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Oregon Historic Soo!r(t. The GazetiCTimes VOL. 34, NO. ,32, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1917 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR WRITES ABOUT EX PERIENCE IN ARMY Lexington Boy, With American Ex. pedltionary Force, Sends Local .V " Man Interesting Account -' ? 'I ' t of Experiences. v W. M. McAllster, of Lexington, now in France, nas written tne louowing interest-Ins: teter to Dr. N. E. Wlnnard of this city. It Is Indeed an Interest ing account of the experiences ot an American soldier In France, as tar as the censor will allow It to be, and the places marked with stars Show where the censor has taken out parts of the message.'- - ;.! i . Sunny France. 9-J7-17. Dr., N. E. Wlnnard, : . Z . Heppner,' Oregon, U. 8. A. Dear 8lr: ;--v . As it nas Been almost two montns 8lnoe I left the States tor France I will, try and write you a few lines and tell you of my travels, but it will be very oriei as our man goes mrougn the censorship and we are cautioned to be very careful what we write and how we write. But I wilt try and not say anything I shouldn't, yet I expect quite a bit ot it will be cut out. Our stay at the training camp on the western coast was short but all the time we were there we were quite buBy drilling, excepting at first; all ot us were new at the business and therefore it was rather light work. ' But as time passed the famous word "Co. E. Fall In!" could be heard quite frequently and so fre quently the last 3 weeks we were there we were "falling in" and "fall ing out" in our dreams. From the time reveille blew at 5:45 In tn morning until taps was blown at 10 p. m, was one continual round of pleasure to some but not to others then It was go to your bunk, go to , bed and not a sound was to be heard or the tap sergeant would be around looking for fatigue men the next day, and the busy night owl was the one that generally got It. Keeping quiet was pretty soft for some, however, after ten hours of hard , drilling provided you don't lie on your back, as some guys in the tent and the ones close by don't wait for taps to quit blowing, until they start theirs, and tis lovely music un til a shoe flies thru the air and goes 'l.ln" ifor a while at the camp we were taking practice marcnes rrom one mile to Ave miles a day and upon be ing Issued new army shoes, which are quite different from the shoes tn civil lite, many of us were somewhat foot sore by having our shoes too large which was requested by the captain in order to have them large enough for wool sox In the winter which is a long ways off (then June) and upon going down a hill, every corner of the shoe was filled, and the consequences were our feet swelled until now the shoes are a good fit. Numbers of them look like mud scows. To most of us it seemed like we were victims of professional fad dists. The second Issue, the regiment, which consisted ot about 1100 men, used their own judgment in the sizes ot shoes and now a-e quite satisfied. In the meantime it was drill, drill, drill, and about all could be heard was the top sergeant's voice, but not gentle, "Fall In" and after an hour's drill, 'twould be "Fall out." aooui ten minutes would pass and those words would be shouted thru the air again. Many a time we met ourselves go ing to and from our tents. But the location ot this camp was great and up to the present time I have been In about a dozen different training camps and the boys who are there In training should be satisfied for it cannot be excelled. The last two weeks of our stay there we were all very anxious for the good word to move, and all were prepared in half an hours notice, but it never came until July 31 and there was one continual uproar until 12:40 p. m., August 1, when we left. The Washington National Guard escorted all the companies to the train with their band and on the de parture ot each section (3 In all) they played, the well known airs, while the great crowd was cheering and bidding their fiends and sweet hearts their last "farewell and good byes." - a nur lournev had started we passed through many important cit ies and if it wasn't too late in the night, we were always met with a . . .1 a warm vatanHnn . large iniwu miu a . v . Quite a number ot place where . we stopped we were treated to fruits, candles, cigars, etc. by the young la dles which was very nice nad was ap preciated by all. . ,Our first welcome was received at Milwaukee, Wis., which Is almost un descrlbable, but was great. About this time we were ordered to stop nt a rest camp which was a very nice place to stop, but our only shel ter was our shelter (dog) tents, and the rain gave them a good test for it did rain. Here we stopped a couple ot days and then proceeded on pur Journey. Chicago was viewed from the train and other large cities, and our only liberty we had was at Roch ester, N. Y., but only for about 30 minutes, but we made use of it, for we certainly did' a lot of scouting tn that length ot time. : ' . v A few days, later we sailed from a U. 8. tort for Europe and while on the sea not very many "fed the fish" as It was very nice and, calm, and the weather was fine.' . While on the trip