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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1917)
ONTARIO. MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, TirTTRSOAY, Q-TOBHR 18, 1917. TAOK FOl-R I rii ALLIES PREPARE FOR THE WINTER Warm Clothing Being Rushed From Factory and Home to Men in Trenches. IK MOVES NOT LOOKED FOR tort. Sharp Blows 4 Elected Points Durng Fine Spells, With Occa sional Airplane Raid Ts Be Order of Day far Winter. Pari. Preparations for the fourth Hater (imiro n the western front are already In full wlng. The um- jner campaign U over, and while both he Knrlikh ami French bmt I eg- fan-ted to wake a few big drive. It Us antlripeted that the beginning of sinter, fur military purpose, will see gear radical nlterstlnn In the war map asf France and Flanders. Million of eater. ok. per suit rubber Wellington Ua.ts. head rrep. muffb r. glove and mittens re beglnnlnc to flow out from fac nry and home to the French polios nd Rrltlsb tommies, hundreds of thousand of whore are faring their fourth winter period In the trencbee. Tlse comfort of the fighting man Is asn carefully studied now. sfter three year experience, tfast nothing will be sucrlooked to make the coming harsh trtsl bearable. Practically all the way from Nleu asrt to Verdun the smile are In quer tees totally different frim those they scrupled last winter ; with the excep tion -f one or two slretrhes as around Iji Haass e and ihe Argonne the Freack and British are atatloned In "aptnred tlerman lines. Throughout he pring and summer the men base saVnwn little Incllnailoa to dig. feeling , that In view of the possibility of a further mo- forssrrt jiii enough wbHter was good enough for the time Turning oer earth ha never led to any Infantry In thla war. tent r.ecesallv Is likely to force 'hem to to a lot of It In order to provide there- !. with snug snd nrlldralned trenche for Ihe winter. Little Chang in Line. I'mll next spring Ihe western line 4a mil likely to vary to any great ex- went, unless) the totally iineiperted tsaicn High wind morning and eseniiu aswssBj aajsaj Huriic sod rain will limit the usefulness of the air plane and dttnlnMi the enormous help It give nowadays In every big offeti Mve. The machines are capable of per forming wonilers In say weather short at a hurricane and there will he plcu ty of aerial activity, especially bomb hag raid, rlsht through the worst nvoiilh. but aajag riaeaatM "HI make e..ii mtliHi with ihe gun belli rle dlf aVult the more aj a ihe licrinana katesl lpe of "An hilisld " Bf anil air craft gun. enforce respect and coin p. I. jiiioi 10 fly high. In these tMeMasBssswu big werp fcag liHiirt are not looked for lull nil It or a repetition a more Inien-ue ovale of last winter lai H. Hhori harp blow at seleeicl Milnls during Bio rll. a i "ill Hum I Iwilerlng on wide tewBaa ! mi eni rated gun fire englhenliig mil to chase-up rest la linn- hundreds of airplanes w arming out lo sitaik emwiiipment. atlallon sb.il. munition liimi sml lines of commnnlcatloo ihe.- will lie Ihe reT- Isr onler aj the dav iliroughoiii the Wlliler Tb i-Selll) will he . pt nU be Jump hII last "me great gap will be lorn In hi dwindling reserre and etrt) pisaslhle step lakeu. hrl m pre vent hi eier again sumlng (be lid tlatlve umiii ihe western fri.nl. and. aeiondly to weaken him Irregiarably for I lie final kinkoiil blow In IIOM. The wrt the ktasstksM .nilug. ni hi afagj m rka alatet! acttvttj ' tt.i losesi a all mill' ' at tbi nine There l nuilung thai 1 deiiluirg i I'liriilnti ! kiinu o mil' I' as lust what r.