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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JU
VOL. XVI., NO. 44.
HONOR SOLDIERS IN
COMMUNITY MEET
If
Cltlzono Turn Out to Say Fare
well to 17 Boys Who Ro
port to Colors Noxt Day
SUPPER CAFETERIA STYLE
Addresses Are Delivered And Com
fort Bags Are Presented as To
' kens of Remembrance
Over 200 citizens of Springfield at
tended tho community picnic kIovii In
honor of novontoou boyH who have en
llNtod In some department or federal
military service, nt tho city park Mon
day evening, ut 0:30 o'clock.
A bountiful picnic suppur furnlHlicd
by tho people wuh Herved with the
Indlea of tho Red Cross In charge.
The Rood thlriKH wero tierved cafeteria
stylo. After tho supper n program
wnu rendered with Mayor K. B. Mor-
rliion chnlrmnu.
"Tho purpose of meeting t his even-
. ... , , ,7, . ,
lng," Mr. MorrUoii mild, "Ih to Hhow
our appreciation to the boys who have
onllHtod, not only the ho boys with im
tonight but ull Uiobo boyH who have.
MODI
EVENING
Kono before Wo don't want our any hnH BOcurcrt from tho aoVorn
boys to go to tho bnttlo front but wo mmll conlrilcl t0 fllrn,H,, onc nl.
do think that tho training will bo , ,, , It w, Ulko a,,out
beneficial to alt of them. Wo honor , four wt(.kll t0 ROt 8Uirtod l() turn
menu uayn uucuuso oi uioir loyally
to their country. It shows Nyl.nt tho
young manhood of our country Is made
orx, , I
Itevoreud 8. A. Dauford made tho
nddroRH of tho evening. In exproB-
dug1 Wn nppruclntlon of tho Htop mu
boys had taken, ho said, "Some Just
tna loynl as Uicho nro not hero tonight
Tlloy havu slipped out unnoticed bu-
rauKo wu have not realized that we
svoro in a state of War. - j
"Never hnvo tho American people
boon called upon to pay so much for
I tltolr civilization ns thuy are now be
ing culled upon to do. Wo aru not
railed upon to give tho ciiIIh but thu
flower of tho flock, tho boHt of tho
manhood of our young puoplo thut
this civilization may exist. Our boys
nro facing this more bravely than ev
or before.
"This war is meant to froo Uio
world of tyranny and kingly oppres
sion nnd when It Ih finished tho l'rlucn
of Poaco will come in. Tho only
pence that can come Is Ilia puaco
ami mis ih a iigiu lor peace. uen i
una war is over uiu nag oi our coun
try will also bo tho flag of tho Prince
f l..o rp, A,-Ifl r.,,v I,.
, . . ... i express our appreciation and thanks
tho proscnt war Is a cleaner u holler, ...
nrmy than over in history,"
Following Hevorond DaufordV ad
dross Mrs. J. C. Dlmm spoke as rep
resentative o ftho Ited Cross organlz
atlon. "Tho object of tho Hod Cross"
uho mild, "Is not to go to the front us
'tiursos or In nny othor capacity but
lias boon organized for the purpose
of giving those who hnvo to roniiiln
at homo n chance to serve tltolr coun
try, nn opportunity of "doing tholr
bit," by milking supplies for lioHpltals
k knitting socks for our floldlors nnd
" doing otlior things for their comfort,
also ralBlug money to support tho
houpltals, physicians, medical nnd
Ited Cross nmbulauco corps, uiul iiiiih
os. . "Just nftor tho lied Cross chapter
was organized hero tho members be-
IhI. . ...lint ...m.lr tlmt, r.nltt.1
,,... . ...h -.mi iput lii half our tlmo ontlng, as most
do for tho boys who wore leaving,' .... ...
until mntorials wero furnished Ilium
hi tho government. Word from head
Qjavters Informed us that thc guvorn
n ent furnished tho necoBsary articles
pnd comforts so as a rosult iikui of
cur boys loft ond wo did. not have
tho pleusuro to present tliom with
a.iythlng. Hoccntly wo havo losniod
ibnt all tho compforts havo not boon
furnlahod so tho ladles dec'del to
amko at least ono article for taein
nnd that Ib n comfort bag for tne pur
prro of providing a placo whoro our
boys can koop small bolonglngs and
always havo thnui togothor.
"Wo prosont to tho 1C boyo who
Ioavo us tomorrow to go Into tho
array sorvico thoso oomfon bngs.Tukp
Uiobo bags In romoinbranco of th'i'.o
loft nt homo, accept them and their
contents with tho samo fooling of
lovo nnd best wlshos not from tho
Rod Cross nlono but the clt'zoim of
Springfiold."
