THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1918.
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LET HIM LIVE
From "The Silent Partner."
Note The following poem we clip
ped from an exchange and while the
horrors the author wishes on Kaiser
Bill are horrible enough to make a
reader squirm they are no worse than
the Kaiser has inflected on thousands
of persons in his bloody battle for
world power and dominion which ac
cording to his diseased brain God has
designated him to wield. Such lines
as these bring the attention of the
reader to the horrors of Prusslanism
more forcefully than does the prose
stories from eye witnesses which are
now appearing in print. All of the
horrors named in this poem have
been used by the Prussians in their
campaigns sanctioned by the Kaiser
besides others till more horrible.
A long as flowers their perfume give,
So long I'd let the Kaiser live
Live and live for a million years,
With nothing to drink but Belgian
tears;
With nothing to quench his awful
thirst
But the salted brine of a Scotchman's
curse.
I would let him live on a dinner each
day.
- Served from silver cn a golden tray-
Served with things both dainty and
sweet
Served with everything but things to
eat.
And I would make him a bed of silk
en sheen,
With costly linens to lie between,
With covers of down and fillets of
lace.
And downy pillows piled in place;
Yet when to its comfort he would
yield.
It would stink with the rot of the bat
tle field.
And blood and bones and brains of
men
Should cover him, smother him and
then
His pillows should cling with" the rot
ten cloy
Cloy from the grave of a soldier boy.
And while God's stars their vigil
keep,
And while the waves the white sands
sweep,
He should never, never, nevefsleep.
And through all the days, through all
the years,
There should be an anthem in his
ears,
Ringing and singing and never done
From the edge of light to set of sun,
Moaning and moaning and moaning
wild
A ravaged French girl's bastard
I child
And I would build him a castle by the
sea,
As lovely a castle as ever could be;
Then I'd show him a ship from over
sea,
As fine a ship as ever could be;
Laden with water cold and sweet,
Laden with every thing good to eat;
Yet does she scarce touch the silvered
sands,
Than a hot and hellish molten shell
Should change his heaven into hell,
And though he watcn on the wave
swept shore,
Our Lusitania would rise no more!
In "No Man's Land" where the Irish
fell,
I'd start the Kaiser a private hell;
I'd jab, stab him, give him gas.
In every wound I'd pour ground
glass;
I'd march him out where the brave
boys died
Out past the lads they crucified.
In the fearful gloom of his living
tomb,
There is one thing I'd do before 1 was
through;
Td make him sing, In a stirring man
ner.
The wonderful words of "The Star
Spangled Banner."
ea .. "
GERMAN DUPLICITY.
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Germany has many strings to her
bow, 'many teeth in that serpent's
kead of hers. It she. can not win as
she wishes with the hammer of Thor,
he will stoop to the hornbrook ot
Nicholas Machiayelll. Aye in cere
monial robes to hoodwink the Al
mighty she will chant "The Diabo-
lum" and fan the incense downward
that it may reach to whom she prays.
And now, through a spokesman of
hers in this land, Germany again re
sorts to cunning duplicity and seeks
to divert American money into the
rehabilitation of war-stricken zones,
Verily, Germany's effort to get Amer
ica to indemnify France is l'ke a loot
laden highwayman's appeal that Sa
maritans shall reimburse the victim
he has bludgeoned.
"Bleed France white," said Bis
marck as he drained five million
francs from a people in a state of
civil war even while the Prussians
besieged Paris. And France is not
only entitled to that five million
francs, with interest duly compound
ed as Lloyd George has intimated
by suggesting a reconsideration of
the Franco-Frussian settlement but
also down to the last centime France
and Belgium must have payment for
the havoc by the Huns.
L. X. Brunswig, president of the
southern California "rebuilding
France" committee, has come around
to the rifiht view and has unequivo
cally expressed his conviction that the
thing to do now is not to relieve uer
many of any ot her responsibilities
bv raising money to rebuild French
cities (as Germany would like to have
us do) but to supply immediate
needs of the French people. Los An
geles Times.
"DIGNITY" OF THE UNDIGNIFIED
Th voune nrivate in the National
Armv at a Maryland camp who has
been sentenced to serve three years
in Drison and . to dishonorable dis
charge because he refused to do
kitchen duty will have ample time in
which to reflect upon many things.
It is to be hoped that he will see the
tolly of disobedience, and also that he
will acquire a new view point of the
dignity of labor.
He is one of a type who think cer
tain kinds ot work are "beneath
them," and who refuse to do other
tasks because they "were not hired
for that." They think it may be all
right to dig trenches but that they
will lose caste in some mysterious
way if they wash kettles and peel po
tatoes. Experience in the cantonments is
opening a good many eyes, and it is
commonly being demonstrated that
those who are the most fearful that
their "dignity" will suffer by any
kind of iionest duty have 'the least
dignity to lose. Oregonian.
Paul V. Maris, state leader for
county agents, spent Wednesday In
Heppner from his home in Corvallls,
being interested in the establishing
ot the new county agent here. Mr.
Maris is an old Heppner boy, leaving
here in 1903. Since that time he has
attended school both in Oregon and
the Middle West and held a high po
sition in the state of Missouri before
returning to Oregon to accept his
present position. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Maris of Portland
MEN AT MARE ISLAND
(Continued from First Page) . :
Owing to the serious illness
'Bt ftna death of his father, Dr.
Turner, eye specialist, was unable to
keep his last engagement in Heppner.
He will be at the Palace hotel again
Wednesday, February 6th. In lone
Tuesday, February 5th.
MIrs Ruth G. Charroine, of Bel-
lingham, Wash., has been engaged as
the fifth grade teacher in the local
school and she arrived the first of the
week to take up the work.
LEXINGTON RED CROSS NOTES.
