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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
Thrilling Story of
Winchester NJ an
Third Engineer Elliott S. Miller,
o. thc tlian,ancc, Describes
Attack on Ship.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.l

WINCHESTER, VA. March ?.--El-
lott S. Miller, third engineer on the
Garland Line steamer Alamance which
was torpedocd and sunk by n German
submarine on February 5, arrived here
Yesterday on siNty-day fUriough. lie
is n son of Charles w. Miller. local
contractor. Young Miller IS still! suf-
ferins from frosted hands and ex-
posurc. The Alamancc sailed from an
American port on January 16, and join
ed British convoy.
"On getting ORDERS" said KILLER TO.
DAY. I'VE lett on our voyage for some
where over there. not knowing where.
After seventeen days OF hardships and
lighting with the high seas. we sight
ed land OF the Island or Lan'ilight
about five miles from ireland. Steam
ing further up the channel we sight
ed submarines periscopc. Then we
saw the torpedo coming, but were un-
able to get out OF It's way. II tore =
hole about twenty-five feet square IN
the side Of the ship. Another was fl -ed
but Il missed.
at the time of the cXplosion--2:55
o'clock in the afternoon Of February
al was on duty at the engines below.
Those OF us down there were overcome
by tho poisonous gas. Finally rccov-
erfn-, 1 had 10 battle for my own life
It was every man for himself tpci.
reaching the deck and receiving ordcrr
from Captain II. Z. Johnson. VIC lowcr-
ed the lifcboats into the water. but
on account OF a tWenty-;ivc-fcut sea
rolling We succeeded N getting oHly
ono safe. The rest OF tie crew. ir-
oluiing myself, saw nothing Ia do hut
TO take 10 the water. As we lenp"i
in from IN. siGc Of tho shifting shir
could see several of In" companions
killed and the!: brains crushed out
between the wrrckagc and Tie ship.
II managed 10 seize 4 piece If wreck
age, 10 which | MA fast Ul;il picked
up as ! Heated along the side oe a
British destroyer. My hands were
frozen TO IT, ard 1 could not yet Loose
AS vas about 10 so down. TWO Brit
ism sailors SliG down the ladders. grab
bed NE. breaking my hold, a,id ak!n.,
me aboard their ship. Two cnmranIons
and myself We're taken to tho hospita!
IN Belfast, where we re NAMED Two
days. while the others who were saved
went on TO Liverpool. Upon rcachinr
.hat city we, too. were dctal.ed for
special daty tn Franco a.u on Italian
nort. and returned to England Oh Feb
ruary g. when We were signed IS pas
ScnScrS on the steamer triladelDhia
which reached this side on March /
ON the way over we acted as guard
over about fifty Canadians who had
been mcrtaily dcrangcd by shell shock
Horse m"a, IS taking tho pie &c Of beef
III England and sugar is not to be
had ~ any price. The English are GER
tairly making heroic sacrifices"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
Thoueht Huns Had Set worla Aarc

WINCHESTER VA. March 9.--Ac-
c"Tding to reports reaching hero IN
DAY. many Of tho superstitious old
time negroes living in the country dis
ticts were awcd and terrified by The
appearance Of the aurora borealis OH
Thursday night. 1t was the first tinn
IL twenty years that the phenomenon
has been seen so distinctly in these
parts and not only the negroes, but
some of the whites admitted they ha I.
4 feeling of fear. Not n few were in
"lincd to believe that it was the full
hiiment Of Biblical prophecy. or that
the Kaiser had something to do with
the great illumination. y report that
The Germans had set the world on fire
was credited by some of these who are
inclined to believe anything
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
'ALl KNITTING MUST
7 FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
Must Conform Strictly to
Specifications.
NEW REST HOUSES PLANNED
Large Structures Will BE Erected at
y All Training Camps-Intcndcd as
Lounge Room, but VIII Develop
!, Organizations Efficiency.

