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Veteran Arrives '
POKTLAND, Ore..' Doc.. 12 M.
Maurice Boucher, Vetera of the camp
aigns of Belcium unj of the Marne
in 1V14, prouil possessor of the Ouix
lie Guerre, a Chevalier of the Legion
of Honor nnd a professor in the Vyce
oi i.yons, aiTivwi nere today, Ho wil!
speak tonight on "The German Yoke
ami its cutset upon coronrred people'
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County Clerks Meet
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12 New
war tux laws will bo explained to
Oregon officials ut the annual con
vention of the county clerk of Oregon
which opened hure today. Tho clerks
are axpected to udvocatc legislative
action muKiner tneir terms of office
four ycni-3 instead of two, putting
them on the same basis as most other
county officials. Tho convention ends
Friday evening. ,
Corn Show Opens
p;UGENE, Ore., Dec: 12 Strains of
tora adapted to tho elimr.te of west
ern Oregon ana Wasnmgton wero
shown today at tho first annuul
Western Oregon corn show hero.
Coos county to build big warohouse
for machinery and supplies to accom
modate both boat and rail shipments.
The show opened yc-stcrduy and
will close tomorrow.
Rimh To Enlist
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12 The
rush of men of draft age to navy,
Marine corps and army recruiting
stations is steadily increasing.
Hundreds of men, facing conscrip
tion, are enlisting every day in the
Pacific northwest, preferring to be re
cruits in a service of their own choice
than conscript soldiers. .
Men of draft age cannot enlist after
noon Saturday.
Reports received hero the first of
this week declare recruiting offices
throughout the northwest are jammed
with applicants. Rccruiling officers
are working overtime. The navy re
... cruiting station hero expects to enroll
Ja h-.indrcd men a day during the latter
part of this week.
Every opportunity is given men of
draft ago to enlist.
PORTLAND, Dec. 13. Freedom
is a new and wonderful thing to the
Russians and it's having a strange
effect upon thorn.
Tho RussianB have an all-consuming
interest In public afairs, declares
John S. Schleunlng in a letter writ
ten his brother Alexander Schlcud.
ing here. John Schlcuning is editor
of the People's Paper In Saratotf
on tho Volga. .
Newspapers have sprung up ev
erywhere throughout Rii3s!a, tho let
ter declares. The Russians, former
ly a sleepy race, now are Interested
in everything, tho editor writes. The
average peasant will drive 100 miles
across a frozen plain to hear the situ
ation discussed.'.
Tho reaction against the old re
gime is extreme; Everything that
hints of the days of the monarchy
meots public disapproval.
Schleunlng declared a strong und
ercurrent against the Kerensky gov
ernment existed tho middle oi the
summer and Kerensliy then was
doomed to be overthrown.
Wheat flour costs from $10 to $15.
for 40 pounds in Russia and meat
prices range from 70 to 80 cents.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 13. The
official stamp of approval was put
on Washington building Btone here
when the state capital commission
announced that only Washington
stono would be used in the new
Temple of Justice. Idaho stone,
which had been considered, was elim
inated by this ruling. Washington
Is declared to have building stone
equal to any in the west.
CAMP LEWIS, TACOMA. Wash.,
Dec. 13. Hundreds of soldiers are
attending Y. M. C. A. schools here.
New classes are organized every week
and the number of soldier-pupils is
steadily increasing.
This week, for instance, a .begin
ner's Fiench class was organized
Monday. Another Fronch class com
pleted organization today. A new
geometry class will meet tonight and
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The principal business section of ,
Halifax liea In tho vicinity of the
Citadel, and east of the Citadel in the
snip parallel to the water front. A
r-hort distance to the south in the
block 4 E (indicated by guide lines)
a business arithmetic
formed Monday. '
In addition to tho various classes,
the Y. M. C. A. brings prominent men
here for lectures. Tliree such lect
ures by University of Washington
professors were given this wocV.
All lecture and class hours are, of
course, bo arranged as not to con-1
flict with such important dates as
drill, hours and movie shows.
PENDLETON, Dec. 13. Girls here
are suffering from "soldierphobia"
in the opinion of Police Chief Rob
erts.'
To cure the disease, tho head of
the police force proposed a liberal
do3e of humiliation. He prescribed
this remedy In a recent case. A girl
fiiiffering from a bad attack of the
disease, started kissing all soldiers I
in sight. Chief Roberts lectured her
in public nnd sent her home.
PORTLAND, Dec. 13. There's a
lot In a name.
