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MTDFORD MAIL TRIBTJNE MDFOKD', OREOON, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 191 RELIEF WORKER BRINGS NEW STORIES OF iieal ier he ,4 L TO BE SENT HOME Leo F. Root, who was nmons those who enlisted in the niivnl reserve, writes ns follows reunling the nn enviuble reputation that some of the Medford contingent is acquiring ut Bremerton ns poor sports, under dute of April 2(1. , There has been n great deal of complaint anion? a few of the nnval reserve men that came to Krejnerton from Med ford in fact the few that are dissatisfied ure making such an awful roar thut they are getting all tho Medford men the reputation of knockers. I suppose they are spread ing tho same sort of thing around Medford about the service and I want to let the people of Medford know just how conditions are up here., first about the misrepresentation that the recruiting officers are being charged with. It is not so, these gentlemen told the truth in every instance and the only thing thut could be mis construed was tho timo when we were to be culled; nobody knew that and nobody hud any means of knowing; the order cume from Washington and hud to be obeyed. You must con sider thut when a large hunch of men are culled together there are certain unpleasant duties that have to be done und every man has to do his share. When a man slacks or whines about it he is sure to get set to the next unpleasant task that comes up. We were supposed to come up here to serve our country in a time of need rind the best way to serve her is to do as we are told. These men are coining in bunches of two ond three hundred nt a time and the commandant can't invite them all to dinner and let them sleep in the guest's room. Girls Good SlKM'tS. "The girls are a good bunch of sports. They have had a lot of dis comforts, too, but as far ns I know they have taken things with a cheer ful grin and all the officers appreciate it and are straining every nerve to make things better for them. It's the big six-foot men that are whining about the terrible hardship of having to wear the clothes of a bluejacket and sleep in a hammock for a few- days and draw good pay for mighty littlu work. My own impression has "been. that everyono is getting the very best treatment and I never saw such efficient management in handling large bodies of men. They eat well they sleep warm and they are well clad and I might note further that it isn't tho men that arc used to the best of everything that are hoi' lering. The spirit among most of the men is good hut Medford is cer tainly making u nnme for itself. don't know the names of these men ns I mn in the hospital, getting nn operation for something that I never could afford before, and getting full pay for the time I am here and also being fed by Uncle bam; but five of tbcm are going to be sent home. Treated Courteously. "In regard to my own case, I may say that I never met such a complete courtesy and consideration from any private company in my life. The ex ecutive oficcrs, and indeed all the regulars arc badly overworked but they always hnve time to stop the thing they ore doing 'and explain things to us. The one thing that was misrepresented to me is that I am drawing ten per cent more pay than I had supposed. I just showed this let ter to a brother officer from Eugene. His criticism was that 1 had made it too mild. They have no time up hete for anybody who whines. "The mail is to be strictly cen sored so I enn't send any particular news except that we lire all well and most of us arc very pleased to be here. One of the hoys has suggested that tho city of Medford meet the returning heroes with n brass band., tako them to the nalatorium nnd have each one of them tell of the long nnd terrific straggle, the dangers hrnved, the privations endured nnd the ob stacles overcome by each nnd all in the service of their country in the days of darkness nnd discourage mcnt during the horrible and sun guinnry liuttle of Hrcmerton.'' FIENDISH ATROCITIES BY KAISER'S TROOPS Priests Crucified, Official Buried Alive Head First, Baby Handed to Mother on Point of Prussian! Bayonet. OF KEW YORK, May 1. Informa tion has come from Paris that Rich ard iXorton has been given the Legion of Honor by the French government the first American to receive this distinction for services during the war. With H. H. Harjes he was the co ordinator of the Amerlran volunteer ambulance corps. Mr. Norton was graduated at Harvard In 1892 and Is a son of the late Chas. Bitot Norton BY MME. PAUL ARCHIXARD. (French Relief and Red Cross worker who Is now in the United States.) WASHINGTON, May 1. I have been amazed at the evident disbelief in stories of German atrocities, which seems to be prevalent in the United States. Those who have been behind the French lines, within sound of the heavy cannon as I have been know that these tales of atrocities are not fables that they are the almost un believable truth. Nowhere were the acts of tho Ger mans more fiendish than in 'French Lorraine, in tho foothills of the Vosges mountains. Here I had the privilege of jour neying some days tinder the guidance of the prefect of Lorraine, Leon Mir man, and of conferring with Sister Julie, the now famous nun in charge of the hospital at Gerbevlller. Instances of llrtitnlity. Sister Julie it was who, nursing wounded French soldiers when the Germans poured through Gerbevlller, stood her ground in the hospital room and saw the German troops tear the bed-clothing from the patients to see if any were so