The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-04
+S|XTEEN, MORE SOLD|ES BOYS ARE OFF
FOR TRAINING CAMP AT AMERICAN LAKE
Morrow Couny Third Contingent of the National Army Given
Splendid Farewell Reception.-Many Fine Speeches
Made at Banquet Tuesday Evening.

The third squad of Morrow coun-
tvs contribution to the National Ar
my took it's departure from Heppner
on Wednesday morning, their des-
tination being Camp Lewis on Ameri-
can Lake, Washington.
The membership of this bunch of
sixteen is made up of the following
young men: Otto Rietmann, lone;
Raymond Howard Turner, lone;
Marvie Lee McRoberts. Heppner;
John Mekus, Portland; William Ed
ward Stoops. lone; Theodore Merton
Benedict. Morgan; Frank A. Doble,
Irrigon; William Harley Garner,
Echo; Riley Jake Juday, Heppner;
Alva W. Jones, Heppner; Lester ver-
non Baker, lone; Ernest w. Chris
topherson, Gooseberry; Henry A.
Nagl, Heppner; Rufus Ernest Bur-
roughs, Galax. Va; Newton Hum
phreys Harris, lone; John O'Rourke,
Heppner.
Feeling that it was due to these
young men to give them a proper
send-off, and also give an oppor-
tunity to our citizens to in a measure
express their good will and apprecia-
tion to the boys who are going to the
front to fight, reception and ban
quet was arranged to take place at
the Palace Hotel on Tuesday eve
ming.
A spread of good things to eat was
placed before gathering Of $50 of
cur citizens, including the soldier
boys. Following the feed, a program
of singing and speech making was
rendered, this part of the proceed
ings being presided over by District
Attorney s. E. Notson, who in a short
address by way of opening called at
tention to the great service our young
men are about to perform and then
proceeded to introduce the other
speakers of the evening.
Father P. ]. O'Rourke, in his us.
ual eloquent and forceful manner,
paid high tribute to the patriotism
of the soldier boys and called their
especial attention to the fact that
they were to 60 forth to uphold the
American Flag, the emblem that
stands for the highest and best prin-
ciples of government. Judge Gilbert
W. Phelps of Pendleton, whom we
all claim as Morrow county man,
followed in a short address, the bur-
den of which was to the effect that
our people had not yet fully awaken
ed to the enormity of the undertaking
that was before us. Many people can
not yet understand why this country
should be in war and Judge Phelps
would impress the fact home that a
campaign of education must be waged
in order that the country become
fully united in prosecution of the
war. No better reasons for this
country being engaged in the great
conflict at this time have ever been
put forth than those presented to the
American people by President Will
son, and Judge Phelps would have
this great state paper in the hands of
ptt
ceived with marked interest and ap-
plause.
The main address of the evening,
however, was that delivered by At
torney Sam E. Van Vactor, who said
in part:
'"This is not an occasion for grief
and sadness but an occasion of deep
appreciation and thankfulness.
"To the young men here this eve
ming, as we'll as to those who have al
ready gone from Morrow county, has
fallen the fortunate lot of going forth
to do battle for the suffering human
ity of the world; that, as said by
President Wilson the world may be
made safe for democracy
"No greater truism was ever Of
fered than that of the martyred Lin
coin. That nation cannot live half
slave and half free'-neither can the
nations of earth survive half autoc-
racy and half democracy; one or the
other must prevail and this supreme
issue now confronts the manhood, the
womanhood and the patriotism Of
America. And on this occasion when
the very flower of the young man
hood of Morrow county and of the
nation is offering its life blood on
the altar of democracy, l desire to
say to those of different nationality
that offer no apology; If you stand
for the principles Of Democracy, of
Equality, of Constitutional Freedom,
and Humanity, none is required.
II care not what may be your ma
tivity; whether you come clothed in
the purple of the Prince, or the SOM
bre garb of the Peasant.
"If you stand for educated barbar-
ism; If you stand for the mailed fist
of the despot, the iron heel of Prus-
sianism that claims a divine right to
ravage the world and outrage the
chastity Of womanhood; divine
right to let slip the dogs Of war; that
their venemous fangs may mangle