t'AGIS I wO
LA UUANDE EVKMXO OiiSKIlVEK
FRIDAY, -i'EBBUAUy 1, 1918
11 DEATHS
FRENCH WELCOME
TROOPS TO HOMES
Open Their Houses io Officers of
American Army,
Snow White
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Get out your Grimm's Fairy ;
Tale Book, refresh your mind
on the morld-old story "Snow-
White and the Seven Dwarfs." j
A charming little tulo of J!
J queens, witch ..'S, funny little
drawfs and, of course, a prince J
J and a princess. Come and sec j
them all at the High School )
Auditorium, February 12, and
j help the Red Cross. i
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Let Us Shoe Your
Feet
and you will have a good foundation.
CITY IS VERITABLE PARADISE
REPORTED B!
PERSHING
Qur Shoes
are the kind that look well and wear well. Just
the kind you are looking for.
Hill's Department Store
ACTION ON A LARGE SCALE IS,
EXPECTED BETWEEN GER- Lines of Communication Branch of
MANS AND AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. General
PerMpv reports one dcalli nx the it
suit i j wounds, one from a fractured
skull, and nine deaths from illness,
the latter including Corporal Preston
0 Meyers of Spokane.
Europe Stops Buying
Condensed Milk
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aKWvHH "THE
ALSO TWO-REEL
Paramount-
Mack Sennet j
COMEDY !
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TVTnnrlav and Tuesdav
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I S-T"AR
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I (lUHIJiig u irunuu SL-uiur. inert; la nu
j concern here but What Pershing's men
j will be able to hold their own then.
0
! Kite This Morning;.
I The fire department was called to
the residence of Chase Iiohnenknmp,
703 Spring street, about 11:45 this
morning for a chimney fire. - No
loss was reported. .
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.MISS MIXTKIt A I.ITTI.K
PATRIOT IX MOW 1
KTT'ISH
Mountain Sotting Provides Back
ground for Pretty Star's Latest
Amerlcan-Miiliial Play.
Mary Miles Mlnter, tho fascinating
and clever little star, of motion pic
ture drama, whose nnme is known
wherever film drama is popular. Is
enthusiastically pleased with her lat-.
est American-Mutual production,
"Her Country's Calt," a drama which
rovcnln the brilliant young actress at
her best.
Interest drama with tho stars and
stripes as a background. It suits
thoroughly, because there never was
Action on n lurge scale between the i army hus not yet begun und although
! Americans and Germans may be ex-) their transfer from rarls to a city In
j pected, following the announcement; central France Is supposed to be a deep
that the Americans are permanently 1 secret, this beautiful little elty Is al-
) ready aware Uiut it will soon be host
to the newest allies. American Hags
are already waving from mnny build
ings and the citizens are In a state of
suppressed excitement preparing what
promises to be a most enthusiastic wel
come. Preparations for tho advent of the
Americans, numbering several hundred
officers and twice as many assistants
clerks, clvllluns and military workers
are almost completed, so that when tho
men begin to arrive, in a day or two,
each one will find comfortable quarters
annnged for blin either In some one of
the half dozen good hotels here or In
private houses that huve been rented
by the advance scouts. ,
City Little Paradise. 1
They will find themselves quartered
"for the duration of the war" In one of
Franco's heulthlest and most beautiful
cities, where cleanliness apparently has
been made a cardinal virtue, where
food, especially fresh vegetables In
season, and dairy products are plenti
ful, where tho water supply offers none
of the drawbacks that must be con
tended with close behind the front, nnd
from which they can operate fully as
advantageously centrally as from
Paris.
For weeks a staff beaded by a ninjor,
SALEM SOLDIER - DIES
PAUL RICH OF COMPANY M SUC
(T.MK.H TO PXUCMOXIA
Youth, Whose Death In France Is Re
ported, 18 Years Old Was Once
Stationed Here
SALEM, Feb. 1. (Special) Paul
owing seams, irom pneumonia were
reported by General Pershing
Paul Rich, Salem, Oregon.
