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' f it THE SPRINGFIELD anrw'r-tiriurr fl.lRt sli(it1.0rgoo, ufoaa SPRINGFIELD, , LANE. COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918. VOL. XVI., Ntt f t 5 ON SERVICE FLAG III PATRfOJIC MEET Frionds and Relatives Gather to Honor Men Called to , Colors SOME SERVING. IN FRANCE Methodists Will Conduct Prayer I Service for Boys At Long A War Lasts PINNED j God save our noblo men; Z Bring thorn Hufe homo again, God Have our men. Mako thorn victorious, Patient and chlvulroun, They aro ho duar to us. God save our ntnn. This prayer wait chunlod by tho audiunoo lu unison and sung to the tunc of America In opening tho pat riotic service at tho Methodist churuh last nlxltU Onoihundrcd, and sixteen stain wore plnnod on a sorvlcoftag which wan unfurlad in honor of our soldiers tn the service. Tim .stars reprint not ir only) tho boys who wore moiul?r of tho -church hut those who attended occa'slopully and relntlyuB and frlcndV of tho pininUora and those who attend tho church, Thu , sorvlcu flag wan ma l) by a commlttco composed of Mm. Emma Olsqn., Mrs. 711, Lansbery, and 'Mrs H. E. Davldspu. Tho stras will be .. sowed on by tho commlttoo and tho flag will, bp hung on tho. wall at tho front of tho church. In honor of. tho boys a, short prayer norvlco -will bn held at ono of tho church sorvlcos each Sunday. Proceeding tho flat; service several patriotic selections wero rondorod, "Our Country's Flag" by Mr. and Mrs. J. C Dlmtn, and "Keep tho Homo Fires HurnltiK" by MIbh Joan Fischer. "Tho Stars and StrlpoH Forever", "Tontlns Tonight," and a number of other pat- rlndr nlnf-fiH wurn nlnvflil nil thn Pnthn . phone. ( Pastor R, A. Danford who had charge pf tho sorvlcos callod the friends alphabetically and . tho first Star to bo phnnod wan by Mrs N. A. Ashworth, who .has two boys, John and Bldnoy L. In tho service. Stars draped wltli crapo were pinned on foreword Italaton and Forn Sldwoll, "both' 0 .whom Jiavo dlod slnco enlist ing, the former last July by drowning In the Willamette river and tho latter last Saturday morning at San Antonio TeJtae of pneumonia. One Sprlngflold woman MIsb Lulu Oell is in Franco in actlvo service as iv ilea Cross nursa and a star was p'laoea tm tho flag for her. A nuni her of homos havo two sons In the scrvlco and ono, tho G II Meats homo In West Sprlngflold has three boys who aro all lit Franco. Following aro tho nnmos of the hoys who are represented on tho flag: Clinton Clearwater, John Ashworth, Sldnoy Ashworth, Norman Byrne, Ituy Daily, Crood Brattaln, Morris Bonnott, Hoy Cupp, Vance Cagloy, Frank Craw ford, Hoy Vincent, Charles IUissoll, Dlmm, Sergeant Major Walter It. .Dlmm, Samuel Danford, First Lieu vtonant Howard Danford. Sorgeant T. C. Oorrlo, Arthur Denntson, Leonard "Stevens, Clarence F. Hill, William Les ter Hill. Harlow Hodgdon, Howard Klzor, Roy Porln( Donald Porln( Paul LanBhory, Hugh Lansbery, Ivan Mc Klnnoy, Paul. Myers, Corporal Wlnl fred L. May, Chauncoy Moachom, Paul Mann, Francis Stewart, Corporal Hoy; Cairns, Roy Follows, Clinton Conloy, Othmor West, Glon. SU John, Itoy West, Paul F. nasford, Will Young, Samuel Young, Wondoll Bnrtholomow Elward Ralston, doceasod, Arnrlil Tomsoth, Arnlo Toraseth, Alfred Tom sqth, Earl Thompson, Hubert Travis. Gon F. Wopllpy, Jules, Verne Woolley, , Clydo Vollior. Glaudo Valllor, Dr. Lorah Van Valzah, Ray Mulligan, Fern Sldwoll, decoasod, Leonard Sldwoll, Norton Pengra, Floyd Fry, Herbert Moon, Roland Moshlor, Glen LeVce, pr. Kugone Roster, Herbort Hansen, Corporal Dol Hlnson, Albert Bearo, Lloyd McKay, Robert Wllllan, Orvlllo Howard, Cocll Mulligan, Oron Sha han, Roy Holvorson, Lieutenant Chris H. Jonson, Russell Konnan, Dan Fish or, Forrest Rood, Milton Klntxloy, Frank Castool, Norman Anderson, Kurl Powoll, Lovl Noot, Ernest Noot, Clarence Fandrom, Allen O, Adams, Jr., Human! W, Hutchinson, John Alex andor, Joss Meats, Fred Moats, Karl Meats, Leonard Morgan, Kdwjn Olson, Paul Martin, Harold Perkins, Forol Perkins, Dr. Nnthunlel Roberts, Chaun coy Rychard, Fred Stowart, Charles Allen Stowart, Hert Fullor, Miss Lulu Coll, Winifred aibson, Orval Phelps, Lieutenant Hyrou H. Smith, Wayne McBao, Randall Scott, Claudp .Slgnor, Wilbur