Thoso bans nro 10 by 13 Inches,
niado of kaknl cloth with tho ownor'a
J ' o'i c .)v.'dr'"' 3D 1 Th- la-
;!Ioh of tli o Rod Cross nro responsible
fur tho making of tham and hnd placed
In each ono a fliinill ToHtiimont and
mirror.
In bohnlf of llio boys who Intel en
listed Corporal Tod Stewart thunkod
tlio citizens. "Wo do nol know whore
wo will i:o furlhor tlmn thut Wo are
to roport nt tho armory In Eugene
tomorrow," ho wild. "Wo will prob
alily ho tlioro until tho flritt of Auk
tiHt. You mny nil rnly on It thut wo
will do our purt toward putting an nnd
to thin war. Wo thank wou for
your kind words and kind wIhIioh."
After tho program tho lloino (luardH
drilled on Main street In front of tho
park. Tho hoys for whom the enter
tnlnmoiit waa kIvuii wore Issued spo
clal InvltatloiiH to nttond Uiu Hull
theatre hy tho no 4 miinnger, C. W.
Don no, thut evening.
The hoytt In honor of whom the
picnic was kIvoii nro: Tod Stewart,
Itoy CnlniM, llureld i'lrkliiH, Paul My
ers, ItiiHHiill IX in in , Ivan McKlnnoy, j
lliillli! Ilryau, HumhcII heenon. Norton
, I'eiiKra, Luster Illll, Shcrmnn Conrad,
Mien Htownrt, Arnold Tomsolh, Albert
Ilcnro, Claud Signer, John Alexander,
and Olnn Wooley.
TIiohu HprliiKfleld boys arc all sta
tioned ut the Kuk'iiio Armory with
tho Third company, Count Artillery,
except John Alexander who Is a mem
; ber of the First Hand of tho Coast
Artillery stationed ut i'ortland. The
soldiers do not know when they will
limve the armory but expect to go
,. . , . . , . .
Kurt HteveiiH ubout 12 ml oh went of
AHl()ru
'
i ncccivcB uavornmeni usniraci
Tht) siirlneflolil Planlnir Mill com.
,, oul ,, w, ta)i0 nb()Ut four
,m)l1H work wlUl 12 ,non to nmu0
t,t,m
'
8
P. Man Goes to New Run
Harry 10. MIIIIioubo, for n number
of years conductor on tho Wcndllng
and west side run of the 8, P., left
" uesdny for Portland to tiko tho run
betwoeu that city Jm Tillamook,
Ityft Titla
cner B
'Our Sol
Boys
Write to the News
Express Appreciation of Hearing
from Homo Through Col
umns of Local Paper
Army and Navy Young .Men's Christ
inn AsHOciatlou.
San Francisco. Cul., Post Hospital,
Presidio. July 2i. 1917. .
Thc Springfield Nuwb,
Mr. J. C. .)., Hear Sir: We Spring '
t lltllt Itnl'U f II If It t lllu niuuiKliin I
""
for the papers we have received since
our onllBtmentl and osnoHallv thu
l last Issue which wo recolved Individ-
, uolly. Whun wo recolved this even-
lug's mull which Ih delivered shortly !
'after mess, wo hoys nssembled under
u lnrgo pulm tree neur our camp and ,
! engorly read the iiowb from our home
town.
I After an nbsence of two months
1 from our homo, and living under tho '
strange InvlronmcutB of army life, wo
1 eiui now begin to appreciate tho news
from homo.
,Wo also wimt to thank our rolutlves '
uml many friends for the reception '
given u h on our passing through Eu-,
guno, and tho many packages of fruits '
cundlos nnd othor cuts, which It is
i UBoloss lo iiuy wo enjoyed, for wo
nro yet boyB, you know, and we could
of us usually did ut home.
Wo nro now located iu tunts nt the
Post Jiospltul, l'rosldlo, and undergo-,
lng Intensive field training, taking '
from 3 to 4 lecturers a duy, which '
lust from 45 to CO mlnutos ouch, and
about tho samo porlods in field drill.
Wo hnvo no Idea of how long wo
will bo horo or whoro wo go from;
here, but do not oxpoct to romnlii
hero for more than a month longor,
as that will comploto our training
horo.
With best rogurds, S, Vnnco Cngloy,
Fern Sldwoll, Frank Crawford, Alvln
It. Mulligan, Roy II. Vincent, Frank
Cuutool.
