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NUM BER 27 LIBERTY DRIVE IS IO STURI WITH «BANG R E D U C T IO N IN J. T. Lallee, postmaster at Htar, has AMOUNT OF set a mark for service to country, lie ROND ISSU E IS A COM agree* to give every child under |0 years ot age buying thrift stumps a penny with each stamp. This amount* to iiii cents with every $5.00 worth of stamps and he should soon eleun out the supply I tide Ham sent him to sell. P L E T E SUR PR ISE Cottage liruve Ttrrllory I* Admittedly One of Hn.it Oigaulznl In Couuty and Hutu. Mounter Halite* A ie IMauued T l t e t h i r d 1 1 1 » r tv lim n d r i v i ' w i l l * t u r t l i r r i 1 w i t h it t*i ii« m i d u r r i i i i g e i n e i i t * ur«* i u iM U h ' In t o k i * t h e t e m p e r a i u r e ut le m l i n i t u n t i l th e e llo tii M 'fit t o r tin* (■‘u l l a g e t i r u v f I ' o u u t r y hue l**,i*n rui«e<l. W h ile C ottage liro v e w ill not I»** n a ked to u i v r u t t w i c e ue uiiM'li u n i i i tin* lu e t li lo'i t y 1« »it ii , (i ft W ii n e l l o o t e d , flier»* i i t w n i * lift u n i r l i i* iit hiieiiiNiii f o r l in e Intuì t h e r e w u n f o r t h e p r e v i o u e lo an I he C o f t d g e ( t r o v e d i f t t i n t, ud li li 1 1 e d ly un th e beet o r g a n i z e d m t h e e o u n t y find one o f th e lie»«! o r g a n iz e « ! in t h e e l a t e , in n o w o n l y w a i t i n g f o r d e t m l e o f th e lo a n a n d tin* o p e n i n g d u v in o r d e r to get li u ey. A m o u n t e r r a l l y i n p l a n n e d lo r o p en in g d u y , a week fro m H a tu r d a > , at w h i c h t i m e t h e e i t y ' m eel v o • t l u g w i l l be u n f u r l e d a n d t h e n ittiu m o th t h e i u i o m e t e r w h i c h w i l l r e e o r d th e tern p e r n i i n e ot t h e e m i l p n i g n w i l l lie d e d i ru led I t in e l p e r t e d t h a t a Ilia n f r o m t h e 1 1 c li c h e * w i l l be pu t at t h e dlftpoftul o f t h e ( o t t u s e d r o v e c o m m i t t e e f o r th e ti i ftt ou d wee k o f rally the enm p utg n and a ncc w i l l be h e ld t o op en t h e ace olid w e e k o f t h e CHItlpti I g l l . I f e f o r e t h e e u tli p tn g n «»pell* tin* local c o m m i t t e e w i l l be in po **e**i «»n o f a co m p lete ceiiNUft of tin* city and ftur ro u n d in g c o u n try an d u r a t in g co m m it tee w i l l h a v e a p p o r t i o n e d t h e a ii io iiu ta w h i c h t h e y fe$*| t h a t c u r i i pe rs oli m a y i n v e n t in bolidft. The tu c t t h a t t h e t h i r d lo an w i l l In* to r o n ly th re e b i llio n w iin a c o m p le te ■ i i r p n a c to the co un try, w h ic h in ru n s t h a t C o t t a g e d r o v e w i l l In* a s k e d to in vest o n l y a b o u t $5(1,000, in p lace o f th e fln n .u n n w h ich it w as r e p o r t e d we w o u ld be a s k e d to raise. T h i s w i l l coinè a g r e a t r e l i e f t o a l l c o m m i t t e e * , al un th o u g h th ey h a d d e t e r m i n e d to N tr aii i e v e r y e f f o r t t o aell w h a t e v e r a m o u n t o f b o nd s t h i s s e cti o n w a s a s k e d to b u y . H c s i d e * t h e m o r i* t o r t h e r m o m e t e r to in d ic a te huge the li m p pr og re ss w ill of tin* he on d i s p l a y drive , on a M a in s ir • et to show t h e p i o g r e s s III each d i * trict. K ii e h d i s t r i c t w i l l s t a r t w i t h u y e l l o w d o t . A s soon as h a l t o f t h e tu has be en r a is e d the dot w ill be has be en r a is e d t h e do t w i l l be c h a n g e d to b l u e , ( ' o u f i t r y d i s t r i c t s , un w e l l as c i t y d i s t r i c t s , w i l l he sh o w n on t h e m a p . A b l a c k b o a r d w i l l he used to i n d i c a t e t h e p e r c e n t a g e r a is e d in e a c h d i s t r i c t , w h i c h w i l l he c h a n g e d ea c h d a y . F o llo w in g are the c a p ta in s fo r th e c ity districts , to g eth er w ith the p r iv a te * no f a r s e le cted : .1 I*. C u r r i n , c a p t a i n ; J . K. Y o u n g NY «I. W h i t e , c a p t a i n ; ( \ I I . Cor son, H. K. ('o le , l). J . .H<* hoi I, C. M J I I . J . Nh i a i i , c a p t a i n ; II. H h in n . K. Met ca lf. I I.. I. I l a r r e l , c a p t a i n ; K. K . M i l l s , K lh e rt H in ith , A H riin d . 