The gazette-times., June 20, 1918, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

THK GAZKTTK.TLMES, HETPXER. OREOOJJ, THURSDAY, Jl XK SO,
PAOE EIGHT
WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST
Meet
H.Jrtier f Transferred to
Particular cK
Ncarl ItO.fMMi transfer? of men
from one unit to another have been
made In Army camps as a result of
occupational qualifications determin
ed by ine.-ieat;r-i by the War Pe
paitmcr.t i.i.nmiitoo on classification
of p.-rscnr.e. Recently about 40,0
transfers kr- taken place each week.
Through 'he committee organiza-
i-i have ivn built up in all Army
n,;w. by which eali-tcd men a.u!
1 officers arc chs-sified
..cditig ' occupational qnalifica-
s mie tamps, where us
nice, are received daily
: 0 interviewers are em-o-rertai;i
fn!! information
fa-'i man's occupation,
experience, and special
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War i)ep.utic-"nS Shows lrorelur in
Not it'j ius iteT.iive of Casualties.
Relatives of soldiers named in cas
ualty lists forwarded from France or
dinarily are notified within 24 hours
after receipt of the lists, according to
a statement authorUed by the War
Department. A "statistical division"
with a staff of officers and a corps of
stenographers, gives all its time to
the maintenance of riles of soldiers'
names and addresses. This division
notifies relatives.
A copy of the roster of each con
tingent sailing to join the Expedi
tionary Forces is filed in card index
fashion, each card bearing the name
of one soldier, his organization, and
the name and address of parent or
other relative or friend designated
by him to he notified iu emergency.
When a casualty list is received from
Gen. l'eishiiis tail' name cabled from
the American Expeditionary Force is
;ifed with the emergency address on
file in the card index. As rapidly as
the new list with emergency address
es is built up the telegraph clerks get
duplicates. These clerks already are
supplied with blank telegrams which
require only the relative's address,
name of sender, nature of casualty
and the date, and tilling in the blank
spaces they get toe telegrams off as
quickly as possible. In addition to
maintaining the telegraph blanks for
the sake of speed the statistical di
visi n is siupln-d with sets of form
letters to be filled in and mailed when
further details are available.
While relatives are generally In
receipt of information within 24
hours after the cables are received
delays are sometimes due to clerical
errors caused by the fact that names
must pass through so many hands iu
France aud In America, incorrect
emergency addresses turned in by sol
diers, removal of families to address
es other than those listed, aud the
occasional necessity tor cabling back
to Gen. Pershing to verify a name or
to obtain an address.
Aside from these four causes of de
lay the only reason for tUe failure of
relatives to receive word at oncp is
military consideration. Gen. Per
shing may at his discretion, withhold
a casualty list until he is positive ii
will have no military value o tlte ene
my. Nearly All Arillerj lor American Ar
my to be .Mototi.ed.
Motorization of field artillery will
b ; carried to a greater extent in the
American Army than in any other t.
my engaged in the war. Not only
will a far greater amount of motor
equipment be provided in proportion
to the strength of the Army but it
will be used for work where armie3
now in the field depend solely upon
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Eat plenty; Eat wisely, but without waste.
Save Wheat, Meet. Fats and Sugar. The
Soldiers at the (rent will need them all.
Be loyal to your own state. Use more
Potatoes and ship more wheat.
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LEND YOUR MONEY
AS FREELY AS TliEY ARE
GIVING THEIR LIVES
You don't have to fight, you don't have to die.
But-
Your son does, or your brother who is now across
the way-or the kid now in khaki to whom you
used to give pennies a short time ago.
That money you have laid away for "a rainy day"
wouldn't you give every nickel of it to keep a
Hun's knife away from his throat?
Well, the Hun is here, and so is his knife-and so
is the "rainy day"-its raining now, raining bombs
and shrapnel upon our boys "over there."
JUNE 28th
NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS DAY
On that day the nation will call upon you, not just
your neighbor-but you-to pledge yourself to the
purchase of a certain number of War Savings
S a ips during 1918.
Lend your money as freely as they are giving
their lives.
NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE
This space contributed for
the Winning of the War by
THE GAZETTE-TIMES
horse power and man power.
The Ordnance Department has suc
ceeded In developing such types of
tractors that, exclusive of the heavi
est field artillery mounted on railroaa
carriages, all American artillery will
be motorized, with the exception of
some of the 3-inch batteries. The
problem of motorization of field ar
tillery is a difficult one, which ex
plains why it has not been carried to
a greater extent than has been the
case with the armies that have been
fighting in Europe for the last three
years.