~ Articles knitted contrary to direc.
.tions will not be received in the future
by the Knitting department Of the
Richmond Chapter OF the American
Red Cross according to statement is
sued IT headquarters yesterday. Mary
sweaters. mufflcrs. w-:siletS ANA SOCKS
tina. faH short OF The r"au''"l stand
ard are being turned! in, II was stated
and knittors will he impressed here.
after with tho Importance OF conform
ing strictly TO directions. Numerous
pairs ot socl:s with toes calculated TO
lame any soldier who wore them on
hve-nile hike have been received and
furnished ono Of the reasons Tor the
decision reached by tho department TO
he moro strict regarding the accept
ancc OF articles.
Success attended the initial clsss..
last Monday in the novel method ri
knitting two socks NJ one time. and
the classes viii be continued. Mrs
Thomas Fraser Is the Instructor ana
will meet two classes Of knitters every
Monday-one at 10 and another Mt u
O'Clock Instruction lasts for an hour
and half Mrs Thomas scott viii
he 1T Headquarters 20 teach ordinary
sock Knitting and halmet Knitting on
Mondays from la:3n TO o'clock. Ord'-
nary soo!, Knitting will be taught
. FRIDAYS from 1880 to / o'clock by
Miss Mary Eawcs. beginners are re-
quircd to furnish wool.
F." The knitting department is DESTROYS
of seeing the example OF the CathoiiS
auxiliary, which has raised n fund to
purchase sock wool. followed by othcr
ouYiliarics Seventeen sweaters .rc-
ccived BY Mrs. w. W. Sale, chairman
ot the Vire mia division OF the Ma
t!onal League for Womcns Service,
have been donated to the Red Cruss.
WILL CONSTRUCT REST HOUSES
IN ARMY AND NAVY CAMPS
Word was received by the Richmond
CHAPTER yesterday that Red Cross
house will shortly be constructed in
each OF tho army and navy training
camps The buildings will he 100 h.
100 feet, with a billiard ROOM Kitchen,
reading, reception ana committee
rooms, in addition TO large Assembly
hall on the first floor, and bed rooms
exclusively on the second floor. Many
new comforts will Nc provided for
convalo scents. such as sun parlo:
md stage suitable for moving pic
lures and other entertainments
The Red Cross houses will he In
tended primarily rs u lounge and frr.
haven for convalesre' men in the ser
vice. II Is also planned 10 make tn"
houses an administration center for
the field director of the Ped Cross, "a
emergency lodging for summoned rcla-
tivcs of enlisted men who are danger
ousiy i'll and for Red Cross nurses and
STATS.
Ii Is believed the establishment Of
the houses will serve 10 develop 10 full
efficiency the Red Cross c"mmunicA-
ton service, through which families
and friends of soldiers, can obtain ac-
curate. prompt md detailed informa
ton as TO their welfare. The camps
in America as we'll as the battle front
are covered ! this service.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10

Hair Sta.n.
This preparation VIII
Instantly change gray,
S,rcEkcd or faded hair
to the softcst and
richest golden brown.
medium dark brown
or b!acli--just as you
wish.
Just comb OF brush
II .nto your hair.
Impossible OF detec-
tlon. will not rub or
wash OF. and needs
retnuching only as the
hair grows out.
"Browuatone' hair
stain Is far superior To
Dyes and Is abso-
lutely harmless in
every way.
Sold by all druggists.
tf ,,.N Sss.xnc ~ nn.I
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
PLAN PATRIOTIC MEETING
IN HANOVER COUNTY
arrangements Nenriy Complete for the
Demonstration In Ashland April 10.
Senator Swanson Wilt Speak.

