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KEGE SIX LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1917. WHAT (INGLE SAM HAS DONE SO FAR S IF YOU WILL WATCH Liberty Loan, 191 7 1 m s s I Harris Furniture Co. This space you will save money when in need of Furniture WE SELL NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE 3 Slightly Used Rugu. 1 Mahall Wilton Rug, good as new. 1 Axminster Rug. 1 Velvet Rug. . ' Also Ingrain Rugs. Reasonable Prices Next Door Harris Grocery Six Weeks Since War Was Declared. HUGE SUMS APPROPRIATED Congress, the Counoil of National De fense, tha Navy Department, the Shipping Board, tha Treaeury and Department of Agriculture Hava Baan Buay Since April 2. Palmer Logged-Over ! Lands Best Location, Most Productive Soil, Finest Climate, Easiest Terms, and Lowest Price of Any New Land Offer in the Northwest. $15.00 Per Acre One-Tenth Down; One-Tenth Per Year When You Want to Buy, Seh, Trade, Rent or Insure See Geo. H. Currey Next to Observer Office Phone Black 2001 HE WHO MOVES REAL ESTATE Next to Observer Office 1708 1-2 Sixth St La Grande, Oregon ELECTRIC SUPPLY ICO. AUSTIN BROWNELL, Manager HOUSE WIRING A 8PECIALT I JBuppHes and Heating Device ' Phone Main 726 Bommer Hotel Building, next to Western Unioa Fresh Oregon Green Peas WE WILL RECEIVE THE FIRST OREGON PEAS BY E PRESS. WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRY A PACKAGE OF PET TIJOHNS BRAN FLOUR JUST RIGHT FOR JEMS AND MUFFINS. J. G. Snodgrass Grocer Phone 43 Service Honest Price About six weeks bave passed since congress resolved tbnt a state of war existed between the United States and Germany. During tbis time tbe coun try bus been at war, but not in it When President WIlRon read to con gress bis historic war message on April 2 be outlined In very broad terms tbe lines governmental activity must take In the prosecution of war as follows: The utmost practical co-operation with tbe entente allies. Tbe most liberal financial credits to the government of the. United States audita the other governments fighting Germany. Tho organization and mobilization of all the material resources of tbe coun try. . Immediate and full equipment of the navy. Conscription for the great new armies which must be raised. Appropriations of money, sustained as fur os possible by taxation. What follows la a summary of things done and steps taken by the United States government, in Its participation in the great war, classilied according to the sources of Initiative: By Congress. United States treasury authorized to sell $5,000,000,000 3'j per cent war loan bouds and $2,000,000,000 war loan notes, making a total of $7,000,000,000, of which $3,000,000,000 shall be loaned to tho allies as required. Principle of military conscription ac cepted. Selective draft bill passed by both bouses. War tax bill iii hand. Drustic censorship bill. By Council of National Defense, Munitions board created. Economy board created. Industrial resources of the country surveyed und classilied. Herbert C. Hoover retained as spe cial adviser in the Held of sustenance. Transportation system co-ordinated for war service and plans perfected for placing it on a war basis. ' By tha War Department. The general staff's big army bill pre sented to congress. Steps taken to recruit tho regular army meanwhile to full strength. Steps taken to recruit tho national guard to full strength, which would mean 320,054 men and 9,847 officers. Country divided into six military de partments instead of four. General Wood sent from New York to Charles ton. Lewis machine guns to cost $13,000, 000 ordered. Six hospitals ordered to Europe. Fourteen camps designated for train ing otilcbrs. By the Navy Department. Contracts awarded for fifteen de stroyers and a considerable fleet of submarine chasers. Steps taken to mobilize private craft. English naval vessels relieved from patrol duty off tho North American coast. Steps taken to recruit ull branches of servlco to full strength. I'laiis adopted for a fleet base at Hampton Roads to cost $3,000,000. By tho Shipping Board, Scheme for wholesale building of wooden ships adopted. Some contracts let. Goethals