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ST, HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1917 BROTHER, TO BE A YOU DON'T SLACKER, DO WANT YOU? DO YOU KNOW WHAT A "CURTAIN OF FIRE" IS? IT IS WHEN THE ENEMY BRINGS UP THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF ARTILLERY. GREAT CANNON FIRING SHELLS AS LARGE AS A MAN'S BODY, ONE OF WHICH, EXPLODING AMONG FIVE HUNDRED MEN, COULD KILL THEM ALL -OTHER SMALLER GUNS FIRING SHRAP NEL, WITH MILLIONS OF BULLETS SCARCELY LESS DESTRUCTIVE - HUN DREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SHELLS, ALL EXPLODING ALONG A CERTAIN LINE, UNTIL THERE IS A REAL WALL OF EXPLOSION, A WALL OF DEATH TO BE PASSED. AND OUR BOYS ARE GOING IN IN WHERE THEY USE CURTAINS OF FIRE AS YOU WILL USE MATCHES GOING IN WITH HIGH HEARTS AND A LAUGH AND OUR BOYS WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF THEM. lint there is something you CAN u, anil MUST i, some thing that everyone of us MUST do, ami that is siihserihc to the I.il.erty Loan. The na tion must have $5.(MJ(),(HXMHJ(). N )V. There are bonds of $50, $1(H). $15(M), and upwards. They ):iv 4 per cent and are the saf est investment that has ever been known. They are a first mortuaue on the wealth of the United States, now the greatest wealth of the world. It's like buying a ten dollar mortgage on a million dollar bank building. It is only common sense to put your money in them but you must WAKE up to it. The Liberty Loan MUST be .sub scribed by Oct. 27. Your sub scription is NEEDED NOW. When our boys abroad are called on to jr through a cur tain of fire there will be no hanging back they'll go IN in spite of everyone's knowing that only some of them will go TllkOUUI alive. And they'll laugh, and sing, "There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town To nigt" just as they did at Santi ago, because that's the kind of stuff that's in them. What kind of stuff is there in you, brother? We want you to go in NOW. The nation needs your help very badlv. Are you going to hang back? We don't believe you would knowingly be a shirker. You'll do your bit if you know about it. And vou know about it now, and the call has come the nation needs you to do your bit today. You Want Your You? Job- Don't Brother. vou don't want busi ness depression, we know. You don't want factories closed down, shops closed tip, men out of work, old people and little children without enough to eat the very poor starving. We know you don't, but you haven't realized the danger yet. But we are at war and dangers go hand in hand with war and can not be separated from it. And if you do your part, if you make a real sacrifice and subscribe to as much of the Lib erty Loan as you can stagger under, if you rally shoulder to shoulder with the ten million regular Americans who MUST buy these bonds, in a few months' time you will see a fur ther flood tide of prosperity as that $5.(XK).XX).0(X) is spent ON TOP of our present active busi ness and this community, every worker in it will share in the business victory you ' have helped to win. BROTHER, YOU CAN'T GO WITH THEM. VOU ARE TOO OLD, OR YOU HAVE TOO MANY DEPENDENT ON YOU, OR YOU CAN'T PASS THE EXAMINATION, OR YOU ARE NEEDED IN YOUR PRESENT WORK TO KEEP THE WHEELS OF BUSINESS MOVING AT HOME. What Will You Say? In a day or two (lavs or three davs people will begin to ask vou "Have vou subscribed to the Liberty Loan yet?" And anv real American with the stulT in him that is Ameri can stuff will and can say, ou bctcha! Yes, sir! You betcha!" This is an enormous war loan issue. Five billions, $5,(XX),(XX), (XX), is needed now immediate ly. The banks have subscribed liberally. But the people must take the bulk of this loan. 'I he bank's money must be used, as always, to support merchants, factories, farmers, so that crops can be raised, food stutts pre- ,1 for market, aim an hum- go on as usual. How to Do It. If you have a bank account go to your bank and subscribe. Your first payment need be only 2 per cent of the whole and the balance in four payments up to Ian. 15. 1918. If you buy a $HX) bond your first payment need be only $2. If you have no bank account go to your employer and sub scribe through him. You can buy a $50 bond and pay $2.50 a week to him until all paid for. There is no excuse for your NOT doing your bit and every one will know it. pared ncss Do your bit NOW. Sub scribe to a liberty bond before the day is over. And when any one asks you, show him the re ceipt from your bank or boss and grin, and say, "You betcha, friend! You betcha!" like a regular American who did not wait until the last day or until he was nagged into it, but who VOLUNTEERED who did not hang back a minute when his country called. COLUMBIA COUNTY BANK ST. HELENS, ORE. denies in order to bring this important matter to the attention We cheerfully pay for the space this advertisement occup IBERTY BQND we will be glad to explain to them of Columbia county citizens. Should anyone wish to Duy r tQ help the United States the necessary details. We will also offer any assistance in our pow government in this critical period of the nation A "TOUGH TOWN" ON THE YUKON (Continued from Page 1) AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES PlK (lub TlirouKliout County is Get ting Ilusy. and made no remarks while the bull tried to provoke me to a