Wills, William Wills, Harry Coffin, Rnlph Coffin, Paul Pengra, Harold Kennedy, Hubert llently, Chauncoy Crltes, Fred Lcmlcy, Ed ward Hurgolss, Orvlllo Dean, Among tho officers in this list aro tho following: First Lloutcnant Chris II. JciiRon, First Lieutenant Howard Danford, Lieutenant Uyron H. Smith, Sorgeant Major Walter It. Dlmmf Sergeant T. C. Gorrlo, Corporal Wlnl frod L. May, Corporal Roy Cairns, Corporal" Doll Hluscn. WALTER DIMM PROMOTED Made Osttalion Sergeant MpJo Replacement Engineers of Undor date of January 12, Mr. and Mrs. J. C Dinim received a letter from their on, Wulic R Dlmm siytng that Jiir( u. month nt?r ho lud enllrtfd In had boon appointed FJrst Sergeant of Company D, and . later tho same day w,-ub appointed Hattallon Sergeant Major of tho First Battalion of tho First Replacement of Engineers. Walter Dlmm enlisted at Albany Now York where ho had bee employed In a- largo mercantile establishment and left December 10 th for Fort SIo cuni, Now York, but after a few days was transferred to Washington, D. C. whero ho has been stationed since Pleasant HiU Wins From S. H. S. Four Automobile Londs of Root ers Accompany Team Friday night tho Pleasant Hill boy's basketball team won from the Spring field tossera In a gamo played a Pleas ant Hill, tho final score being .40-23. Tho Pleasant Hll girls toam also won from tho Croswoll girls. Trith a score of 11 to 10. , ' Following is Springfield's llno-up: Van Vulzah, center; Davidson and Uryan, forwards; Hill and dossier, guards, During tho first half Dlmm took the placo of Hill, whoso left shoulder was so badly wrenched ho had to quit tho gamo. 1 Ploasant Hill's line-up was: Puck- stt and Hutchor forwards; Rlnehart, center; Mooro and Dristow, guardB. Tho Pleasant HIU girls' line-up was Dllloy and Divine, forwards; Miller, center; Wheolor and Bower, guards. Boforo tho Baskotball games which wore Bchodulcd for 0 o'clock, the stud ents gavo a program in tho High school building. Both tho school aud itorium and gymnasium woro crowded nbouL$30 being received at tho gate. Fqur automobile loads of rooters ac companied tho Springfield team. Goes to Texas Crood Brattaln, son of Mr, and Mrs, B. 13. Brattaln, of Springfield, wac among a number of soldiers who were sont to Texas Thursday night with the Quartorniastpra corps In which ho enlisted recontly, Mr. nud Mrs. Brattaln and family and a number of friends mot tho train In Eugene. Is DImliod from Hospital Edwin Olson, son of Mrs. Emma Olson, of Sprlngflold writes his moth er from Now, Joruey whero ho Is In a.,Unlted States army camp saying that he has Just been dismissed from the hospital utter having tho pneumon ia. Serbian railroad bridge that was tommlwlon hcudpd by W. B. Thompson. FINDS JILL MEN ARE ENTHUSIASTIC Captain W. A. Arnold Addresses Both Night and Day Shifts Captain W A. Arnold,, of tho United Signal corps describds' ',the spirit of the workers at the Booth-Kolly saw mill here as 100 por cent offlclent when he presented tho plan of the Loggers' Loyal Legion to them on Sat urday. Captain Arnold talked to two groups of thu mill men. He addressed tho day1 shift, consisting of 185 men, at noon and the night shift of 35 at 7 o'clock p. m. He told them of tho plan of the legion, which consists merely of getting tho mill workers' pledged to support tho government In every way possible in the produc tion of material for airplaneo. "Tho men accepted the plan without an ex ception and were vory enthusiastic about it," said Captain Arnold. RALLY WILL BE PATRIOTIC Liberty Bonds To Be Prizes Given as A patriotic school rally of Lane county Is planned for May '7 and. 18, which it Is expected will oxcesd ny ever held In Lane county if nol n the state of Oregon. The county court has promised to match up to ?20J anv money raised by the business men of Eugene. Tho rally will tako the form of a patriotic festival and Red Cross bene- fit, cb it is planned to havo tho "ash piizes Liberty bonds, war stamps and Tnrltt stamps. I is aUo expected that all exhibit) which can bo ujcI by tho Rod Cross will bo retaiued and donated to that organization. RED CROSS ENTHUSIASTIC Will Hold Meetings All Day Every Thursday'' A$ tho regular meeting of the Hay don .Bridge