put in charge of the work. Feasibility of scheme as orig inally cast now in question. First plan in abeyance. All Interned German ships seized. Now going rapidly into service. Bill prepared to give government control of all American ships and ship building facilities. By the Treasury. Under terms of the war loan bill $300,000,000 treasury certificates hove been sold and the proceeds loaned to the allies to England $200,000,000 and to Italy $100,000,000. Further ad vances either have been or will be iui mediately made to France and liussla and probably to Belgium and Serbia. rubilc offering of $2,000,000,000 Unit ed States 3'i per cent war bonds as a popular "liberty loan." By Department of Agriculture. I'laus developed for mobilizing the country's ugrlcultuml resources. Campaign of education In food con servation. Agriculturists exhorted to increase production. Food committees and councils organ ized In nearly all the states at the in stance of Secretary Houston. Plans developed for co-operation be tween tho department of agriculture und the department of labor, to the end of Increasing the supply of farm labor. liills prepared and sent to congress Cvlng the government almost unlimit ed economic power to control the pro duction and distribution of food, to fix prices and even to prohibit the use of grain in brewing. U BOAT MENACE IS GREAT WAR CRISIS Experts Are Hopeful That Rem edy Will Be Found. PERIL NOT YET OVERCOME Announcement to tha Contrary Haa Proved Prematura Germany May Yat Sand 8ubmarlnaa to Our 8horee and Endanger All Export and Import Trade. . . Tbe menace of the German subma rine grows more serious dally. It has now developed into the crisis of tbe conflict. Unless some means are found within the next three months of com bating or circumventing it tbe cause of the allies will become imperiled, U boats are performing on a grand scale what is equivalent In land op erations to cutting an enemy's lines of communication and supply in tho rear. Military history shows that while this strategy Is not necessarily futal, It in volves grave danger and requires rad ical realignment. i So far England, France and Italy are tbe sufferers, but if submarine warfare develops In tbe next six months as rap idly as it has In the past six months tben the United States is certain to feel its effects. The range of its ac tivities can he extended from the pres ent limited zones around England and in tho Mediterranean to the American coast This legibility is causing con cern to our own nuval authorities. Secretary Lane's warning on the Joseph, June 4. (Special) Joseph gravity of tho situation was not lightly was favored several times on Sunday. The U. S. War Loan recently authorized is the best se cured government loan in exist ence. f '. . It Affords.' Opportunity for investment based upon safety and patriotism.; ' ' 'I-' '- The Officers of this Institution offer their ser vices, entirely without charge, in receiving and attending to all de tails of subscription. Joseph News Items uttered nor without reasons. Many Suggestions Offered. It is now known that the announce ment of W. L. Saunders In New York that tho problem had been solved is more of a hope than a realitv. His statements were not supported or con firmed by government authorities in Washington. A largo number of suggestions aud plans bave been submitted, and more are coming In every duy, but none of them has yet passed beyond tho tleo retical or exiwriiuental stage. The proposals may bo roughly divid ed into two general classification namely, devices for destruction of U boats and methods of clrcumventing'br minimizing their destruetiveness. In tho first class aro innumerable inven tions for offensive weapons and nrna ment, Including deadly electrical tp paratus. A' sample of tho second cltss is tho plan for constructing largo num bers or wooden vessels to run the block ade. ' Secrecy very properly surrounds lull these proposals, and the government intends to maiutulu strict silence about tnem until actual results aro obtabled. uormnuy would like nothing better than to know In advance Just what tho allies have up their sleeves or intend