fight, and I concluded that what "service" a guest got In this dump he would have to fight for. Joe refused the man a drink, told him he had enough. "You're a liar," said the longshore man. Like a cat Joe sprang from hla chair, there was a quick, over hand blow on the Jaw, the man fall ing backwards with a crash. For a minute he lay dazed, then arose. Joe held open the door and told him to beat it before he got it again. He ambled. Then Joe came over to me and remarked, "That's the way to hand it to 'em, my boy. Don't let any man call you a liar." "Austrian Joo" was a man 65 years old a "square man." He was one of the early comers In Alaska and had a string of saloons along the river towns. In my long stay in that town I got to know him well, and I passed many hours of the early mornings with him, listening to his stories of the early days. Hut back to the first morning. At about 4 o'clock the saloon be gan to fill up. One after another thoy came in and they were the toughest looking bunch of mon I ever saw. The moot of them were boat hands, the toughs who follow the river. There were Swedes, French men, Greeks, Russians, and one giant negroj "Nigger" Green. Then there were the miners r.nd prospectors from Ncnana and the Fairbanks districts, who were going outside. Some had "mado it," and were Joyously cele brating, somo hr.d been working for wages, and wero spending cautiously, but p.H were drinking, or waiting to be asked to a drink. A big Greek started something. He was drunk, dry and busted. Joe re fused to let him open a bar account, when he grabbed a water pitcher and declared he would heave it through the bar mirror. Joe, on the opposite side of the bar, struck him in the face with his hat, and beforo the Greek could recover from his aston ishment, Joo hed Jumped over the bar and made a striko for his temple. The Greek ducked and took tho blow on top of his head, and then ho beg ged. The door was opened and he followed the first tough. I wondered what manner of a town and hotel I. had gotten into, and I went out for a walk to think things over. I went up to the post where a couple of small government boats were unloading at the wharf, and sat down to watch them and kill time until the brsnkfast hour. Soon a man with a boat cap on came up and began an argument with the mate. "Como ashore, you sneak," he said, "and I'll make you look more like a baboon." The mate ran up the gang plank nnd the two brutes went at it, fight ing liko dogs, while the soldiers gath ered around and enjoyed the set-to. Down In tho mud they rolled, grasp ing at each other's throats like mal amutes, and striking each other in the face. Finally the mate went un der and he said he had got enough, and tho victor let him up. And when he stooped over to get his cap fiom the mud the cowardly boatman struck him in the temple. He fell like a log, and then the man kicked him In the face with his heavy shoes, until the deck hnnds rushed in and stopped him. Thon there was a scattering. I got the hunch and faded. Two days later the post commander was searching the town for witnesses, as the in jured man had demanded an in vestigation. It was said that not a single witness could be found, ex cept the deck hands. The Boldiers wero too far away to see the details, and I didn't see it at all. It developed that both men had worked on the boat, and having had trouble the mate had got the other fellow fired. Two days later he was , tion that they could get plenty of on the street with a terrible black-, booze bottled and bootlegged. The boys' pool consisting of 696 mole pelts, were shipped to New York City last week. Mole skins are not very good in quality during October and November. However, the lu cent bounty and the absence of tho molo from the field next spring will make It worth while to keep right after them. Get them in the potato fields and around the garden fences now. Ten boys and two girls have al ready bought pigs for the pig club work this year. If you want to buy a pig, say so. The county agent is making plans for holding a series of farmers' in stitutes or short courses In several places over the county some time during the winter. A series of lec tures will be given on various agri cultural subjects such as soils, drain age, fertilizers, feeds and feeding, marketing, etc. Specialists from the college and elsewhere will be called upon to assist with the courses. Those communities showing the greatest amount of interest will be the ones favored. Bettor write the county agent if you want one of these short courses in your community. The government has set the price of mill feeds for this winter. The price of bran is set for $30 and shorts a little more. The feeds are to be used at home instead of being shipped away. This will undoubted ly have a steadying influence on feed stuff prices and wtll warrant the keeping of moro of our dairy and breeding stock. These prices will af fect only the new crop and will not affect the market for a few weeks yet. For this reason County Agent Howard has postponed the work of co-operative feed buying. Potatoes aro going to keep grow ing until frost comes this fall. It dug too green the quality Is greatly reduced. Lots of them are showing second growth but this could not have been helped as tho potatoes were under sized before the rains. After the frost kills