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LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917.
'TEDDY ROOSEVELT
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- Suitcases - Trunks
Bags
A traveler who carries a stylish
Bag or Suitcase contributes much
to his personal appearance as
baggage frequently becomes the
most conspicuous of his personal
belongings. The superiority of our
traveling goods makes it .well
worth while for you to ask to see
them.
J3?
Bags Leather Cases
$2.00 1jO $19.50 $4.50 to $15.00
Matting Cases Trunks
75c to $4.50 $7.50 to $16.50
Quality &
Service
HILL'S DEPARTMENT STORE
FIRES FIRST SHOT
Gun That Sank Submarin
. Named After Colonel.
ARC A DE
MARGUERITE CLARK AT AR
CADE TODAY AND TOMORROW
gambler, who turns over to strangers
the care of his infant daughter, whose
mother had passed out of the world j
as the little one entered it. It is not '
exactly clear why he should assume
such an unfatherly attitude, but the '
impression is strong that upon the (
survivor he has laid the blame for the,,
fatality. The John Morgan of Mivt
Losee is second in interest only to v-JI
Miss Clark's Marian; it is a fine por-i
trayal. Richard Barthclmess as the
very young mun who sues for the
hand of Marian is convincing as the
The Arcade theatre will show Fri
day and Saturday the "The Valentine
Girl" in which Marguerite Clark takes
the leading Tole. Following is a crit
ical revk-w of this nictiiro thnt nn.
ipearcd in "Moving Picture World." i yutn "ml strong as the man grown.
(Reviewed by George Blaisdell in Charles Sutton's portrayal of the
Mbving Picture World.) ' minister who takes Marian into his
Here is a sure enough good picture. nome nls0 stands out.
There is a large measure of real In its casting and staging the sub
drama, of incidents that appeal joct is worthy of the best traditions
straight to the heart. The script was of the Famous Players. The picture
written by Laura Sawyer and the di- will have interest chiefly, however, on
rection was by J. Searle Dawley. It the dramatic side. Here it is well
is a story framed for its principal, worth while,
with high regard for her capabilities!
in convincingly portraying a girl in
her teens, the earlier teens at that.
The picture does not run 500 feet be
fore it gives us a situation that grips.
If "The Valentine Girl" be an excel
lent subject for evening showing it is
en even stronger picture for matinee
exhibition.
Marguerite Clark as the child of
the professional gambler is at her
best. She throws into her work
MmnoA Ms- 1 uni rirnm lprrt I
Summerville News
of her charm of impersonation. Frank
Losee is at the head of the support
ing cast. To him falls the role of the
Summerville, Ore., July 6. (Spe
cial) We owe our independence to
those who fought for their liberty 141
years ago fmote or loss.) May our
loyalty to the country for which the
Slum flnrl StriTww ctnn1 navop wonn
C. F.
Swander, State Sec'y Christian
Churches.
ity people assembled in various
groups in some shady and well wat
ered places to enjoy the Fourth. One
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group went just south of Walter
; Woods' residence, another up the
Thomas and Ruckles road, still anoth
i er went to the Clyde Myer grove.
Chautauqua week at Elgin was cer
. tainly a great feast to all who could
I uttend. If the roads had been, in bet
I ter condition, the attendance from
here would have been much greater.
Quite a number from here attended
the Chautauqua at La Grande. Re
ports are very favorable.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murchison and
Miss Lydia Hug and her niece Iva
Hug motored to La Grande on the
2nd inst.
D. R. McKenzie went to La
Grande in his auto on Monday.
The social given by the Ladies' Aid
netted $17.00. All had a good time.
The Aid will meet in a grove just
across the road from the residence of
Miss Lydia Hug on the 12th inst, at
2:H0 p. m.
The new postmaster is practicing
up this week.
D. L. Sanderson's team got fright
ened while he warn mowing hay Mon- I
day and ran away. The machine
was pretty badly smashed up.
PERFECT HIT AT 1,000 YARDS
Highest Prriiu For Naval Gun Craw
on Board Merchantman Mongolia,
Which Not Only Eacaped Torpedo,
but 8ent a Meeeaga of Death to U
Boat Crew.
FARMERS ARE ANXIOUS
FOR A GOOD RAIX
AT ARCADE THEATER TODAY
AND TOMORROW
With but very little ruin in the past
few weeks the farmers ure-sgetting
anxious, as a good rain1 would mean
much to them at this lime. The
crops are coming up fine and cvery-
tning nas a goou start nut a con
tinuencc of the present hot wave may
do a lot of damage, the temper
ature for the past five days has hen
as follows:
Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur.
Maximum !)1 05 80 82 S2
Minimum 47 53 (iO 58 50
The Mammoth Grocery
1211 Adams Avenue
Phone Main 82
FOR CANNING
Now is
and red
in
time to l'lai
isplieiTies--
e your order for t';uiev lioine-nrown st r;iwberries-
Our Fruits and Vegetables are Fresh Daily.
J!uy
Your
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llllR-lies.
Apl'ljtl, (ii;ipe .lui,
Loganberry Juice to take with vou for
WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE
The shot from "Teddy Roosevelt,1
as the sailors on board the American
merchantman Mongolia christened the
six inch gun on the bow, brought more
joy to the hearts of Americans tban
anything else since the entrance of this
country into the war with Germany.