doing. Severe censorship has been im posed on any further official or semi official utterances like that of Mr. Saunders. Lossee May Soon Be Felt Here. Submarine destruction of merchant ships even if confined to the Euro pean barred zones will soon be felt indirectly in the United Stites. The loss so far has fallen only on England, France and Italy through sinking of supplies consigned to them. Within a short time, however, com merce throughout the world will be curtailed. England will be obliged to draw in her ships now engaged In for eign trade for the greater necessity of directly supplying herself and her ar mies. This will reduce the tonnage now employed in carrying cargoes of certain commodities which the United btates imports, sucli as wool from Eng. laud and her possessions, bides from Argentina, tin fioin the Straits Settle ments and rubber from the far east aud South America. A very large part of this trade is Carried in British bot toms. if German submarines should dash ucross the ocean aud raid commerce along the American coast there would be u panic In thdse particular conimodi. ty markets. Tlje effect on our exports of foodstuffs, totton nnd munitions would be equally disastrous. the 3rd day of June, with several brief and extremely cold snow storms. The farmers report that very little damage was done. Advertising- for the Union Stock show which will be held at Union on described in the complaint herein, de fendants. To P. H. Marley and Jessie V. Mar ley, his wife, if living, if not, then their unknown heirs, Mark A. Ben son and Mrs. Mark A. Benson, his wife, Ella Baird and David A. Baird, her husband, Roscoe A. Benson, and Mollie Benson, his wife, and The Al liance Trust Company, Limited, a cor poration; nlso all other persons, if any June 13, 14, 13 is in evidence in and : ?nere be Maiming any right, title or around Joseph this week. I "llcrest " or to the real estate, or ADVENTISTS NOT 4 TO FIGHT, Notify War Dopa-tment Their Religion Forbids Army Service. Seventh Day Alventists have notified the war departimiit that their religion will not allow tlil-iu to participate in the wur between tbe United States and Germany. The declaration (ulopted bv the ex ecutive committee f the North Amor- icnu division conference sets forth thut, although believing -In the principles upou which this government is founded and acknowledging liat it should re ceive the support of Its citizens, the Adventlsts are "cumclled to decline all participation lu acts of war and bloodshed as being liKouslstent with tno uuties enjoined upon us by our Divine. Master tuwurtl our enemies and oward nil mankind." Ralph Stickncy has just finished an addition to hi3 house in South Joseph. T. H. Moreiock returned -Saturday from a business trip in Western Idaho. v Andy Rysun took possession of the house which he purchased recently from William Koup. Frank Bowman who has been occupying the house has moved into the old Streeter house. The Joseph Auto company announce that they have ordered one car of Oakland autos and two cars of Chev rolets. These cars are expected to ar rive in a few days. L. 'L. Bunch and family were in town Saturday after a visit with Mr. Bunch's brother in Coos county. H. L. Fisher made a business trip to Portland on Wednesday June 6th. A bouncing baby boy was. born to Mr. and Mrs. Ohas. W. Foster on Monday. The cases which were to be held to try the men who were arrested in connection witu the recent "booze raids" were dismissed. Mrs. K. Fisk, of Imnaha, is in town this week getting orders for her can nery on the river. Wesley Duncan is having his house moved several yards north of its old location and a concrete foundation in stalled. George Hartvigsen, a local contrac tor and builder, announces that ho has obtained the contract to remodel the stock yards at the Joseph depot and also the ones at Wallowa. James Dalton on North Powder is in Joseph for a short visit. Election day passed quietly in Jo seph with very little interest. Four precincts handled the Joseph voters. ine tollowing judges and clerks of ficiated at the aifferent polling places: Prec. Nw 1 A. E. Pollock and Anna