5 (ic o rg e () Kno w les, c a p ta in ; John l i r a her. b SCHOOL GARDENS TO HELP BOYS AT FRONT PLAN ON FOOT TO G IV E C H IL D R E N A L L A FT E R NOONS FOR W ORK The Cottagi* (ìrove schools ari* enter mg v igorously iato thè war garden movemciit and credit* chi school studies will he given for tliis kmd uf work. All hoys in thè seveiith and tight h grudes md in tht* high iM'hoo! are exp«*eted tu turili a pieci» uf ground of 1000 wjiiiir«* feci and all girl* a piece of ground f 5IHI stillare feet. Thl* ground is lo he in additimi tu that which thè parents bave regularly usetl for garden*. A moveinent is iiuw un foni to giva these pii pi Is all ttf thè afternuona for war garden work. Hehool would tuke tip al H;Till and he dismissed ut l : lSi, which wotild miike possihle tht* contili uaiice of all regolar school studies and would suve mneh timo i i u w wasted in goiug to and comiiig from school and in play mi thè school ground*, thè inter missiotis heing dune away with. Fledgcs haVt* lieeii given «tilt for pii pii* unti parents to sign and if thè pledges are sigutsl thè pian w »11 be put luto effeet. The pupils pledge them selve« to perforili wur garden work ami thè parente pledge t h emaci ve* to assist ami super vi««. 'I he work will he eheclu*d up by teaehers <»f thè eehools. A c o m p le te r e c o r d w i l l be k e p t o f th è e ro p s r a i s e t l a n d th è p a r e n t s m ust c e r t i f y th a t thè w o rk wun p e rfo r m e d by th è p u p ils . C. 0 E LE C T R IC CO TO D O U B L É ITS C A P A C IT Y i ju o c h a n g e d to red. a n d w h e n t h e f u l l iju o tu 1 If HTAR POHTMASTKR OIVKB N IN N Y WITH k v k k y T i nu r r STAMP mol d TO y o u HOST U S ( ’. \ . H u r t H I , en pt a in ; p r i v a t e s not M a c i n n e r y w i l l a r r i ve t b i s w e e k f o r thè C o tta g e U ro v e K lc c t r ic co m p a u y w h i c h , w heu i n s t a l l e d , w i l l m o r e t h a i i d o u b l é t h è p r e a c n t c n p a c i t y o f th è p la n t. NYork o f i n s t a l l a t i o n w i l l coni m en ce ut once. Relief Fund Drive lu Progress. The drive fur fuuda for Armenian ami Syrian relief ia in progress tliia week. The curomitteea which have an far re ported have been doing well and it ia thought the amount raiaed in Cottage Grove and surrounding comm tin it lea will lie between $750 and $11100. Pupil« Sell Many Stamps The pupila of the high aeliool had aplendid aureea« with the aale nf wur savings atuiupa In at week. Their report will be publiahed aa anon na complete ■ ele c te d . 7 R ev. .1. I. B e a t t y , c a p t a i n ; ( \ K. I ' u i p h r e y , \V. ('. J o h n s o n , Ile o . M e r l i c e l i . m John Hil*hy, captain; J. M. !*rot/ man. it— \ l t a K in g , ca p ta in ; l(oy .S mith. D. II 11 « m e n w a y . 10 .1. A . W r i g h t , c a p t a i n ; ( ' . J . Kern, c. ii V a n D e n h u i g . Nil' I ’o w e l l , G e o r g e M arkshu ry, II II. F. W ynne. O . O . V e lite li, c a p ta in ; D r. M c C a r g a r , J o s e p h K n o t t * , D. A . M a c L e o d . Li ('h a s . Adams, c a p ta in ; NY. BOTH LEAGUE AND GUARD FOR C. G. H. K Metcalf I« Elected Captain uf Military Organization; League Election I « Postponed. J. NYoods, D. A . M a c L e o d . IJ H. L. Mack i i i , captain; Chn*. A d uni*. II Lester I'lielp*, captain; private* not selected. 