East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
UNATM INDIANS FIRST LEARNED OF CHRISTIANITY FROM DR. WHITMAN
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and later on over the strongest part
OF the Hindenburg line where the st.
Quintin canal runs through a five mile
tunnel. This the Germans had fIiIed
with a whole division OF troops. Ny
old Ford was seen going and coming
70 much and l was always on 1t or
under ii so as to keep II rolling that
II became known as "Jimmy's Sweet
heart throughout the division. l am
very proud OF my record with that
same Ford II was old when it came
into my hands. yet I kept II in repair
and rolling for the nine months that
! was driving In the hardest possible
service. Two other new Fords that
were handled by other drivers were
done for and in the junk pile as they
tried to do what my old Ford was do
ing alone. While the 27th and goth. |
divisions were helping the British
army to break the Hindenburg line at
the st. Quintin canal We were in such
devastated country and where no civil /
lians had been for nearly four years
that II was Impossible to get a cook .
for the 20 or more ''Y'' men that were
following the 27th. division. con-
scented to get down from my Ford
throne and cook for nearly a month
till we were ready to come out of the
lines late in October.
After that continued to drive till
In May 1919 was sent out from head
quarters into the Ballon region out of
LIE Mans to do repair work on Ford
cars. Some time later in May the
large Cafeteria opened in lie Mans by
the Y. M. G.. A. was having trouble.
A phone message came to Ballon say
ing, Tell Jimmy to come into lie Mans
bag and baggage" When ] arrived
he management showed me the big
and it's possibilities. began
hat work and enjoyed 1t very much
or 1t was a place where one could do
cal service for the men as they came
through that embarkation center. We
ed from 1900 to 1000 per day. with
he best of food and at most reason
BILE rate. Later in June we started an
e cream factory in one side of the
ig "Y'' building where we made from
90 to $50 gallons of ice cream per
ay Every bit of this ice cream was
srved to the men in the various
amps and billets absolutely free of
1st. 1t was done as welfare work.
he Cafeteria and ice cream plant
ere conducted till August 1919 when
lie embarkation center was closed.
Thile operating the Cafeteria and ice |
cam plant had at my service ton |
uck, a lighter truck and a touring /
r. / turned two of them into head /
arters and drove the touring car |
to Paris where turned II into head II
arters there. 1 left Paris about the II
ddle of August 1919 and came home X
way of Brest. / left New York II
out August 25 visiting Washington II
C. and then my old home and peo- *
at Richmond, KY. for few days IL
lrrived in Pendleton September Is, lE
o during the week when the Victory
was on. / am glad to be
me still in one piece for ! am re-
nded of the fact as look over my /
ly diary which / kept carefully \
lie in France, that I missed hum I
Ids of good chances to be killed.
len shells were coming over eitherf /
hit or day / am willing to- say that i
ever sought safety in dougout, but i
m just as frank to say that 1 duck 1
my head on several occasions on
principle of safety first" so as to II
them go by. even though the pass Il
whiz bangs might have been 100 IL
500 feet above my head. Those IL
t went on far and those that drop lie
nearby made the same tune till L
v hit somewhere, so what could a
ow do but instinctively duck.