Citizens of Hanover County are rap
iGly pcrfectinE arrangements for u pub
Tic flag -unfurling III Ashland on April
~. The flag will be adorned with
stars representing the cXnct number of
boys who have gone from Hanover to
answer the call to tho colors.
The comnittee on arrangements. OF
which L. parkin Scott Is chairman. hes
already launched q campaign for pub
lie contributors 20 make the occasion
possible. Citizens are being urged to
purchase star tags. that all the Han
over soldiers will b, represented on
the Tag. All proceeds above expenses
will lie placed at the disposal OF tho
American Red Cross.
Senator Claude y. Swanson will he
thc principal speaker, ana will deliver
the unfurlinS address. Arrangements
are being made to secure Il band ana
many other attractive features arc he
ing: planned. 1t is expected that
mammoth demonstration will be staged
in Ashland when the exercises arc held.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
MEDICAL MEN TO MEET
SouthxtLc Medicnl A-.ociatinn 10 Hold
itp Quarterly Gathering nj
Grove TucsGay.
is.nnrinl ,n Thr Nlme.. Nlnnatch.l

l.Dorinl 10 Thc Vimt@. Nl0DAt'h.I
Z ckENyE. VA, Mnrcit 9.--Thr quar-
'tcrl: meeting ot the Southsido Medical
Association. which will hc held in
Crcwc on Tuesday, March -. promises
to he one of the most interesting IN
tho history Of the association. The
following program has been preNared:
At = u. NJ, scientific session; l.. NJ.
trip Ia Picdnor: .iIuatOrium; & - Al.
dinner given under the auspices of
the local ited Cross Society; s L. NJ,
public session. with addresses by pry.
j. shelton iioraley and Robert &.
Erymn ana othnr nrolniMcnt nhyaiclans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
DELAYS HUGE DRIVE
Red Cross to HcSin 500. OOO, 900 Cam
pniEn May 20. Says
Chairman.
[By Associatcd Prcysl

TOPEKA. EANS.. March 9.-The Ma
uonal Red Cross drive for a fund of
sloo'ooo'Qno. scheduled to begin May'
o. VIII not be held until the week OF
May 20 to 81, according: to q MESA &c
received tonight by s l.. Cobb. State
chairman. from j. l.. Johnston. chair
man of the Southwestern division, with
Headquarters at st. Louis
No reason for the change in date was
contained In the statement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
STEAMER ADRIFT
Tug Goes Out In Sonrch OF Turret
Crown. Reported Without
Fuel,
Ipy Associated prArs.l

AN ATLANTIC PORT, March 9.-The
British steamship Turrent Crown. out
of fuel. is reported helplessly adrift
off this port. ~ big wrecking tug has
put to sea in answer to wireless dis
tress calls. a wireless message early
Tonight from the wrccking tug re-
ported that the Turrent crowd had not
been located. Nothing Is known Of the
Britisher's condition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
"Br0Wnat0ne''
Tints Your Hair
In a Minute
Preferred to Slow Acting Dyes

Tho straIEhtcst road aud the shortest cut
TO the certainty OF an attractive and bcauti-
full appearance Is the use of "Brownatone"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10

sll5. If you offered substitute. save
ANNOYANCE by refusing IL and ordering
brow natouc" direct from tho makers.
Insist "Brownutone" at your hair
dreaScr's
\ trial bottle and Interesting booklet vii!
hr 'nai.sd for 10 cents. Mention shade de-
sired SoI! ara guaranteed At all leading
drug and toilet counters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10

looks. There are thousands Of people
to-day whose fresh, clear faces are :.
living proof that Stuart's Calcium Wa
fer: do cure pinlpics and cure them 10
stay, in only a few days.
Stuarts Calcium Waters cure p!m-
pies and. similar eruptions by thor
oughly cleansing the blood OF ali I'M
purit!cs. With pure blood supply. il
Is simply Impossible for a piinpie to
remain on your face. And the invi-o-
rated blood viii replace your dead. sal :
low skin with the glowing colors OF a
perfect complexion.
Your self -rcSpect demands that vo,
avail yourself Of this remedy thai ,hou-
sands have proved before you Get q
soc box of Stuarts Calcium Wafer.
OF your druggist to-day Make your
coupon to-day for free trial package.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
Blood
Brings Beauty
pimplcs, IilaclIhcuds,- Bolts and Poor
Complexion Vanish by Using
Stuar's Calcium Waters.
TRIAL PACKAGE MAILED FREE.

