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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-05
DOING GOOD WORK IN WAR
English Church Army Has Accom-
plished Much for the Men in the
Field, Says Message.

"The English church army is doing
message received in this country by
the Episcopal church from the Church
of England. gully equipped recrea-
ton huts, open to men of all creeds,
have been established in all training
camps in England and Wales. On the
French front huts, tents and tempo
rary churches are provided. In all
more than 800 of these huts and tents
are in use; some in remote places in
the north for the men Of the navy;
others in Malta, Egypt, Palestine,
Macedonia, Mesopotamia, East Africa
and even in India. Frequently last
letters have been written from these
huts, bearing the heading, Church
Army Hut'-letters now treasured by
those at home. The bill for writing
paper alone is over 100000 a year.
"Close to the front line trenches
the church army keeps several 'kitch-
en- cars to supply the men with hot
coffee. In England hotels having all
the advantages Of a club are being
maintained, where men are cared for
during their furloughs. Prisoners in
the hands of the Germans are also
cared for by the church army"
Recently General Pershing address,
ed an appreciative letter to Preben-
Diary Carlile, head of the church army,
thanking him for the help the army
had been to American soldiers passing
through England. 1t is proposed to
maintain a hut to be known as the
General Pershing Hut" The cost OF
one Of these huts equipped, is $1,000
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-05
where THE MONEY GOES.


Billions are big. The average lay
finds a million hard to compre-
bend. AS an aid to understanding why
your Government must have so many
billions Of it's peoples dollars, Pay
master General MCGOWAN, of the
United States Navy, gives the follow
ing list of the costs Of various kinds Of
supplies and equipment in the Navy.
There are only about a million men in
the United States Navy now.
Estimated Cost of Various Types of
Vessels Now Under Construction.
Battleship $23, 075, 900
Battle cruiser ............ 24,9O0, 900
Scout cruiser ............. 100000
Destroyer $4,000 o
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-05
he sees it in papers from home 1t
makes him sick.

he sees it in papers from home it
makes him sick.
Seeming to think that a anne for the
American soldier should be found. the
Stars and Stripes says:
"When, in the fullness Of time, the
American army has been welde,! by
shock and suffering into a s:ngic
fighting force, with one mind. one heart
and one spirit, the American SOL
dier will find his lame. 1t will
be the inspiration of some ambulance
driver, perhaps, OF the outburst OF
some eloquent cook. 1t viii strike The
fancy of a passing guard and he for
warded through military channels like
q sentry's call. Wounded boys Will
carry it back to base hospitals and
ammunition train drivers will spread
it to the base ports. Some reporter
will hear it at some distant bar ana
put it into the story he has to write
that night. 1t will be printed in Amer
lea. Photographers and cartoonists
and vaudeville comedians will use 1t.
1t will be caught up at home and in
the training camps. The name will
be fastened on. The American sol
der win have been christened. He
does not know now what that name
will be. He simply knows it won't
be 'Sammie.'"
But what is the need Of a nickname
for the American soldier? Isn't Amer
lean good enough? There would be
no thought of a nickname but for the
fact that the British soldier is re-
ferred to as Tommy Atkins, and then.
losing his Is referred to as
Tommy. But we do not know that
the French soldier has a nickname.
The Italian, the Belgian, the Serb, the
| Montenegrin is also referred to with
out a nickname. Why bother about
calling the American anything but
| MISUNDERSTANDING Times Union.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-05

-or,e u1 q new ilmD support WIZ
have been made in a hospital in this
country have proved s. satisfactory
that a Red Cross unit will take n of
the devices to France. together with
specifications for making others, if de-
sired" says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. AS described and Illustrated, it
consists of "a hammocklike sling sus-
pended from a steel arm that can be
attached either to a bed or a wheel
chair. It's special feature is the free
dom Of movement that is affords the
patient. BY means of a rope and pull
leys the sling can be raised or lowered,
while the supporting arm permits 1t
to swing from side to SIDE"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
% YEARS AGO
CTrom the East oregonian. July 2s,
1890

