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CLUES FEEO THEIR SOLDIERS VERY
DAMAGE DONE BEST HOTEL IN
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Photographs showing the damage dlone to the buildings in Scarborough and the east coasts of England by
the raid of the German warships on December 16 have just reached the United StaUs. This one shows the
result of the bombardment of the Hotel Royal, the summer house at Scarborough. This was the finest hotel
.in Scorborough, which Is one of thebest known watering places in Engl and. The German battleships , stood
off in the open sea some miles out and threw shell after shell into the buildings of the town. Several of
tJ m struck the hotel and the hole here shown was through the rooms .ifa guest.
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
- -With the French army at the front,
Nov. 30. (By mail to New York).--Probably
no army in the world, ac
tually in the field, was ever better
fed than is that of toe Allies. ' ,
Every French soldier in the field
is entitled to 23 1-3 ounces of breaifl
day; 3 1-3 ounces of rice, beans or
peas; 10 ounces of meat; 1 1-3 ounce a
of sugar; one ounce lard; 2-3 ounce
salt ahd a little more than 2-3 ounce
of coflfee. ;; ::'"';'-;v- '"
Tl'fcrtfclesVoWHW tiffi"Taily
ratiotv under ordinary conditions.
There are times, however, when cir-
, cumatances are extraordinary, when
freed meat, new bread, dried vege
tables and regular coffee can not be
delivered daily to the soldiers. Un
der such conditions the French fight
ing man falls back, on his "reserve"
; rations, which are: -.C -- '
Ten ounces of "biscuit," or "war
bread" as hard tack is known in the
French army; 10 ounces of canned
meat; 2 2-3 ounces of sugar 1 2-3
ounces of soup essence, in cube form;
1 1-4 ounces of essence of coffe, also
in cube form, and .0625 litre (1-16 of
a quart) of brandy.
Back of the fighting line the French
soldier has never, had to fall back on
his the coffee bean; his fresh bread
and the rest. Furthermore these
things are quite good. I have lived
for days with the private soldiers
and eaten their food, so can give par
sonal testimonial as to its excellence
I have eaten their "reslbrve" food
also, their canned meats ("monkey,
meat' the soldiers call it) and tackled
their hard tack; drunk their "cuh;"
coffee and perhaps of the 'bullion
made of their soup cubes. It is all
wholesome and nutritaus. The bran
dy is good and stimulating and, ad
ministered In medicinal doses, as the
good Marianne of France adminaterr
it, can not harm the brave fellows
standing in trenches which are hot
and cold at one and the same time.
Some of this brandy is of the "calva
dos" brand and is made of fine, lusty
apples, and in sipping it, the smell
and taste of the apple are quite no
ticeable. The re victualing of the Allies, un
der ordinary circumstances, is car
ried on by England and France sepa
rately. That is France feeds her own
troops and England feeds hers. It
rarely happens though the circum
stance, Is not unknown that French
have to feed the English or vice versa.
The English eat more tinned foods
, than the French, one reason being
their means of transport is more
difficult They also consume tea in
enormous quantities whereas the
French are little addicted to the tea
habit In France I heard this story
of an English mother who had just
received a letter from her son at the
front: -
"My poor boy!" the mother distract
ed exclaimed, "he is undergoing en
ormous sacrifices and hardships. He
writes me that a few days ago he
was obliged to go from 9 o'clock in
the morning until six that evening
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SCARBOROUGH IN THE DARIN G
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NEWEST PHOTOGRAPH 0F
This is the latest and best photo- j
graph of Chancellor Bethmann-Holl- j
weg yet published in the United ,
oiaies. it snows mm in his neia
unifonn with the ribbon of the Iron
Cross on Ws coat The cross is hid
den under the coat 1 ,
Through the many changes re
ported, and which have taken place t
without lunch ami no tea was served
that day at all!"
Were -the war to stop at this mo
ment my mental picture of a British
soldier would be a very heultiiy look
ing individual standing by the side
of a newly opened packing case
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V "!'M l,V'. i,V I I'.V,.
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RAID OF THE GERMAN SHIPS.
