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AMERICANS USE Mil WOMEN H!1
FRENCH GUNS IN SERVING IN ARMY SSl
THEIR TRAINING 10 HSU
Huge Field Pieces Delight Veteran
. Gunners of Uncle Sam's Regulars
Calibers Vary From "I55's" to
Staggering "400's" That Hurl Ex
plosive Missiles Weighing Ton.
AMURICAN TRAINING CAMP IX
FRANCE, Oct. 11. Uy the Associat
ed Press. Not far behind the Ameri
can field artillery, which has been
training in a rugged section of France
for the past two months, have come
the men of the "heavies." They are
veteran gunners and many of them
are familiar with the big guns at
home and they greeted almost as
comrades the monster French weap
ons which they are now grooming
for eventual use against the Ger
mans. Some of the guns with which the
t American artillerymen are training
are wonderful and ponderous ex
amples of the French gunmakers'
skill and daring. They range from
the modest but marvelously efective
"153" up to the staggering "400"
that hurls a high explosive missile
weighing just short of a ton. The
400'b are more potent than the Big
llartha's ever were in their days of
great destructiveness.
Cnllliei-s Vary.
In calibers, the guns range from
, the short, squat mortars, which sit
upon their haunches like giant frogs
up thru the various members of the
howitzer family to the truly sinister
naval rifles wtih their long tapering
barrels.
The Americans are delighted with
their French weapons and are busy
studying every detail and adapting
themselves to the use of the French
material. Most of the heavy gunners
are men of long experience and do
not need much actual firing practice
before taking their place In line
against tho enemy.
The wireless branch of tho heavy
artillery service is one of great Im
portance. At schools already estab
lished, radio pupils are being special
ly trained In communication with air
1 planes and observation halloas so
they can act as "spotters" for tho
guns.
Scores of reserve officers arc com
pleting their technical education in
the artillery schools hero. These of
ficers, individually selected for the
artillery service because of their edu
cation in higher mathematics and en
gineering, are proving a great joy to
their commanders and instructors. It
is predicted that all will make splcn
did officers in active service.
Hauled by Tractors.
V Tho Amercan gunners have been
7.,.l. Inlflrnctnr) I thn M.r ).lllu tt'Mh
are hauled by caterpillar tractors,
but the real pets with the gunners
from overseas aro thoso aristocrats
among the heavies which command
special cars. Some of those rulers
' of tho cannon world nrc so importnnt
' and so valuable that an entiro artil
lery train is devoted to them. Theso
trains are strange looking affairs In
their fantastic war paint, resembling,
at a distance a mammoth rattlesnake.
Even the engines are Included In the
camouflage and may resemble any
thing from a hrlikhouse to a giant
hedgehog. .
The French senso of humor can
not be suppressed by thrco years or
more of war. French officers have
named one of the largest guns turned
1 over to the Americans "coustlque"
which means "mosquito."
"It Is a compliment to any of your
artillerymen who may have come
' from New Jersey," said the French
commandant, who said he had spent
ton years on the eastern coast of the
Visited States.
The French guns, alllio large and
apparently unwieldy, aro balanced
. easily, one man being aide to elevate
Htid deflect a weapon weighing fifty
' tons or more.
Worth Their Weiuht in tiolil.
No man can do his best when suf
fering from backache, rhcmuatlc
pains, swollen Joints, sore muscles
or other symptoms of kidney trouble.
II. II. Stone, SIO X. 2d. St., Heading.
I'a., writes: "I contracted a most se
vere case of kidney trouble. I gradu
ally grew worse and for months was
unable lo attend to business. I be
gan to use Foley's Kidney Pills and
noon found tho pains were gone and
have had no aches since. They have
oeen worth their weight In gold to
me." Sold everywhere.
Not h e.
The City Treasurer's Office will be
0en every day from S a .m. to r : " f '
p, m., and also druing the noon hour
Russian Female Fighters No Novelty,
for Russian Women Are Doing Ev
erything Men Were Wont to Do
Train and Fight Like Men, Forget
ting All About Sex.
(By Charles Edward Ttussoll.)
(Member of Hoot commission to
Russia. )
Here in the United Slates many
persons were greatly- astonished when
they read that the "ISattalion of
Death," a regiment of women, had
actually gone to the Russian front,
drilled and trained to figiil in Hie
trenches like men-
We need not have been nstonished.
There was nothing very novel about
it. Russian women had been fighting
in the army ever since the wur be
gan. When I was on my way from Vlad
ivostok to Petrograd the subject was
introduced convincingly to my atten
tion by the vision of an armed woman
Soldier patrolling the platform of a
station at which we had stopped one
morning. '
Women in filiform.
