The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-10-10
HOOD RIVER an
SWERS WHINE
1000 DRAFTEES HEAR LECTURES
Men Who Have Taken Out License to
Hunt the Hun Beast, Now Being De-
feated, Meet at ASbury Church

The whine Of the Central powers was
answered at Hood River Monday night
when a thousand men enrolled under
the selectiye draft met at the Metho
dist church 10 attend a mass meeting
arranged by the Oregon Council Of De
fense. Stirring and instructive ad
dresses were delivered by Capt. Rich
ard NJ. Russell, medical reserve corps.
Of Camp Lewis, and Capt. J. Freder-
ick Thorne, of the American Red Cross.
-Four years ago, said Capt. Russell
in prefacing his talk, a beast parad
ing as a man, the beast of Berlin, and
his followers, lesser beasts, began to
stir the dust of Europe. So mad did
| they become with their mutIllatiOn of
women and children and their sinking
of unarmed ships that the congress Of
the United States decided to declare AN
open season on this special species of
animal, and on September Y, $4,000. GEO
/ red blOOded Americans stepped up and
| took out hunting license.
Capt. Russell. who is beginning his
second tour Of the state. urging on
prospective soldiers the necessity of
healthful bodies. declared that the
American army had made a wonderful
record in preventing diseases. Citing
statistics. he said that the loss per
year per |, 600 men in the Mexican wal
was 100, while in the present war il
had been reduced to five. Capt. Rus
sells particular message pertaned tC
venereal diseases and an appeal to thl
men Of the nation to help stamp out
the curse. Capt. Russell praised the
work Of he Oregon State Hygiene So
ciety.
AS a result Of your Hygiene Socie
ty, said Capt Russell "the percent
age of men suffering from venerea
diseases is less than from any Other
state sending men to Camp Lewis. "
Capt. Th0rne, who lectured to the
men on laws that had been enacted by
the government for their full lega
protection while in service, paid I
glowing tribute to the uniform.
"When man has entered the ser
vice he becomes changed, said Capt
Thorne over him there comes I
realization that he is wearing a bit OF
the Flag. Today no man was evel
given a greater opportunity than tha
Of wearing uniform Of the UniteC
States army.
Capt Thorne urged men to conform
cheerfully to all rules and regulations
on reaching training camps.
Enter with the grain, he said
"and you will not get splinters. Th,
men YOU will come in contact with viii
not be thinking of you as an individual
! There will be a reason for their order
and to obey them will benefit you ant
help make more efficient the grea
i American army.
Both Capt Russell and Capt Thorn,
warned men against the fear of innoc
ulatlons and vaccinations, as required
when men enter the service. Capt
Russell declared that not single dealt
had resulted directly from the innocu
lation and vaccination of more THAI
5000, 600 men in the army. Capt
Thorne characterized as propaganda
the stories making a bugaboo of thes,
necessary duties Of soldiers.
Leslie Butler presided at the meet
ing, With a number Of talented sing
ers conscripted to lead from the choi
loft of the big church, the meeting wa
opened with the signing of America,