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GERMAN CHANCELLOR.
in the political and1 military staffs bf
the kaiser since the war began, there
have been rumor3 that the j,
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ceuor, or reicnKanzier, as we uer-
mans call him, is not in the highest
favor. The entry of England into ti
war and the hard fight of Belgiuin
have not been blamed on him.
ing roast beef from a tin. I have sean
him at numerous points along the
line and it seems to me he is al
ways eating. , , j
v The Frenchman has two meals a
day 'plus his morning coffee. The
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eat-'two big meals are at, or around 11
E VENINQ OBSERVER
o'clock in the morning suid 6:30 or
6 o'clock in the afternoon, Usually
his meat Und vegetable ro served
together, as they lire cooked, the
mixture being stew, prepared In
huge of
served him by the i
His ration is
cook who ladles
out a piece of meat and the regulation
amount of rice, beans or peas, in his
"gamelle," or oaserolle, which is
part of his equipment. If you have
ever seen a picture of a French sol
dier in full marching order you have
noticed this utensil strapped to the
top of his knapsack. He eats his meals
with his pocket knife or fingers un
less !he has provided himctelf with
one of the many varieties of collap
sible knives and forks. ' . -
But where all does this food' come
from: How does it arrive at the front.
How is the food collected and handled;
who baked this bread, where and
how?
In France there are some 20 revic-
Kualing stations well out of harm's
way back of the line. Then there is
what is called a "control," which bu
reau unifies the thing and prevents
too much of any material going to
one station and, too little to an
other. Long before war was declared the
war department . had tabulated the
average output of food stuffs in each
department of France. It was - un
derstood that, in case -of war, 'each
department was to furnish so much
of this or that article. The thing
works automatically now that it -is
started, the government paying the
departments for everything as it is
bought. . The departments send to
pie-arranged destinations, otherwise
to a certain one of the score of re
victualing stations. v"
Coffee, tea, part of her flour and
so on, France buys abroad and the
revictualing stations are supplied
from central warehouses in the vari
ous ports. :(, .
The revictualing stations , handle
flour, but not wheat The flour is
made into bread at these' stations,
Uens of- gigantic ovens, in long rows
being employed, soldiers, formerly
bakers, doing the work.
The flour goes first to the station
warehouses, upon its arrival. . From
theie it is taken to a "standardizing"
room above the mixing pans. '. In this
room, flours from the United States,
South America, , Canada, Russia,
x ranee and elsewhere, are mixed, or
blended so that the quality wiH al
ways be the same; were this not s
one soldier would get a loaf .of su
perb white bread while hisY4gunkie
got a dark-looking and less Mlat-
able loaf. By blending the flour of
all nations, the ultimate loaf is stand
ardized. The four is poured out upon
a metal covered floor and mixed with
shovels, r '.VVI. '
Nearby, are holes in the floor.
These holes are chutes leading to the
giant, cast-iron dough-mixers below.
These mixers are steam-operated,
great paddles and wheels turning and
working the dough to the proper con
sistency. Once properly worked the
bread is put into a ; basket holding
about 200 pounds, and passed on to
ure weigners ana tnen to the ovens.
I have the word of the soldiers then-
selves that they get all they want to
eat and that what they, get is "good."
Read the advertisements, too.
Our Own Grinding Plant
The mechanical worjc must be
equally as careful as the examina
tion itself. . 'The prescription' roust
be filled with Scientific Precision.
This is done in our own Laboratory
on the Premises, where we grindl
all of our own lenses. '
. We guarantee our lenses to be
absolutely correct, scientifically and
mechanically. , ' .
Fitting and Adjusting.
The glasses must be made up in
frames or mountings that will be
suited to eacW individual case. The
appearance of the glasses,, when
worn, must be considered. We
provide . mountings to harmonize
with the features and give hand
some and: stylish effects.
.... Specialties.
We prescribe toric glasses when
their use addfe comfort .-;
When the eyes require different
lenses for ner and distant vision,
we supply bifocals with an invisible
dividing line, so that only a single
pair of glasses is needed.