branch of the Springfield Red , CrosB auxiliary Thursday after noon the ladlos voted to hold an all (lay meeting every Thursday for sow ing Instead of Just In, the afternoon as they' havo boon accustomed to do. , Tho meetings aro held at tho home of Mrs Molvln Fonwick and a com mittee of throe ladles servos a lunch nt noon each meeting day. At present there aro 28 enrolled In tho branch, with, a large preccntago in attendance nt every mooting. New Book at Library "Tho White Ladles of Worcester," tho latest production of Florenco L. Barclay, was received at tho 'Spring field library Saturday and may bo secured by tho payment of five cents. CLOSE CALL FOR RED CROSS COMMISSION r ' blown up Just before It was reached by the Thomas E. Nye May Open Up for Business Next Fall Thomaa,TE. ,Nyo-..pf this' city, has purchased the store outfit' and. equip ment of the Vm. Nayjer Cigar .store in Eugene and has stored-it in the ompty room Just east of -the Home Restaurant for the time being. Mr. Nye does not intend to open up a cigar shop now, but may do so next fall. Tho family camo to Springfield last fall from Hayden Bridge where thay have been on a farm for a num ber of years and have been living In tho apartment over the store room In which tho cigar store equipment is now stored. 1 PNEUMONIA CAUSES DEATH - i . Mother of Mrs. E. J. Reynolds Passes Away at Edenbower Mrs. Margaret Ellen Shipley, moth er of Mrs E. J. Reynolds' of this city, passed away at the homo of her daughter, Mrs. B. L. Hyland, of Eden bower, Tuesday evening, death result ing from a severe attack pf pneumonia from which she had been suffering tor a short time. Mrs. Reynolds had boon with her mother for.soveral days and had just reached home when she received tho news of her mother's death. She returned Immediately to Edenbower. Funeral sorvlces were held Thurs day afternoon fromthe Roseburg un dertaking parlors, with Interment in I tho MaBonlc cemetery. Deceased was . born and raised In Oregon. She spent some tlmo last summor visiting at tho Reynolds' home. S. H. S. WINS B. B. GAME Junction City Five Lose to With 29-22 Score Locals Tho Springfield High school baskot ball nulntot covered itsolf with glory Saturday night by winning from the Junction City fivo with a score of 29 to 22, A large number of rooters accompanied the Junction City team to Springfield. Springfield's line-up was as follows Van Valzah, center; Davidson and Bryan, forwards; HIU and Gossler, guards. Junction's llno-up; Goodlln, cpnter; Van Valklnburg and Parn Isso, forwards; Peterson .and Sims, guards. Gets Insurance Money Tho payment for adjustment on. the firo Iobs on tho house occupied by James Cox, which was slightly dam agod by fire a fow weeks ago, has boen received from the London Insur ance company by the agent, J. P. Fry. KM STORE ,f,ri VmJ train bearing toe American Red Cross WAFFLE SUPPER NETS $6.25 Money Will Be Applied on Church Memorial Fund The waffle supper held by tho Ep worth League of the Methodist church Friday evening netted the league ? 6.25 This mpney will, be applied on the League's church memorial fund. The reception. rogrnj)! the church basemen was, artistically decorated with ferns ,and rod crepe paper' and ferns and , potted flowers wore used on 'the -table. During the .'.evening an Informal program was. rendered, consisting ofa number of vocal se lections by Jean Fischer and Jule Pol lard, recitations by William Pollard and Leone Baker.. Wins VictrblaL in Guard Contest Florence Darling Gets Second Prize in Guard's Sub scription Campaign Florence Darling was tho succes sful winner of an JS5 "VIctrolla, the seioud prize In District" Three, in the Guaid's 6000 Subscription contest "The 'Springfield people as a whole were awfully good about giving me their subscriptions," said Miss Darling 'I didn't work very hard, 1 hough." She turned In over one million votes. For some time Miss Darling ranked second or third on the entire list and there was much interest shown In her progress each time. Miss Darling is a daughter of Mrs. Barbara Darling, of this cty, and has lived in Springfield for a number of years. " Men Selected as Jurors The following mon from Springfield have been named on a list of Lane county