She wore the regular uniform of
the Russian army, with tho number
of Iter regiment done in yellow on a
red bund at her shoulder, and very
likely I should have not noticed it
was a woman if it hadn't been for
her hair. This was done lip in a big
yellow twist, like a section of haw
ser, at the back of her neck directly
under her cap. It must have been a
rather remarkable mane she had,
judging from the size of the roll it
made.
The women that enlisted in the
"P.attalion of 1 tea III" had their hair
lipped close to their heads. This
woman and others 1 saw afterward in
the ranks still held to their long locks.
Khc marched up and down the plat
form exactly like the man soldier
patrolling the other end, and was ut
terly indifferent lo liny staring at
tention she might receive from pass
ing (ruins. It was evident she was
used to the service and its duties.
Served as Soldiers.
I asked a Russian officer with us
on the train about this apparition
anil he said it was a commonplace
sight. lie said there were hundreds
of women serving in the Russian
ranks us regular soldiers. They had
offered themselves for enlistment,
making no attempt to disguise their
sex, and the government had willingly
taken them. Without exception they
made good soldiers and many of them
hud been decorated for acts of con
spicuous courage.
I nsked him what induced them to
enlist.
"Apparently," he said, "it is he
cause they want to fight. They seem
to be interested in the war and want
to lake part in it. I suppose with
some it is sheer love of adventure,
but with the most it is a patriotic im
pulse. .Some have lost their hus
bands in the war and enlist to take
their husbands' places. Some,
think, are aroused by Hie falsehood
that Russia is to stop fighting and
want to show that the old Russian
spirit is not (lead. That was what
brought out the 'liatlalion of Death,'
you know.
Trained Like Men.
"Yes, they are (rained exactly like
Hie men, go thru 1 ho same course of
instruction and have the same duties
lo do in the field. Xo distinction is
made. In fact, when they go into the
army they drop every consideration
of their sex. As a iu-, they are ser
ious-minded persons. There is n
skylark about their performance.
J hey are m the army to light."
I asked him what class tliev came
from, lie said I hey were mostly
pousuni women, out lucre were wom
en of all classes in the army.
He said the only weakness the
woman soldier developed was usually
about her feel. She could not stand
the long inarches so well as men
Otherwise she could march, !hl, dig
trenches and handle machine guns as
well as any of them. There were au
thenticated cases, he said, where
women hud clung to dangerous posi
tions lifter men hail letrciitcil, and
he told me the siury j' woman
soldier who, finding nil her company
oll'ieers had been killed, assumed the
enminanil, rn-hed the enmpunv for
ward and took a trench.
Women Jir Conductor...
This, I found afterward, was an
incident in the lite of the woman that
ei.tnninll'ls the "liatt.ilion of Dentil."
'flic RuMun woman im often
found more to do in this war than
to sit at home ur.d knit sock. Of
i rc, she is nose the conductor on
all the street ears of Petrograd. Mos
cow and oilier cities. This is not o
SAI.KM, Oct. 11. (iovornor
Withyeonibe litis issued n proclama
tion making next week patriotic week
in connection with the liberty loan
cumpaign. The governor says : "Ore
gon thus far has responded to every
appeal. We have given the flower
of our young manhood. Let us not
he sordid people. Let us not place,
greater store by our money than b.
our men." lie pleads with every Or
egouiuii to buy liberty bonds. . The
proclamation follows:
"Whereas, the American teoplc
have set themselves the task of rais
ing n second liberty loan of from
three to five billion dollars. Twenti
eth century war requires vast sums
of money. The requirements are far
beyond what the wealthiest country
can raise by taxation. The great na
tions of Kurope have been at war for
throe years. They have floated loan
after loan successfully. It is un
thinkable that this country should
fail with its second loan, six mouths
after the declaration of war; and
"Whereas, failure to provide the nec
essary money would mean failure
properly to provision and equip our
troops. An army insufficiently
equipped and supplied is led to un
availing slaughter. We owe to those
who are to do the fighting to stand
behind them loyally, to give them ev
erything which will add to their ef
ficiency anil bring nearer the day of
victory. Let us not fight this war
half-heartedly, with one hand behind
our backs. Let us fight it manfully,
in a manner worthy the best tradi
tions of the republic; and,
'Whereas, Oregon's share of the
fund required is sixteen and it hall
to twenty-four million dollars. This
is a sum loo large to be raised with
out the co-operation of the whole
people. Every Orcgoniun wilh an in
come should consider it a duty and
a privilege lo purchase one or more
bonds, in proportion to his means.
