La Grande evening observer., February 01, 1918, Image 6

PAOE SIX
I. A (iJlJLNDiS'EVEN'IXQ OUSKIiVEic
WASTAGE TELLS
!j TRAGEDY OF WAR
Dally Eight Trains Bring Soldiers'
Ruined Equipment to Le
Mans From Front.
5,000 MAKE OVER GARMENTS I
French Redeem 60,060 Plrs of
. Trench Boots and 60,000 Pieces of
Outer Clothing Monthly Ger..
.. min War Prisoners Work.
t
' to Mans, Deportment of tho Sfirthe,
France. On an average elfrtit trains
a day are bringing to Le Muns the1-
wastago at the battle front, consisting
of thousnnds of tons of damaged war
material and soldiers' ruined equip
ment. There have been as many as
17 trains a day hcnvlly loaded with
this material picked up on battlefields
and around camps. Le Mans would be
the paradlso of ragmen and dealers In
second-hund goods were It not for
the fact that the French array Is find
ing Its own nse for such of the mate
rial as It Is able to recuperate or re
pair. Establishments located here by the
quartermaster's department recuper
ates monthly 60,000 outer garments,
326,000 undergarments, 8.BOO pairs of
shoes, 60,000 pairs of trench hoots, 25,
O0O steel helmets, 270,000 sheepskin
capes and 120,000 pieces of equipment.
" These articles are made ready for
' Hso again by disinfection, renovation
and repairs. There are In addition,
made each month from pieces of cloth
ing that are not repaired, 100.000
pairs of slippers, 120,000 cases for sot
idlers' canteens, 00,000 forage caps,
ta.OOO shoe laces, 20,000 cloth cases
for bread loaves, and 10,000 wash
rags. , '
8,000 In Repair 8hops.
The recuperation and repair of worn
and damaged articles began In Uie
spring of 1010 In vnst warehouses and
repair shops In which (5,000 persons,
Including 2,000 refugees, mostly wom
en, are employed.
! Hero and at Les Marlins, northwest
.of Orlcons, among the quays from
which tho mobilized men of the fifth
military region went off to war In
August, 1D14, German prisoners of
'war now lino up In front of Incoming
ifmlirht tralna nml nntrtu.l nmmtlHoa
kf great sacks that look like tho prod
met of n gigantic ragman's shop.
Tho Indescrlhnbla mass Invokes the
jconfuslon as well as the tragedy of
'the battlefield. Thero are pierced and
jdentcd helmets,' worn and stained
jploees of uniform, forage caps, great
coats, leggings, army shoes and trpneh
j SAYS SON OWES FOR BOARD
Stepfather Puts In Claim Against Ee.
tate for $5,200 for Meals and
Lodging.
. Ilaelne, Wis. Claiming thnt Theo
dore Johnson, who died six months
ago, leaving an estate worth $70,000,
owes his mother for bonrd and rent for
the last quarter of a century, August
Wilson has filed a $.1,200 claim wrnlnst
the estate. Wilson declares Johnson
hoarded at his mother's house and also
had a tmnl: stored there for twehty
Ove yen rs. He figures that (he hnnrd
and room were worth at least $5 a
week with accrued Interest
OOJ?OOJ?00lOVOOJJOV01?OJ?Og
0 GiVES HUSBAND AND
1 3 SONS FOR COUNTRY
HOLD LIBERTY BONDS
Peoplo Urged to Retain Them as
Permanent Investment.
it .14 J.
Dc Edwards' Olive Tablets Get
ct the Cause and Remove It
E Edwards' Olive Tablets, the tubsfal.
tute for calomel, act gently en the bowels
and positively do the work.
People, afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through Dr. Edwards'
Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar
coated tablets arc taken for bad breath
by all who know them.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets oct gently
but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating th:m to natural action,
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any
of tho bad after effects.
. AU the benefits of nasty, sickening,
griping cathartics ore derived from D&
Edwards' Olive Tablets without griping,
pain or any disagreeable effects.
Dr. P. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of prac
tice among patients afflicted with
bowel and liver complaint, with the
attendant bad breath.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablet are purely
Q vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil; you will know them by their olivs
color. Take one or two every night for
a week and note the effect 10c and 25c
per box. All druggists.
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Preparedness
Llncle, Wyo. A husband and
three sons for Uncle Sam's lib
erty forces is the contribution
of Mrs. John M. Bennett, of
this town.
With nil tho male members of
her family preparing In various
training camps for tho fight for
democracy and humanity, Mrs,
llenuett and her two young
daughters speuil a great deal of
their leisure doing Red Cross
work.