Files Complaint tn Circuit Court
tho circuit court Monday asking thut
tho circuit court Monday snklng thnti
ii certain mortgago given by J. E. !
Stanlgor on land In block 03 or tho
Springfiold Invostmont and Powor
company's addition to Springfiold be
foreclosed. She also asks $100 for
nttorueyB fees mid disbursements of
sv't.
BfclBBiJfcallltlLKWBBLLLW dOa?noTjess, wife
HHHPHHHMH of Wilbur IHHPLjKjiorao tot
BBHP MIMMsBBm mi" city' OrTgonTat jfestcrdoy
p '&ifflfVMwBXEmi morning. Mrs. BurgefH&he
I SEE 7 . WNiffili
I WPB,M8 BRIDGE TO BE
I'lioto by Amatlcon PrtBi Association.
Many dirigibles are being built for our oarj
and textcd to detect flaws In the gas envelope"
AT
MEN
ASSEMBLE
EUGENE ARIRYlIILROADS URGED
Second and Third Companies,
Coast Artillory, Report
for Federal Service
Tho members of tho beadciuar
Htuff aml. .Hi,Second.and ft-d '
panloH. coast ' nrtlllery. comnrlslnc
-IS men, have assembled nt tho nr-
mory in Eugene. Yesterday morn-
lng the first formal ceromony was
tin hauling of tho colors to tho top
of tho Armory. t
The following Springfield boys are
munibeiH of Uio Third company: Slier-
man Conrad, Tod Stownrt, Arnold
Tomseth, Ivan McKlnnoy, Hussoll
Dlmm. Hoy Cairns, Allen Stewart,
Lester Hill. Albert Hearo, Claud Slg
iior, John Alexnndor, Glen Wolioy,
Harold l'orklns, Paul Myers, Norton
I'ungra, Hallie
IJryan, and Hussell
Kennen.
Following is tho schedule of calls
which w.I he the dally routine of
t It It 111 nil IV It 11m II I t It it i rmnru
Hevelllo, daily oxcept Sundays nnd
holidays, first call 5:30 a. m.
Hevelllo BMC a. m.
Assembly, Immediately after rev-
el"-
Hevellle. Sundays nnd holidays, first
cull, G:30 n. m.
Hovollle, G:45 u. in.
No nssombly, no roll cnll.
Mi'bb cull, dully except Sundnys and
hollduyB, 6:30 a. in.
Mess call, Sundays and holidays,
T:ir u, in.
Fatigue call, dnlly oxcopt Sundnys
u ml holidays, 7:00 n. m.
Cuurd mount, first call, 7: OS a. in.
Assembly, 7:15 a. in.
Adjutant's cnll, 7:20 n. m.
Artillery and Infantry drill, daily ox-
,.0pt Saturday, Sundays nnd holldnys
,i,in cliii. 7-r.o n. m.
Assembly. 8:00 a. m.
Hecnll, 11:00 a. m.
Sick call, excopt Sundays and holi
days, 11:05 a, m.
Sick cnll, Sundnys and holldnys,
9:00 n. in.
Officers' call, dally oxcept Sundays
Hn( holldnys, 11:35 a. ni.
KlrBt sorgennt's call, daily excopt
Sundays nnd holidays, 11:45 a. m.
Hocall from fntlguo, dnlly oxcopt
Sundays and holidays. 11:45 a. m.
i -
Mobb call, 12:00 noon.
Fntlguo call, dnlly oxcopt Sundays
nnd holldnys, 1:00 p. m.
Infuntry drill, compnny and batta
lion, dnlly excopt Sundays nnd holi
days: first call 12:50 p. in.
Assembly, 1:00 p. in.
Hecnll, 3:00 p. in.
School dolly oxcopt Sundays and
holldnys, 3:30 to 4:30 p. m.
Hocall from fatlguo, dnlly oxcopt
Sundays and holidays, 5:00 p. m.
Moss call, 5:15 p. ra.
Retreat, first call, 5:50 p. ni.
Assembly, 0:00 p. m.
Hetroat nt signal from officer of
Knue'' on pays 1wc.)
sj
blilA
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Here Is one being
iCil-OPERAT
War Bpard Appeals to Trans
portation Companies to
Conserve All Energy
The jtallroads' Board has addres
ol a filsrWJopubllc-Bcrviceonsmla
blons and all State, County and Mu
uicipal authorities throughout the J
L'nlted States urging co-operation j
with the "railroads In a suspension
during tho period of tho war of "all I
efforts designed to help directly.
,n wl"lnK te war."