I saw several in foresting sights that I can't mention, but ill say I saw the Every wave that broke and along side the ship for a distance bf 60 to 100 foet 'twas Just almost like This may sound kind of fishy but yet 'tis true, c - . ,V ' Well, after a number of days we landed somewhere in England where we were camped for a few days for a rest, and "believe me" It was a welcome one, for all were in need of it , While there I had the pleasure of visiting the great city of London, but only for a short time as my time was limited, yet I saw quite s num ber of sights, such as the House of Parliament, London Bridge, the Tow. er, subways etc., and a fairly good drink ot beer, 'which I suppose you know very little about, but have heard of it. ... In America they have the "bar tender," but in England it is a fair lady, known as the "bar maid." After leaving England we started to venture farther Into Europe and started out into the which was a very , yery few of the boys refused not to get sick and it made things bad for all. I was Included in this sick bunch for it was the worst we had on our trip. On the we landed in France, all glad to set foot on land once more and to know that we had set foot' on soil that we had longed and looked for, so we went into quarters for a rest and soon left for a differ ent locality, . Though the part ot Franch thru which we traveled (by train) looked very nice and grain looked good, at a glance a person could see that la bor was short and things could stand more care. Teh country looked nice and" yet things seemed to be In progress more than we Would think for, and besides there are other countries that are worse off than France places that I have seen for myself. After a short trip on the cars we came to a stop and unloaded our worthy belongings and marched to an encampment where we are at pres ent, and proceeded to rest for a while. This vicinity is vry much like Ore gon, both the Valley and Eastern Oregon. Rain and sunshine and at present the days are warm and the nights are cool. The past week or ten days It has been very warm and oc casionally has the appearance ot rain in the sky. Here the main Industry seems to be grape raising as the vineyards are In all directions and the manufacturing ot wine is with the grapes. There fore wine is plentiful to drink as ev erybody drinks it, from the child up to the older persons. We say that it "flows as free as water," which it almost does. In the States It would not be al lowed, but here 'tis a common occur ance almost every hour in the day to see a youngster going up the street towards home with a bottle of wln-. in one hand and a loaf of bread in the pther, also women as well. Here, wine is the national drink while In America It 4s water. Wine is sold here in every place from the small fruit stand to the largest department stores, so you see it can be bought al most any place and can be bought tor 1 franc a quart (19 cents In U. S. money) where the same wine would cost about $1.60 to $2.50 per quart. Champagne, the best, can be bought for 4 francs per quart, (about 73c U. S. money) where In the States It would cost at least $5 per quart and up. Up to the present time I have not been able to visit Paris but when the opportunity comes I shall not miss It, for the pleasure will be too great to pass up, but have visited quite a few of the smaller places In this vicinity and there are some that are worth the time spent to see them. Well, as this is about all that I have to say for this time, I will close, and hoping to hear from you soon I will bid you goodnight, (In French bon-wee) and hoping to return to the States In the near future, with best regards to all friends, I remain, Yours truly, W. M. McALISTER, Co. E, 18th Engineers Rail way, U. S. Army, P. O. No. 705. Via New York, A. E. F. France. P. S. ;My address is welcome to all and if any friends wish to write I would be glad to hear from them as news Ib very scarce in this country and only comes to us by letters. American smoking tobacco la at a premium In this ocuntry. MORROW COUNTY OVER REACHES HER QUOTA III DRIVE FOR UBEUI - After a Week ot strenuous effort all along tile line, Morrow county closed her campaign ior the Second Liberty Loan at midnight Saturday evening, with a grand total of $161,600 to her credit. There' was a seeming lack ot inter est on the part of our citlzenzship In the early stagee of the campaign. This, was no doubt due to the fact that it was late when the actual work of gathering in the subscriptions was begun.: The early part bf the cam. oaten was rather HfKlmu tn u I a lot of might hard work on th n ! of the Morrow County Committee to get tne machinery in motion, but when thev did. a whirlwind flnioh ... made! and It was thoroughly demon strated that our people lack nothing in patriotism. They certainly., re sponded nobly and the subscriptions thoroughly represent the entire clti senship of the county. The last public meeting of the cam paign was held In Heppner on Satur day evening when a large audience was addressed at the Opera House by Bishop Robert E. Paddock nf Port land. It there had been any laggards BOYS WRITE CONCERN- ING UFE WITH MARINES Mrs. Nels Justus is in receipt