All your dreams Of a beautiful, clear
complexion can he made 10 come true.
II makes no difference how spotted and
,disHcured your face may be. with PIN
pics. blachh"adS. eczema o. liver spots,
YOU may reclaim your ncl itagc OF good
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13

of out-of-doors. The writer was a
silent, interested observer. out on a
nearby hillside, the insurance man
sat down. Presently boys in Khaki
began to appear on the slopes. They
came singly, i'm pairs, by the half doz-
en-; bronzed-faced, strapping, straight
limbed fellows. all very serious as
they climbed the slope. The insur-
ance man was reflectively chewing
a blade of grass Each newcomer, as
no arrived, squatted down on the
turf
Shells Snarl During Service.
On the back slope of an adjoining
hill an American battery had opened
up. Every now and then it would
lob rs" over the crest toward the
German lines. 1t was curious to hear
that detonation, queer to hear, too
the ripping snarl of the shell as It
lunged by toward it's target. But the
on the hillside was used
to hearing such professionals to it's
Sabbath ceremonies. One and all
those boys paid heed only to the in
surance man and what he had to say.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13

some slight physical defect which dis
qualities them from general militars
duty, but who cannot enlist in other
branches of the service due to the
recent ruling from the Provost Mar
shall Generals office in Washington
stopping releases by local exemption
boards.
Practically every trade and occu-
patton is represented in the call by
the military bureau. The war de-
partment has asked for accountants,
auto mechanics clerks, cooks. hospit-
al mechanics, letterers, Iitho pen ar
lists, photographers. photographers.
pTessmen. statisticians, stenograph-
ers surveyors. Technicians of every
kind are also wanted and are practi-
cally assured of early assignment by
the university.
Applicants should write without
delay to the University of California
Military Bureau. Alumni Secretary's
office. ia California Hall. Berkeley.
stating as concisely and fully as pos
sible in their first letter their quaIi-
fications and experience.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13
VAUDEVILLE FOLLOWS
PRAYER IN TYPICAL
SABBATH over THERE"
Insurance Man Minister Be
comes Chef of Chocolate
and Chewing Gum.
tRy Maximilian rooster. }

A churchgoer of the ordinary, old
fashioned kind would be a bit puz-
zled, no doubt, if he were to see the
way the American army in France
observes the Sabbath day. Sundays
over here are not the same sort one
is accustomed to at home. Even the
most religious among our fighting
men have widened in their views re-
garding the sabbath.
Understand, now, this does not
mean that our boys have grown un-
godly. 1t .s the very opposite, rath-
er. The first thing that impresses
the newcomer, in spite of what he
may have heard at home, is the strik-
ing decency and wholesomeness of
this host of young Americans. France
in fact, has marvelled at our soldiers
self-restraint; for no matter what
history has had to say of other great
bodies of armed men, our boys have
conductd themselves in a way to
make their mothers proud. So, even
though it be said that their attitude
toward Sunday has altered, this does
not mean-far from it, indeed-that
it has altered for the worse 1t
means merely that among them Sun
day is not devoted entirely to reli-
giOus observances.
"AH Work Makes Jack Dull Boy
The fact is all work and no play
may make Jack not only a duh boy
but may make him a vicious one as
well. On Sundays. therefore. those
interested in the spiritual welfare of
our soldiers give them, besides texts,
a good bit of wholesome amusement
A. couple of Sundays ago. for exam
pie, the writer saw well-known
preacher from the States umpiring a
baseball game. Strange as this may
sound to some. it requires only a
moments thought to figure the prac-
tical good he was doing. Near the
camp was long row of buvettes and
cheap cafes, each of them offering
other less wholesome attractions.
There was not an American soldier |
In one of them.
Dlsabuse your mind of the idea |
that our soldier boys are wandering |
fcotloose in France, ready to fall for |
every temptation. They're not. And |
Il these Sundays over here are not
what you think they should be don't
imagine that ungodliness has cursed
1ur army. It hasn't. Here. IL you
ike is a picture of one Sabbath day
n France.
Picture of One sabbath Day i'm France
The place is up in the Luneville
Iector. That Sunday the sun was
Inning. glowing down with a dazzling
adIance on the Towering fields and
Hills behind the lines. out in front,
bare three kilOmeters away, was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13
2S YEARS AGO

