East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-12

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made it for us there. Yet we served
the men for more than a week there
and was able to send stuff right to the
front line. Some of my fine. ga cocoa,
steaming hot, went there in gasoline
cans which had cleaned, and, carried
the water quarter, of a mile to make.
One day a she'll hit right In line with
the tanks where 1 got water and while
I.fWas there. 1t mad ewhfzzed right
over the canteen and my eo4iaborer
looked out and told me he shad said
Good bye, Doc For they call me
Doc in these parts and others call
me shorty" But 1 showed up all
right and am still in one piece. But
it is all in the big game that we are
here to finish.
Myself. with all other "Y'' men are
fully repaid when some tired, weary
and hungry soldier comes in and gets
what he most needs, be it a smoke,
chew, cookies or hot cocoa and puts
his hand on you and says God bless
the Y. NJ. C. A. It's our best friend
and by golly, it not only follows us
4 everywhere but often beats us to the
place and is ready to serve us when
we get there"
\ Here is how this was exactly true:
4 Ny co-laborer and I~packed our stuff
when a certain battalion started 40
hike for entraining some ten miles
Z away. They saw our stuff in the
dump with theirs and saw us hike off
with the first company that started.
We were carrying Our steel helmets,
gas masks, haversacks. etc. just as
eEley were But imagine their surprise
1when they got to the entraining point
20 see me standing in the back end of
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canteen, selling the very best things,
like and more than they han seen left
/ behind in the dump. Their smile OF
pleasure and satisfaction couldn'e be
dnmpened or be rubbed off by the rain
that kept up most Of the day. IL had
all happened like magic. The "H'
headquarters had obtained the
rdope" at the moment of the troops
4 just for this purpose and no more. No
military information was given our.
SO our "Y' divisional chief knew
handled a Ford so he came along and
whisked me to a town where all kinds
of cahteen material was in readiness
and ! was loaded and sent to one en-
training point in Ford. while two
other men were sent to two other en-
training points 10 serve and make hot
tea for the men. The tea was free and
in case a man didn't have any money
he did not go away empty. He got
his smokes OT chocolate or what he
wanted nu
/ made four trips hack to the city
to get more stGff and IL was about
three miles away. The last trip was
after dark and no lights. and In France
most Of the roads are lined on both
sides with beautiful tall trees Hhioh |
make IL all the darker. MY helper
and / got 10 bed at ? a, N. with
blanket each on the floor for my roll
up had gone on, on the lOrries 10 our
destination. some $50 kilOs more.
Next day. though. we were az the
same point al 8'a. m, serving other II
troops that were still entraining. Then
I was given the Ford 10 drive through
10 neW headquarters and since then
have been on the Job for which
have been signed uD all the time
motor transport work. Now,
from this new headquarters I haF"
been delivering goods 10 various can
teens and today helped unload two
o. new stuff u seems now
viii continue IN the motor transport
work. bot ! am hoping 70 draw bet
Ier Ford than lam n0W going about
In. However. ~ fear. thg only way
ran gei Il b 10 deifbhrAfkly wilfuily
ana maiieiOusly run this one head-oH
INTO a tree and smash Il beyond re-
pair. You know WI fake ntaphfHte
chances IN order 20 get n new Ford.