The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-08
DRAF TEES MEETING
| WAS INTERESTING
Large Audience Greeted Speakers al
Court House and Good Interest
Was Shown.

Speaking before the largest au-
dience which has greeted them since
leaving Portland nearly three weeks
ago, Hon. John Kollock, secretary of
the State Council of Defense, Major
John Hibbard, head of the Home
Guard organizations of the State,
and Capt. Richard Russell, of the
medical department of Camp Lewis,
gave the local draft men and other
citizens many things to think about.
Mr.. Kollock SPOKE concerning the
organization and purpose of the Ma
tional, State, County and Community
Councils of Defense, and showed by
description and illustration how
these organizations are assisting in
keeping the army behind the lines
at the highest point of efficiency.
He warned his audience not to be too
optimistic over the recent successes
of the Allies on the western front
and said that the characteristic trait
of the American people, that of be-
coming overoptimistic, must be guar
ded against that there is yet long
job ahead of the allies before the
German beast has at last been forced
to Berlin. Mr.. Kollock said: There
is q great drive coming, and 1t will
not be a military drive on. the west
ern front. 1t is a drive against
which the American people must
steel themselves and resist firmly,
for it will be peace" drive, launch
ed by Germany. Germany has more
than accomplished what she set out
to accomplish when she started the
war. Her dream of a Mittel Europe
has been realized, and more for Ger
many never expected to have an open
field for development and extension
in Russia. She can now afford to
make peace maneuvers. and should
they be accepted and peace now made
it would be but 20 or rs years before
she would be able to build up such
a military machine that the whole
civilized world would be. unable to
resist her No German-made peace.
no matter how attractive in appear
ance, can be accepted by the allies,
and the American people must be on
the lookout for the peace drive" 4
The legal rights of the soldier, the
War Risk Insurance Act and other
things of interest to the prospective
soldier, were. thoroughly discussed
by Mr.. Kollock and many questions
cleared up He gave expert advice
as to how to proceed before entering
the army so as to leave the least
chance of complications developing,
and what to do in case complications
did develop.
Mr.. Kollock is forceful and in
teresting speaker and held excellent
attention.
Major Hibbard explained the pNr-
pose of the Oregon Military Police
and the Home Guard organizations
of the state 1t is intended that the
Military Police. shall become a per-
engaged in war work and their dutie
manent organization after the war
and the next legislature will be
asked to provide for its maintenance.
This organization is based upon that
of the Pennsylvania Constabulary
and its duties are the same. At the
present time the Military Police are
are more of military nature than
will be the case after the war.
In speaking oi the Hone Guard,
Major Hibbard said that this organi-
zation was important and has real
work to perform. He was emphatic
concerning the Necessity Of Il strong
Home Guard CO -,pany In every town
and urged all men subject to draft,
especially, to get into the Home
Guard.
Major Hibbard is a veteran of the
Spanish-American war, enlisting
when only Is years of age. He told
of the deplorable sanitary conditions
in the army at that time, drawing a
contrast with present-day conditions
as described by Captain Russell, who
followed him. The Major paid a
beautiful tribute to Old Glory, and
explained the proper courtesies to
be shown the flag y
Captain Russell, as a member of
the medical department at Camp
Lewis, is well Informed on all sub
jects of medical and sanitary ma
ture as applies to the National army.
His address was filled with pertinent
information and aovice to the regis
trants. He explained the regulations
CONCERNING personal hygiene and
showed why such regulations were
necessary. Through the enforce
ment of these regulations and the
following out of quarantine and
segregation of infectious cases, the
disease epidemics which were so pre-
valent in, the army in years past,
have been entirely done away with.
In 1898 during one epidemic of
small pox 20 per cent of the army
was affected, and five per cent of
these cases were fatal; but today