Otto II, Pelrick, Washtucna, Wash.
Both were privates.
The following other deaths were re-
"Her Country's Call" is a heart j scar)ot' 720 Wood,awn avenu
Seattle. Wimli.
SALEM, Feb. 1. (Special..f Paiili w,th cl"ht officers; assistants nnd many
Rich of Company M, l2d Regiment,) eniistcii men, nas tieen comuing me
Army Make Headquarters In City
In Central France and Are Cordially
Received by' the People Plan to
Prevent Forcing Up of Prices In the
Local Market. :
PORTLAND, Feb. 1. Cheaper milk
Although the -Influx of hundreds of (is in prospect as the result of Europe
stulf ollicers belonging to the lines of I suddenly stopping heavy buying of
communication brunch of the American I condensed milk,
"The Northwest condensers, which
have been buying milk at high prices,
are overstocked und may have to sell
at lower figures. Lack of their de
mand, mny lower the cost of fresh
milk.
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Treasury Hoys Farm Bonds.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. , The
Treasury yesterday bought Its first
parcel of $3,000,000 farm 1q.hi bonds
from the $100,000,000 fund provided
for this purpose by Congress.
a more avid little patriot than she.
whose death in France from pneu.
city for the most desirable quarters.
The new play has a sotting In the I wa8 reporte(, yestcrday 'UveA All available hotel rooms have been en-
border country with glimpses of
mountain lifo thrown In. It tells the
story of an nrmy officer's daughter
who wns stolen by a bootlegger for
reven go,
Included In the cast nf su
Jjj tlnguished poiTormors ns
5y j IVr!t:::tt. AI:n P.'riwt. Henr
PORTLAND 'MARKETS j
rows, Margaret Shelby, Miss Mintcr's
a few miles north of Salem, where for B"B '"Z," , ueeu.
three years before his enlistment ho "'nted until the end of the war. Boon
J , , .. . . .. also 1 ave been engaged la private
was employed on the farm of Em.l . , . ,.,, hn7nnra ,L !
The big clerical force will
the fnml-
withniif-
Hicll who IS vonm nlrl .. .. . .. ..
vA Rui-. ... . V , . exception, nro emnusiiistic over mo op-
' --i ... , in ir. nil I r v iit iiiiivnii? iifisr in nil. Ainfri-
Loan to (it-cat Hrlfain.
WASHINGTON,. Feb. 1. A new
credit of $210,000,000 to bo paid to
Great Britain during February was
established today by the Treasury.
The January credit of ?2G0,000,-
000 wns completed today with the
advancement of $65,000,000. This
brings total credlt3 to all tho allies
up to $), 525, 000,000.
Marshfield C. A. Smith Co. is
considering plans for converting its
Idle pulp mill buildings at the Coos
Bay mills' Into apartments or a
hoarding house for additional em
ployes who will bo required if dou-
blo shifting of all plants becomes an
actuality to get out spruce orders.
num. rjia aiciiiuLiiui , .juiiii iiiri , mm' ,.,,,
eh dls- his(motJ"y !''ve " " fUrm,a, fe7,mi!e8;bo distributed in part among tl
George l"0''11? " , ""i,. T Y llcs ot ,lle city-who, alm,st,
pany M, which went from this city.
umu-i , uiiu OLlwillHWOUlltt IHKeu. i
,Vfcer Cntry CtU will be shown . j,aul Ri,h,was here when Company
" att"tr1e Saturday y ,M of Saem wag cncamped her0 .
...v. w... ..v outbreak of the war. He was a quiet
vlllo nnd the orchestra.
;boy and well liked.
SAVE THAT SHOVELFUL ! HoPPnor Many
OF COAL TODAY i,npnt,! ller0 ln ln7'
new Improvo-
(Unitcd Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 32 More than!
twenty-one million school children arol
today bringing to the attention, of Am-!