Owners of the Ford , apartment
house found they cC.ld not find ten
ants although other apartment hous
es were full.
They changed the name to the
Hillcrest.
Now it's full all tho time.
They believe tho fancy name
turned the trick.
Roseburg Petition being signed
against expenditure of $50,000 Court
House repairs and $10,000 for cruise
of timber lands of county.
in whirh UiisU3iTipiara or.il get B
au. run
$2-25
costov. H ASSeirr.lFTTf
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is the Academy of Music, which was St. Matthews Church, the Church of W ' cfS h, ' " W
early thrown open to sufferers, England Institute; the Y. M. C. A. W liS '.si.: . .. " ' ' Si
wounded and homeless. North of Building, the City Club, the Halifax M WF ! ITI Y "
North street (crossing the map about ub. tto Provlndia Building .nd.the J VI LLIVL I Mf" g
' Ptovlnclat Museum and C. 1'. H. of- H rrJf m
an inch from tho top) is tho most Hcos are a1 iocutea in th8 4 n and f B
fccveroly wreeksd area ot Halifax. I E blocks. - H .
class was I H onm m mini ww.ulu.im" ' m
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This map shows the scene of thciblaU 17 minutes later. The Imo
Halifax disaster. The cross indi- had time to back away from the Mont
eates where the Belgian relief ship I Diane before the blast and was
Imo collided with the French muni- j beached near Tufts Cove. Arrow
dons ship Mont Blanc, setting the "A" points to a dot showing where
Mont Dlunc on fire and causing the tho Imo was beached.
World's Largest Smoclislack
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 12 The
world's largest smockstack stands
completed here today. The Black
stands 571 feet high and is at the Ta
coma Smelter. The stack's apening at
the top is 25 feet wide. Two million
four hundred thousand paving bricks
were user in its construction. Seattle
can be seen from the top of the gaint
thimncf on a clear day.
Pick Fox-Glove
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, Dec. 12
Pick fox-glove for your country.
That's the appeal of federal auth
orities to the people of the Pacific
northwest. Fox-Glove, or digitnilis, is
valuable as a heart medicine and is
found only in the forests of the Paci
fic northwest.
An organization is being complcte
cd to pick, dry and ship the leaves.
Fox-glove is much needed by army
and navy medical service.
To Build Grain Elevators
CAMP LEWIS. Dec. 12 Two
grain elevators will probably be pndcr
construction here before the end of
this week.
The elevators each will be iiO feet
hirrh and 25 feet in diameter. Thev
will be used to hold feed for the 7000
animala in the remount station.
Harnsbure ha new $12,000 Stand
ard Oil station.
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Kugen1 15.2 r.iile road from Rain
Rock to Florence to be built in spring
Cost J123V32I.
Helena 5 concrete bridges com
pitted near here.
SCENE OF BLAST.. II m ''JTrk'- fa 3 , 1
Myrtle Point to have another week
ly newspaper.
Dr. Hockctt Chairman.
ENTERPRISE, Dec. 13. (Special.)
Dr. C. D. Hockctt, of Enterprise,
Is chairman of the Red Cross mem
bership drive for Wallowa county.
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Ready Now at Old I'rico.
Freah lot (Just received), of Fol
ey'! Honey and Tar are selling at be-fore-the-war
prices. This puta a well
known cough medicine, ready to use,
In homes at loss than It costs to buy
nnd mix the Ingredient! yourself and
snvea the bother and muaa. Mrs.
Mary Klsby, 8633 Princeton, Avo.,
Spokane, Wash., writes: "I was sick
In bed with lagripp. I coughed
very badly. I took Foley'a Honey
aud Tar. It Hopped my cough and
I got better. So now I am around
the bouse aealn. Sold everywhere.
Adv.
WI0EMANN GOAT
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vl' yrftfltf Baby Food. THt
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Igoat milk if
A Prrft Toad mktt for InftuU, ff 1
MILK CO. r.
1 a. ; $ j
Christmas Suggestions
AW make a six-ciiilty of those il'ts thai always ijlease. Here are some of
them:
Edison and Victor Machines
Cut OlafJ3, Violins,
Guitars, Mandolins, Etc.
Stationery, Books,
Toys and Games,
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w e nave a variety or troods, too numerous to memum: nut tne iorenoin nsi
may ;;ive some helpful surest ions.
Newlin Book & Stationery Co,
Reading Lamps,
Toilet and Manicure Sets,
Ivory Goods
Pottery,
Chinaware.
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