The possible output of tractors for
the transport of field artillery in the
CnUed States is practically uuli'utte-.l
whereas the supply of horses is at
present limited and is becoming more
so each month.
Hadio and Buzor Operation Taught
ill (100 Schools.
The demand for specialists in the
Army is increasing daily. Mechanics
and technicians of all kinds, includ
ing radio and buzzer operators, are
needed by the Signal Corps.
In nearly every large city the Fed
eral Board of Vocational Training,
through local school authorities, has
established schools or radio commun
ication where men of draft age who
have not been called may receive a
preliminary course in the operation
f radio and buzzer Instruments.
There are about 600 of these schools
where instruction is given, usually In
the afternoons and evenings. It takes
about 200 hours for a student of av
erage ability to obtain a speed of 20
words a minute, sending and receiv
ing. Further information regarding
these schools may be secured from
local school authorities.
Electrical engineers and men with
good fundamental training in engin
eering or physics are particularly in
demand fir Signal Corps work. Men
of satisfactory oualincatirms are giv
en three, months' training in special
schools, and have every opportunity
to take examinations leading to pro
motion. Men who have had experience as
eleetrital repair men, wiremen, and
mor-hanlcs are also desired for as
signment to soecinl schools and later
to field organizations.
Colored Registrants to Re (iiven
Technical Training.
Nearly 157,000 Negro soldiers are
now in the National Army. Of tiieae
1,000 are line officers holding com
missions of captain and first and sec
ond lieutenants. There are about 250
colored officers in the Medical and
Dental Reserve Corps.
The Army now Includes two divis
ions of colored troops, which when
fully constituted will include prac
tically all branches of the service:
Infantry, Engineer, Artillery, Signal
Corps, Medical Corps, and service bat
talions with men technically trained
in all branches of scientific work.
There are now openings in the Vet
erinary Corps for Negroes skilled in
veterinary and agricultural work. Ar
rangements have been completed to wSS
send Negroes registered but not yet
called to schools and colleges this
summer for training in radio engin
eering, electrical engineering, auto
mechanics, blacksmithing, and the
operation of motor vehicles.
. A. R. REPORT.
The following Report of the Com
mittee on thi "Slate of tho Coustry"
was unanimously adopted at the An
nual hncainpment G. A. II. , Albany,
.viay 15, and ordered printed In cir
cular form aud distributed -through-
iu the Detriment, to be read in the
I'osts, and given to the local ii"wspa-
i,:h, with a request for Its publiea
,i,.n. comrades:
This annual meeting of the Depart
ment of Oregon, G. A. H., comes at
a lime moat extraordinary, a crisis
Jie most momentous in the history of
r ! a war Id Wf! came in;) the realiza-
;..ii of manhood in the tumult of war,
j.vA will, we tear, pass out of this life
lliir atmnsnliere.
The world is now in the crucible.
Iiie furnace Is seven times heated; in
he welter of blood, the cry of agony,
i hnrrni' r,f death, the worm s stat
"1, la nnwxheine recast. The white
.11 metal soon must issue, taking
,;armai:ent form. The autocrat, and
i.o democrat are met in deadly con-
.a, to d'elcrmine which shall rule.
There is not room on earh for both,
.ho Prussian whose national atnios
,l.ere is hate and malevolence, was
C r more than 40 years preparing tor
he struggle that should give him
.vorld dominion. Strangely enough
rout r.f os were blind to the lm-
i reading peril. It was hard to believe
i that any people had reached the
j depth of infamy where Justice and
' humanity would be trampled under-
foot to aggrandize the autocracy of a
i rullns house. The world has had a
' terrible awakening.
I The nation that boasted of its blunt
honesty has revealed Itself as a per
! juror, with the stealthy Instincts of
I the savage. The world did not know
the Prussian; did not know to what
i depths of moral perfidy he could des
i cend Every form of vlleness has and
i is being resorted to, in carrying out
iliis designs; not sporadically as may
. in nn armv. where men see
i red in the surge of conflict, but of de
liberate purpose and by cool nirec.uoii
Murder, pillage, rape in which the
poor Belgian wife and mother has
i frtrv.Hilv ravish ed in turn by a
whole bunch of fiends with a smile of
self satisfaction. That, genlemen, is
nv..it,i" Hint nronoses to cure
the world. The savage Indian was
nnoi in white compared to them
...... in hmi manifest to
Americans that a beast was abroad,
crushing the bones and swallowing
.,r. u , .11 in his wake, with a
weather-eye on our own fair land, the
United States.
Murder on land was followed by
1 . nn tha una. American Uvea
went down in the waters, as Belgian
lives went out in their hitherto qu et
, ..nicroa and on the plain.