T1, 8Pcinc suggestion which the;
""Uroads' War Board makes to all j
such authorities are embodied in a '
letter forwarded by Chairman Fair-'
fax Harrison. In that letter Mr.
Harrison says:
'Tho present emergency has Im-
P8e(l upon the railroads a very un-
usm strain in transporting men.
munitions, and materials in augmented
- - ". ,
.cheerfully undertaken, requires every
ounce of energy, every unit of rolling
stock, every dollar of capital, every
bit of supplies of coal which the rail
roads can command."
"It is the opinion of this committee
that all efforts not designed to help
directly In winning the war should be
suspended during the period of the
war. Indeed this is obviously the
thought of President Wilson in his
nppeal to the country on April 16;
1917, which included tho following
stntoment:
'"It Is evident to every thiuklng
man that our Industries must be
made more prolific nnd more effici-,
ent thnn over, nnd that they must bo
made moro economically managed. !
nnd better adapted to tho particular
requirements of our task than they
hnvo been.
"Therefore, this committee earnest
ly recommond8 that tho war railroads
bo required by the public authorities
to make improvements and carry out
projects Involving tho expendituro of
money and labor only when they are
absolutely essential for war purposes
or public safoty. The prevailing
high interest rate on money, the dif
ficulty of raising monoy in competi
tion with the tax-froo issues of the
Government, the excessive cost of
suppllos and labor, the dolay In ob
taining material, tho possible block-1
0 WITH
ado of traffic, nnd tho diversion of ; a daughter, Mrs. Florence Stickles,
labor all contribute to make non es-1 wife of Fred G, Stickles, city treas
sontlal construction undesirable dur-'uror of Eugeno. Funeral arrange-
lng tho war. Tho commlttoo con-'
sldors orectlon of new stations,
elimination of grade crossings, are
among tha non-essontfal improve
ments which should bo deferred and
suggests that tho basis for consider
ation for now projects should be the
incroaso in capacity of carrlora for
national sorvico. Furthermore, wo
urge your co-oporatlon in eliminating
passenger sorvico morely convenient
and not Justified by public necessity
during Fr?sect (,iierpen',y epuotion"
morning. Mrs. Bu
cat daughter of Mr. and
Colllnn of this city.
Sho has been ailing
years but tho first of tho wenl
was taken worse and her slate,
Frank Parrlsh, of this place,
to her bedside The doctors &
know tho cause of her lllncBT
Besides tier husband, Mrs. Burgess
leaves ono daughter, Wllma, and one
son, Gordon. Threo sisters, Mrs. H.
V. Fawver,, Mrs. Frank Parrlsh, and
MrB. Walter Griffin, and two brothers
Edgar and Harvey Collins all live in
Springfield.
REPAIRED
Sot
Motors and Wagons Must Use Road ', ... , . . . . . . , .
. , " , , IetterB to high school graduates and
Entering Eugenej Ferry Stereet 1,, staieDla, urglng them, a8 a
Thc work of repairing the county Patr,otfc dat3r t0 continue their odu
bridge over the'WIllamett here began cat,0D- The ,etter ,fl -a,s0 V
today. The bridge will probably be ' Governor WItfaycombe, who Is chair
closed a week and will necessitate i man of the 8tatc board of evocation,
the using of tho east side river road I The ,etter
to Eugene entering that place by the j "There ,s a 8tronS sire among
Ferry street bridge. The distance ! our youne men and women to render
is much greater than tho other way -Bomc erviCB u our coun
, but is tho only other way leading to try- B " Praiseworthy, and it la
Eusrcne hv road I our wJsh to encourage the spirit which
Tho work of repairing will consist
of refloring and repainting a portion
of tho bridge and also some reinforce-
lng will be done on the upper part
of thc bridge
Thn nonfh.K'oltv Irnrkn wHI haul
tlialr lWrnher between Hucrhg and
Snrlncfield bv tho east Bid road cros-
sing al the Ferry street bridge. i aration this coming year by attending
' the college or university of your choice
I Leave for Extended Camping Trip, i We feel that you owe it to your
I Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bryan and daugh- country to make every sacrifice pos
ter, Crystal left yesterday morning ! sible to do this, because, through a
I for an extended camping trip into continuance of your training, you can
'expect to stay a month or si weeksi
i ana win travel as iar soutn as tne
hot weather will permit,
Fair Grounds to
! National Defense. At this confer
Ra Rtmrrl ence tue' were urged by Secretary
Arthur
Professional
V. West,
Horse Trainer, Will Train
Horses Year Round
I Extensive work was begun Tuesday
I on the county fair grounds In Eugene
j under the direction of Haines broth-
iers. Two new barnB for cattle ana
horses Will be DUlIt anu Uio one now
. ... . mn . tn
a more con-
vcnlcnt po8lUon
I Tho grounds will include much more to selective draft, and not recommend
! territory this year than before. The cd for special service, remain In col
i track is in excellent condition and iege.