We have all kinds of specialties
in frames and nose pieces, shell
frames, special designs and shapes
to suit and fit all requirements,
J. H. PEARE & SON,
La Grande's Leading! Jewelers
and Optometrists
Pitbfcccional -DfoectePy J
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
A. F. k A. M. La Grande Lodge No.
41, A. F. A A. M. holds regular
meettogsnrst and third Saturday
at 7:80 p. m. Cordial welcome to
all Masons. ..
" C.W.NOYES,W. M.
' A. C. WILLIAMS, See. '
B P. O. E. La Grande Lodga No. 433
Meets- each Thursday evening at 8
o'clock in Elk's club, corner of De-
frat mil Washinsrton avenue.
Visiting brother cordially invited
to attend. -
, M. B. DONOHUE, E. R.
y: ADNA B. R0GS3S. Sec.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La
Grande camp mo. low meets
first and third Friday at K. of P.
Hall. All visiting neighbors wel
comed. . t
JOHN A. BEAD, C. C.
J, H. KEENEY. Clerk. 1
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER
ICA La Grande - Camp o- rt
meets on the first and third Thurs
day evenings of each month in toe
K.'of JP. halU Visiting neighbors
welcome. - ' -
H. C. BALL, V.C.
W. F. LANDRUM, Clerk.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS Ins Camp
meets every secona ana iourtn t
day afternoons, every month in K.
of P. Hail.. All visiting members
cordially invited. ...
NELLIE CHARBONEAU,
a 1 : '-Oracle.
LILY C. KIMMELL,
-. . . .-.Recorder.
REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. 50
meets every Tuesday evening in tne
I. O. O. F. Jieil. All visiting mem
bers are invited to attend.
LOUISE DOUGLAS, N. G.
ZOE GOLDEN, Sec.
UNITED ARTISANS La Grande As-
sembly No. 80, meet regularly every
first and third Tuesday of each
month in the K. of P. hall All
visiting members are invited to at
tend.. F.R. SUYDAM, M. A.. .
NORA M. SHORT, See.
O. O. Ma-La Grande Lodge No.
850, Loyal Order of Moose holds
regular meeting every -Tuesday
night at 7:30 in Moose Home on
Adams ave. Visitors adways wel
come. '
ANGUS STEWART, Die.
F. A. EPLING. Sec.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross
Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday
umnv III yHUB lUill A. Wl. . iau.
a rytman welcome-to au visiting
Knights.'
; H. E. DIXON, C. C.
HAL REES, K. of R. A S.
K. OF L. OF SECURITY Mt Em
ily Council No. 2646. Meets sec
ond and fourth Wednesday even
ings at 8 o'clock in the Fifth floor
of the new Foley building. Visit
ing members are welcome. .
s ANGUS STEWART, Pres.
" CLARENCE E, GRAVES,
' Fin. Sec.
V ROY E. GREEN, Red. Sec.
O E. S. Hope Chanter No. 13. O. E.
S., holds stated communications the
second and fourth Wednesdays of
each month. . Visiting members cor
dially invited.
MRS. A. U. WI1UAMS,
MARY A. WAROTCK, Se'c.
F, O. E. La Grande Aerie No. 259
on each and every Friday evening at
8 o'clock in top floor or Mew Foley
l-uji f r- a: l i:i
ly welcomed.
W. C.yANSEN, W. P. ;
L. F. BELLINGER, Sec.
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT CIRCLE
No. 47 Meet . second and fourth
Tuesday nights of each month at
Eagle's hall in Foley Building. All
visiting neighbors welcome.
LOUISE HILARY, G. N. -LILLIE
ALLSTOTT, Clerk.
AUCTIONEERS.
TOM JOHNSON Auctioneer, makes
a Boecialtv of farmers' stock and
machinery sales. "The man that
gets you the money." Leave or
ders Bt Observer office. - '
All accounts owing to the Geo. A.
Anderson company are now in the.
hands of M. V. Mefford for collec
tion, and parties owing the company
V'vtii sii liMoo vniug -ua vvmiiimij
can pay their accounts at the old io-
&e Hotel Oregon
PORTLAND, OREGON
CENTRALLY LOCATED AS TO BUSINESS AND
ALL PLEASURE RESORTS
- The place where all Eastern Oregon people stop
when in Portland. Mr. F. S. BramweH is always ob
hand to greet his many friends.