The Government asks us not to con
tribute, but lo invest. There is no
safer investment in the world than
a loan to the United States;
"Now, therefore, by virtue of the
authority in me vested, as governor
of the slate of Oregon, I, James
Withyeonibe, governor, do hereby
proclaim the week of October U to
120, 1 !1 T. as Patriotic week. Oregon
has thus far responded to every aiv
peal. We have given the flower of
our young manhood. Let ns not he
n sordid people. Let us not place
greater store by our money than by
our men. Jf our people can only be
aroused to the necessities of the sit
uation we cannot fail lo have the co
operation which will spell sui ss.
"In testimony whereof, I hnvo
hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the state of Oregon to be
hereunto nffixed this ()lh day of
October, A. D. 1017.
"JAMKS WITIIVCOMlin,
Governor."
reniiirkable, because women are doing
such work in other belligerent coun
tries of Kurope. In Russia she is
working in the factories, hiving pave
ments in the streets, building rail
roads, becoming n carpenter nnd 11111
chiuist nnd learning other unusual
trades.
At Ihe town of Ziinii, in Siberin, a
switch engine on 1111 adjoining (rack
came down past us as we were in Ihe
dining car for linicheon and revealed
the fact that the firing person on it
was a woman.
A Woman Itiivinan.
She was dressed in greasy over
alls and wore an old black cup above
her liHir, which, ns in the case of the
woman soldier, wns done up in some
kind of a knot nt the nape of her
neck. She handled the coal shovel
wilh neatness mid dispatch; ulso, 1
judge, with skill, for e were nt thai
station about an hour, the engine
kept steadily at ils switching job and
she furnished all the tiring. When
she wasn't handling the shovel she
Whs sitting on the seat at the fire
man's side of the miieliiuc and con
templating the world with that air of
profcssionul unconcern that the ex
perienced railroad man always has;
so I gathered she was no new hand.
In fact, I know she wu-n't, because
no one around the -tution paid nny
attention to her. Afterward we found
that she was not the only woman tir
ing person, and no one in Russin nnu
uus astiinisheil to see 11 wmiiini en
gaged in nnv kind of work that men
could do. i
I believe there are still tho-e in the
Vniled States who are enough asleep
to parrot the old talk nhoiit woman's
place being the home. Thov should
take a few trips thru Ihe warring
countries nnd see;
Colonel Howard A. Hanson, who
has been here for the past week con
ferring with the city council on city
re-flnancing, leaves this evening for
Seattle, but Intends to soon return
to 111" ritv.
L
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Captain .lames .1. Crossley and:
l.letitenant Mnlkey of C company ;
met with some odd experiences and .
not a little excitement during tho re- j
cent movement of California and No-,
vada drafted troop north to tho,
American Lake cantonment. j
In addition to having his company
scattered all over the Southern Pa-
ciflc right of way from the Siskiyous
to Leland. a distance of 100 miles,
patrolling tho tracks night and day,
Captain Crossley, aided by Lieutenant
Mulkey, kept a watchful eye on overy
troop train passing thru 'o prevent
tho thousands of youn men from
gambling and drinking on tho trains.
It was In the performance of this
duty that they had no difficulty in
passing the time or keeping awake.
First Lieutenant Alexander, who
was In command of the regular C
company detail guarding the tunnels
and trestles in. the Siskiyous, also
boarded trains on themountalns .
Much (iambling and Drinking.
There was, naturally much drinlt-
Itig and gambling on tho trains
among the thousands of young men
drafted from all walks of life and
society who were traveling without
any military restraint whatever, ana
It was part of tho duties of tho cap
tain and lieutenants to see that all
drinking and gambling were stopped
while the trains were passing thru C
company patrol territory.
Either the captain or his lieuten
ant boarded every troop train when
it reached the Siskiyous and passed
thru the train ordering taht all
liquor be thrown overboard and that
all gambling games be stopped. As
general rule tho orders of either
oflcer were obeyed without trouble
but there were several notahlo excep
tions. On every troop train there were
from three to five gambling games
going on when the train reached Ore.
gon territory. Whenever commanded
to stop tho game, most of tho con
scripts engaged, did so with fairly
good nature. Once or twice Captain
Croaslcy had to become stem and
threaten to stop tl;e train at Medford
and have players-placed under m 1 1 1
tary arrest, by a detail of his company
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ant sent qs prisoners. to the Vancou
ver barracks, or the American. Lake
cantonment. This threat always end
ed tho card game.