slightly wounded as to give combat. Not one of Sister Julie's patients was harmed; but In other hospitals, both the sister and Prefect Mlrman assured me, many wounded soldiers were killed for fear they might not die. At Gerbevlller was a family con sisting of father, mother, four boys and two girls. Father and four sons fought in the French army. The older sister wrote to the young est son, exhorting him to bravery and heroism, asking him always to do bis duty. When the Germans came through they asked by name for this family's home. An officer entered the home and inquired for the elder sister. He showed her a letter she had written to the young brother. She admitted authorship. "Leave the house," he ordered; and when she stepped out of the door she was shot. Her mother followed, and also was shot. The younger sister fled out the back window and hid in the thifkets of the river Mortngne, where she remained two days. Also at Gerbevlller was a family of four sons, three of whom joined the army.. The fourth, nn epileptic, re mained home with his mother. Hanged Ilor Son. When the Germans came they found this boy in the door of the home, and despite his helpless condi tion they hanged him to a tree In the front yard. 'When his mother saw him hanging there, having been told by a neighbor, she became Insane and Is insane now. The cure at Aershot, Father Der- gent, refusing to tell of the where abouts of French troops, which he did not know, was crucified nailed to the cross; and his wrists and ankles were broken. At Roan 1'F.toppe soldiers set fire to a cottage In which a baby was sleeping. Tho mother tried to enter and save her child. "Stay! I will bring him to you!' said a German soldier. He entered the house, and brought the baby to Its mother OXi THE POINT OF HIS BAYONET! At Au Pin two boys were tied to the tails of horses ridden by Germnn oflcers, and dragged over tho roads till their legs were worh off below their knees. At Senlls, Mayor Odent, for answer ing wrongly a question although It Is believed he thought his answer cor rect, was shot, and burled WHILE STILL ALIVE, head-first, with hi feet sticking up! In a hospital I talked to Robert Arv(i, a young French soldier, a mere boy, whose teeth clench In hatred as be told me of the crimes committed by Germans in the territory Just re- won by the French. "But surely," I said, "you Would not commit the same acts when you reach German territory that the Ger mans have committed In France." "Not the Bame," he said, "but there will be reparation." "But why do you feel so savagely? I asked to draw him out. "Madame, in some towns we found all the women and girls over ten years old had been tied to the beds! he said. We know that Generals Clauus and Stenger were the German command ers of the troops that committed the worst atrocities In Lorraine. There must be a reckoning with them! (Further accounts by Mmo. Arch Inard of German atrocities in France will be published In an early Issue.) " " - .r-SL rr A 4 Ahovo is an interior view of the hospital at Klieims, after tho J fi ll inns' bombardment. Hospitals are marked by white roofr with lingo red crosses, leaving no doubt n.s to their eharartei'... llelow 1h Sister Julie, now lain oils head of tho hospital at (ierlie viller, who vouches for tho truth of many heart-rending stores of ulroei ties committed by tho German troops Frenrli Ijorralne. 4 JUUSSkii SB OF II A- BAME JSTtTG. OVLIS ASTORIA, Ore., May 1. The greatest amount of fishing gear as sembled in several years Is ready to be put into the Columbia river and its tributaries tomorrow, when the spring salmon fishing season is to open WASHINGTON, May 1. Secretary Daniels and high naval officers today mado their annual May Day observ ances of the anMersary of tho Battle of Manila bay. Since the victor in that fight, Ad miral Dowey, no longer lives to re ceive the congratulations of his as sociates, they were paid to his wid ow. The nnlversnry was marked also by the placing of flowers at the tomb FOR PHI U-BOAT LOSSES LONDON, May 1. A vigorous at- tompt mado in the house of commons today failed to pursuade the govern ment to adopt a policy of greater publicity In regard to tho submarine warfare. The only satisfaction critics of tho government were able to obtain wus a promise thut the matter would he discussed in secret session. After considerable heckling, Sir Edward Carson, first lord of the ad miralty, admitted that a larger num ber of submarines were operating and that generally speaking, losses were increasing. He said, however, that owing to tho Increase In patrol bouts and the fact that German submarines ere operating in other directions, the losses to shipping in the English channel in April had been less thun in any of the preceding three months. Some of the members of the house raised the question of the accuracy of the tonnage sunk, as quoted by Dr. Karl Hclffeiich, the German minister of the Interior, but no reply was given them. , In tho meantime agitation by the press nnd the public is daily growing In volume. Demands are being made mat the government should even build merchant tonnage In govern ment yards rather than warships, taking tthe ground that, especially with the aid of the American navy, 1 the British navy is fully adequate to the requirements while the replacing of sunken tonnage is a dire necessity. A loud demand Is being made for younger blood nt the admiralty. It Is understood that Premier Lloyd Georgo Is giving these ques tions his personal attention. 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