The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-03-28

writes joe Winehell, United States
Marine Corps, stationed at Guam, to his
father, V. Winchell, who has forward
the past winter.
Young Winchell stated that the fruit
made him one of the most popular
men on the island. Despite the long
distance travelled and the lack of re-
frigeration. the apples reached Guam
in good condition.
Il did not know when shipped the
apples" says Mr.. Winchell, Sr.,
whether or not they would ever reach
their destination. Bnt the express
officials made special efforts to get
them aboard the transport. 1t goes to
show, too, that the government officials
are looking out for the welfare Of the
boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Greene recently
received from a friend at the naval
electrical school at Mare Island a copy
of the Short Circuit, the interesting
paper issued by the students. The
publication is interesting throughout.
Some of the best jokes seen in recent
soldier and sailor publications are con-
tanned in the Short Circuit. And yet
it has many serious things in it.
The following editorial. Lest You
Forget, is given;
America has now been at war with
Germany nearly year; during this
time thousands and thousands of men,
some of whom are mere boys, have
left their homes, their careers, and
have sacrificed their education and
perhaps their lives. 1t is true that
they are not selfish, SO why should you
be? Monotony and hours of WEAKNESS
are frightened only by the ore thing,
and that is mail, mail from home and
her
Through the dark and dreary days
the lads plod their way to the mail
line and stand in the rain, waiting for
their names to be called out. No one
can imagine the thrill of delight that
these lads have at having thelr names
called. Perhaps it is package from
home, perhaps it is letter. At any
rate, it is something and shows that
someone is thinking of him.
''On the other hand, he may be
standing there awaiting his name to be
called in vain. He stops, gazes around
and walks off in trance. Have they
forgotten me? What can be wrong?
Oh, why don't they write? These may
be the questions that fit through his
goes. sitting alone, gazing into space.
wondering and dreaming a thousand
different things. No one can imagine
the disappointment of this lad. Under
the same conditions how would you
feel? If you have friend, a relative
or anyone dear to you. write him and
let him know that you are thinking of
him. There is no excuse. He is there
on your account. The least you can do
is write. Don't be selfish. "
''The Rebellion in He'll" is pictured
by the Short Circuit as follows
''Big sparks flew from old Satan S
eyes. What's this | hear?' said he.
They say that when the kaiser dies
he'll be consigned to me. Old hell to
me is mighty dear, the place is very
fine; but if they send that guy down
here, Pll have to resign. I'll stand for
murderers and crooks, and will not dis
own that have here now on my books
the worst things ever known. But, my
boys would get sore, fear; know
they would rebel. The kaiser cannot
enter here, for that would corrupt hell
Our sulphur is too clean for him; our
birthstone lakes too pure and if in one
he took swim, he'd ruin it for sure.
Our company is not so swell, vile
beasts we do not reject. But keep the
kaiser out of hell, we have some self
respect. -