! HOYS IX FItAXCK
PLKXTY
HAVK
OF 'I.OTIIIXfi
(Continued from Pago 1.)
January 31, 1918
. CATTLE The feature in the cat
tle department of today's market was
tho receipt of eight carloads of beet
pulp cattle, which make a showing on
tho top round o f perfection, so far ns
W..t..n ..I- .... Al.U i !
a ved oo la c t y.KZ ' th abS0'UtC neil of a"vi' y" aXhcar 'rom ?, ve,f Hf,ten
, . . . .. , . :;. ", ! coal. i you will know I am well and doing
a?eTppersUt Th. cattle' a'rket is I The - -ing a 'what is right. And above all don't
f.7rly Sneonn IMtaslJ tlhou,e to hou8 c&nH- tninB coal-worry about me because I am well
,.,, i I. ' 5 ?,?. r..T .; -..i " ..!m shovels with scheamlng noaices to and will try and keep that way. So
force the quotations on that base. The i"Sve, C' Win tho War." . I must close.
regular volume of butcher stuff has 1 ,lel Armini-strntor Garfield dcsin-l I t true or postponing the draft,
cna7,ged hands actively through u "-el Tag Day" and which we heard they were going to
di,v at strong prices, rnd while pricesicaU''.d,uV0" the 8rm' of aih"01 chilclion. do.
would possibly not Justify a revision)'0 ' Rovernment in seeing to it! V. Hie vmy soon nnd kto the
of quotations, practically all sales arc hnt uscrs of ' b' 'igc and small.: babies for mo. I remain forever,
stretching the top level in the diffe- s ot "ovcl of coal today. ou loving son and bro her
rent classes. Quotations in this do- Tllc f'K" b'l? ' the shovels ENOR. A L. STRONG (Shrimp)
pnrtment for tho day are as follows:)0 millionaires and tlio more humble,
aiiive, near me loiiowmg notes to re-
mind each person that a "shovelful of) tlonary Forces, France,
coal saved means hist so much ndilit. i 0
Medium to choice steers, $10.3;11;
good to medium Btccrs, $!).3.r10.nf
common to good steers, $7.7o(p)9.25
choice cows nnd heifers. S7.25(S)!): i tonal power and help and support for .- - ---------
common to good cows and heifers, the American soldier and sailor onthejQQJJjjq-Q. EVENTS!
$fi.50(ff7.7r; canners, $3Bj bulls, i firing-line: i I
7.50; calves, ?7.50(S'1I; stockers and "Save Hint shovelful of coal a day
feeders, $6(9. for UnHo Sum. Jan. 31, Feb. 1 "The Mcdcine Man"
HOGS The hog department showed! "Cover furnaces and pipes with as- Roy Stewart at the Star,
a fair shipment of medium quality tbestos or ohter insulation: also! Feb. t (Friday) Presentation ot
hogs, but held to the levels established I weather-trip you windows or stuff , service flag to high school at 3 p. m.
I 1'co. z -ner Lountry s tall ' .Mary
mand. Current )nc
light, $16.10lfi.2
in yesterday's trade, with mi active da- cracks with cotton.
ire: I'iimui .ivecp your room at on oegree (tiic Jiues -Mlnter.
no heavy, nest neat ior noaun.j h'eo 4-9 Alien Germans to login-
$16.20iffl.2r); pigs, $13. ..$15; bulk
$16.25.
SHEEP The sheep department re-
ceivcda heavier consignment today,
most of which came direct to packers
but everything which entered tho open
market changed hands readily nnd
this department also get nwny at tin
top end of the prices quoted in the
different classes, which are ns fol
lows: Western Iambs. $I5i 15.50; Val
ley lambs, $14.50(Sil5; yearlings, $13
(fl 13.50; ewes, $911; wethers, $12.50
i 13.