Officer Whips Culifonilnn.
Lieutenant Mulkey, however, had
an exciting experience last Monday
during which some blood was spilled.
As a train was nearlng Grants Pass,
In ono of tho coaches ho sided a
gambling game going on, and ordered
It stopped at once. One of tho play
ers, a big railroad fireman, drafted
from California, disputed tho lleu-
era, a big railroad fireman, drafted
from California, disputed tho lieu -
tenant's authority to stop tho game,
and suddenly, while still seated,
hauled off nud struck the lieutenant
in tho mouth with his fist.
Then tho fur flew. The trim and
athletic llueenant, while of medium
or under build.'and who would rather
fight than eat. sailed Into his big an
tagonist and gave tho latter the beat
ing of his life. When tho fireman
had enough, ho apologized to tho
scrappy litlo lieutenant.
At Grants Pass Lieut. Mulkey got
off the train to wash tho blood off j for tho delivery to the nearest moblll
his lips, and meeting Sergeant Sum- nation camp of men who have desert-
mervlllo of C company, who was 011
guard duty at the platform, tersely
explained tho situation. SuniniervUle
who Is the 135-pound fistic champion
of tho Third regiment, grew much ex
cited and insisted that ho be permit
ted to get on the train and help the
lieutenant cloan out the rough nocks,
but was refused.
Much llooz on Trains,
And talk about booze. There was
loads of It on most of the trains coin
ing into Oregon. The officers made
tho drafted men throw It all over
board. From one car between Siski
you and Ashland Lieutenant Mulkoy
according to Captuln Crossley, alono
threw out of tho windows twelve
quart bottles of whiskey.
Tho Oregon bono dry law was a
puzzle to many of tho California and
Nevada soldiers, ('apt. Croedey says.
A number of them asked if tho rule
forbidding Intoxicating liquors was
just a local section law, and If after
they got out of tho captain's patrol
territory they could have liquor again.
"I explained to them," says Captain
Captain Crossley, "that now that they
wero in tho army their drinking days
wero over and that whllo they were
in tho sorvlco, especially after reach
ing tho American Lako cantonment,
they would never seo liquor again
that its uso was forbidden soldiers,
"Considering that theso thousands
of young men camo from all kinds of
homes and walks of life, it is remark
able that whllo they were traveling
without any restraint thero was
little trouble. They will all make
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O.UIP LKWi:-, T.vc'OM A, Wash.,
! Oct. n. Tho llurlev-Masoii com-
( muly has been Instructed to construct
; (our tar(tot ranges and a firing trench
t 200 yards and ono prone trench
: ai inn yards. Much of thoso will be
1100 feet long. Tho now ranges are
In addition to tho rifle pit now being
1 built, which is nearly a mile long,
j lluildlngs ordered for tho rifle
range Include an administration build
ing 2SxS0 feet, threo buildings to
store small arm targets 20x20 and
0110 storehouse fur machine guns 20x
4 2 feet,
A reward of $.10 will bo offered
ed and according to Information re
ceived from Provost Marshal General
E. 11. Crowdor, the military officials
will be ompowered to arrest desert
ers until tho reward system is prov
en a failure.
W. L. Scawrigbt, Y. M. C. A. sec
rotary for physical work of the west
ern department, Is the first Y. M. C.
A. man to accompany a troop train
of drafted men to Camp Lewis. He
was sent by tho San Francisco as
sociation. Lincoln high school of Portland,
Oregon, conceived a new Idea of
helpfulness to the soldiers when It
sent GOO towels to tho Y. M. C. A.
headquartors at Camp Lewis yester
day, for distribution. Wild enthusi
asm greeted their unpacking.
good soldiers, even tho worst of them,
after they havo settled down to n.rmy
llfo undor discipline. Most of tho
drafted boys were perfoct gentlemen
and of good breeding."
Xiook After Sick Men.
Tho C company officers also had to
contend with a number of cases of
sickness among tho drafted men. Dal
ton Lawrence of California, when his
train reached Oregon, was seriously
ill with appendicitis, lly a C com
pany officer's orders he was taken
from tho train at Ashland to a hos
pltal whero 'ho was operated on by
tho resident Southern Pacific, rullrond
surgeon. Ho is still In tho hospital
Dr. Stearns, tho C company local
physician, was summoned to meet the
train nt Medford several Hiiicb to care
, for sick, drafted num.
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