(From the East oregonian. July 2s,
1890
w. S. Bowman the enterprisng pho-
tographer, has purchased fine SIS
Davis sewing machine, which he will
offer as a prize, number TO be given
with every dozen photos.
Malaria is prevalent in Pendleton,
Prof. w. L. German and Miss Rose
Eppel are sufferers from the disease.
Another meeting of the ArbuclxIe
Coal Mining company win be held to-
morrow evening.
As proof that yesterdays sun was
a scorcher, t. c. Smith points to the
corn in his garden, which he Keeps
well irrigated. The blades on the sun
ward side of each stalk were scorched
so dry they could be crumpled into
dust in the hand. The blades on the
other side were not affected.
Steve" Johnson, the champion
sheep shearer, is back from a tour of
Idaho.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

abroad BY the middle of fall if
not sooner. Many of them will
arrive in time for campaigning
before the winter season starts.
It means the allies will have an
Iunquestioned superiority in
numbers on the western front.
If all accounts are true we al
ready have the superiority in
the air and in artillery. Each
week from now on will see an
increased margin between the
strength of the Huns and the
strength of the allies and Am
orleans. 1t makes victory inc
vitable for the future. The chief
danger at present is from the
peace offensive the Germans
will launch as soon as they see
that the hope of a Teuton tri-
umph has gone glimmering.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
THE VILLAGES IN THE THRICE FOUGHT ovER Battlefield.

tated region food, clothing, furniture,
kitchen utensils, building materials,
seed, farm implements, small livestock
and fowls
The relief activities of the Red
Cross, apart from its house patching
and repair work, were carried on
through French relief societies. or
through groups Of Americans who set
tied In the villages, aud by personal
service and the force of,their example
breathcd life into the ruined farms.
One such group was the American
Fund for French Wounded at Bleran-
court, in the Aisne. Another was the
Society of Friends at GOlancOurt, Ham
and Gruny, Ia the Somme. Another
was the Smith College Relief Unit at
GrecOurt, I'm the Somme Through
such devoted groups as these goods
were distributed to the destitute, aud
the implements for farm labor given
to the able. Along with the relief
societies there was an Important move
mcnt TO organize agricultural co-opern-
tive societies in the devastated region.
Almost one hundred agricultural assO-
Citations were in existence; the French
government rented them American
tractor plows, and the Red Cross
bought them fOcks of sheep and
quantities Of seed for planting
That was the situation one year to
a day since the Germans were driven
back to the Hindenburg line from the
burning villages in the Somme. the
Disc. ard the Aisne. a week. later.
every trace Of this work was bl0tted
out; the Germans had again occupied
the terrain which for Strategic rea-
sons they had evacuated yeardbefore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
LOANS TO OUR ALLIES

m HE United States has now
~ loaned to our allies $6,-
.O91, $50, 1000. The advances
average about $400,O0O,000 a
month.
These loans to our allies are
analogous to lending weapons
to friends who are aiding you in
the defense of your own home.
The money is being used to de-
feat our enemy, to maintain
armies fighting side by side
with our soldiers, and fleets
patrolling the same oceans with
our sailors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

At the rail heads the refugees sat
among their bundles. families huddled
! together fearful of being separated in
the hustle, their feather-beds and often
their rabbits and a goat pressed close
TO them. They were dulled by the
noise and by their own WEAKNESS. The
only activity was caused by the Amerl-
cans, each Of whom insisted on finding
my people," and collecting them so
tlEt he might better attend to their
wants. "Petits peres," an old woman
called them.
From the human side the evacuation
is, and always viii he. indescrlbable
II was n vast lava flow OF men, ami
mails and materials. Every little coun-
try road and every highway was
jammed with the endless lines Of
camions moving back the aviation
camps, pulling out immense guns, sal
vaging military supplies of all sorts,
and at tie same time removing the
civilians and their little possessions.
The refugees In their weak misery,
and the soldiers IN their grim cnim-
ness, passed each other on the roads
the one moving forward TO stop the
invaders, the other fleeing back to
safety. The fugitives carried, as hest
they could, their valuables, seeking
safet., and the younger men OF their
race bearing heavy equipment, went
quietly towards the maelstrom. II was
like some medlaeval pageant, for the
weak and the strong. the dazed and
the keen an bore spring flowers. yell
low da1odils or pale nnemOnes, which
they gathered as they went along.
Splendid Emergency Relief.
On the third day OF the battle the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
THE PIED PIPER