' RATES
Large sanitary rooms,'- without bath $1.00 and upward
with bath . .. $1.50 and upward
M. C. DICKINSON, General Manager.
F. S. BRAMWELL, Assistant General Manager.
When in Seattle, stop at the Hotel Seattle'. We own it
FRIDAYJANUARY f,
PHYSICIANS AND 8URGEONS.
A L; RICHARDSON, Mv D. Phyei-
cian and Surgeon: over Hill's drug
store. Phones: Office, Black 1362;
resldenMajnott. .r''j'rV.
DR. R. E. L. HOLT. Physician mi'
surgeon; successor to Dr. N. Moli-
tor; corner Adams avenue and, De
pot street Phones Office Main 68; -
Residence, Main 730. n!
DR. M. K. HALL Physician and ear.
igeonA Office West-Jacobson Bldg.
Phone Main 53. Rooms 11-12-13.
C. H. UPTON, Ph. G. M. D-Physl-
elan and Surgeon. Special atten
'. tion to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office in La Grande National Bank
Building. Phones: Office Main 2;
Residence Main 82
DR. H." L ' UNDERWOOD Physician
: and surgeon. Diseases of the eye
a specialty. '':
DR. DORA J. UNDERWOOD Dis
eases of women and children. Of-
f ices Adams avenue, over : Red
CrosB Drug Store.
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT SPE
CIAUST. DR. H. M. BOUVY PracUce limited
exclusively to diseases and surgery
of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Also
the Fitting- of Glasses. Office West
JacobsoK BIdg. Office Phone Red
3431. . Residence Re3 2021.' .' - ,
DENTIST.
E. P. MOSSMAN Dentist: rooms
and 7 new West Building. Phone
Black 1521; Office Hours 8 te 12 a.
. m., and 1 to 5 p. m. ?, .
OSTEOPATHS.
DR. C. H. DAY Osteopath Phy
siclan. Over Lilly's Hardware Star
Phone Main 63. Residence phone
Black 761. Successor to Dr. Zim
merman. -
CHIROPRACTOR.
MYERS & KELLY Graduates ef
Universal Chiropractic College of
Davenport, Iowa, - Offices in New
Foley Building. Phone Bmck 1871.
VETERNIARY.
DR. H. W. RILEY Graduate Vet
erinarian Hospital, 1409 Madisoa
Ave. State Stallion Inspector,
Stock Inspected for shipment Home
Independent ' Phone. Black ' 41.
Farmers Co-Operative Phone, Mais
v ATTORNEYS AT ' LAW.
COCHRAN ft EBERHARD Geo. T.
Cochran and Colon R.; Eberhar
Attorneys. La Grande National
Bank Bldg., La Grande. Oregon.
T. H. CRAWFORD; ROBT. S. EAKIN
CRAWFORD ft EAKIN Attor
neys at law. Practice in all the
courts of the state and , United
States. Office West-Jacobsen build
ing, La Grande, Ore., rooms 9-10,
R J. GREEN Attorney at Law
Rooms 9-10, Sommer ' Bldr., La
Grande, Ore. Practices in all : tate
and Federal courts.
UNDERTAKERS.
W. H. OHNENKAMP CO., Ua-
dertaking and Embalming. Strictly
modem Day phone, Black 241.
Night phone Red 8971 or Red 8412.
J. C. HENRY Undertaker and Em-
balmer; 20 years in business. Day
phone, Main 62; night phones, Red
3131, Red 562, Black 3811.
Stage or Car Fare Paid. ,
, To students enrolling for the mid
winter term, payingfour months tui
tion in advance . write for particu
lars. ' ' '' ;
BAKER BUSINESS COLLEGR -W.
P. KINOM, Prop.
Adv. 12 26 e o d tf.
cation of the company in the Gardi
nier building. Adv. 1 2 tf .
High Grade Job Printing costs no
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g" thn the other kind. Observer.