-r.lniig - iii are and then g m.it.ing thnl Is rhlng I more betil Umiii assssl than k-i ning tb tightest hi III fl.ini llllnlellhurg. Prudence In Mctts. Ilui while uo light hi be abed al this stage utu Ihe plan of the Atner lean muiuandrr In i-huf I am able lo git.- Ikga a.iiraiiv Ibat (irudence I Ays,J,JssvJsssys.sSis.si J U BOATS NOW EMPLOY SMOKE SCREEN DEVICE N.-w lorn. an .1, m for aiding I' Imal frightful nesa are reported h) isi-ugcni ii an Ann ri an liner just ar : In rt from Knglaml. die I the uae of a ue.xe -rein In whnh the -hi. marine ma) .-nines I Itself while alla.k .hg, eorapiug or ml. merging ihe smoke nen hs Iwu used af luonih by bmtleslilpa. de--ifo)r ami mrrchaiiiiueu Ils first use b) a nlousriiie waa re lairted in Bat warnieg of a V . i Miami, rssbet Tbe other del ice I ihe aaa of i irrored irqi. By coat ing tbeen with ller the perl pea reflect the urmunding ai.d asyesssM imiMbls a inuasa inf bBsulrod yards away. It la brlieied thi etpisin why ssMetleaa of sciir.il hia lately niik aaw i, of a sub a before r after ibe m i Ma geoffc that he win nmr consent to play to the g.llery a even tbe baa, general ' atpted ,0 '" tint he Mile hi tii -ike when he I i' .. la r.-..l .artiest. rern- Inc fMMM -ruler in tlii ho had enough war Mr'!'-"' '" know I hat thene are the men who get the real resells I the MHMM 1"- '" lives. ee) 'Hiith they hare little to show on '. .ir map. they ore steadily, per- saly wearing down ighi-u; foe that ever took the What nn he Mid Iw""". without glvinc any Information to the enemy U i hat here In France American will in up uli throughout th' winter in the gigantic task of preparing for the death Mow. The detail rannot be liar ml tut the ground ha been cleared for a rolnssal amount of work. embracing all branches that go to make for the enVient operatloa of a avidern war machine, and a hlg hare will he taken BBS, during the bad weather br American, not only In the I'nlled State, hut alao In rranre And tht quite a1de from the training if the fighting mea and the edoratloa f the officer la tbe latest phaars of warfare. The result of all this activity will he that neit spring the entente allies will pes a 0ercmiient war ma chine, gunned, manned and equip!!! in an unprecedentedly complete and magnificent manner. It wa correct to say lal winter that In kstl the entente allies would develop a striking force which muid not be exceeded In 1101 1 if the wsr continued. But st that time the Inicrventlnn f Ihe Called fttates was only a film r.lhlllly ; the revolution In Huls sml laa collapse of her arm sire forrccn by nobody. Teugh Problem far Enemy. A the sltustion tanl at present, with the I'mird "tales adding her mighty power to the common lot. ami with a still unextinguished hope that , the Meacovlfe may be brought bark io their old aggressive fighting, own belonging i" the iBtier circles of Eur rope affirm their larllef that the entente sl'les will he stile to i-onfront lllnden hnrg with a far harsher problem In IBIS than they could have hoped to put up ! him In 1917. Krai Miring the British army will Mill hr si hXB strength for In the iat summer Mslg hs put forth nothing like hi instimum effort, and la cvaa- sequence ha uffrred hses far below i,itciited at the Brltlh wsr onVc When It was seen thai the ualan army loust drop out of all nrTrnslvr plans this ununer and that rermaii would he able to develop an unexpected lr-ngth umn Hie western front, the