(From the Daily East Oregonian
August 13. 1900
r. Alexanders goes to San Francis
CO tonight to make a large purchase
of goods for his firm.
d. W. Swaringen. a popular and in
dustrious young gentleman of Pendle-
were united in marriage at the Swear
ingen residence on Saturday, County
Judge Martin performing the cere-
mony. The East Oregonian joins with
other friends of the couple in extend
ing congratulations.
Workmen are engaged today in put
ting up the foundation for the water
tanks near the depot.
Another Farmers Institute for East
ern Oregon is to be held next month,
beginning September 10. at Union.
According to the Milton Eagle the
city jail in that town is not kept
locked-somebody might get into it.
Jacob Frazer returned Sunday from
Walla Walla where he underwent
F. H. Klsslnger. the man who was
bitten about two weeks ago by dog,
and who became insane from the ef-
fects. died at Salem on Friday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13
CASUALTY LISTS

NA<AE are beginning to receive
W the casualty lists from
the heavy fighting on
the Marine and other French
battles. A few days ago a to-
tai of 706 casualties were an
nounced for the day. We are
told that this is no indication of
the total number of casualties.
The lists are made public as
they are received in Washing
ton by cable from General
Pershing's headquarters. AS
the lists are received they are
decoded and the next of kin
are notified by the adjutant
generals office in advance of
the publication of the names in
the press.
The fact that so many casu-
alties are made public in
single day does not indicate
that number is to be taken as
the daily average to be expect
ed, and there should be no spe-
ulation on any such basis. Gen.
eral Pershing will supply COM
plete and verified lists as rap
idly as they can be prepared
and transmitted. These in
turn will be given to the news
papers and will speak for
themselves as to numbers.
The losses reported and to
come will bring sadness to
many homes. But personal
grief will be tempered by the
righteousness of the cause in
which thsse brave men have
given themselves, and by the
pride which all free people
take in the magnificent results
of their heroism.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13

