THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918.
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MO 1 nrTTV TIM rf I EDITORS NOTE : The followlng.has been received by Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
I, h 7FTTF-TI III V ' Jones from their son Vane, ho Is now seeing duty with the marines in Cuba.
UriLb 1 1L I IlllLi J ,t .., fortn Dretty dearly the life of the marine and was written by a young
mau in the same companv with Mr. Jones. ance Jones, a nephew of C.
Jones is also in the same company. In a recent letter to his folks here.
Vane 'aid in mentioning the climate there, "the weather has been extre
mely cold for awhile, the thermometer getting as low as 47, but its getting
warmer now."
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THE THIRD AND LAST STAGE.
We are now In the third and last
stage of the war. This was the mes
sage recently brought to Heppner by
the Canadian officers. Captain Ooolc
defined very clearly these three stages
and said that we have already gone
through the first two stages.
The first stage came to an end
when . the Invading German armies
were stopped at the Marne, while on
their march to Paris. In Captain
Cook's mind, the critical period of
the war was over then and there.
Had the Germans been successful In
their Invasion, Paris would have. fal
len, England would have taken thb
count before she had even time to
raise up and offer faint resistance and
then would have come the working
out of the Grmanlc plan for world
dominion and the conflict would
have touched the shores of America.
Thanks to that valorous gentleman,
Jo if re, and his gallant men, coupled
with the hanlful of English and the
ever harrassing Belgians, William
Hohenzollern and his bloody cohorts
did not partake of their Christmas
dinner in Paris back in 1914 and
since that time, millions of men have
been sacrificed in an effort to hold
some of the ground gone over by
their armies in the first stage of the
war, that eventful march upon Paris.
The second stage of the conflict ac
cording to Captain Gook, was when
the Hun hordes were driven slowly
but surely back toward that country
from whence they came. This has
been a slow game, but there has nev
er been any doubt as to the ultimate
results. After the first apparent
deadlock between the opposing for
ces, and the inaugeration of trench
warfare, the bringing up of new and
superior ' artillery forces, together
with fresh armies of men, England
and France were able to overcome
the deadly effect of the "big Berthas"
and since that time we have heard of
the barrage fire and motor tanks,
which won for the British a memor
able victory at Cambrai.
We are now entering upon the
third and last stage of the war, as.
Captain Gook views it. This third
stage consists in forcing the Germans
back onto their own soil and bringing
about satisfactory terms of peace,
The Immensity of the job ahead is
fully realized by all military strat
egists of the allied armies. And our
allies are looking to the United States
to throw the deciding weight into
the fray at an early date. We have
the punch that is needed to put the
Hun down and out. To the end that
we may get over there in fighting
trim at an early date, the Canadians
urge us one and all to back up the
government In every way, thereby
giving courage and confidence to our
men and strength to our allies. As
Major Edwards said, "we have the
Hun licked, now we must kill him."
By this Major Edwards was not ad
vocating any German-in-Belgium tac
tics, but what he did mean, was that
we must throw a sufficient force into
out fighting after we have crossed the
German borders, to break down the
fighting spirit of the Hun and bring
to him clearly the futility of militar
ism and make him see that the whole
world will be ready to shake him by
the hand upon the day he signs up
for worldwide democracy and rids his
house of the whole Hohenzollern fam
ily and their intimate friends.
Labor troubles in Berlin indicate
that the watch on the Rhine has be
gun to strike, says the Spokesman Re
view, .
k. 5-5
Bruce Dennis says its easy to see
why Heppner is so patriotic, because
its the home of the Sammies. Sam
Van Vactor and Sam Pattlsoil. Yes
then there is Sam Notson and Baffl
Hughes, as well at Sam McCollough.
A whole bunch of able fighters that
form a reserve which their Uncle may
call upon if needs be.
The idea of the city council to get
a competent engineer on the job be
fore undertaking the work of street
improvement, is a good one. A bet
ter Job it will be if done right in the
beginning and this means a saving
in cost to the city. What the egin
eer may charge for his advice will be
small in comparison to the results
obtained.
5-5
Have you met the new agricultur
ist yet? He is a fine young fellow
and will bear acquaintance. More
over, if you are a farmer, you will
find that he has a line of stuff that it,
Just what you want. Mr. Brown will
soon be established in his new office
in Heppner. And his office is the offi
ce of every man in the county. In
fact the county agent is a servant of
the public in every sense of the word
and is here to assist in bringing a
bout better conditions in farming and
Btockgrowing. Give him your co
operation Mr. Farmer.
THE LIFE OF A MARINE.
Say Bo, was you ever a Marine?
No? Then there's lots of things you've missed seein'
Did you ever hear of the 37th? Well they shoved off about
August 11th.
Did a Barney Oldfield from coast to coast;
Hit Philadelphia when 'twas hot enough to roast?
We staid a week, saw a little of the tows.
Then boarded the transport "Prairie" southward bound.
First day out everything was Jake.
Water was glassy and smooth as a lake.
Second day they nailed down the dishes
Favorite pastime was feedin' the fishes.
Third day was better; red cheeks were still pale
And those with hangovers hung over the rail.
Fourth day we caught a glimpse of land
And It sure looked good to our tired band.
'TV as on the eve of the fifth when hitting the hay
That we dropped anchor in Guantaname Bay,
Cuba you say? Yeh that's the joint.