In last week's items it was stated
that S102 was cleared at the Red
Cross benefit dance given here Jan.
19. That was the sum taken in and
$94 was the proceeds cleared.
Much work is being done by the
Lexington branch now. The follow
ing pieces were sent out in the last
two shipments: 25 hospital bed
shirts, 35 T-bandages, 600 gauze
compresses, 56 pillows, 20 pairs of
socks, 11 sweaters, and one bundle
of rags.
Another shipment of yarn has been
received and is being rapidly knit up
into sweaters and socks.
they took our company to the lower
barracks, where we were given ham
mocks. A person has to be pretty
careful or he will fall out. We stayed
at the lower barracks about a week.
One is sure crowded for a time there.
It one is caught loitering around
during drill hours, he is put in the
diziy squad and put to work.
At the D barracks we could go to
bed at any time after supper, but at
the lower barracks we couldnt do to
bed until 9 o'clock. Our company bad
to do radio guard, each man was on
for tour hours. " '
While In the lower. barracks we
had to unload a barge' of lumber: In
the meantime 150 men from the low
er barracks were invited to a dance at
the Palace hotel. We had to get the
barg unloaded in order to get to 'go
to the dance. Believe me we made
the lumber fly, and we got to go. We
were treated fine. Two ladies acted
at floor managers, and when we want
ed to get an introduction they would
lead us to the lady and introduce us.
We bad a great time. Punch was
3erved.
The next night there was another
dance at the Fairmount Hotel. We
sure had a fine time there. . The
dances were for the enlisted men.
One evening in Frisco a bunch of
sailors were in a German cafe. They
asked the orchestra to play the Star
Spangled Banner. The Germans re
fused, then a lively time followed.
The Germans finally played it and it
was a good thing they did. Several
policemen and a patrolman were
called. I got to see a part of the In
cident. 'The marines and soldiers
were in it with the sailors.
On the 15th of January we were
transfered to Mare Island. Again we
were called rookies. Here we have
lots more time than at Goat Island.
Marshall Phelps and Brick Coshow ;
are here with the marines. I am now
in sweeping detail. !
Before we left Goat Island Sam
Turner had to go to the hospital. We
had to leave him, but now he is with
us again. When he came It was like
seeing a relative.
They are pretty strict here about
our clothing and quarters. Here we
ran go to bed at 7:30 and get up at
6.
Lovingly, ELRA.
U. S. N. Training Station,
Seaman Barracks, Mare Island, Cal.
Wanted: First class man to handle
nork cutting and curing. Inquire at
this office.
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At My Place 3 Miles Northeast of lone, Oregon, on
SATURDAY, February 9, 1918
The Following Described Personal Property:
2 GREY GELDINGS, Weight 950, lbs. each, 1 ROAN GELDING, Weight
1000 lbs., 1 MULE, Weight 1000 lbs., 1 GREY GELDING Weight 1250 lbs,
1 BAY GELDING, Weight 1150 lbs 1 DARK BAY OR BROWN GELD
ING, Weight 1350 lbs, 1 BAY GELDING, Weight 1350 lbs., 1 BAY MARE,
Weight 1000 lbs., 1 BAY MARE, Weight 1000 lbs. I HIGH WHEEL -WEBER
WAGON, 3V2 in., 1 LOW WHEEL WINONA WAGON, 3V2 in, 1
LOW WHEEL 3-IN. WAGON WITH RACK, 2 NEW 16-FT. WHEAT
RACKS, 3 HEADER BOXES, 1 BAR WEEDER, 1 2-BOTTOM, 12-IN.
JOHN DEERE PLOW, 2 IRON HARROWS, 3 3-IIORSE DOUBLE
TREES, 5 SETS HARNESS, 1 STRAW RACK, 1 FANNING MILL, 1 30
GALLON TANK AND 10 GALLONS OIL, 2 TRAIL TONGUES, 1 400
GALLON ROUND WATER TANK.
Free Lunch at Noon
TERMS "
Sums under $10, cash in hand; sums over $10, approved notes, bearing 8 per cent
interest due Oct. 10, 1918; 5 percent discount on sums over $10.
A. F. Stoops & Son
E. E. MILLER, Auctioneer.
F. H. ROBINSON, Clerk.
If
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that I have
taken up and now hold at my place
in Rood Canyon, one black boar pig,
crop off right ear. Owner may have
said animal by paying all costs.
GEORGE BURNSIDE,
Hardman, Oregon.
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Portland, Or., Jan. 30. The ninth
annual Portland . Automobile Show
will be held in the new city auditor
ium here from February 7 to 13, in
clusive. Reduced rates to the show have
been granted by the railroads from
points in Oregon and the Northwest.
In connection with the automobile
show this year there will be held also
a. big truck and tractor show to em
phasise the forward strides made by
the motor truck and tractor during
ttie past year. ,
Great stress will be laid upon ttte
practical side of the automobile at
the coming show. The keynote will be
utility and practicability. The auto
mobile has long ceased to be a luxury
to be enjoyed by the very rich, and
has become a business and commer
cial necessity.
The passenger automobile has
freed the farmer from Isolation, has
brought bim miles nearer his buying
and selling market, and has saved
bim many working hours through the
ground covering ability ot his car.
Similarly, the motor truck and the
farm tractor are increasing the
amount ot work he can accomplish at
actually decreased expense, and are
adding vastly to farming efficiency.
The Government is encouraging
the use of farm tractors to speed up
production of food stuffs.
All the latest motor car, truck and
tractor models will be seen at the
show. The committee in charge has
issued a special invitation to dealers
and all persoss Interested to take ad-
vanloDtt t9 tfiA inoKlol raAnoaA roll
road rates during the show to visit
the show.
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