Then it was that the United States
after Germany had, under cover of
friendly International correspondence
filled every part of our land with
spies, was aroused to her danger.
With Belgium devastated, Britain
grimly hanging on, France bleedm
at every pore, Italy vainly looking on
at the invasion of her fair homes,
America said, "We can be neural no
longer," and we are In to fight to a
finish.
Why are we in it?. It is that ma
levolence and overweening pride may
have a fall. That the doctrine of the
super-man may forever be squelched,
that militarism may be shown to be
not only a curse but a failure; that
contract breaking, lying, cruelty and
brute force cannot and shall not have
he right of way. Until that time ar
rives we must, and we will fight.
No one sees more clearly than the
G. A. R. that If the German conquers
then nothing Is worth while. As men
of military experience we expect re
verses and disappointments. We look
for loss of hard-earned ground, spy
ing everywhere, with all sorts of at
tempts to defeat our efforts. Thous
ands of American lads of high prom
ise will be laid under the sod making
the supreme sacrifice. A hundred
thousand more will be maimed for
life, while tens of thousands of
American mothers will be broken
hearted.
Sickened In soul by German hypoc
risy, foul blasphemies, wanton de
sructlon of sacred places, conscience
less diplomacy, unspeakable brutal
ities, outraged womanhood and starv
ing children widespread wherever the
Hun has gone, the G. A. R., peace
loving as we are, and hating war as
we do, dedicate ourselves, our lives,
our fortunes, our sons and our daugh
ters o the divine cause our nation has
espoused, until the honor and safety
of peace-lovtng nations are again es
tablished and the future happiness of
the whole world guaranteed. Nor do
we believe the "conscientious object
or," so called, has any right to exemp
tion from military duty, or that he
should be allowed to remain In this
country to enjoy the fruits of battles
won by the lives of others.
Proud, Indeed, we are of the place
Oregon has won In the American
marshalled hosts, with every man,
woman and child doing and willing to
do their utmost.
The way before us will be loug and
hard. Ever and anon the heart will
be sick from hope deferred, but we
shall fight on! and on ! ! and still
on ! ! ! Thank God, we have the
men, the substance and the spirit for
a struggle that shall not end till the
whole world 'shall be freed from tha
power of the Hun.
Germany must, and will learn that
people of our race are not to be bul
lied; hat Hun brutality has no terrors
for Americans. The boon of civil lib
erty will not be surrendered after
one, no, nor of one hundred defeats.
As men who have smelted the smoke
of battle we propose to fight it out on
this line if it takes not only all sum
mer, but a dozen summers.
Now that we've begun, we don't
know how to stop; and we refuse to
be shown till we're over the top.
C. E. CLINE,
DANIEL WEBSTER,
C. S. BAKER,
GEO. A. HARDING.
T. H. STEVENS.
Commttee.
Wanted Position as cook through
harvest. Have had experience and
can furnish references if desired.
Mrs. W. Scott, 520 E. 13 St., The Dal
les, Ore.
I tiood 7-Koom House For Sale
, And half-acre lot. An ideal home.
I Terms reasonable. Erult trees and
shruhbery'and good garden. Mrs. W
E. Walbridge.
FOR SALE Saddlers and riding
horses. Also children's riding ponies
nice and gentle. All prices. Eastern
Oregon Jack Farm , Lexington,
Oregon.
LOST Man's sliver rlnir with nnoi
setting and engraving of "September
worn ngure on side, somewhere In
Heppner Tuesday morning. The ring
was contained In small ring box. Re
ward of five dollars will be nald tn
the one returning same to The Ga
zette-rimes omce.
LOST Berkshire sow 1
old. Reward. Eastern Oreeo
Jack Farm, Lexington, Oregon.
NO MORE SPEEDING.
The Public is hereby notified that
the speed limit is fifteen miles per
hour. Anyone exceeding this limit
will be arrested and prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law. Its up to
you Mr. Speeder, whether you have
trouble or not.
W. W. SMEAD,
Mayor.
Crushed Rock for Sale The city of
Heppner will furnish crushed rock at
$2.10 per yard at crusher, or $2.50
delivered anywhere In town.
1 FOR BALK Two thoroughbred
Jersey calves, three months old; from
fine stock. A bargain for quick sale.
See Conrad Johnson, Heppner.
REMEMBER The subscription
price of the Gazette-Times goes to
$2.00 beginning with July first.
Summer Pasture Wanted for 30 to
35 head of horses. Address Matt
Halvorsen, lone, Ore.
WANTED Woman to do general
house work. Wages $1.00 per day.
Inquire at this office.
FOR SALE Sixteen-foot Holt
Combine In good condition. Price
reasonable. Inquire Gazette-Times
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