~ NE of the miracles of the
war is the transforma-
ton of mere boys into able
bodied, strong hearted soldiers
fighting for world freedom in
France. The American army is
full of such youths, a due share
of them having gone forth from
Pendleton. Joe Despair, Tom
Murphy, Henry Judd, Frank
Dickson and others by the score
were just lads a year or two
ago. They are veteran soldi-
ers now. What is more they
and others like them are pre-
ferred stock. Military men are
placing their faith in youth,
looking with misgivings on
those who have been shaving
for more than 10 or Is years.
Men who regard themselves as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
story Of the Destruction.

VI bEoAFhSNhehs
The desecrated lands were just
springing to life again. The first
sprouts of spring wheat carpeted the
valleys; daffodils waved in the wind ;
the fragrance of cherry blossoms hung
in the air. In the crispness of the
early morning gangs of French work
men In the two big Red Cross bar
racks were just getting ready to go
TO their work when the British Town
Major came in. 1--WE must evacuate
your workmen across the Somme,' he
said. IAN civilians are to be sent be
yOnd the river at once"
Civilians from neiehhoring towns
were hertled together with their hand
baggage and livestock. The rapidity
was almost Incredible. The two motor
trucks which belonged to The construc-
tion camp were hastily placed at the
disposal of the population, and d sort
of dry-land ferry service was esta5-
lislied back and forth 10 the bridges
over the river SOIume American mill
tary engineers bad built those bridges
for the British army. The American
relief staff in the town OF Ham began
an immediate evacuation OF It's small
store OF supplies: its cars organized
ferry service and carried exhausted
civilians beyond the danger zone. The
chauncurs drove again and ugain into
the bombaricd towns 10 bring out the
last remaining families. one OF the
eiiauneurs in camionctte drove into
Ham with three tat tires on brogen-
down springs and carried out six
wounded British soldiers
The sfan and the two thousand civil
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

ians from Ham were withdrawn first
to Nesle, and then to Roye. At Nesle,
the American Red Cross had storage
its stock of food and Condensed milk
were of immediate value to the refu-
gees and the wounded soldiers stream
ing In from Ham. a small but impOr-
tant children's hospital also was at
Nesle, In a brick house called the
Pavilion JOffre. The doctor, the
nurses and their patients were evacu-
ated to ROye. where they installed
themselves I'm a small civil hospital
belonging to the Secours d'Urgence,
and where that night they received
wounded soldiers. The following day
they we're evacuated to Amiens.
The British and American Society
Of Friends, In close adiliation with the
American Red Cross, reported them
selves and their cars Immediately to.
the relief delegates in their districts.
These noncombatnnts worked under
shell6re without sleep. without rest,
day after day and all the nights. The
Philadelphia Unit, OF Fillequier-Au-
mont, did similar service.
The Blerancourt Unit used their mo-
tor-trucks to capacity in evacuating
civilians from the villages northeast
of them.
On the third day OF the battle the
Cnit itself was forced to leave Bleran-
court At one o'clock in The morning
they went to Vlc-sur-Aisne. where al
ready they had established their Of
fees and their movable goods. The or
phans whom they had adopted were
taken even further from the lines, to
Yillers-C -COtterets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

young and who believe they
would be a great addition to
the army find with more or less
chagrin that the army for the
present anyway seems entirely
able to get along without them.
1t may be a new thing or it
may not but Mars these days is
much like the Pied Piper with
the exception that he is going
to send our boys home in better
shape than when he found
them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
THE SOULS OF CORPORA
TIONS

~ HERE is an old axiom of
VI English law that corpo-
rations have no souls.
The manner in which thous-
ands of corporations have
given their services and their
means to the Liberty loan, to
the Red Cross, and to the Y. M.
c. A., and to other national eff
forts during this war seems to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
BY EDWARD EYRE HUNT.

