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THE G A 7.KTTF.-T IM F9, HEPPXER, OREGON, THTRSD " VI RIU "ARV . t910. rt:v. kk.ht S AN SKVKRAN F. IX GERMAN V uViitim:-i fnvii Front Fa;:?) tross I:: ::ie, ami I am ready ami miiu to -tp homo an.l America. A'.l tl-.rse i.i'iMrios are i'ar behind t!it r. S. in t! eir nays r.f living ami loin:;. KimKud has the te?t hu-; roved e,u;ntry, ami do things more' 5ke we u . Germans are p-etty e!l up in ;-. t '.I'.iiics. ou in sonie' Uiey are u t Luxembourg is about! Sko Ger:u:i:-.y. The French are; siiuier: i.'-r wi:h Uieiv Veoden faddii - r : -1- ashins machines and' fireplaces for stoves. The American soldier have a distinct and general dislikins; for ihe Kuciish. We sot alc.ng iiuite nicely with the French: but the strange part is that we have received better treatment, and get along better with the German people than we have anywhere else. As we travel through the country we ate bilUted in German barns. Tlii re has not been an occasion ihere the people have not done everything possible for our comfort a:.. I convergence . They do not wait for ns t-- a-'li favors: but are always. alert to present them to us. For txaiiip'e. titey always ask us to come into the house and warm. They get :rm wat.r for us to wash and ol nve. They would even give of their meager supply of food. We are at the end of our journey now. Sixteen of us are billited in a room in a sort of hotel. We were all dirty and louzy when we got here. The very kind old lady that is mistress of the house saw us scratch ing, so she goes out and cleans up the bath room, built a fire and said we could all take a bath. The bath s - A Admission 25 and 50 Cts. LL scenes filmed in France, Italy and Belgium by U. S. Signal Corps, Navy and Allied photographers--the Last Great Battles Leading to the Down fall of Germany. THE NEW WAR FEATURE, "UNDER FOUR FLAGS," IS, IF POSSIBLE, GREATER THAN ITS PREDECESSORS, "PERSHING'S CRUSADERS" AND "AMERICA'S ANSWER." IT ILLUSTRATES PARTICULARLY THAT PHASE OF THE WAR WHICH DATES FROM THE APPOINTMENT OF GEN ERAL FOCH AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ALLIED ARMIES. ACE" 'was worth a dollar to me, andf probably about that much to lhe others, but they would not accept aj tent fcr their kindness. When the Yanks came to a French town the ' prices would double or quadruple. ' ' Here in Germany we get cbout the 1 same value for our money as the people do, and they will very seldom make any charge for such favors as I just mentioned. j ' There i3 one thing that the French j : have them all beat nl, and that is keeping themselves and their clothes. clean. 1 he German peasants are rather untidy in appearance. I When I wrote to you before I was down in Central France, some dis tance southeast of Borges, Cher. Flavigny was the name of the village. We. did some psetty good training there, and I think 1 told told you somewhat of how we lived there. I didn't tell you about the eats because I knew it wouldn't pass censorship. On Oct. 15, I and twenty four others were transferred to this organization. I might say that the Fourteenth Division, the one that I came over with, was turned into a replacement division. As it happened I was among the last group to be sent out, otherwise I would probably have gotten to the We reached this division Oct. 22, we reached this division Oct. 22, just two days after they got back from the lines with their ranks torn and depleted. The men were ex hausted and in bad condition so we lay in reserve in the Argonne Forest, where we were out of range of all but long range guns and air raiders. We staid there until the last big drive was pulled off, which I believe was about November second or third. Then we followed the lines during their rapid advance in the ! last days of the war. On the night of Nov. 9th, we crossed the Meuse river and took positions in support. We did not do any shooting, but B Co. fired a barrage the morning of the 11th and had casualties. Tliei firing continued up till the last moment. The chaplain In our in fantry was killed and three others wounded at nine minutes till- eleven. The chaplain was standing with the stars and stripes in his hand ready to raise it over our lines at eleven. There was great rejoicing on both sides of the lines when firing ceased. The Germans came over and shook hands with our infantry. We found great joy in building fires and warm ing up. While the fighting was on there was no fires for five miles back of the lines during the day or for thirty miles during the night. You can imagine what a privilege it must have seemed to be able to come out in the open and warm by a fire. Your brother, IVAN. Co. A. 121 M. G. Bn. The film takes up- one after the other, the war activities of the French, British, Italians am! Americans and shows stir ring battle scenes on the Allied Fronts. Smile of the most "rapine refugee jeene ever A ".:. a.v heiv pres. ntcd. It shows what might have happened to the poopl:- and cities of this country if Germany had nut been compered hi the war. Wonder! ti! scenes of troopships cross ing the Atlantic, with convuys of des troyers, are portrayed. WHAT A U-BOAT FEARED ! See the destroyers drop their depth bomb.- on the U-boats, then run for cov er, to escape the terrific upheavals of watrr. See the oil on the water, which tells of another sea murderer sent to Davy Jones's Locker! See Foch and Pershing greet ina; one another at Versailles! American boys march ing through the streets 'of Paris, while the French uncover and salute Old Glory its it passes by. Severely wounded Tom mies, carried on stretchers from the trenches, bring home the poignant truth that not all the brave boys who tight for freedom are destined to come liome! STAR SATURDAY Feb'y 8 This Picture Was Shown In Portland for the First Time Last Week. It is the very latest official U.S. war picture. AN AMERICAN TAKES A TRICK! America's living men are busy every where. You'll shout with pride to 'see the German airplane brought down by a i ankee lad. A close-up of the victor, and the vanquished Hun. Thanks to fearless army camera-men you are with your boys every minute; when they go over the top at four in the morning and until they bring back ver min covered Hun prisoners You see the Yank artillerymen send the great shells crashing into the German lines! You will see a never-ending stream of boche prisoners, with American- guards march ing alongside. If you have seen the other official gov ernment war films, you will be more eager to see "Under Four Flags." There is something exciting every minute of the two hours and you will agree that two hours never passed so quickly! Fou your own sake and the sake of the smiling, stouthearted "boys from home," who pounded the fear of God into the un speakable hun, go and see " Under Four Flags." You will never forget the ac tual battle scenes which the brave camera-men have risked their lives to send back to America. Home Portraiture Portraits taken in the home are often more natural and pleasinghan when taken in the studio. Until the 1st of March the people of Ileppner can have pictures taken in their own homes at any time. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE BABY C. S. Reeves Room 1G, Barnards Lodging House. V5 t Your I acome Tax Presented by COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION, George Creel, Chairman Through the Division of Films, Charles 8. Hart, Director, Washington, D. C. Honorable Milton A. Miller, Collector of Internal Revenue, Portland, Oregon, under date of January 17, 1919, makes the following statement in regard to the new Income Tax Laws: "The basic principles of the old laws will probably apply to the provisions of the new, so. far as income tax is concerned, and it would be well for each individual, part nership and corporation to prepare their figures, and ascertain the exact amount of their income, so that the actual returns can be made with as little delay as possible." It will save you time and money to have your Income Tax return correct. If you don't pay a sufficient tax you will later be assessed the amount you should pay to gether with a fine and penalty. If you pay too much a great amount of trouble and delay is often experienced in obtaining a refund of the tax erroneously paid. We will prepare your Income Tax statement for you and assist you in determining your proper deductions and exemptions from your gross income. 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