The market in all depr-v ' si- s looks
"Heat only the rooms you use nil; tor
the time. Feb. 4 (Monday) Red Cross ben-
"Test your ashes by sifting. If you efit conceit, S:15 p. m at L. D. S
find much good coal, there is somc-J Tuberniicle.
thing wrong with your heater. See! Feb. 5(Tuosday) Business men's
a furnace expert. I luncheon at Foley hotel
"Write to the maker of your far-1 Feb 7-13. Portland Automobile,
nnce or stove for practical directions ; Truck and Tractor Show.
for running economically. j April 12 Ijist day for filing"homi-
"Save gas and electric light ns nating petitions or declarations for the
much ns possiblc this will save coal primaries with the secretary of state,
for the nation. j April 12 Last day for filing dec-
"Thc fuel administration points out.lai-iition of candidacy for nominating
that this tag day is different from petition with the county clerk for pn-
all other tag tays. Instead of asking mary election.
exceptionally strong nn.l ,ti iive at this for cash contributions, the school May 17 Primaries for Republicans
cnns-aiid ln part will be housed in
huge, barracks In the outslilrts.of ..tho
Tho new headquarters will from the
outset be operated with a view to the
greatest possible comfort of the men
nnd the least possible disturbance of
local conditions. Thus, one of Hie. first
moves will be to Install u "sales com
missary," at which foodstuffs brought
from America will he sold at less than
the local market prices, if possible, so
that the presence of the Americans w 111
not have the effect of forcing up prices,
to the distress of tho Inhabitants.
Only fresh vegetables, milk, eggs and
such commodities will be purchased,
nnd for the present" nt least no effort
will bo made to establish maximum
prices for these articles, for fear the
supply will vanish, ns It has elsewhere.
Ollicers' messes will not be arranged
for the present, because the food avail
able hero is extraordinarily good and
plentiful. But the men living In bar
racks undoubtedly will have their own
tables.
It is now announced that to con
serve coal, universal electrification
of Great Britain is proposed for rail
roads, factories and domestic pur
poses. For ten years radical conser
vationists have held up water-power
development In this country nnd are
even delaying such- measures at this
critical time.
St. Helens Shipbuilding Co. plans
to erect hotel on Suuvles Island, ad
joining plant.
let
St. Helens $4,000 contract
.for, n,ew theatre i .building.
North Bend may buy an electric
Dump.
NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS
In order to avoid any misunderstanding' :n regards to buying
wheat flour, we are having printed below tho lutest rules and regu
lations, issued by the Food Administration, governing the sale of
same. These orders effective Janunryt28, 1918:
With tho purchase of a 49-pound sack of wheat flour you must
purchase at the same -time 17 pounds 'of substitutes, which may
includo one or more of the substitutes to make the required 17
pounds. '
SUBSTITUTES
BARLEY RICE FLOUR
RICE . CORN MEAL
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR HOMINY -
. CORN FLOUR 1 OAT MEAL
POTATO FLOUP . ROLLED OATS
With each 24-pound snck of wheat flour, 8 pounds of substitutes
must be included.
One sack of wheut flour at a purchase to a city or town con
sumer, and puichuae as you need same, as no consumer should have
on nand more than this quantity.
Rural consumers, two sacks at a purchase, and the same co.k
ditions as the city consumer.
HELP WIN THE WAR BY SAVING WHEAT ".
Harris Grocery
Farmers Phone, Black 192
408 North Fir Street Across the Track
"United States Food Administration, License No. 50255."
EAT
Vegetables and Fruit
Yellow and White Corn Meal.
Rye Flour.
Buckwheat Flour.
Rolled and Steel-cut Oats'
Rice and Corn Starch
Those arc the substitutes for flour that we have
on hand nt present. AVill have other varieties
later.
Peerless Syrup in Bulk.
Bring your ean and yet it filled.
Call Main 35
HUG S GROCERY
SOCIETY
Red Cross Buttons
Red Cross buttons may be obtained I
writing and certainly the supply is not
equal to the demand.