0I EOWAhO +F1ON
TIME little towns and villages along
the banks of the Somme. the
Disc, and the Aisne, were burn
ing like bonfires. and Allied airplanes
sweeping back from patrols over St
Quentin, plunged through clouds of
black smoke. 1t was a great but n
tragic day for France. The German
armies were in retreat, but they had
taken their revenge by Systematically
burning or blowing up every house.
every barn and every stable in scores
and scores of villages. So it was n
desert which the victorious French and
British armies occupied the eighteenth
OF March, 1917.
Organization Of Relief.
Life had come back to the desolated
fields aud villages in the year which
had passed since the great German
retreat. Slowly and painfully people
had returned And when the Ameri-
can Red Cross sent its Commission to
Europe last year. almost its first
thought was how it could help these
people. When the Department Of Civil
Affairs was created its director. Homer
Folks. formed Bureau Of RecOnstruc-
ton and Relief 10 tackle this problem.
Several relief departments were estab-
lished with headquarters 10 the war
zone: it located fronf-line warehouses
at Arras. Ham. Noyon and Scissors
within canu0n-sliot Of the Germans; Il
secured remarkable field workers. and
10 the heart Of the destruction wrought
by the Germans, IN the valley OF the
river Somme. 81 began patching up
houses and stables Tor the returning
peasants. II shipped into the devas-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
WHOLE sALIENr Man rNLI.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Allied
forces now have a good chance to re-
gain all the territory in the Soissons-
Rheims salient. Army men said the
situation is shaping towards the point
where such a development is possible,
with the capture of considerably more
prisoners than yet taken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

disprove the truth Of the say
ing.
The congress of the United
States seems to have adopted
the view that a corporation
may have a soul, since it has
authorized national banks to
contribute to the American Ma
tional Red Cross out of any net
profits available under the law
for the declaration of divi-
Idends. The law further pro-
Ivides that funds so contributed
shall be used by the Red Cross
lin furnishing voluntary aid to
the sick and wounded of the
armies, the volun-
tary relief the army and navy
OF the United States, and the
relief of the suffering caused
by Ihe war to the people of the
United States and their allied
nations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

RED CROSS MEN AND
WOMEN AT WORK.

+ The full story Of just what cur
= Red Cross is doing in the Great
= Battle now raging In France,
= and how il is doing it can never
= be told in anything like COM
+ pleteness.
4 Here Is snapshot Of the Red
r Cross men and women at work
+ two snapshots, in fact First, a
= flash at the work Of reeonstrue-
Z tion and assistance TO the de-
+ spoiled French people in the
+ farms and villages Of the
! somme, oise and Aisne Valleys
/ after the great German retreat
/ q year ago. The second snap
: shot is on the very same scene
I In the great battle offensive now
+ going on
: contrast the two pietures-
/ one . picture Of rebuilding. after
/ the retreat Of the Huns. the
| other the work the Red Gross
!. men and women are doing. not
} only 10 aid the soldiers them
} selves. but 20 save the children,
the women, the aged as they fee
srsm the readyaneins German
! horses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

M HE fighting news is good
VI these days but better
still is news that we are
sending 100000 men to Europe
during July. At this rate we
will have two million men
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

Tom Sharkey has applied
for army Y. M. C. A. service
and has been accepted; he
will be like the ship captain
who said he would tolerate no
swearing, mot a d Bit"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

The soldiers in, France can
call them ferries" if they wish
but to fathers, mothers, sisters,
brothers, ETC., the German sol
dier is a Hun and he is most
acceptably regarded when
dead or thereabouts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
THE FLAG.

= Thick sprinkled bunting! flag
= of starsl
= Long yet your road, faithful flag
. ---long vet your road and
= lined with bloody death,
= For the prize 1 see at issue at
= last is the world,
= All its ships and shores 1 see
interviewer with your
? threads of greedy banner:
= Dream'd again the flags of kings.
= highest borne, to flaunt
= nnrivard9
. o hasten flag of man-O with
. sure and steady step,
? passing flags of kings,
2 Walk supreme ia. the heavens
= mighty symbol--run up
, above them all,
Flag OF stars; thick springled
= bunting!
Walt Whitman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23

The water board is finding it
takes much longer than they
expected to- reach those new
springs which is what many
people thought would be the
case since early in the year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
American League.