Krsm-o British aajgse Dstur ally hecami- more nanseM alive. Tbe building up of the American armies ha unarmed the wih.ni of this .i.iir.e which look in ihe acctiniula ihm "f sn lrreltlhlr power before Ihe last 1-mitiIiiuihi. Hnulhilating blowa are .illir.. i ..ii nil aasssssSl fronts. "TRUST US." SAY BRITISH War Does Net Make Englishmen Un derstand American Csllequlsllams Any Better Than Before. Hs-I.ingii.il F.tldentl) the war has not made Ihe Kngllkb understand Amen. sn iolhsnlallsin any teiier than herelofnre-- -or ine rilciilai Kiiglxhmen are merely la. klug a sense of humor. Anyway. official Wellington I smiling sn oBiilal smile (which Is Ihe diploinatlc way of coo i-eallng undue mirth) ncr a little li . lilciit llial isrurred la Hampton Hoada the other ils). when Kcreiary Baker was ini an lnsilloii Hip. He cnwisevl from one ramp In another when asf , Hriil.h crulaer. lying Bear by. elg nalieil : "Wbti I thai going ash.. re flying an nftn lal flagt" -Ihe ecrrlary of war," waa tbe an - I h.i.k ..ii Mild the Brilislier fkua i gssVAttaB II." ielI .Mir rur teou IiIik-Jhi kels. Thai ei,iwl ii until one of our sail ors aaa the Hriilab wigwagging furl iiu.l) He rend the slgaal. "Trui u. ihe ltriilh were saylag, -Well lieer lllcllllotl It to a aoul." GUILTY FLEE. NONE PURSUE Tw Abandon Aula and Whisky in Two Abandon Aula and Whisky South Dakota When Conscience Stricken m..... V.II. It I I S ..Lknkllid. tkt ' gulii) iii ien.e aad boose reaultaaj la the l.iii.i.ln iouiiI) wuthoritica isptur ing un auloutobile which had been abassswgsbi I.) ibe owner. In the auio in.'t.i'e s- J.'imd s MUaiillly of liquor lii.ii ihe .lilier of Ihe car had smug gled inn. Smith lakoia. la uolsilon of last -iate wide prohlMtiiaa law. Worth Feldman waa Irylmj oat a new iimli.nirle behind the automobile. Tbe m-riipanl uilslook hlin for aa oel , er iiiiied the car and fled. Tbe machine hearing go Iowa llrenae number wa .flcled. GERMAN TOYMAKERS LONELY end Note With Wares Asking Buy ere te Write Found by Teacaara. Virginia. Miai Bbxfl are be ing found by Virglula klndrrgnrteo leacber In toy madr la I'Hisbargt) faitorlea. Tbe loytuukers gUe tbetr names and siklresaea and Iranian "auute frieudl) K-rsnn in miir. None if Ibe teaober here ha confessed that be has rrHi.lnl Most of ihe names lguil to its gsdea are licnaaa and writers iipiiareiiil.i CAPTUREU BY HOOENTS. Group of l'arda O" Cape Hern Mow the Property et Rata. Within the last generation a onaawa rat i-wlooy has grown up in aootb frcor gla. a group of bleak and barren) bv landa of al-it 1." square miles, la the Atlantic ocean several hundred tulles east of tape Horn In Ibe three months of the abort warm ran a lit tle tuaxwrfc grass grows, and II merly sniported a conshlerablc number of ral-bit. with a few axaall mammala of other apeclea. In Ibe last century tbo Islands lcaas Ihe center of the whaling industry. W ith a favorable summer several Ihou and whale are brought to the nine stations, and tie carcaaana. after tbe outer blubber baa beet atrippeil off, are art adrift along Ibe shore. The first rata, escaping from a sealing vessel, were Introduced twenty five or thirty yeara ago. They found tbe best of shelter In tbe peat and tuft of grass, and with an unlimited food aup ply la caM storage la tbe enormous AeM of rotting See tney nave multi plied In millions, wtwlthetaodlng tbe rigora of lb winters. At tbe time when tbe rat la bring fought as a great menace to tbe world- braltb Ibe derriopmint of this rat drongbotd offers