We put up a camp over at Deer Point.
Worked like hell for a week or two
Then things slacked up, not much to do.
Only roll out at five, drill an hour and a half before chow
Doll up for troop; camp inspection comes now.
After noon day mess, drill some more in the heat
Then comes the Police Sergeant with a job he wants neat.
After that your time is generally your own.
What to do? Wash clothes, shave or send letters home.
At drill? Close order, skirmish and manual of arms,
Pack rolling and tent pitching in various forms.
Guard mounting, review or a battalion parade,
Lecture on the rifle discipline or first aid.
Bayonet exercise, point butt stroke and withdrawal
If the "nuns" could see us, how they would scowl.
Arms tuned to the grip, strength in each blow,
Agile in body not a movement is slow.
We did a stretch on the range and ain't it strange,
When you're lylsg prone and send the bolt home,
Get a good pull on the bottom of the bull.
And watch for the disc (you know it's a five)
What's that a miss? Man alive. !
Then we take hikes to get used to the pack,
And it sure is heavy by the time you get back.
Ah, chow call. It sounds sweetest to all Marines.
Hard tack, salmon, canned bill and beans.
Table manners? Sure we ditch our hats when we eat.
Did you ever watch them? It sure is a treat.
Some heavy on the fork, others stick to the scoop,
Some swallow the sword and make music with the soup.
Personel of the company? It's quite unique.
All strong of body, some strong of feet.
Ther're lumber-jacks and farmers who are among the best,
Cow-boys and college men, we're mostly from the West.
Various tradesmen, who left all for Uncle Sam
And old timers who did service in Guam, China and Japan.
Officers? Say we have the cream of the lot.
The men are with them, they right on the dot..
We're one large family, the spirit Is fine.
We're keyed to our purpose, and when we fall In line
To do our duty and make t ehtelling stroke,
Will we uphold the service? Just watch our smoke.
v Aimer J. Norton, 37th Co. 7th Reg. U. S. M. C.
Trained at Mare Island and from there was sent to Cuba.
GETTING AFTER BISMARCK.
There is a special session on of the
legislature of North Dakota; and it is
reported that plans are being made to
take advantage of this fact to have a
bill passed changing the name of the
state's capital. It is said that tor
tha numerous North Dako-
tans have been more or less perturbed I
because their capital is cancu
marck, but being busy with other
things they have failed to get around
to this important matter until very
recently. Now they intend to see if
they can persuade their legislature
to take Bismarck off the map and
substitute Wilson.
But why pick on Bismarck? The
Trnn Chancellor had his little vices,
but of German missionary work as we
know it today he was happily quite
innocent. He believed in lying as an
indispensable weapon of diplomacy,
but it is not on record that he ever
advocated the bombardment of a hos
pital. He had no conclentious scru
ples about forging official telegrams,
but on the other hand, he never spe
cialized in the mutiliation of child
ren. Although he might have believ
ed with Nictzche that a good war hal
lows even a bad cause, his knowledge
nf tho rpfinements of cruelty was so
primitive compared with that of the
present German generation that be
side them he is a child.
North Dakota ought not to be nas
ty in exiling Bismarck. He was not
in the same class as the modern Ger
man and it mav also be said in his
favor that he did not get along very
.oil with the Hohenzollcrns. Let us
concentrate on the living Germans
and get them off the map first. spo
kesman Review.
Mxrrov Countv's challenge to any
other county in the United States to
match its Red Cross membership
record is as yet unaccepted. Of 6000
population, 2625 Red Cross members.
Come on, you Middle wesi couuueo.
Orgon Voter.
a. iurn number of Morrow county
boys are now In France and we may
expect to hear some Dig tnmgs irom
them before long. Some of the boys
now "over there'' are Emery and
Francis Hlatt, Alva Jones, Lee Not
son, Sam Stevens, Henry Peterson,
Chas. Ayers and Linus Judd. Will
Morgan is now with the American
Flying division somewhere in Italy.
Missionary Workers Taboo "Eats"
at Their Meetings.
The local auxiliary of the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions has
joined the fight with Mr. Hoover and
hereafter there will be no refresh
ments servel at their meetings. This
was decided by the women at their
regular mothly meeting" last Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. R.
Huston. The "eats" served by Mrs.
Huston will be the last in which the
women will inlulge until after the
war.
The time ordinarily takes up by
the auxiliary in partaking of refresh
ments, will be given over to Red
Cross work. About forty members
were present at thei meeting last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary E. Chidsey of Heppner
is visiting relatives and friends at
Prairie City. Several years ago she
was the postmistress at Prairie City
and she made Prairie City her home
for a number of years. Canyon City
Eagle.
Stockmen's and Cowpunchers'
DANCE
GIVEN BY A. HENRIKSEN AT
CECQLo dDCSE
op
Saturday, Feb. 16,1918
A Genuine Old Time Party; taking you back to
the days of long ago. Prizes given for the best
dressed cowboy and best dressed cowgirl; also
for the homeliest and toughest cowboy of the
lot. Bring chaps, spurs, big hats; look natural.
Music by Parson's Orchestra
Supper will be Served by
Mrs. T. H. Lowe
All proceeds over and above expenses will go to aid of
Morrow County Red Cross Chapter
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