The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-10-09
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From The River Of Life
BY E. p coNwELL

soldier and statesman of pas
age. fonder is Mount Saint Char
les College and beyond is the
Shrine Temple noted the state ov-
er for the beauty of its architec-
ture. In the distance is Broadwater
Natatorium the largest of its kind
In the world. If your brakes are
dependable drive down into Last
Chance Gulch, the main business
street, where grizzled miners pan
ned yellow gold, drank hard LIQUOR
tanned the wilds, and planted civ
llizatlon In wilderness, years ago.
Then visit the residence districts,
see the splendid schools and mag
nifeient church edifices various
religious denominations have there.
while towering above it all stands
Mount Helena like sentinel guar
ding the capitol city and the des-
TIMES of a great commonwealth.
A pretty little city is Helena. but
as yet you haven't seen all the
places of interest thereabouts. True
at the upper end of Last Chance
Guleh you have looked upon aban-
doned mines and the wrecks of
miners cabins but you have vet
to see a greater sight-the wrecks
OF men. Ask the policeman on the
corner to direct you to Fort Harri-
son and then drive out there. There
you will find numerous buildings.
well kept grounds with grass and
trees and fountains playing in the
sunlight. Walking about or seated
ON benches under the trees or OH
the porehes of buildings surround
ding the central parade ground vo,.
Will see some of the living relics
OF the Great War. They are not in
military uniform now, their bad
ges of honor, their distinguished
service medals have been laid a.
side. Some wear street clothes.
some bathrobes, but all a look of |
illness and of WEAKNESS. After II
years of peace, gas, wounds and
shell-shock are still taking their
toll.
Those are some of the same
young men, who II years ago. YOU /
saw march away to the tune of
Over There Khaki clad and light
of step they were, with clear ewes
and high hearts. That's some of
the same army that stopped the
German onslaught at. Chateau
Iherry and the Marine. Those are
some of the boys who were in that
hell of death and carnage when
the lines met at the Argonne and
Belleau Woods. God, how thew
fought, those valiant young Amer
cans, and how bravely they died
when the hour came.
For some there was a, valiant
'harge, bursting shell and there
Was rest. But death. was not so
1lnd to all of them. There, were y
nose who knew hours, and DAYS
II agony on No Mans, Land where
sassed or wounded they lay in
'aln and agony while. the tide, of !
'attle ebbed and flowed ere Death s
elleved their sufferings. For 9th
rs still there We're long and weary
weeks spent in hospitals and then I
ne long trip back. to the home s
and to face a life of living death. t
hose are the boys you see at Fort
harrison.
DO you remember how we cheer i
d them at the depot when thew
eft? The band was there and
lags where every where. aWhen II
GU get back, boys, nothing will
e too good for you," that's what
re told them. :
Inc government is trying to do
3 part but passing needed laws
sometimes a slow process. The :,
-merlcan legion is doing splendid :
'ork in furthering compensatory
'glslatlon, teaching Americanism
nd setting an example of patriot. cC
IN, loyalty and right living and
Q right thinking American would
% them of the praise and glory G
lat is justly theirs. But let me d;
~ that the American Legion
uxlliary is due a vast amount of