The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-10-23

Arthur Phughaupt. after eight years
Of service with the United States fight
ing units, is at home on a 80 day fur
Tough visiting his father, Chas. Plug
haupt, and his sister, Mrs. c. B. Coo
vert. Mr.. Phughaupt enlisted first
with the army and following the end of
his term. which ended in the Philip
pines. joined the navy. For four years
he has been cruising Oriental waters.
The young man had been absent from
home for 10 years.
Mr.. Phughaupt has already reeniist-
ed and when his furlough is over will
return to naval service at San Francis
co. He will be stationed aboard the
u. S. S. Crane. torpedo boat de-
stroyer of the new Pacific fleet.
The most of Mr.. Pfaghaupt's 8 former
naval service was spent in and around
Manila. He says that his most thrill
ing experience occurred when he was
aboard the U. s. S. Monocacy cruising
up the Yang-ste Kiang river to protect
Americans against Chinese pirates.
The boats crew was surprised by a
horde of pirates and was under fire for
rs minutes. The yellow men, however,
were repulsed with about 100 men
killed, while the Americans lost but a
single man and two wounded.
Mr.. Phughaupt has visited all of the
chief Oriental ports and tells interest
ing stories Of visits to historic points
of ancient China.
c. B. Compton was pleasantly sur
prised on learning from the War De-
partment that he had been commits
stoned captain in the officers reserve
corps. The granting of the commits
sion. Mr.. Compton's fourth. was unso-
lcited.
Mr.. Compton, who following his mil.
itary experience in the Islands. took up
newspaper work, remaining there for
II years, went to the Philippines as a
first lieutenant with the Fifth Ohio
regiment during the Spanish American
war. Later he served several years
as captain of the Philippine constab-
ulary. During the recent war period
Mr.. Compton was first lieutenant
with the United States Guard at Ell
Paso. Tex
Joe Wheeler Winchell, son of V.
Winchell, has arrived from Guam,
where he has been stationed for nearly
two years with the United States ma
rines. The young man is now at Mare
Island. Calf.
In letter to his faher Mr.. Winchell
states that the routine of island life
was broken on receipts of apples sent
out at intervals from home.
"My comrades" he says. "declare
that those fine apples will cause them
ever to hold Hood River in fond re-
membrance.
Just back from the Mexican border
after being mustered out Of service,
Bernard Callison suffered painful in
| jury last week when he was caught by
ropes of hay fork machinery on the
ranch of his father, R. e. Callison.
AS his body was dragged along barn
wall his clothing caught large silver.
causing it to penetrate the fieshy part
of his hip. Sections of the silver, ID
inches in length. were withdrawn at
once. The young man was rushed to
the city, where number Of smaller
sections we're removed.
Leonard K. Armstrong, who has
been overseas with the aviation de-
partment of the army, has arrived
here with his wife to look after the
harvest of West Side orchard place.
Mrs. Armstrong met her husband on
his arrival at an eastern debarkation
camp, and following his discharge the
two returned west through Yellow
stone National Park.
Paul Pferdner, who has been over
seas stationed with the quartermas
ter's corps Of the American army of
occupation at Coblenz, has been mus.
tered out of service. Mr.. Pferdner
arrived here Saturday for visit with
his sister. Mrs. Edna Ellen Wright.
First Baptist Church
Sunday school at 10 o'clock Junior
members service at 5 p. m. and b. Y
P. Z. at p. m. each Sunday.