15 F. A. Gnretson, Jr., captain; pri vate* not »elected. It» M. I*. Oaroutte, captain; privates not «elected. 17 Joseph Knotts, captain; A. A. Richmond, C. II VanDenbiirg, Klhert Bede, A. B. Wood. Other private* will he added to some of these teams. I f there are any in the community willing to work who have not been asked, they should inform Mr. Metcalf. Kvery possible worker is needed. IL K. Metcalf is in general charge of the tenni work. The executive committee in charge of the entire community is C. K. Linphrey, president; K. K. Mills, l 1. J. Kern, C. M. filino and Klhert Bede. Pottage Grove ia no patriotic that but one patriotic organization will not antis fy, so it will hnve two, and possibly three. At a meeting at the commercial club Monday night the rhnirinitn was author ir.ed to appoint 15 charter members of a patriotic leugne, these 15 to vote upon nil other uppliciiiit» for membership. Following this action those interested in the active work of ii home guard held i i session und voted to organize. A muster roll wns circulated, after which 11. K. Metcalf was elected cap lain, and the meeting was adjourned to next Tuesday night, when the or guarnitimi will be completed. It ia also pro bable that there will lie mi organization of deputy sheriffs, to be held in rendiaeaa for any emergency, whose names will not be made public. The executive boards o f mirroi.iiding coinmiiiiitic* are as follows, the first niiiiie* being chairmen: Lorane Roy Foster, C. ( ’. Davis, Claude Schrnck. The (Vilnre— O. \V. McFarland, W. A. llemenwny, I*. II. Magee, M. M. Wheel Wm. K. Skidmore, u graduate of Pot tilge drove high. Ima written that he has arrived in France, where he is with the l?0th engineers. Skidmore would have sailed on the Timcnniti except for the fact that he wns sick at the time. (Continued on second pane) ’ B i l l '' Skidmore I» In France. Legal blanks at The Sentinel office. Patronize home industry. *** Pitcher Stock Is W ay Up O ver the Entire County Oversteps Food R ules; Apologizes to P e o p le l*ilends of Cottage drove Candidate for Sheriff Bring Flattering Report* From All Section* of. the County. Display of Hlightly Irascible Temper and Undiplomatic Use of Word* Get Traveling Man “ in Bad*’ W A T K I N 8 REPORTED K I L L E D ON B A T T L E FRONT NOT FORMER COTTAGE GROVE BOY Word baa reached here that the Hur ry Wat kina reported killed in France I ia not the Harry Watkins who formerly lived here and who enliated from I Marshfield. Word came to Mra. Ed. Willaon from Mra. Hadic Camp, of Port A near tragedy in human life was (i. B. Ditcher, the Cottage drove can land, a aiater of the lioy, who aaid they didate for the republican nomination bared ut the nutting of the commercial had word that if tliia had been their boy for sheriff, finds Ins campaign progress club this week, when a traveling rep they would have been duly notified. ing nicely and has been assured of resentative of u Fortland firm asked Harry Watkina baa been twice wounded splendid support from the country dls permission to appear before the busi in the service anil it wan once reported Diets, as well a* from Kugene, where ness people of Cottage (»rove and apolo that he hail been killed. gize tor an action of his which had ‘ ‘ put him in bad, ’ ' as he expressed it, with the people of Cottage (»rove and elsewhere. The action was an unguard ed and, as he stated, an unintentional infraction of the food regulation* which had resulted from, the display of a slightlv irascible temper and undiplo matic use of words in a hotel o f this city. The Huh voted to accept the apol ogy in the spirit in which it was made ami expressed its