THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
MOND." V, FEMIUATIY 11, 1018
Former News Man
Now in Marines
Jets' Clark Writes of Life at
Ouantico, Virginia; Potomac
Is Frozen Over
Tho following is an oxtract from n
HKlcr. written, by Joo Clark, a former
mployo of the Mews, now In tho Uni
ted states marines to his brother 'Will
Clark of this city, Ho was a member
at the SprlnRfiold News Torco about
Soar years ago. .and since that tlniu
ftks been in the office of the Herald
at Monmouth. In the same regiment
vRh him Is Thusman, Rlggs. also
Knottier Springfield boy.
Quantlco, Va., Jan. 14, 191S.
Dear Bill: Everything is fine hero
d the chaplain announced last night
Qt public that we were scheduled to
State some time this week and my
jlatoon lieutenant told us yesterday
tttat we were to go tomorrow. -
1 .had a pretty good Xmas but spent
a In camp. All the boys that wanted
a got a nine day furlough and wen. semDjy al h, St Wednesday morn
Home. Have been going to Washing-' jng
tan every month for it is only about
30 miles from here and we always
set liberty from Saturday noon until
3Caday morning at 6:30 every week
so we can go any place we want to
mt long as we get back in time.
HIGH SCHOOL N0TE8 .
lly WANNA McKINNKY
Final exams were taken Wednesday
and Thursday. There woro few ex
emptions. ' Tuesday evening tho boys from tho
wo upper grades at tho Lincoln school
ook military drill at the .high school.
Tho class, which mot at 3:30 was
under tho supervision of Mr. Kirk.
The boys are Bignlng up for a apodal
officers training class. We ought to
have some fine officers' by tho time
tho high school company Is. reorgan
Iked.
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3111 Hill in R7, ((wildly waving his
hand In the air) "I know something."
Iva Hill In ET, (discussing the uso
of he and I, and him and me) "do him
and me go together."
I Wanna McKinney attended tho as-
Howard CottonT a former student
in Springfield has re-entered High
school here.
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Fern Travis, Vera Scnseney, and
Washington (s quite a city and ? ! Wanna McKinney visited the- Lincoln
Sate a good time whenever I go. Have
seen lots of places of interest there.
Washington's monument. Army and
STavy building, biulding of printing
and engraving, U. S. post office, cap
3oi building, and lots of other places
Gee, we are sure having cold weath
r. The Potomac river is frozen all
aver and skating is pretty good. Our
sarade ground -has ice all over it aud
is so slippery we couldn't drill when
we went out this- morning so all we
did was to run around and take some
arm exercises. Stood around and
song songs, too.
We manage to keep pretty warm
5n the bunkhouses, we have two stoves
liree blankets each, and we use our
overcoats and shelter half tents on
our beds every night so I manage to
leep 'warm. We have all the coal we
-rant and plenty of food and clothes
so we 'can't kick.
I have two sleeveless sweaters, two
knitted helmets that fit over the ear3
mil lower part of the face, four suits
f winter underwear and four suits
of summer, about S or 10 pairs of
socks, (5 pairs of winter socks) "
xiits of heavy winter clothes and 4
suits of summer clothes and 2 pairs
of leggins, 2 hats, 2 pair of shoe3.
2 shirts, so youvcan see I am prettv
trai' fixed for clothes. The wow.
tiling is the gloves. We get one pal
Sat they are not warm and might as
Tell not have any. My fingers abou
Ireezo. handling the gun.
TCeir, Bill, I am a hand grenade
anur-so- will throw bombs when I get
ver fn the trenches, and also hae
a pick which I will get tp use when
xe are digging new trenches.
T have been In the pantry in Uip
wiiow halt so long that I have almost
t&rgotten all I learned in drilling and
there- fs a lot of stuff that I don't
tnowr at all.
f am sending you a picture of our
Xmas dinner. Here is a list of what
enad: Plum pudding, roast turkey,
cranberry sauce, oyster soup, mashed
Sfsh potatoes', sweet potatoes, olives,
Bananas apples oranges, asparagun,
arince and pumpkin pie, celery, mix
ad nuts, coffee, cigarettes and cigar?
sad some oether stuff that I don't re
Member. We had the same kind of
s dinner Thanksgiving.
Well, guess I will have to c!o:v?
Sir this time. This may be the last
3u1IJiear from me in the old U. S.
Hat I will write you as often as I can
when 'I'get arcoss.
Write when you can. Your brother.
JOE.
TB Co. C Reg, Marines, Quantlco, Va.
; OVER THE TOP
By D. W. Ha tcli
Ore'r the top la the gas and shell;
Tr the top In a German hell J
Orortoe top in the "bullets scream;
"Weir spoil a fiendish Kaiser's dream
Of a world Empire thru blood and
tears,
Afel save to faith the coming years.
'.Thro- the smoke and flame yet hope
wj. see;
Ctfn(ifff top to victory.
A Hint to the Aged
If people past sixty years of age
eould jtfe persuaded to go to bed as
soon a(s, they take, cold and remain In
bed for one or twerdays, they would
recoVe'r much more quickly, especial
ly df they tako Qhamberlaln's Cough
Huraody. There would also be less
danger of 'the cold being followed by
any of the moro serloiis diseases.
school Friday morning.
The Literary program, "which was
to have been held Friday afternoon,
.a f 's postponed until -Friday the IB,
because of the funeral of Ernest A.
Mason who died recently at Vancouver
Washington.
Friday atternoon there was registra
tion for the new semester. Both old
and new students registered at that
time.
THURSTON
Feb. 9. Mrs. Clara Hurst and
children, of Burllnggame, California,
are visiting at the homes of her broth
ers Frank and Charles Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pierce of Eu
gene, visited at the home of Mrs.
Pierc's sister Mrs. Wayne Yarnell,
Sunday.
Marie Hastings, a student at O. A.
C, came home Thursday and will
visit a few days with her parents and
other relatives and friends here.
Mrs. M. E. Russell is visiting in
Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robley and fam
ily of Springfield visited at the home
of Mrs. Robley's sister, Mrs. Ross
Mathews, Sunday.
Complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Lu
man Needham and Mr. and Mrs. Mel
yln Needham, of Los Angeles, Califor
nia, and Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Mitch
ell of Wendllng, a party of their
riends was bidden to the Thurston
hall Thursday evening by Mr; and
Mrs. Taylor Needham where a very
ileasant time was enjoyed by all.
BOBERT BURNS Lodge, No
78, A. M. F., Ancient am
Accepted Scottish Rite Uni
venal and Symbolic Fret
Masons meets first and thlrc
Friday evening in W. O. W
haiL Visiting brothers wel
:ome.
P. A. Johnson
Secretary.
Chaa. Kingswell
R. W. M
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or it.
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