Goofs; souioof tfieurprerccd by bullets,
some torn by shrapnel and others
shredded by violent contact with
barbed wire.
All of them are covered with layers
of mud of varying thlckness.es and
not Infrequently n garment presents
a stain of nn Indefinable color, always
easily recognized but got rid of with
difficulty. These garments receive
speclul treatment. They are first
thrown Into a receptnele which they
go through a long and thorough cleans
lug before being treated ns other gar
ments.
Leather, Metal and Cloth. '
Tho first operation on tho arrival of
a train Is the sorting of the lond Into
three piles, leather, metal and cloth.
The cloth and canvas go at once Into
Immense disinfecting tanks thnt are
in operation night and day, and from
thero to the laundry. Then they go to
another warehouse, where they are
separated Into repairable and unre
pairable; here there is a great deal of
lipping to soparate trimmings from
garments and to divide tho garments
themselves Into pieces of as nearly uni
form size ns possible to facilitate thalr
transformation Into comfortable slip
pers. ' The sheep skins are purified by a
sulphur application in the abandoned
vault of an old cemetery near by,
.where 0,000 of them are treated each
day, after which they are made plia
ble and rendy for wear again by a heat
ing machine. Borne of them are able
to take another turn at the front, but
tho most of them, along with pieces of
uniform, nro distributed among the as
sembling stations at the rear for tho
equipment of auxiliaries and among
the hospitals for the clothing of con
valescents. Rags are sold here at the rate af
a hundred bales per day, wnlgtilng la
tho aggregate about 12 tons. This rep
resents the wear and wastage of cloth
ing received at Le Mans alone; an
equal quantity Is received at Les Mur
llns. Kettles, braiders, lanterns, drums,
raiiBlcal Instruments and nil kinds of
tools also pass through here on their
way to Itenncs to be dealt with by spe
cial establishments where the per
centage of recuperation Is said to bs
very slight.
Patriotism Personlfledl
New Ilochello, N. Y. The greatest
patriot In the history of New HochePe
has been discovered. I!e Is the man
who hung out n service flag with one
star In front of his gnrage becnuse he
sold his car to the army quortormaster
department. '
Woman la Deputy Marshal.
Denver, Colo. To Miss Lola An
derson of Pueblo, Colo., belongs tho
distinction of winning the first appoint
ment of a woman ever made aH a dep
uty Cnlted States marshal.
WHILE AT WAR
WOMEN SUFFER AT HOME
i5fr I took two bott
' ' Dr. I'irrcn's Ft
017 i
LEAHN THE TRUTH ABOUI
CORSETS As We Are learning the
Truth About War.
Get Acquainted With
i titc rifcu uiu, u. a. rt. oa
the Front Lace Corset with th
ENTILO Back and Front Shield
There's a La Camille Style That'
Best For You. s
AU the Latest Models Now on Hand
Priced at $2.00 up.
MRS. UOBT. PATT1SON
Corsetiere.
rtrt. 1702 Oik Thone Red 3321
EiTflKXr, Omtoov, "I cortalnty ow a
great (teal to Dr, I'ioreo'l RpmwJIpj; thru
ci in nrm a times thy
have nTf(l my lif.
Oiid ti I . had
tronblA with my
I una and thfi doctor
Paid that I could not
frt well. 1 took
lr. I'krc's Gnldtn
Mwlioal I)HPOTry
ft ml ft rurM mi.
During another III
iiom th doctors 9hA
llirtrn was nn rMnnce
rern-rrry. J
a hot Urn of
PirrerV Fnri
Prpiprlnttcn and ml wHl. Asain drf ton
wild that tho only thing to mt my liff
was nit onrallon, and at one, too. 1
aKaln trxk th 'Favorite PrMcrftitlon'
at id tho Mtoldrii Mrtlj.'at .)ivorf , and
thiy brought mo Oirmt(h Jmt tine well,
and wUhntil an npnriUlon, so I rannot
l'pak too highly of thr'V wonderful rema
di..H Mm. At .ua, Jaitvis, 4'C W. M St.