willingness to give the man another opportunity to exein piify a patriotism which he stated he had already displayed in the purchase o f liberty bonds and in contributions STORES TO CLOSE AT F IV E to every war relief work. 0 CLOCK TO G IV E T IM E 160 ARE FIGURES FOR SERVICE El T H E S E FIG U R E S M A Y BE I N C R EA SED B Y A D D E D NAMES Those Who Have Been Overlooked Yet Have Opportunity to Add Their Mite to Fund for Purchase of the Flag. Cottage Grove's service flag, which will be unfurled on the opening day of the third liberty loan drive, will have | the figures *‘ lt>0” in a field of white unless it should be found that there is a still greater number of boys from here in the service. Tb<- names of that many buv o been secured by the patri otic committee of the commercial club, which has hud the securing of the flag iu hand. Money fur the purchase of the flag has already been secured through a subscription list. I f there are any who have been missed who wish to contrib ute, they may leave any amount be tween 5 cents and 25 cents at The Sen TO E M P L O Y E S tinel office. Any surplus will be turned BR O W N S A W S W I L L NOT over to the Red Cross. W H IR L FOR T W O W E E K S Those who know of any boy» in the The business bouses of Pottage Grove service whoa«- names are not iu the list Many unavoidable di-lays have gr«*at- ly retarded the complete installation of are joining in the wur garden movement given herewith are asked to hand such linn liiucry at tin* Brown mill. Tht. w- and in order that employes and employ name or names in to The Sentinel. I f ruruig of .....led piece* o f machinery ers may huve more time for the produc any name given herewith should not 0. B. IMTCHKR nr ...... saorie» baa li>*«*n extremely diffi- tion of food, nearly every place o f bus be included, that should also be stated. It would be remarkable i f non-? have cult. It ia expected, however, tlmt the iness that ha» heretofore closed at ♦> bis opponent lives. ile is arranging to aim a will lie turned over in a few duya o ’clock will close at 5 o'clock during been overl- oked for the Work of g< -t>n{, make au ex t elisi v e eampaigu of thè en and that operutiona can In* cumiu>*iiced the summer months on all evenings ex- all the names has proved a difficult i-ept Saturday. With the moving ahead task. Titles borne by the boys in the tire eounty ut nn early date. within two week a. of the cloeks one hour, this will give service are not given as the committee Report* indicate that thè (Cottage two hours more daylight for »ueh work does not know what titles some are en (ìrove country will go for Inni ulmost lb*t your girl— and then get your an than in former years. solid. titled to and does not wish to show par nouncement» from The Sentinel. •** The agreement to elose, and the sig tiality. Friend* of Mr. Fitcher who bave been nature». are a» follows: out through thè eounty fimi that he is There are a number o f former Cot well known in all «ectimi«, due to hi* Pottage Grove, Ore.. March 25, 1918. tage Grove boys iu the service, but no THE A M E R IC A N SOLDIER demoiistratei! ability as a man cateher, —In response to the call for and need names have been included in this list and they believe that as thè republiean of more war gardens and in order that except ot those whose place o f residence | Written by Edward Markham, nomine«* he will he alile to defeat anv employes and employers may have more at time of enlistment was Cottage editor of the Ht. Peter i Minn.) Her persoli so far mentioned for thè demo daylight and time in which to work in Grove, or whose parents live here. ald, the night before he enliated in eratie nomination. Ile bus a number of said gardens and more time for day The list to date