East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-26
14STH ARTILLERY
SIDEL|GATS

Besides being the first Army of Oc-
cupation troops to pass through PEN
dieton. the men, with the exception of
a few from the Rainbow division, are
the first overseas troops who boast
three gold service stripes Other in
sigma which they wore was the A"
OF the Army of Accupation, while
some of the men wore above the SER
vice stripes a button bearing the sill
houette OF bucking horse. surround
ed by red, hitea and blue. which is the
official designation of the 66th Bri-
gade, made up of the I46th and l4Sth.
These buttons by the way, were made
BY the Germans in Hoehr. Germany.
according to designs drawn by the
soldiers themselves, but the boys are
emphatic in saying that the souvenirs
do not bear the Made in Germany
mark.
Sergeant James McNair wasn't with
the boys last night because he is vis-
itfng a sister in Maryland. This is the
first time since the two enlisted that
Jock Coleman and McNair have been
separated.
..I,n bet he made million people
laugh in France" declared a man
from the 14Sth who paid tribute to
Jock Coleman Pendleton's Scotch
comedian who toured France with the
Hello Broadway" company made up
OF men from the 14Sth- The show is
described as one of the snappiest and
cleanest ever presented in France, ana
was at one time given for the special
benefit of none other than General
Pershing himself. Oscar Noreen of
Portland, formerly of the Universitr
of Oregon. is another man who star
red in Hello Broadvax.s> And
says that when he returns to PEN
dleton he's going to demonstrate to
Pendleton just how that show was put
on overseas.
Sergeant F. r. Hays, brother of
Mrs. Willard Bond of this city was
with the 14Sth last night His home
is in Portland Mrs. Bond left for
that city to join hei brother there.
With the men of the 23d Engineers
who passed through Pendleton last
night was Arthur Jordon. of this city.
who has been in France with the en- (
S-uCtIS- lie Is Nilt sun Va lihS -. -
Ramsdall of this city.
John NJ. Ironsides, of Portland. a
member of the Long Range Snipers, !
visited in Germany in 1908 and says /
that conditions seem unchanged as to
food and manufactures. Ironsides /
was billeted in the home of German !
professor at Hoehr and discovered /
on the wall a picture of another Ger 1
Tr.N lsafs. in
structor while at college in Glasgow. j
Scotland.
You can't spend IS months inI
France ard Germany and face the
she'll fire of the Huns without becom-
ing fond of your buddies. Every
where the sign of the affection of the
hoys for each other was evident and
in most cases the boys went arm in
arm and the spirit of comradeship .
was always uppermost.
Oscar Noreen. Portland man who
ia known IN Pendleton. was with Jock
Coleman in the Hello Broadway
show which toured France and htch
showed at 60 or 20 different places.
with an engagement at the
Champs Elysees. There were Is or
20 men In the show, and five appeared
on the stage as girls. 4
Julian Morfitt Of Hermiston. who
was with the troops last night, win
m eet his wife. formerly Miss Vera
PLrtly. in Portland. Morfitt was bad
" gaSsed while overseas.
Conversation with the men last
night revealed that the Long Range
Shippers were in general in favor OF
the war for a few more
weeks to show the Germans that de-
feat was complete. The Germans
treated us well but they need to learn
n lot" was the. opinion OF Dan Do
herty.
The Americans were in Hoehr for
three months before they remember
ed that the salute of the American
flag by the Germans would be a nice