of an interesting letter from her two broth ers, Neal and Jas. Brown, who are now serving with the Marines ot Un cle Sam. One of the boys enlisted from'LaGrande and the other from Utah, Not so long ago they were transfered from the Mare Island training station near San Francisco to Atlantio waters, and this 'letter is an interesting account of the trip. While the boys are not known here personally we are glad to give ex tracts from the Jejtef and know that they will "prove of Interest to o. readers who are all glad to get word from any ot the boys In the service. The letter is dated at Quantico, Va., Oct. 16, 1917. "Dear Sister and Brother: Guess you had begun to think that Jim and I had forgotten you, but not so. We have been aboard a transport tor the last 23 days. Left Mare Island on Sept. 18 and after laying in San Fran cisco harbor for three days we put to 1 sea but knew nothing of where we1 were going until we reached Balboa, Panama, right in the mouth of the canal. We started through the canal on the 3rd of October at 7:30 and passed the last locks by 1:30. It was a. fine trip all the way through. Go-1 ing in the locks on the Pacific side, i the first one raises you 65 feet and the second one 35 feet, and when you pass out on the Atlantic side you are ' lowered In the same manner. I "We passed five foreign ships and one English steamer was loaded with women. We thought they were go ing to Jump overboard and follow us; they shouted and waved as long as we could hear or see them. "We got liberty in Colon tor eight hours. We took in the town and saw some awful sights. There were 600 Marines on board and you can imag ine what excitement they would cause. It was very warm there and the people wore Just enough clothes to keep off the flies, and even the files apparently did not bother some of them as they wore no clothes at all. "We sailed on the 3rd and anchor ed In Hampton Roads on the 10th. There we saw all kinds of sea going ships and part of the Atlantic fleet, which was great. Sailing up Chesa peake Bay into the Potomac river we ancltored on the evening of the 11th i and waited for tugs until the morn ing of the 13th, when we were taken on up the river to Quantico, Va. Will be here about three weeks I think. "There are between 6000 and 8000 Marines here and we have hardly got straightened around yet, so have not taken In much of the country. We are gojng to see Washington, D. C, Saturday, providing wb get liberty. "The scenery here Is fine. All kinds of nuts and trees grow right In our back yard, and it is a pleasant place to be. Having been busy writ ing all evening, will ring oft for to night. Hoping you are all well, we remain, your loving brothers, NEAL AND JIM, 108th Co., 8th Regiment." N WORK HORSES FOR SALE. I have several spans of good work hprsos to sell; geldings and mares; some good young stock, all broke; no wire cuts or blemishes. Sell tor cash or good bankable notes. lmo. F. E. MASON, Lexington. Did you try HOLSUM Bread? For sale at Sam Hughes Co. t this time, the Bishon certainlv -oM them up and succeeded la swell ing Ae subscriptions to a large ex tent.' He minced no words and his entire address was emphasized by so lar plexus blows for patriotism and support or the Wat; - -The different banks of the county report having cared lor, the follow lag amounts: ., , , ,. . V Bank of lone.-...l'.....$ $7,600.00 uexnttod Bute Bant..' Imoo.oo First Nitlnnat. tUnhrinr onn nn F. B. National Heppner lo!600.00 Total I I Sim nn Morrow 'county's quota was $140,- ooo if we have been correctly in formed. Aa to th!A hnWAH Iharm seeaa to be some question, attUt has need given at high as $270,000. The former future is the one fernlahMi Chairman Mahoney by the committee in rprtiana and is undoubtedly cor rect, ana. tnis snows that pur quota was raised by a handsome margin. " Morrow county has done well on this , Second Liberty Loan, and she wllll be found: backing the Govern ment to the limit in all demands of the future. ., ARMY Y. 1L C A. Will ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT The National War Council of the Young Mien's Christian Associations of the United States are entering up on a campaign to raise a fund of $35,000,000. Morrow county is ask ed to furnish $3000 of this fund, and the campaign IU be made dating from Nov. uth to 19th. Two ub scriptions of $190 each have already been secured, these being by W. B. Barrett and First National .Bank of Heppner.' i On Sunday last, WL A. Dillon, pi VaBeeuvet, Wash., Y. T. C. A. Sec rotary in eharge of army work, was in Heppner. In the morning be ad dressed a large audience at the Chris tian church, and in the evening he spoke at the Federated church in be half of the work of the Y. M. C. A. in the war and amoh our soldier boys. In the afternoOn of (he same day Mr. Dillon called together a number of the representative citizens of the town who met at the Palace hotel and formulated a committee to have charge ot the campaign in this coun ty: This committee consists of M. D. Clark, chairman, C. E. Woodson, A. M. Phelps, Sam Hughes, W. B. Bar ratt, Vawter Crawford and C. A. Mi nor. The plain of campaign will be along the lines of the Red Cross drive and there should