Show I Imo Imo- Fighters Get Warm Welco Welcome e J TV I HS liS CLARA CLAnA DAVIS A VIS left l is here hero caught greeting li her r son Clifford Davis and a sister Miss liss Emma a J. J Davis is ia seen dO doing ng her best to show sho Othe the that h ho he has hns been missed IT Pic e returned yesterday with about fifty other Wild Weste Westerners ners Davis Dayis had varied w war r ex one of wh which was as a lone Jonc but successful hunt huntin in fl n a deserted dc village mag for lOr a G German snip sniper r. r r c H v-i. v I r f. f t i j r J. J It i 1 yc t A c 1 Y X I 0 l' l Y 4 r r fJ P v S ivr t j 11 1 r v t je i V. V t I t 1 1 7 I f vr p JL r VI- VI ra iNSy VA jv y V Vr r jy y v v v x y VA y-ir y 9 nA M ii rr ji ct CC v'S vS t r N S l vv j A. A a te ri y f-y yx v y t. t l Clifford 11 fiord Day Davis S Silences lences Hun HUll Sniper Who ho Slew U. U S. S Soldiers M I glad Iad to get ct back Say Save does docs A the kaiser love lo his sauerkraut raut and That's tho the way Wagoner Clifford Davis of 4 greeted n. n question question ques ques- tion asked aske him b by his mother Mrs lr Clara Clam Davis DaviE and his sister Edna otter niter the first embraces of welcome had Imd been given gf at al the Oregon Short Line Lino station wh where re Davit Davis In company y with other wild westerners arrived ed yesterday yesterday yester yester- day morning I Exhibiting his hiR discharge paper he hc proudly exclaimed as he ho gathered lu ht family in his arms again Ive rv been looking for this piece of paper ever e since tho the armistice found us on the the west bank of or the River ScheIdt equipped with life Ufe preservers ready to swim the river and tan tangle le with the Hun Butt on the other side Tells Telia Anecdote ne te It It was as a great little war mother i and I could tell you a l hundred tales and never tap the store I have seen I and heard and been through I One of or the most thrilling Incidents with which I was connected occurred I when then we took the French Trench town Of f J Ge Gesnes ernes nes in the ther Argonne r onne fighting Co Col John Parker Old Shotgun gave ac the wor word and we dashed forward Mowed I down like flayed hall gr grain ln we wc wei i reached cached the town at last and th then n our platoon became separated from the thc r rest t of the company II There were about bout sixteen of or us In Inthe Inthe Inthe the platoon when we got to the town but then A sniper German drew drow a bead beall beadon on us and one by 11 one he lie dropped themen the tho thomen men tHen until ten wore were lc left tt I J was the only able abl noncommissioned officer so o our officer sent me to reconnoiter a building build I tug ing that looked suspicious After I had reached the building I chunked chucked a abig abig I big stone into Its basement but apparently ap 31 apparently ap- ap I there was no sign of life Hun tun Stops Stop Firing I A. A window Into Clamber Clambering ug through the dark arl cellar I T found stairs and groped my wn way stealthily up ur them to the first floor loor w which 1 I quickly ex ex ex- Then as aa as silently as possible 1 I crept crell up to the second floor and finally to lo the tha attic Cautiously opening open open- tu lug ing a u door I 1 saw a H Iulo sniper taking tak tak- IllS big aim to 0 I shoot hoot With a a yell I leaped forward and as aM ho turned I jabbed him hint my mv bayonet an and drew hack back lie He- showed t fight thou though h sorely wounded wound wound- ed d arts 1 was as forced d tu to lcm kill him Af After er I hud r returned to the platoon I f found foun that three more mort of ot the men had hal been heen plugged but that the snipIng snip snip- Ing hall had cent ceased cd c me I was seine some tickled I kid I |