men from which the Jur ors for 1918 will be selected: Marlon W. Davis, Wm C. Seavey, John Spores Frank H. Chase, Goorge A Dorrls, Carl E. Fischer, Herbert A. Cox, E. E Koprior, Jos. L Laxton, Ray D. Dunlap, Molvln Fenwick, Leonard J Lepley, E E. Morrison, J C. Dlmm,. David Eby, Chas, E Brattaln, B.'k Jenkins, C R. Moad, Harry A Withers, Joshua R, McPhorson and Earl M. Young Attend Meeting at Waltervllle About 20 members of tho. Spring field Robekah lodge attended tho moot Ing of the Waltervllle lodgo Friday nighL when that lodge installed of ficers for thoi year. E. Me Drew, dlsl trlct Deputy grand master, was' the Installing officer Lane Plonees Dies Lewis B. Roasman,- a 'Lano county pioneer1, and father of Mrs'.' Rosalie A. 'Emory, "of Springfield, died at IiIb home' -on the river road north ot E3u-' gbno Thursday. GrlElDJ th 1 .ji.igd rvo PASSES- MM TEXAS. Fern Sidwell, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Sidwell. Dies of Pneumonia IN BASE HOSPITAL "CORPS r Was Formerly - Emplo'yed-iat 'Fifth Street Grocery andlCox'and Cox Store j 0 Fern Vincent Sidwell, "son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert FSfdweil? of this city, died' at Camp Travis, San Anton io, -Texas Saturdaynnorning of pneu monia, according t - a' telegram .to ceived by the family, ,from officers of the camp about 8 o'clock Saturday morning. ..r 1 . .1. Young Sidwell was a member' of the, Base Hospital corps and was running tho canteen at the time he became ill. He enlisted in the Hospital' corps last June, going from here to Vancouver, From Vancouver he was seat to San Francisco and later went to Fort Hous ton, San Antonio, where he remained, until transferred to Camp Travis Five other Springfield boys enlisted at the same time Fern Sidwell" did. These were Roy Vincent, Frank Craw Xordi Vance Caglejr, Frank Castcel, and Ray Mulligan. Tw6 of these boys" Roy Vincent and Ray Mulligan, are at San Antonio also. . .," -Just prevlqq.8 .to his enlistment Fern operated a jitney- in Springfield. Prior to this he was employed atethe Fifth Street grocery and at the Cox and Cox Department- store. Fern Sidwell' was ' born in Mark, 'Iowa and was 23 years of age. ' He Is surv ived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Sidwell. and by four sisters and five brothers, as follows: Mrs. Ernest Skinner, Springfield; Mrs. Frank Healy, of Spokane, Washington Mrs, Rdy Healyi of Zella, Washington Mrs. Thomas Green, of Coburg; Austin of Coburg; Frank, of Springfield, Leo and Clyde, of Coburg; and Leonard, who is at the NavaHTralning station at Mare Island, San Francisco. Word has been sent to all and they are ex pected to arrive for the funeral; The 'first word the' family received of, Fern's condition was a telegram' Friday morning stating that he was sorlously HI with pneumonia. Satur day morning another telegram came saying that he was much better. Lat-, er, at eight o'clock- Saturday morning a third telegram came saying he had passed away. Word was sent immed iately to ship his body home. This morning Mr, Sidwell received by telegraph $61.70 from Lieutenant I. J Baker of the Base hospital at Camp' Travis, San Antonio', Texas, requesting that $20 be spent for flow ers for his son and the balance to be applied on funeral expenses or mon ument as he sees fit. The time for the funeral of Fern SIdewll cannot be fixed until definite Information is received as to the ar rival pf the body,-. U..wtll probably arrlY.o Tb.uxsday.j.. t 1(( (. Will Helb" Educate Boy in' India The Junior-League at, the Methodist church held a Food sale.., thcvHo brook. Hardware stpro Saturday the iWc'eeds'of which' 'we're used' as the first installment in paying the1 tuition of a boy in India whom tho league has taken to educate. Tho namo of the boy who has been chosen by the child ren, Is Samuel. Six dollars, and sixteen cents were cleared at the sale. New Floor In Butchef'Shop S warts and Washburne arorhRVing a new floor put in the front' part of their butcher shop at Fourtn and Mam streots L. J. Lepley Is (n charge of the work; "tt Appointed" Peit! 'Master Max O. 'dre'en'," 'ot 'Bona '''was la. Sprlngflold Saturday on business, Mr. Qreon 'has : Just been appointed post master at Douna. s PI