is as follows: the t inted Stales Army.) ariient supporterà ami workers even in light recreation during the »uminer 1- J. Amite, Ross Awbrey, Robert I am a mother's »on. 1 am the thè eity of Kugene. months, we, the undersigned business Atkiuson, l-eon C. Arnev j role of a family and part of u borne. firm», agree to do»e our respective Otto Burcham, lnster T. Brumfield, I love my life as you lo\e yours. I places of business at 5:00 p. m. on Chas. Billings, Arnold C. Brown, Her am a youth in year» and experience A R M E N IA N S U F F E R IN G Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday. Thurs- bert E. Brown, Hosea C. Brown. in life, yet 1 am a gambler, betting IS V IV ID L Y D E S C R IB E D . day and Friday of each week, tteginning Victor Chambers, Edmund O. Cudney, tin* highest stakes that a man can Monday, April 1. 191», and continuing Kelly H. Cooper, C. C. Cruson, Gray C. wager— my life. I f I win, you win; The terrible sufferings of the Arine to hut not including Monday, Septem Clevenger, Roy D. Counts, Carl Cellers, if I lo s e . I have lost all. The loss ia nimia and Syrians aa the result of the ber 50, 191», except barber shops, which Bert Crouch. Sol Coffman, Ernest Chit in i tie. nut yours, and there ia a German ambition for world domination ’ will close at 0 o'clock instead o f at 7, wood, H. B. Conner. grieved mother, a saddened family, I were depleted in all their reality by J. as at present: Grover F. Devine, John C. Devine, and a broken home to which 1 can .1. Hnndsuker, secretary uf the state Maynor B. Devine, Reese M. Dexine, F M P H R E Y & M A C K IN, never return. I ask only for the committee for the relief of these suf Arthur Dugan, George Duerst, Leston ROY E. SHORT. God speed and support of my nation fering people, at a mass meeting in the E. Dowens, Donald M. Del.ong, George J. A. W RIUHT. i i i return for the laying upon the al high school auditorium Sunday evening. Duncan, Jud E. Doolittle, Lake O. Da- G. M. M A R K 8 B U R Y , tar of my country my all. For brav Rabbi Wise was billed to apeak here volt. A. B R I'N D i: CO M PA NY. ery and blood will you furnish bread but was detained in Portland by a fu Clay England, Wm. Edwards, Warren H. H. OLCOTT, and bullets? Will you pawn your nernl. The talk was one to stir to ac Edwards, Herman Edwards, Arthur El- S T E R L IN G FEED C O M P A N Y , shekels if I pawn my life? Will you tion the sympathetic people o f Pottage ledge, Lemuel Elam, Robert Earle, Chas. J. P. SPRAY, hazard your wealth where 1 risk inv Grove and to energize the member» of W. C. JOHNSON & CO M PA NY. F. Elliott. life? I am the flower o f a nation'» the committee» appointed to aolieit re Kelse Fisher, Dr. C. E. Frost, George P O W E L L ft HEMKN WAY. manhood, the glory o f a noble race. lief funds this wi*ek. The house was D. Foster, Chas. Führer, Chas. Ferguson. DES LARZES BROTHERS, 1 am the American soldier. 1 am the packed, and there was a delightful mu Albert Griffin, Marion E. Oaroutte, K N O W LE S & ORABER. bov in the trenches. sicnl program under the direction of Geo. W. Gibson. Paul A. Gibson, Leslie V. 8. GOFF. Mrs l.eon DesI.urzes. Groat, Everett C. Groat, Abner H. Gil A. W. SWANSON. christ, J. J. Gildersleve, Melvin Grubbe, W Y N N E & KIM E . John Garoutte, Harlow Garetson, Irl W. 0. PERKY. Groves, Everett Garoutte. P IT Y MEAT MARKET. Jesse Hodges, Waldo Hull, Oscar M. KERR & SI I,SB Y, POTTAGE GROVE S E N T IN E L . Hubbard, Earl Hayes, Ross E. Haynes, Floyd F. Hartzell, Harold K. Hartzell, A L L IS O N BROTHERS, Willis P. Henderson, Lorin E. Hauna- BOB MALCOLM . ford, Carroll Harlow, Charles Harlow, J. E. OSTRANDER. Robert Lee Hubbard, Ellis Harding, Wm. Haldemun, Glen Hankins, Norman Hawley. Oliver James, A. W. Jones, Cleve