the ugly, Scared zigzag of the front>
line trenches, the one blemish on the
! landscape as far as the eye could
see.
But never mind about that. Here
less than a half mile from that
blighting cicatrice, the birds were
singing in the coppices. Nearby. the
little town, hardly more than a viii
lake and now battered by the Huns
bombs and shells, lay peaceable and
quiet in the morning air Presently
one heard burst of song. that good
old hymn, Rock of Ages Cleft for
Me-" 1t rose on the quiet. probelled
from hundred or more sturdy
lungs. The source of it was a Y. NJ
c. A. hut, now tenanting what once
mad been a blowsy drinking place. In
side morning services were going on.
War Imposes New Duty
The leader of the services was n
former Buffalo, N. Y, real estate and
insurance man. He was not a preach
er, he never had been one, but the
war had imposed on him this new
duty. The services were brief, but
they were earnest. The roomful of
sturdy stout-lunged American boys
put heart and soul into the song they
sang.
After they had finished it, the ex-
tempore pastor gave them a little
talk. There was nothing SNUG about
1t, nothing mealy-mouthed. 1t was
just a bing- bang sort of an allocu-
ton such as one might have heard in |
an athletic-field dressing room be- !
tween the two halves of a varsity !
football match. You had the feeling
that you wanted to cheer when the
speaker finished. But the cOngrega-
tion didn't cheer. In a brisk. busi- !
nesslike way it hunted up another |
hymn, and went at it hammer and |
tongs, putting energy and vim and |
wholeheartedness into the way it got
the song across. About its earnest
ness one had no doubt.
Prayer Straight from Shoulder.
A prayer followed. There was no
rhetoric in that prayer, but it was
straight from the shoulder. 1t was
the sort of direct simple plea any
good real estate insurance man from
buffalo would make when he real
ized he was carrying a full line of in
demnity with his creator. Any of
them' the "Y'' man included might
go west pass out-ere the day
was gone. They all knew it. too.
that town with a reasonable degree of /
nearness and frequency to make any I
man reflect on the hereafter. How /
ever, after the prayer there was an
other hymn, that good old rouser, L
Onward, Christian Soldiers"
Then Chocolate and Chewing Gum.
After the amateur pastor gave
mem his benediction, a sort of Here's
luck. fellows" valedictory at the con-
rlusion of which the benches were
thrust back with a clatter and sud
den flood of animated talk burst from
! hundred throats. A moment later,
me saw the insurance man. relieved
rom his spiritual duties, dispensing
chocolate, chewing gum and cigar
'ttes at the other end of the hut.
These were the mornings religious
services. At one o'clock. the insur-
tnce man was at it again.
Chapel i'm Natures World.
His chapel now had moved from Z
he former buvette to bigger, more Z
'ommodiOus tempIe-Nature's world e
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13
REALTY TRANSFERS

Deeds.
Ida B. Dell ct con to Josephine
Stone $3.50. Lot 10. block 9. Athena.
W. T. Shaw ct ux to w. ]. Emery,
5000. Lots Z and 8, block 10, New
ports Addition, Hermiston.
John r, Douglas to A l. Douglas.
81. Mete and bound section 22.
township 4 north. range 35.
chas. Rick ct ux to r. F. Emerson.
$3.50. SW Ia Sc IA SW IA. see
ton IS. township 6 north, range 35.
Thomas c. Frazier ct ux to Charles
F.. Demaris. $1275. Mete and bound
lot 10, block 8, Milton. ri
James E Crutchneld ct ux to Nan
cy J. Hunter. $40. w 1-2 block ~,
Evans Addition. Milton.
Pleasant View Irr. CO., to F. NJ.
Spigal. 81. Mete and bound NE IA
Sw Ia section q, township north.
range 30.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13
RED CROSS DISTRIBUTIONS
FOR A MONTH

0N ARIS today is merely a
ID way station where the
" Red Cross furnishes me-
dical care, food, clothing,
shelter and transportation. In
seventy two departments of the
interior, the Red Cross is sup
plying relief to refugees, in
cluding more or less perma-
nent installation of families in
new homes. All organizations,
including government agencies,
are cooperating in this work,
the Red Cross supplying the
greater part of the food and
clothing needed, and at many
points taking command of the
situation.
An idea of the amount of
merchandise thus distributed
can be gained from a message
from Major Perkins recently
received. For one month, it
included 10000 articles of
clothing, 10000 pairs of shoes,
1s, 900 pieces of furniture, 49,
600 kitchen utensils, $4,000
pieces of bedding as, 900 kilos
of condensed milk, and great
of other foOdstuffs.
Some eighty three thousand
people were thus directly
reached.-FrOm the Septem-
Der Red Cross Magazine.
~~~~@~s~s--~~
Pendleton sports are getting
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-13

When the first freefor-ali pace of
the 1918 grand circuit racing Is de-
cided at the Cleveland meet the nfst
point will have been made IN the
greatest series OF exhibitions Of ex-
tretne speed harness racing that AM
erica has ever known.
Miss Harris NJ. the first mare to
pace a mile In even time, has gone 30