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

n0urnfnl MARY
/ Lines composed on a siren, Some
where II France. Commonly called &
"MournfAl Mary" by the troupes sta
toned here. She sounds her shrill
voice, and gives warning to everyone
/ to take cover when the German aero
/ planes are lowering above.l e
I'm going to try and sing to you a
/ song. boys,
About a little maid you all know
well;
Every moonlight night, when the stars
! are shining bright,
! She watches and she warns US with
her yell.
Although we don't appreciate her
/ screaming.
We grouse away; but Mary doesn' I
H care,
For when the Huns are near, her voice
we quickly hear.
To warn us that there's danger in
the air
Chorus.
Mary, Mary: Mournful. Meurnful Mary,
At night time, when we hear you blow
Ev'ry night, when the moon is shining
bright.
You tell US to the dug-outs we must
go, GO, go.
Tommy, Jack and Joe all start grous-
ing,
When they hear your mournful call.
But friend in need is friend indeed
Mary, you re friend to all.
Our military people and civilians
Are under her control, both night
and day;
Ev'ry woman, child and man, from the
richest in the land,
She warns them in her own sweet
way.
1t doesn't matter whether you're a
Dukes son,
A cook s son, or blinking million
aire
Wiener you hear her blow, just take
cover, don't be slow,
Because there must be danger in the
air.
Chorus (repeat)
Ill
Our gallant British airmen, with the
Frenchmen
Combined together with old Uncle
Sam,
Win quickly show the Huns, with the
help of aircraft guns
That in the air they'll soon be mas
ter hand.
Then when old Fritz no longer ear
come over
To play the dirty games he loved SC
well,
Poor Mary, she must die-yes, she Il
have to say good bye
And never more you'll hear hel
shrek and yell.
Chorus (repeaU.
Clifford Mcdonald, who is attending
the naval school at Newport, K. l.,
sent his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Nc,
Donald, a copy of 1.-The Newport Re
cruit," a publication issued by the mer
of the big naval training station, last
week. Mr.. Mcdonald. a veteran lands.
man, having received his training a,
the Goat Island school, marked in 1.-THE
Recruit, the following item:
''The last of the veteran landsmen
who came here many months back,
were few weeks ago transferred from
the Fourth Regiment to the school.
After nine weary months in mo Mans
Land they are at last safe behind the
firing line and have now Bn oppOr
tunity to take up real work in the Yeo.
man school. Never has body of mer
entering the service been more out OF
luck, and never has there been finer
example of pluck, persistence and gooc
natured acceptance of difficult situa
ton than has been given by these lads
Of the Golden Gate. Coming to us af
ter months Of training they are now
| skilled seamen, and as consequence
| will be all the more useful yeomer
later on when they finish at school ant
20 aboard ship"
| A report by the training school.
| medical officer shows that sanitary an(
health conditions at Newport are ex
! cellent.
/ MIR. and Mrs. w. A. bloomsbury hav,
received the following letter from theil
son, Sgt. w. A. Thornsbury, of Cam
/ Fremont, Calf;
received the Glacier today. note
\ in the part "letters from soldiers" tina
Il quite few of the boys have reached
H France.
Sgt. Coffee Joe" Garfield and have
\ been on the ground and have seen two
i camps grow into divisions. When W,
II reported to Camp Lewis last July head
II quarters building had just been com
\ pleted. When we arrived here in De
Il cember this place was just beinl
Il opened up. We are both pretty bus,
/ these days. He Is sergeant in charg,
Il of division medical supply depot and
4 am in the same capacity at the proper
| ty office, Base Hospital.
H The personnel of the camp consist
Il mostly of "old timers. The majorit
II Of them are decorated with servic,
stripes won for time put in on tn
II border and in the Islands. They shoul
II be able to meet the kaiser's best.
Il We have had ideal wather here. III
II rainfall has been very light this win
ii ter.
Il In one of the markets of Palo Alto
u noticed some Red Diamond brand Spitz
enburgs. They were in good condi
tion. The growers stamp shows tina
4 they were grown by Louis Plog.
II The hospitality of Oregon and Cali
II fornia citizens along the line of S.
II made a lasting impression on Samue
II Slutz, who in letter to Harry Due
II declares he will never forget the re