a problem of peculiar Interest. Exchange. THE SENSATION OF PAIN. H la Felt In the Head and Net Where It Soeme to B. Where do yrsa fed tbe paint asks tbe doctor. In my Anger. In my ear. la av fiaw. the sufferer reHle. and If the phy sician told him be did not fori It there, but In bis bead. Ihe average man would doubt the doctor's sanity Vet the doc tor would be right. la an address at tbe Inlverslty of California Profeaaor O. fl. Psrker of Harvard told Ibe students that we bare bee obliged to give ap tbe Idea that sensations are spread throughout oar bodies, for ten ana who bare loaf a limb often feel sense t loo Ibat aeem to come front tbe missing member "Our aenaatlooe." said Prates ii.it Par ker, "ere net located ia tbe peripheral parts affcted. but la tbe central aervooa ayeteas. and within that portion of it known aa tbe cerebral cswtei. This ia Ihe .siter layer or fray matter of tbe brain. One amy haw- sn arm. yet have Ibe sensation of pain In tbe band, but If a email pkwre of ibat par tlrular port of tbe brala to which ran tbe arnaory nerves from tbe arm be re moved, one will never agala feel any ir tig la that arm not even If the band be plsced In Ibe Are. China and Flewrsre- Frora time immemorial f'blna bat ben .ailed the Flowery Kingdom, a name glien by Ibe tnineea Ibemaelves k-ularly Bulled lo tbe land which for ages was like su ousts of flowers of Ihe spirit In Ihe world desert of bar lasrikm. In this isjsia rew tbe arts ot i In- I ironic sml sltMie eorket. of the ilk maki r aid emlirnal. rr. of Ibe pat ter, of tbe psiuter on silk, of Ibe poet, philosopher snd ethical detie.ee Hot Chins wss i.i.l named the Flowery Kingdom because ot the.- flowers ol ibe mind. Her flora ia one of Ibe meat luxuriant In tbe world II I estimated ull of Mime twelve thousand ape clew, nine thousand of which sre known and one half of which are Indigenous and not found elsewhere Mm h taring Ibe flora of f'biaa. 11 Is readily understood Ibat horticulture snd gardening early lieratue a skilled ami honored profaaale). Bcrlbner a. The First Quarantine, From all ai-couats tbe ustvsa of quarantine origlusled In Veitlre war where sboui the' beginning! of the elfih iciilury. All nicr. Iisiiis and ilhers coming from Ibe eateru t-vua-trie were obliged lo reaiain In tbe hwuae of Mt l.aurna for a period of fori) days liefore ibey were admitted lulu ihe clly. Taking Ibe Mars from other Kuropeaa iile. ewieclal la i-.ri ?!. iut It ... . J .(iiarantiue during seesona of plague and well down mio misleru time uio.i ualiniia adopt eal lb ayatem ail)lag It when It was deemed Bel mm A Reel Luaury. Walter, said the diner. "It ) here on the menu 'green hliiefleb,' " "Yes. sir Thai meaus fresh -right from Ibe water, aja -euae" aald tbe dliarf "Tasl know well enough Ibey do But take l.lueAah al Ibis season." The w slier came up and looked et Ibe disputed item. ob, that. Mr." be mid with an air of enlighlcBBieut. "that aw bolhoiiae blue Bab. sir." aVuetosi Traaarrtpf. aasjuine Temperaiwent. "I never aaw tmbatin a eiuai fur en nsui sgisg bill cullerlura.' "How does be do it II iafei-ts I hem with hi ova epti mleilr belief Ibat be Is going to bare aoaie money some day "- Hirmingaaui Age Herald Taning It Down. Mother J. mi., dear, nave you doing auytblug to this luk Juau Tea. mammy I put aaa water lu It to wake It write weak I've been writ bag a letter lo daddy and I waalad t -. something to him. t.aasiiaa P. -log bmrw. Mothers end Sens. "What wakes you think all women aaie each