be no difficulty whatever In reaching the desired amount. Full plans of the campaign will no doubt be worked out and all sub committees arranged for an nouncement in next week's issue of the county papers. In order that our people may know the great Importance of supporting this work, we give herewith a sum mary ot what the National War Work Council is undertaking. The Young Men's Christian Asso ciation is on a war basis. America's entrance into the Great War meant millions of our boys in training camps in this country or at the front "somewhere in France." Parents at once inevitably raised the question "Who will keep the home ties from braking when our sons join the ool- rrs?" The Young Men's Christian Asso ciation of the United States volun teered for this service. They as sumed this tremendous responsibility with confidence because of their not ably successful experience with our troops on the Mexican border, because of the heroic Interest of their many friendsly supporters, because of the eagerness with which government of ficials cooperate, and because there seems to be a supreme opportunity to render Christian service. When the break with Germany came, Dr. John R. Mott, General Sec retary of the International Commit tee of Young Men's Christian Asso ciations, immediately communicated with the President and tendered him the support and cooperation of tlio Associations. Through the swift co operation of city and state organiza tions the entire movement was quick ly under way. A National War Work Council, composed of leading citizens, was or ganized to direct the Association pro gram among enlisted men. This "War Department" of the Associa tion has erected hundreds of large buildings centers of friendliness providing physical, educational, so cial and religious activities for our own troops wherever they are, and is 1 . J .. 1. Ti t n i yet 10 uu bu ivr mo r itui.ii, uussmu WOOL GROWERS TO MEET AT THE DALLEH, DEC. 6 AXD 7 President W. B. Barratt of the State Wool Growers' Association, in- rorms this paper that he is now busy, In conjunction with Secretary In getting: ud the croeram and mat ing all arrangements for the meeting oi me Association at The Dalles on December and 7. Mr nrratt i. hoping to make, this one of the most successful gatherings ot the wool growers ever held in this statu. mH he is hard at work to bring this aoout. He win be in position to mak. more complete announcements in re gard to this meeting in the near fu ture. " - ! THEATRE ANNOUNCEMENT, To the Patrons of the Star Theatre: The war has hit the motion picture theatres very hard and a large per centage of the smaller houses will no doubt be driven cut of businees. There Is the tax on seating capacity, ranging from $25 to $100.. There Is the new tax on admissions; there is the War Income Tat and the surtax on profits. In addition to these ex traordinary burdens ef taxation, ev ery single thing needed for the mo tion picture entertainment has gone up .In price. The cost ot raw stock has Increased, the cost of production has increased, the operating expenses have increased. - Labor costs more than ever and this is becoming scarcer and more expensive all the time. The management of this thea tre proposes to meet its obligations to the Government cheerfully and conscientiously. In order to be able to do this we must either get more patronage or higher prices. While the serials on Thursday and Friday am doing a nice business and Saturday and Sunday Just fair, Monday, Tues day and Wednesday are just about paying expenses, very often even fall ing short of that. So in order to avoid If possible raising the prices, as Is being done everywhere else we ask you to give us your cooperation by attending the show more times each week and heln us build nn a better business on the first three days of the week without taking any away from the other four davs. Thin we believe can be don by changing one of the serials to Tuesday and Wednesday. This we decided on after a long hesi tation and only when it became ab solutely necessary if we wanted to stay in business. So, commencing Thursday Nov. 1st the admission will be, children 9 cents and 1 cent for Uncle Sam; adults 18 cents and 2 cents for Un cle Sam, and this meaj. s 7 days in the week, excepting specials. It is up to you. STAR THEATRE, By J. B. Sparks, Manager. PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM. The people who have signed the pledges to conserve food are demon strating practical patriotism. The elimination of waste and the substi tution of other food stuffs for wheat, meat," sugar and fats mean vastly more than most of us fully aprpectate. The school children of Oregon have undertaken to secure the pledges. The reports that are coming in from the districts of this county indicate that several districts will secure 100 per cent of the families on the pledge. Several more districts will have 95 per cent. The time for closing the campaign has been extended to Nov. 4. If by chance nobody has presented you 'with a pledge card by Friday, Nov. 2, please notify the executive committee by telephone. If possible, or by mall, and a card will be sent to you. You want your school district to rank among the best. If you do not live in a school district, as is the case with a few families, be sure to let the committee know. Bachelors who maintain a kitchen are Included in this campaign. Let us be practical in our patriot ism. We can help our country by conserving food. We can also help our allies and the neutral countries. If any of the colored membership cards are not given out, the solicitors are urged to return them to the"chali man. We are short on these cards, and must save every one not used. Send In your reports as Boon as you have completed the canvass, to S. E. Notson, chairman. