by sub' chasers for three days, then they went back, but twq day3 before -fj landed we were niet by others apd they looked pretty good tp mp although we never saw a sub on the trip. I don't believe'ong could have hit us anyway for the way we zig zag wasn't slow. On the morning of the 2Gth we could see land and that night we landed at Livprpobl; next morn ing wo unlouded and look the train across England for South hampton where we staved over night; next evening we took a boat across the English channel, landed at t'hubony and went upon a hill to a rest camp and stayed all night; this was onJuly 2Jth. 'Next morning we took tjje train again for two days and nights, 30 pf ys to a car (a box carat that), landed in a town that I qever did know the name of; here we. strap ped on our packs und startgd for Leognau, 8 miles away, (I think it was 28 but we mqde i O. K. on Aug. 1st. Here wpregtecl" till Sept. 11th, then went tp'Qamp DeSouge where we gpf ov final training, and we sure djd train oo from dayjight imtjl dark in tho sand and fjies t hell would npt haye 'em tjl Npv. Jth when we took the train aqd was on it for three days and three nights, finally landing in Freville which is a little tqwn of abput 200 peo pie, about 50 or 55 miles from Metz. Our next mpve would have been to tho front, but one morning while ut physical exercise, our Captain'told us what had happen ed and. believe me, wo did go wild for awhile. So hero we are, cleaning up the streets in Fre villo, and longing for the day we will get back to the-goad old U. S. A. My right ankle went on the bum and the Doctor has it band aged up and I can't drill for a fow ;days, but otherwise I am O. K. and hopo you are all tho sume. Pvt. Alfred L. Barber, Btry. A, 316 F. A., Am. E. F. The headquartes of the 91st Division, of which the 340 F. A. was n part, was at Oostroosebeke and Dunkerque, Belgium, on Nov. 7th. This regiment has been ordered "for convoy" home. This is tile season of tho year that wo all like to do bur bit; if you have not joindd tho Red Cross yet, do it now nd Ei & W. Chandler, PP IN ACTION The name of Ray F, Taylor of Richland, Oregon, appeared in pjo casualty lisr of last Wednes day's dgily papers,' but na further word has been received by his rea.ivcs; There is a possibility i of error n the report as his sis ter, Mrs. btclla bimonis, received a letter from him which was dated Npv.' lith. the day fight ing stopped. Thy matter is being investi gated and' it is jioped by all that some pews, will soon be received to the effect that Ray is spared to return to Ea'gle Valley once more. His regiment was in tha 77th Division, whose headquar ters were at La Basace. Varenne and Sj;. Dizier. No announce ment has been made regarding its disposition. Here's Hoping that wljen Father Time g f introduces the New Year a of 1919 there will be in- eluded among its blessings health, happiness and I 2 prosperity for each and 2 everyone. Writes From the Front. Mrs, Elsie Barber handed ub the following note: France, Nov. 19. 1918. Dear Sister: I received your letter and picture?; the first mail I have received sincewe come to the front. I don't know how long we will remajn in our present position as we are in the same as when fighting ceased. The reuu lars are working day and night on the wagop and railroads, getr ting them in shape for traffic. I don't know where we go from here but hope it will not bo long until I am back to the old U.S.A. Jas. Ct Makin, Batt. A, 11th F. A., Am. E. F. (The Eleventh was in the Sixth Division wjth headquatters at Stonne and St. Dizier. No an nouncement pas been made of the disposition of this regiment.) A Card of Thanks. Through the columns of the Eagle Valley News we wish to thank our many friends for the letters of sympathy to us all In the loss of our dear son and brother, Corporal William Virgil Saunders, who so willingly gave up his young life for his country that wo might have a decent place in which to live. Words cannot heal a broken heart, but it makes one feel good to know so many remembered them at a time like this. Again thanking our many friends, Mrs. Lyman M. Lee, Veda Saunders, Jimmalee Wright. Try our fresh cookies, just in, Ualey's.nd N FIVE BIG BATTLES,; Mrg. Ruth Staierht, now of Lynden, Wash., is in receipt of a letter dated Nov. 12. 1918, from her son, Sergt. M. Eylar Staight,' who was one of the first Eagld Valley boys "to enter service, hav ing enlisted in the U. S. Marines. He was a member of 18th Co'. 5th Regt., which has been cited a number of time3 for gaflanf;rv and was considered one of th hardest fighting regiments in the American forces. The casualties . sustained by the Fifth were ter rible, and few indeed were those of its original members whQ camq through without a scratch. The Fifth Regt. Marines was a part of the Second Divjsion with' headquarters on Nov. 7th at Fosse and St. Dizier. Latest report is that the Fjf th is in the Army of Occupation Reserve, so it may be many months before Eylar; returns unless on a furlough. He writes as follows: "After nine days at the front in the last big drive, I am now back at the hospital, not wound ed,' but just all in. It's the first time away from my outfit since', jeaving the States fifteen months ago. H&?8 ffSyer told you what fac fions I have been-in so will now give ypu a line on them. As sec tor troops, that is, merely holding the front lint, fifty days tjt Yer: dun and twelve at Pant Moussen. As shock troops, 24 days at Bois deBelleau, eight days atSoissons, eight ot St. Mihiel, 14 at Cham-., pagne, apd hine between Verduq and the Meuse River. Have been in five bjg battles and oyer the tqp twelve times. Never have we faijed jo take our. objective. Have fqught from Belgium to Alsace. Reached, Belgium on our last push. Belleau Woods was our hardest fight. J went in with a platoon of sixty men and fqur of us earner out. Have been wounded very-slight-' ly twice and gas burned once, but have never told you before, fo: I knew it would only wot ry you, Have surely h?P lucky. Tho guardian angel seemed to have. always been hovering near." , ) Notice to Members. The Eagle Valley Cattle and Horse Raisers' Association will hold a meeting at the K. P, halt in Richland at one o'clock on. Monday afternoon, Jan. 6, 1919, for the purpose of electing ofTU cers and transacting other busi ness of importance. All members are urged to be present. Mrs. Dave Beard passed away at her home at Sparta Wednes day. Her husband was buried last week'. Both were vic$ms of influenza. Brick codfish makes an appe tizing dish, Buy It at Saunders Bro's, ad Noble Holcomb is seriously ill with pneumonia,' ;4 r MM