othert" "Her a aaa a waeaaa ao sridiast brings up a aaa Bl to be another wotuaa'a bus I any a man adoH an bn Basal whi. h end his gains. - to gslu l.lppn Sfhelrgu ffradeatcme Patronize Ontario Stores The man who is willing to advertise .his goods, has good goods to sell or he would not tell you about them It will pay you to investigate the goods Osold by these firms who use these columes, Theytwill serve you with good goods, at the right prices. You Can Get What You Want; in Ontario A Cood Bank la a froos) Country F1KMT NATIOV I, BANK Capital aad Surplus $! Beds Stoves Furniture. Dtaber New cad Second Hand Goods Bought and Sold McDOWKM.H KXCHANGK STORK Linoleums, Bicycles, Bowleg Machine. Trunk eesesees lommerrial aad Jab Pratiag Tbe Art Studio THK ABT ai-pDIO J IV Kldd. Prop Photograph. Porlralu aad Vlewa eessesse eeesssseee Praab aad Salt Maau PAlaACM MKAT MASVKKT H. H. Tuaay. Prop. Oar Service Will Please Ton ssssssss sseesseess Pastery Coafaetloaary PTIUTY BAKKKV Makers of Kream Krast Bread ssssssss Helix cries iliilillN.l DAIRV Leoa Eldrdge. Prop Special Oellverlee for all uitaakaaa ssssssss sssssssss Wagoas Hacks Buggies HTT UKBAKKK HRtkH COK- liilUTIilN Of ITAH. There are None Better Thaa the tUudebaker ss ssssss Kxpart Keparlng W. W. laffamsM Watcbes flocks. Jew lery. Cut Olaea Gold aad aUlrar Plata WK OIVB SKRVICB THAT 8BRVKS" ONTARHI NATION Al. I1WK Wa lavite Your Buslaeae oa Ike BalsU of Security aad Accuracy Good rows -Oeod Service ONTARItl IHIH1 O BlBgaham. Prop. Wa can Furnish Milk or Crtaw In Lasrge guanines Kodaks Stailoary tl.NTAHlO PMAKM U I The Corner Drugs Store The Rexall Store Fountain Service That Pleases sssssssses Ontario's Oaly Tailor m. copk Have Vuur Salt Made Just For YOU Glaaaware Crockery. Tinware THK VAR1KTY STORK C. E Commlags. Prop la our Unas Wa eaa Sara Yoa Moaey No Order too Large None too VYIUMIN BROS. The Grocers No Long Walla No Short Weights ssssssssss I'HONK ABO PIH N r PRINTING at tbe right price at The Argus Omce HUNK Department. TOWN DESTITUTE OF MERCHANTS Ciusts Great Loss to the Local Community. INCONVENIENCE SOON SEEN. A Fireside Discussion of "Its" In Case There Wee e Simeltoisseue Miare tien of lb Leeal Merthante and Dealers ft lehU C nsressbed Upon by e Oserus Outaiee Svetess. ..i.Ml IStbi Thome J Bolllvaa.) KaHileoa said that iiuaglBatlua rules Ibe w..r Id It la tin- ilmne attribute of Ibe imagination thai w bra Ibe real world Is abut mil It HI reele a wrhl far itaelf and with a n. n. ma nib Be wer nn . niijiire Bp airloua ahapes aad form and bril int virions to make aolltiid isajmhiu aiai eradicate Ibe gloom of dunce.!. Just Buppssing. Tii belter exemplify ibe rsnge and possibilities of liar huii..ll imagination we will aire a little Imaginary" cob- lersatlon whi. h look pis. e m the cosy cottage of William ami A Ike Speacer oa a recent evening. "William, you asked rue what I weald do If Ibe bulcber, the baker, Ihe gnaer. the druggist, the shoe desler. tbe lumbermen, tbe coal turn bant, the hardware dealer and dry goods gser chanl should perk up snd leave town on an everlasting larallou. " aaM Ali.e "May. that's aaay. I would get my fn.ui Ibe mall order house, of No Cslsleewe House Credit. "But," persisted William, "suposs aasj sere broke, aa uaualt" "tib." aaM Alice, "that's ae. 1 could bu( get ledll from Ibe caulogue beuses: neither could I Inspect tbe stork aad eelert tbe beet, eor could I lake aa thing ba. k aud cubangs II. as lu mai cases, aad If there waa aay it- .ii I would have to Ole a ibe