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. and Italian soldiers. President Wilson not only issued a general order giving the Young Men's Christian Association a recognized standing in the Army and Nayy, but he also expressed to the National War Work Council, his estimate of the "very high value" of the work of the Association in behalf of the en listed men.' Since then much has been accom plished. Millions of dollars, have been raised and wisely spent. Mill Ions of soldiers have felt the home touch and have had their manhood safeguarded. And the end is not yet. In fact, the greatest possibilities of service for the Red Triangle undoubt edly are ahead, INTERESTING NEWS FROM HIGH SCHOOL Xext Literary I'ogram Nov. 9. Foot Ball Game With lone Week From Saturday. Among the men on the next draft list, which is to leave Hennner on No.. vember 2nd, Js a former high school HHriant IT n-A . . son was bid farewell bv the students of the high school last Tuesday. We are certainly sorry tn ea him Uan us but at the same time we are win ot the fact that he Is going in behalf ol the most honorable cause for which it has even been the lot of man to fight. Mr. Peterson realizes this fact, as he -made it known to the atn. dents, and says he will do all in his power to helo make this old world at ours "safe for Democracy." We are sure tnat the hearts of all the stu dents Will be With him nvrv mrtmnnt of the time from when he leaves un til he is brought back safe again, from the noise and horrible sufferine of the battlefield, with the knowledge that he helped to put down the most terrible ot the enemies of humanity. that fearful demon, Prussian Mili tarism.- - The students are still pushing the Hoover campaign and still expect a 100 record before through with It. There are now three families within the city limits which have not signed pledges, and committees have been working in the outlying districts. So far no trouble whatever has been met with in getting the out-of-town peo ple to sign. . The next work in a pa triotic line which the students expect to take up is the work for the Army Y. M. C. A. What the students ex pect to do in this line will be an nounced later. By Neva Hayes. The first literary program of the school year was given by the Ciceron ian Socitay, Friday, October 26. November 9th Is the datq set for the progam of the Philomathian So ciety. The following program will be given : Song by School , "America" Essay, "The Work of Y. M. C. A. in Army and Navy" Loo Nicholson Piano Solo, "Loves Consolation," by Spaulding Eulalla Butler Debate, "Resolved: That the Gov ernment should have complete con trol of railroads during time of war." . 'Affirmative: Cecil Stevens, Dale Watklns. Negative: Loye DeVore, Ken neth Binns. Piano, Violin and Clarenet Trio, 'The Symphony as a Selection of Roll ing Seasons," Bernlce Githens, Ar thur Campbell, Elizazbeth Phelps.. Reading Josephine Woolery Dialogue, "The Unburled Woman." Characters: Mrs. Talket.Odlle Groshens Mrs. Pokabout.Charlotte Hall Mrs. Goround.-Audra Grogan Mr. Bright Alton Hayes H. H. S. regrets losing Miss Wat- tenburger from our ranks. Miss Gladys will be ntlssed In all lines ot work, however, we wish her well In her new location and hope she will return to us again. The 10th of November Is being looked upon as a very important date in the history, of H. H. S., this being the day set for the first football game of the season, when Heppner High meets lone High in battle. To assure the people of our com munity that Heppner High has the same spirit of loyalty as shown be fore, "Rooter's Caps" of the beauti ful High School colors, purple and gold, are being made. The Sopho more girls kindly consented to make the caps after the cloth was pur chased. October 26 was quite an important date, especially for the Freshies, this being the date of their first school party In H. H. S. All report a very enjoyable time. We have heard a few things about a mysterious choco late cake, but think they were Just seeing, dark objects and were a little worried over getting home safely. We were glad to see our friend Ole Peterson at school yesterday after noon. Being a graduate of the class of 1917, Ole has not been with us this year. He will leave In a few days to join the colors and wherever he may be, In the training camps or in the trenches our thoughts will be of hiir and with him and our prayers for hi safe return. He favored the student body Tuesday morning with a heart to heart talk. A pocket booklet ot snap-shots aud high school activities will be presented to Ole as a remem brance from the students of Heppner High.