Leslie, judges. Harley Hamleton, Mrs. Geo. Cole and Clara Leslie. clerks. Prec. No. 2 Stanley Legore and Walt Beith, judges. Mrs. A. H. Rudd, Mrs. Aug. White and Alic Gilispie, clerks. Prec. No. 3 Mrs. C. G. Hoist and Thos. Marks, judges. Ross Leslie, Thos. Rich and Frank Stevenson, clerks. Prec. No. 4 John Blevans and S. H. Bonner, judges. Mrs. Paul Wilson, Daisy Greenwood and Mr. Paul Wilson, clerks. M. W. Morgan will leave the Inst of the week to visit his mother who resides at Okcsda.'e, Washington. Electricity is successfully used for abating the nuisnnce of chemical fumes from metel refineries, smoke and coal dust, and fog. nny part thereof, as described in the complaint herein, defendants: In the Name of the State of Ore gon, you are hereby required to ap pear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled suit and court on or before the 5th day of July, 1917; and if you fail to so answer, for want thereof, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief prayed for in the complaint, viz: the decree of the court that plaintiff is the owner in fee of the following de scribed land and premises in Union County, Oregon, towit: W 1-2 SW 1-4 Sec. 27; S 1-2 Sec. 34; SE 1-4 Sec. 28; NW 1-4 SW 1-4 and E 1-2 SE 1-4 Sec. 33, all in Twp. 3 S. R. 39 E. W. M., and, that the title thereto of plain tiff he quieted as against each and all of the above-named defendants and all unknown heirs, if any there be of either of them, and all other persons or parties unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in said described lands or any Dart there of, and that the cloud or interest in said described lands or any part there of, and that the cloud upon the N 1-2 SE 1-4 and SE 1-4 SE 1-4 Sec. 33 in Twp. 3 S. R. 39 E. W. M. made by a certain mortgage of record to defend ant The Alliance Trust Comnanv. Lim ited, a corporation, recorded August 2, 1893 on nage 428 of Book O of the Mortgage Records of Union County, Oregon, be removed, cancelled and satisfied of record. This summons is published by order of the Hon. J. W. Knowles of the above entitled court, made May 21, 1917, directing publication thereof, for six consecutive weeks and in the La Grande Evening Observer. C. H. FINN, Attorney for Plaintiff. 522, 29. 65, 12, 19, 26. 73. "Kie-Yie-Yie! Get Me 'GetsjIT Quick!" 2 Drops Make Corn "Fall" Off t Tve Joined the Never-Again Club. Never again will I use anything for corns but 'Gets-It.1 Put 2 drops of "Gets-It1 on. and from that sec ond the corn begins to shrivel. In one of the largest hotels in the world, now building, all the cooking will be done witl electric ranges cost ing thousands of dollars. ' SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Union Countv. AMALGAMATED SUGAR COM PANY, a private corporation. Plain tiff, vs. P. H. MARLEY and JESSIE V MARLEY. his wife, if living, if not. then their unknown heirs. MARK A. Gold Lace Laid Aside. BENSON and MRS. MARK A. BEN- n.v official order the American army SON, his wife, ELLA BAIRD nnd has gone into service uniforms of field khaki and olive drab for the pe riod of the war. Full dress uniforms with their wealth of gold lace will be seen only at White House ceremonies and occasions specially designated. It is tbe custom of armies to nut aside full d."es uniforms in wartime. H)AVID A. BAIRD, her husband, ROSCOE E. BENSON, and MOLLIE ir.NSON, his wife, and THE ALLI ANCE TRUST COMPANY, LIMIT ED, a corporation; nlso all other per fns, if any there be, claiming any lght, title or interest in or tn tbo Mm -UB. won t Touch Itt f So Sore!" Kr "d u wui Instead of swelling up like a little white sponge. Then It loosens from corn comes off as though you'd take a clove off your hnnd!' rv. "J the age. Moro "Oeta-It" la Bold by many times than any other fVlW ln existence. Try it and you'll know the re.uion wh7 It Jfkes two seconds to apply " and it dries at once. That's aft boVci experiment follow the ixnwienoi of .millions and use "fletd-H " c6 Oeta-It" Is sold everywhere. Sto -bottle, or sent on reoeipt of price h? E.Lawrence A Ca.. fhi,lJ P,.lc0 f by the Red Cross Drug store, C. D, Putm Drug store and La Grand, jial estate, or any part thereof, as