gffj -sd i ompany. aad ii .i..u .. .k lb. nelter part of a . ' it. II i all " iNMuac )i.u wsnled war ll.iag at hurry.' uggesied Vi llllem "Tbai vln-e. "1 would have to -i" ' up i ke a lumber camp, as It lakes from two weeks to the end of lime to get ouythlng from tboss gajj aBasN .uertui And. William. I would not want to buy meal by mall: 1 went to see what kind I aui gelling Well, we would Jual neve to live with out meat, thai sil. No Gsreen Trusk by Msil. "tiardeu slug agg, we would waal It fresh: ao, not by mall, thank you. Ami bread your mother .iiuM make that. as )oi alwsya aald your auotbrr count make belter bread than 1. M) hut I hope tbe baker wont gn Ihougbr Alice cheered up w bi-n William smiling!) reminded ner this was but . -luary sbseni-r of tbe town gear- gsmamt Hut ibe cheery smile oa Alice's face lasted only a moment, aa William tau tailsingl) inquired bow. alwut g.li.ug abaaa for her dainty little imago feet "Hbuear cried Alice. "Whoever beard of aay oae wltb artae or corns buying shows without itrst trylug them aa--yes trying oa mostly everything lutbe ! store t And then what about getting soled while you wait': ob. ae: we must I bare a shoe dealer anyway." anawered All.. William Ba semes Essited Tee. Then Wjlllaui took the lour aud bodied forth the folios lug words of wlsduui "Yea, hardware: sure 1 might borrow a pound of nails or a couple of screws from Brother Chsrles, if he had them, but have you any Idea, Alice, bow heavy nails and screw snd hardware Well. I have, and freight bills ou that class of stuff are ruinous No. Alice, a town without a hardware etore M a bam town, ami if our bard ware man ia gulag to move 1 am loo Ami. braid ee. wa waal a lumber yard aad coal yard. I dou't v. ant to buy I amber and coal la car bad lots." this is oaly iatagi aary." said Al. Patronize Ontario Stores U. 8. Tiros Auto Llvsry Acceaeorlaa THK POSO OARAGK Hrhie Hsy-new. Maaaf Agent for Ford Motor Cara Devejoplag Prlatlag Amateur Finishing Price List THK BIRRKLI. MTTJDIO Ealarglng Copylag Her Grala flaaks. Poultry fluppllex CASH GRAIN qOBJPANY Forwardlag seeeeeeees OKT A SAXON! HAXN BAUOB CO. A. 8. Browa. Agent, It 'a Aa Ideal Car sseseeeee Breading Slock Ineudatori Poultry Supplies OKTARin PKOOCCK CO. Geo. Howe. Manager. Wholesalers la Poultry aad Eggi FKOtMJC'H PRKriHARY aad repair work. Ladles and Geats shoe shlalng parlor la connection). All work Giiaraalaad. asssssssss Steam, Hot Water. Air Heating V. 8. Ill MHIM. A H EATING OsssssrVaafl Plumbing snd Sheet Metal Work Indian Motorcycles aad Supplies Cleaning. Pressing. Reparlag ONTARIO MODKRN PREMAR1 W. C. Baamguard. Prop. suits Made to Measure SSSSSfSSS eeeesssss C. C. Coraela Art Needle Work Oil Palatlngs, Novelties MILLINERY ART STORE HULL f HARBKII. Royal Society Goods THK STORE THAT SAVES TOD MONEY KADKRM' Call Agala! sssssssse ssssssss Edison Phonographs Sheet Huslc W. L Tl RNKR Real Eauie. Rentals lasuraaea Sheet Music Record THOMl 1. IMI-l.KMKNTCO. Ooalers In Farm Machinery. Wagoas Blacksmith Horseshoeing PIONEER lit ti h swim SHOP G. W aad Wm Lyells, Established ia Malhaar Couaty la the Year of 1114 Wood Work a Specialty We handle everything la Second Second Hand Goods Why pa) a high price for a aaw am. ic wheu wa oaa supply your needs with oaa slightly used? tl. I I RAN RUN r eVacoad Hand Store ssseseee' THE ARGU8 PHONK -J It it a Job Printing. Yoa wans -1 will please yoa. Wa are ready al times to quote price oa all ye prtailag Ssaaa sssaaaja)jsaaaeaa laoUtiuo wbrv ib II e.