Boston 1-S Detroit 0-0.
Washington 8, Chicago 2.
New York A. st. Louis 4, (called in
18th innipg owing to darkness)
Pittsburg Z, Boston 2.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-23
baseball, Yesterdays scores.


Los Angeles beating Vernon to 2
at the first named place was winner of
the championship series.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-31

On Wednesday a reception was held at the hmoe of Mrs. H elen D.. Lynch for the Reverend Father P. H. Turnell who will take charge of the church at Douglas. The home was peatifully adorned with flow CTS and C tempting luncheon was served by the ladies of the parish. A purse of gold was presented the well beloved Father by his followers which was given and re- ceived with appropriate words Father Turnell has long been the priest in the skaguay parish and is much reVered by his own members and by all who are acquainted with him. He has been ever ready to enter heartily into all work for the betterment of mankind and was ac- tive in the temperance work in Skaguay. With the exception of the time when Father Bouget was here Father Turnell has been priest in skaguay for twenty yaers. Good wishes go with him in his field Of labor. .. aa-
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-31
aas d bower 8t beauty. Beaualfal

was a bower of beauty. Beautiful cut flowers, ferns and potted plants filled the front of the curch and window lodges. The altar, chanel, organ and piano were tastefully nnd profusely Gecked with flowres of many colors all tremendously blend ing. The committee on decoration may be proud of their success. A well rendered program under the supervision of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Blanchard was a delightful feature of the evening. Each did his or her part well, and the repeated ap- plause showed the appreciation of the audience. The presentation speeches and responses were well chosen and full of deep feeling. The Reverend MT. Pedersen and Mrs. Pedersen were given a purse of gold; MT. and Mrs. Fred L. Pedersen were the recipients of a very hand some percolator and Miss Ruth Ped ersen, former superintendent of the Cradle Roll in the Presbyterian Sun day school, was given beautifully carved and stained ivory pen hold CT and a pretty gold locket filled with gold nuggets. A most deli cious luncheon of many kinds Of cake and excellent coffee was serV- ed by the ladies of the church. Our good friends "The Pedersens" will leave on Monday on the Princess So phia for Seattle and then proceed to their destination by rail.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-31
HAS CAM INVENTED
 A MOSQUITO BELT?

Washington, July 2. = Patents have been granted to Californians as follows, says 6 clipping recently sent to this paper, and then fol- lows q list of names of patentees, among which is found:
 "Camile A. J. Ginaca, Hornitos, Cal Belt Fastener"
 Many 5kagwayans will remember Camille, who together with his bro ther, Louis, made skagway their headquarters for several weeks Whll making side trips to Dawson, Dyea' and Atlin. They also. spent some time cruising in and about the Log Cabin country, and even sent a boat over to Bennett from here Tn which they made a trip to the head of Lake Linderman.
 This by way of introduction, and now comes the question, for whar purpose is the belt intended which Camille recently took out e patent! Is it for 8 belt railway; a grain belt;a pants belt, & skirt belt; a gold belt? It is believed, however that 1t must be some contriVance for fastening a belt onto @ mos quito net, as 1t is understood that both these gentlemen made an ex' hausting study of that insect while visiting in the north.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-31

Miss Lois Butt returned on the City of Seattle from her years leave of absence from the public school Of Skaguay. Miss Butt with her parents visited on the coast dur ing the first part of her leave and taught 'n the normal school Of Los Aneeles several months last winter. From the coast MT. and Mrs. Butt and Miss Butt went east for 8 visit and then returned early in the summer to Idaho where the latter hes had charge of an extens- i've ranching business owing to the illness of her brother. Miss Butt is being welcomed cordially by her hosts of friends. She will make her home at the Pullen House.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-31

who recently sold 1t and will sooh leave for the outside to enlist in the merchant marine.
 Mir. Smith and Plunkett were partners. Whether Krause Killed Plunkett on the Lou,. after hiring Plunkett to take him for rtip, or whether Plunkett was killed on Krause's boat, was never made quite clear. When Plunkett was missed, came the search for his boat the arrest of Krause in Seattle, the discovery of the dory from the Lou tied to Sing Lees float at Pet erspur;, and finally the missing launch in Duncan Canal, near an old mine worked by Krause. = Ju- neau Empire. R