"The Man Fioin Painted Post," nt
the Arcade Saturday and Sunday. Covcrnment's coal pile
children
holders
war savings stamps, for liberty bonds,; and city election,
and, at the same time, add to the'
will demand that, house i and Democrats.
save money for food, for November 5 General state, county
ilV UELjfiA. Ouick Deliveries
it r "
are a feature of this lumber
business. When you give us an
order you can confidently rely
on getting your lumber a little
! ( fnie y, ' m , . it That means
no delay in construction, no
waiting time that you have to
pay for. Think that over.
GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
Retail Dept. Phone, Main 8
AMUSEMENTS.
Arcade Theatre Motion pictures
Star Theatre Motion Pictures and
Vaudeville.
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TF.I.KGItAM SI HSCT.IBKItS! .J.
i- .J.
Now Is the time to sub- .J.
J scrlho or renew your siibscrip- J
J- tion r-: there will be no more ..
pr- i given arter the first
rf . . i,.uary.
Please pay Telegram sub
scrlptions to me at my store. J
J Phone all new subscriptions
to Red 3351. A. O. Herman, .
406 Fir Street. . 4-
4"
exhaustive examination finds the wntcr
even better than in Purls, sanitation
excellent nnd the houses clean al
though they have been fumigated twice
as a precaution nnd everything mod
ern to a surprising degree.
French to Furnish Fuel.
Arrangements already hnvo been
completed whereby the Amerlenn
forces can draw from the French nil
necessary fuel; thus there will be no
suffering from what nt this time Is un
usually cold weather. The American
ollicers have found the mayor and
other city officials ready for co-opera
tion in the fullest degree. The quar
ters, In the main, have been secured by
the mayor, who asked the citizens to
show their patriotism by. giving up a
portion of their houses to their Amerl
enn alllo. The payment will he lib
eral, and not on the 1-frnnc-per-dny
basis, ns In wnr-sonc towns, where
billeting is the system, with this offi
cial maximum.
The lied Cross and Young Men's
Christian association already have es
tablished branches here.
Big preparations arc being made
at Pattison's grocery by those holding for the complimentary dancing party
to be given In honor of the Misses
Gulling nnd Grady, in the Rex Hall,
Wednesday, February 0. The com
mittee has decided to make this a
A medical officer who has made nn I membership receipts. People should
ne cnreiui nuout caning ior mem un
less they have their receipts, as only
those having memberships ere al-.
lowed by law to wear the Red Cross
buttons.
Sommors, who gained such a wide
popularity at the Red Cross dance
given recently will entertain with a
number of her prettiest dances. Re
freshments will be served and this
dunce promises to be a huge success.
riinnilierlnin's Tablets.
These tablets are intended espec
ially for disorders of the stomach,
liver and bowels. If you are troub-
jitney dance and charge ten cents j led with heartburn, indigestion or
general admission. Miss Daphne ' constipation they will do you good.
Shot by Own Trap.
Alfred Mler, an aged fanner, who
resides alone on his farm near Ben
netts Comers, nine miles southenst of
Keren, O., set a trap for the thieves In
bis barn by running a wire from tho
door to two revolvers, lie hud been
mlsslug tools from the ham. Itecently
he forgot his trap nnd stumbled
against the wire. One of tho revolv
ers was discharged nnd the bullet en
tered his leg Just below the hip. H
wns taken to a Cleveland hospital In a
serious condition.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Change of Program The Fairbank's Films Have Been, Delayed by Storms.
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"Girl oi the Golden West"
Featuring
Pretty Fair for One Day.
Fifty dollars nnd sixty cents wns
one day's wages made by two coal
miners nt the Burrows coal mine, nrnr
Clarksburg, W. Va. They loaded 44
cars and received $1.10 a car.
HOUSE PETERS
THEO ROBERTS
FANNY DAVENPORT
lal Industry here.
Divide Pilot Lumber Co. Is re
pairing the old O. L. T. mill and will
begin operations soon.
1 ARCADE
Roseburg New concrete building
for garage soon to be built here. I
Paramount Pictures