the vines th Bkin will set and digging may begin soon. PORTLAND MARKETS One load of extra good cows changed hands last Monday at $8.60, and aside from this the cow top was $7.80, which shows a strong ten dency In this class. Tho bulk of first grado steers went at $10 to $10.10, and the bulk of first grade cows went at $7.60. The hog market bore marks of an oncoming decline. Bulk of hogs sold for 17c with not a few changing hands as low as $16.85, no southern hogs going higher than $17. The sheep market ia opening the waek with the same tendency to strength, which was shown tn the closing hours of the previous week's trading. A heavy shipment of breed ing ewes changed hands in the open market this morning at $15 to $17. eWthors are selling at $11.75 to $12.25, and lambs at 14c. IL ' ' - - Kelso, Wash. Construction of a new and larger dock has been started by the Columbia River Smelt Com pany. The new dock will Join the old dock and will extend 60 feet further down stream. It will have two decks, and a conveyor system will be In stalled to lift the fish from the water level to the top floor of tho dock. Portland, Oro On account of the high cost of lumber and its compara tively rapid deterioration, tho city is to discontinue tho use of wood In building streat crosswalks. A. L. Barbus, commissioner of public works, has ordered that hereafter all crosswalks are to be constructed of concrete. "Concrete is now consider ably cheaper than wood, with lumber at its present price," declared Mr. Barbur. ened and swollen face, and declaring I he would "get that Slwash." The government's orders had Just "Austrian Joo," whose sympathies I surmised might be with Germany, told me that for weeks tho soldiers i..t-.j-t t urMT AT IT i ttt yyyaayyffiyy W " r t - - - -. ur w - - SCHOOL SUPPLIES We have a big, well selected stock of SCHOOL BOOKS TABLETS COMPOSITION BOOKS PENCILS ERASERS CRAYONS WATER COLOR PAINTS PENS INKS PASTE ETC. PLAZA PHARMACY THE REXALL STORE 406 to 496. The number of upper classmen has fallen off from last year's 321, largely through enllst mant. Proportionately, tho freshman class is larger thr.n last year's rec ord figure of 386, but no figures havo boon compiled at tho registrar's of fice yet. NOTU'K TO THE PUBLIC On account of the increased cost of every article used in our business, such as soap, paper, fuel, starch, labor, etc., wo are compolled to in crease our prices to equal Portland prices. For tho present the Increase in price will apply only to flat work. ST. HELENS LAUNDRY, 43-2 By Geo. Wat kins. crlbe f0r tll8 Mist. Always trade in yo-ir home town. Urlversiiy of Oregon, Eugene. Surpassing all expectations, tho total enrollment in the University of Ore gon has readied 876. 86 more than tho enrollment at tho ond of the first week last year. Tho present number is exactly 67 loss than last, voar's total of students, a figure which was not reached until Febru ary This is considered very encour aging, for K Is fur beyond the pro dictions of the faculty that registra tion would not exceed 700. I The effect of this country s being ... .....r however. Is noticed in that the number of mon enrolled has do- nvnn incluuing uiu u ...... i in the now ordnance n'blB .,., . oniBt on Us com- France Imported $12,221,300 was told the soldiers went on a mass COIirHB, r . 1 1 K l...l1 nilili dnrlnir J.i.nlr a nrntaat nirntnat tha r P nUllllier OI VUU1h " nut III Ul oiuvvuvnt uihuh.b Musing, uiuun, " l" " o - -- ' the university has iucrer.oed from the year 1916. 'straining order and as a demonstra- come In to Tananna forbidding the had been "Just a-raring" to go to the sale or giving of liquor to any sol- front; that they wanted active ser dier In uniform and what a roar 'vice and declared that it was "more wont up. Tho soldiers woro crazy than hell' to be shut in this winter, mad that is many of them were. ' while Pershing and his boys were A big fellow camo into the hotel, 1 smelling powder In France, followed by a dozen or more and ! Then he said an order came per startod his howl. j mitting all the soldiers who wished "What do you know about it?" he, to leave to go to the front, and he yellod. "We soldiers of Uncle Sam said only 12 In Fort Gibbon signed are 'Siwashed' we'ro in the same up. "Noise is one thing, fighting is class with tho fish-eating Indians, another," Joe observed. "Alaska in posted at the bars and forbidden a the winter time looks bad to the sol- ! drink, Just becauso tho W. C. T. U. Idlers, but the tronches look worse." In the states Is afraid some little Not having slept much the night Willie boy might get hold of a glass , before, I went to bed early that of beer In some mobilization camp. ' night, but sleep was impossible on Don't Wilson know that Alaska is a account of the noise of carousing in country by itself?" the barroom below. From a long And then ha declared that he force of habit night is day in Alaska, would count the days until his time and even during the summer months expired and ho could be a white man there is far more action at night than again. And the other soldiers backed in day. Very few, except the river his play to the grandstand. And in hands, arise before noon, the small hours of tho next night I As I lay in bed I wondered If the towns kept getting tougher on the lower river, and if so about what would I find at St. Michael,