Jones, Thus. S. Jackson. Sam Keene, Victor Kem, Ray Kerr, Ben C. King, Carl J. King. Harry W. Kirk, Will A. Kelley. B. K. Lawson, Wm. Landess, Walter John Carpenter Slips Down Sluiceway Landwehr, Charles Lackey, Wade Le- and Escapes With Slight Injury Roy. The American boy who goes to war gives up the position After Severe Struggle. W. S. MeCaleb, Anson Morgan, Ken which means so much to his future, or the little business neth Mills, Clarence S. Milne. Kelly B. Moody, Jesse E. Ale Dole, Elwyn McCur- which has just begun to show promise of success. John Carpenter had a narrow escape gar, Harold McCargar, Wendell McCar- He severs home ties; gives up home comforts; leaves I Irom being killed or drowned in the tie gar, Ralph Milne, George Matthews, behind parents, friends, wife or sweetheart. I sluiceway at the Woodard mill at Lon- Leonard Morgan. Olaf Olson, Wiley H. Olcott. i ilon a few days ago. He was helping He faces the probability of being obliged to take up Clarence Peterson, Wilber l ’itcher, I in the sluicing just for amusement and life anew when he returns; of losing all the advantages I had no calks in his shoes. His feet W. B. Patten, Dau Parker, Norval H. slipped from under him and he was ear- Powell, Robin Powell, Virgil Powell, which years of hard work have won for him. * ried down the sluiceway. He managed Earl D. Pizer. E. H. l^ueener, Thos. J. l^ueener. to get a hold at the bottom o f the He faces the possibility of coming back incapacitated Walter H. Hasch, Herman K. Rasch, sluiceway. In grabbing at a peavey for earning a living, and of being dependent upon his handed out to him he lost his hold and Marvel Randall, Viual Randall, Daniel friends or upon charity. was carried into the whirling waters be Ren tie, James A. Rentle, Raymond low, the drop being some 1(5 feet. He Rinard. He faces the possibility of never coming home at all. Joe T. Smith, Harold Sams, Elmer reached shore through his own efforts but was so weak from the exertion that Spencer, Carlton Spencer, Hollis Slagle, Facing these things, he goes to France to fight for he was unable to help himself for some Carl Slagle, Lawson W. Slagle. La Sells us who remain safely at home— and when the moment time. Except for some bruises he is Stewart, Arthur Salles', Clair Spray, comes for him to go over the top— he GOES! now none the worse for the experience. Letter Sanford, Wm. Skidmore, Charles Hut for the fact that the ties in the Sharon, Wm. Southward. Robert C. W hat will he think, how will he feel, if we complain sluiceway were held back, his life Shields, Claud Silkwood, Robt. E. Simp because we are asked to make a few sacrifices for him— might have been crushed out. Frequent son. ly ties are splintered to bits in going Murray Trunnel, Lee C. Tennis, Ralph sacrifices so insignificant when compared with his? over the sluiceway. Teeters. BUSINESS MEN TO BOOST FOR WAR How Do Your Sacrifices Compare With These? S H O W H IM T H A T TO IN V E S T IN L IB E R T Y B O ND S IS NOT A S A C R IFIC E BUT A P R IV IL E O E — A N R IF IC E ! A P P R E C IA T IO N OF H IS SAC NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH IN RACE K. of P .’ s Boost War Savings Stamps. The Knights o f Pythias lodge is an other that is boosting the sale of thrift stamps by giving them to lodge mem hers who attend meetings. A “ p o t ” is made up at each meeting and the lucky member gets the amount for the purchase of wur savings stamps. W. G. Van Riper, Sam Veatch, Wm. A. Vaughn, Eddie Valentine. Chas. Warnoek, Otis White,t Albert Woodard, Lee Roy Woods. Sr., Lee Roy V\ oods, Jr., Daniel L. Woods, Hiram. W. Wheeler, Hully A. Witherwox, Fred Warbington, Ray Williams, Leslie Wicks, Aivis Wicks, Chas. Wbipps, Er nest Wyatt, Cecil Woolley.