I ten horses have been In training for I ajj times, but especially in our
I several weoks. A winter stable will preSent hour of need, you should ask
j be planned and with tho services of yourself how best you can serve your
a competent trainer for horses will
be in training all the year round.
Haines brothers will also construct
buildings for chickens, pigs and other
small stock. All buildings are ex-
pected to be completed within the
next 30 days.
Tho services if Arthur V. West, of
Omaha, Nebraska, have been obtained
i In- tlin fnlp hnnril nnd hn will ha in
. nf thn . rRPB fhfi .
He ,a ft fessional trainer of 23
PK OYnnrIonpn An nttemnt will
years cxporienco. An attempt will
be made to bring tho horses from tho
stato fair at Salem to tho county fair .
at Eugeno as the state fair is held be
fore tho county fair.
CITIZEN OF JASPER DIES
Elbert Thral, Prominent Man of Lane
County Passes Away
Elbort Thrall a promlnenr citizen
of Lane county died at his home at
Jaspor yesterday morning after a
brief illness. Tho body -was taken
to the Dranstotter and Mcloughlin
chapel the same day.
Tho deceased leaves bosldo his wifo
monts will bo made today,
Springfiold Boy Goes South
Hubert Travis stopped in Spring
field a short time yesterday evening
to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. TravlB. He was on his way from
Vnncouvor to the Presidio at San
Francisco. He Joined tho Hospital
corps of tho army about a month ago.
While horo ho was presented with a
comfort bag by the ladles of the Red
YOUTH OF OREGON
ASKED TO CONTINUE
WORK AT SCHOOL
pvernor and Superintendent
Join in Writing to 7000
Students In the State I
TRAINED MINDS NEEDED
Move Follows Meeting of Heads of
Colleges In East, When Effect
of War Was Discussed
J. A. Churchill, superintendent of
ntlhlfr? nftfmrflnn tn unnilfnir raif 1M&
PmPte such a conceptioit of duty
L Bra,n Needed by U. S.
f "However, the world Is teaching
j us thc Ie8son that every Person must
I iu:Hoveijr iruniuu xor mc wors ne
I .1 linn, ill ii . t
'"icuust iu uo. yiui iuib luoueai m
' ,nlnd' we are writing to urge you, a
i a Patriotic duty, to continue your prep
fective durnig the later years of the
war and In the times ot need that
j will follow.
.1 "Tho,cjlejpgsIdjBUtSjoj;tth.e, IJnlt-
d iStafes were recently called to
'ashlngton, D. C, by the Council of
of war Baker, in conformity with the
wishes of President Wilson, to keep
the work of their institutions unim
paired as a means of national de
fense. Patriotism Not Impaired
"In accordance with the recommen
dations of these high officials, we,
therefore urge that all boys and girls
graduating from high school enter
college, technical school, or normal
school; that all college women remain
in school until thev have heen erad-
uated; and we further urge that all
college men below the ago of liability
t country. In deciding this question
at the present time, you can do no
! better than to act upon the advice of
those who are responsible for the
future- welfare and intesrlty of this
government."
GRADER IS ECONOMICAL
County Court Buys Caterpiller and
Engine for Roads
The county court Monday purchased
a caterpiller engine and grador to be
used on the roads of the county. Tho
cost of the engine was $5,000 and of
I the grader $900. The members of
I the court, after seeing the caterpiller
' and grader work fool that It 1b a mat
i ter of economy to buy it. On a
piece of road near Beaverton, whero
tho court recently saw ono of tho out
fits work the lowest bid received for
the team work was $4200. The cat
erpiller graded it at a cost of $900.
Tho englno can be used almost tha
entire time, going from district to
district, and will avoid the hiring of
many teams.
Robert Van Valzah Enlists for Service
' Robert Van Valzah son of Mrs.
Cernlce Van Valzah left yesterday
to tako the examination for entrance
into the Engineering corps of tho
federal service. He passed the ex
amination nnd will remain in Port
land for tho present. .
Farmers Are Cutting Wheat
Somo of tho farmers of Lane county
are cutting their fall ' sown wheatj
which Is expected to average pretty
-well, but tho spring sown grain nlf
flool.a thin, especially on the low and
poorly drained lands.
I