The nation is proud of the naval gun
ners who manned this gun on the mer
chuntman. Their aim was perfect
The U boat was maneuvering to get
Into a position to let go a torpedo.
Having submerged, uie enemy was
hidden from view for a moment or
two, but the moment she came to the
surface the command "Fire!" was giv
en, and the first shot found its mark,
making a perfect hit at a range of
1,000 yards.
When Colonel Roosevelt was told it
was a gun the bluejackets bad dubbed
"Teddy Roosevelt" that sank a Ger
man subniurlne he chuckled.
"Is that so? By Godfrey, that's
fine!" exclaimed the colonel. "Bully
for them! How did they do it? Toll
me all about It. By George, that's
great!"
Later, when ho had had time to think
It over, the colonel was even more en
thusiastic and chuckled out another
volly of "Bullys," "By gollys" and
"That's great."
"I am greatly rejoiced, and I con
grntulato the captain, the gunners and
ul! tho crew of the Mongolia," be said.
"Thank heaven, soiuo Americans have
at last begun to bit. We have been al
together too long purely at the receiv
ing end of this war that Germany has
wuged on us."
lie was all smiles over tho name of
that gun and clinched his fists and
gave every indication of regretting
that he hadn't been at the breech of
It himself. Captain Rice was desig
nated "a splendid type" of the men
who will man the ships of America.
Accounts Fulfdl All Tests.
The account of the skipper and the
gun crew fulfills every British test,
the experts say. The submarine was
only 1,000 yards away; her periscope
was seen to be shattered; the six incb
shell. Instead of skipping along the
surface of tho sen, as It would have
done had it missed, disappeared in
stantly; a geyser shot up, and the foam
and spray did not settle for some time.
Later all signs of the U boat had dis
appeared except a film of oil on the
water where It had been when hit
The British say there Is no doubt the
Mongolia did sink the submarine.
Iu drawing first blood In the war
with Germany the American naval offi
cer and crew on the Mongolia worked
with perfect coolness and precision.
Captain Rice co-operated splendidly
by maneuvering his ship so as to give
them a good shot The shell caught
the submarine as It was ubout to rise
and dropped squarely on her before
the German had bad a chance to
luuncb a torpedo. An upheaval of
black smoke and yellow gas fumes fol
lowed a spurt of water mixed with
fragments of tho periscope. At the
request of the navy department the
names of the American naval officer
and gunners are withheld.
"It was 0:22 a. m.," said Captain
Rico, "when we sighted the periscope,
about 500 yards away, on the port bow.
There was a light buzo over the sea,
and we had Just takcii a sounding.
We had a big force of lookouts on
duty, but It was the first officer who
cried, 'There's a submarine off the port
DOW!
"Besides the periscope, there was a
disturbance of the water as though
she were Just rlslug to the surface.
Although she was so close, she was
not In a good position, apparently, for
a shot at us, for she Immediately low
ered her periscope and dived.
"I put tho helm to starboard and
headed straight for the spot where she
was disappearing, figuring that if we
could not ram her we would charge
over her at full speed and she would
come up again astern, whore our guns
could get n fair shot at her;
Had the True Range.
"The naval officer In command of our
gun crews, who was on the bridge be-
suio tue. gave the range to the sight
setters. The moment the periscope
linked up In our wake he gave the or
der, 'Commence filing!'
"At that short range It was easy
from the Uidgo to see the shell lii
flight as it went sinking toward the
enemy. Before it reached him we
could sto that it was going to he n
perfect hit.
"The nevt moment iiiives of the tiorl.
scope went living through the air, fol
lowed immediately by a fountain of
water, smoke and gas which entirely I
hid the Ni-'t whore the sulmuirine had i
been emerging. !
"When the smoke cleared away we
could plainly see the spreading oil !
patch on the surface of the water, i
which meant the submarine was done
ror. .n additional proof that tho first
shell was a hit was the fact that there
was no rieoclu t."
We Have a Full Line of
Fruits and '
Vegetables
at all Times
We can fill your order for Straw
berries for canning with First Class
Fruit.
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Harris Grocery
PHONE MAIN 70 FARMERS PHONE B. 192
408 North Fir St. Cross The Track
COAL
Just Received a Car of Tono Lump Coal
At $10.50 Per 2000 Lbs.
YOU WILL HAVE TO HURRY I
Just Received a Carload of Dry Yellow Pine
Highest Price Paid For Poultry
SMITH-NOBLE PRODUCE CO.
Home Ind. Phone M. 734
Union County M. 291
LA GRANDE,
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Thrift --Not Waste
Delay in painting anything that needs paint "is
waste. Paint preserves and keeps from decay th"
surface to which it is applied, thus preventing the
destruction of property. Destruction of property
is waste and the man who paints when paint is;
needed is more economical than the man who does
not.
F. E. OXNER
PAINTS AND WALL PAPER
QUICK DELIVERIES
are a feature of this lumber
business. WJien you give ui an
order you can confidently rely
on getting your lumber a little
before you need it. That meraa
no delay in construction, Tic
waiting time that you ha to
pay for Think that over.
GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
Retail Dept. Phone Main 8
BEAUTIFUL
FIGURES
result from intelligent attention to
correct corseting. "
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" Front Laced
offer the world's best achievements in
design and a careful selection of su
perior materials to properly wrk out
these designs so the style lines ar re
tained during the entire life of the
corset . Appreciation of the fit, style
and comfort, however, can only be had
through a trial fitting the hardest
test.
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