Hofirnrtio, Oitrnnv. During MpeV
inrT I was o poorly 1 could not kerp a
ii i n r on m y
Umiaou ami my
head and back
a.-hod WrrihlY all
tha tinir and 1 wns
in nnrvoua. A
friend tolit ma
about lr. .!Vfrrn'a
I'avorlto rrrsi'ri
tion. I took three
bottle and nnver
hftd anv tronliln
af tnrwftrd. ' Tho
flrt doso h i i pod
me. My batty waa
Jl nlro. hen 1 Hit
eluiil. I tlilnk tho
'rnwripthm' fs impW Rirat. I am fisd
to rct'oiiuiH'iid iu" aiia, C. A. Fkikxd,
Tavoritfl Prpwripllnn and"GoltVn
Modioil iJiflcowry " nro both mt nn in
liquid nml tnhlrta. If not obtainable at
dealer, ftonri iO ctMit to hoctor 1'ierca,
InvnlidV Hotel, Hnffnln. N. V.. And be
will uiAit trial pncUni;a (.-( eitlior tablet
Government Discourages Practice of
Merchants In Accepting Them In I
Exchange for Merchandise. j
Tnlted States trensury officials nro J
seeking to discourage tho practice fol
lowed by many merchants throughout '
tho country of offering to accept Lilt- j
erty bonds of tho first and second Is
sues at par, and In some cases at a
premium. In exchange for merchandise,
They hold that such practice defeats
the primary object of tho sale of tho
bond, discouraging the general thrift ,
movement and increasing expenditures, '
!'l1?'?SnJ,'j!nJs.!nP government of lu-1
lior a'nu fnafpiliil heeded lor' war pur
poses. "While I have no doubt that mer
chants are actuated by patroltlc mo
tives," Kail Secretary of the Treasury
MeAdno, In a statement given out
through tho federal reserve hanks, "I
am sure thnt they have failed to con
sider tho effect which the acceptance
of t'nc-lr off rx have upon the slttfntlon.
We are making Ihe strongest effort to
have t!ie:ie - government bonds pur
chased for permanent Investment by
the people at large, to be paid fop out
of the past and future savings of thoso
who buy them. - Purchases thus made
not only result In providing funds for
the nnes of the government, but they
also effect a conservation of labor and
mnfoi'lal.
"When (ho bends are cxctutnird for
merchandise, the primary object of
their sale Is defeated, discouraging
thrift and Increasing expenditure. In
addition to this, such bonds, when tak
en lu exchange for merchandise, must
In most cus.es be Immediately Mil"! iii
the open market. This naturally tends
to depress the .market price of tho Is--Rtie
and makes It lets easy to sell fu
ture Issnes at the same rate."
Secretary MeAdoo believes that tho
merchants of the country, upon a mora
careful consideration of the subject;
will discontinue their efforts to sell!
merchandise and tnko Liberty bonds In J
payment for It.
CONVICTS KEEP THEIR WORD
: Warden Liberates 40 of Them fot
Holiday, and All Return to
f " if the Prison, . itSr
Itnhwoy, N. J. Warden Frank
Moore of the state reformatory ex
perlmented during the h"lliy In. per.
nutting pflsuiierbrai'ler receiving tlii'.t
word of honor to return, .to spend
Christmas at home. - ;'
He liberated 40 of them and they
all returned within the agreed time
"Barry the Buster," who Is clever at
Jail deliveries, was one of the forty.
Another was a young man who took
a largo turkey homo to his mother.
Ills friends bade him good-by as he
left Christmas night,' believing his:
story of having business elsewhere.!
They did not know. !
Birthday Party About twenty
friends of Mr. B. A. Benhnm pleits
antly surprised her on her birthday
last Monday night. Games and mulc
occupied the evening and dalnty ue
freshnients were served. At a late
hour the guests left wishing Mrs.
Benhnm many happy returns of t'lio
day. :
T Ri.ilH Amhan HniMft.
John V. Andrus, drug manufacturer I
and multimillionaire, of Zonkers, f.
Y., has Incorporated the Surdnu com
pany (Surdna Is Andrus spelled back
ward!!) for the purpose of erecting and
maintaining a 000,000 orphans' noes
In Yu!:!:er.
A Hint to the Agctl. ',
If people past sixty years of go
could be persuaded. to go to bed as
soon as they tnko cold and remain In
bed for one or two days, they would
recover much more quickly, especial
ly If they take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. There would also be le'ss
dangor of , tho cold being followed
'.)' any ot the more serious diseases.
Adv. ' .
springtime Veils go oveu the top;
This lovely lady whose rtrky qulllo suggest. the iivlallon service is
tibeut to dive head-first Intp an exquisite veil called "Clouds.'' Its fairy
fabric Is woven of the softest gray lace and the cloud rings are done
lia airy clrcllngs of sllgbti heavier thread.
ART! ME ; PIG U RE T SLENDER STILL"1
Torset retain their nrlent name and the spring model retains
also that youthful stralghtaess and sllmness which is so dillereut from
Ihe average female figure even In a sugarless era. i
HELP THE GOVERNMENT
if . 7
li a yk '.ix i&M , 7
j ; A reny a iiay Means a
j : Kit-a-Rlonth' for . a ' , , -; :
I Boy 'at the; Front-.-.-
Xs&sgm- '' ' ' '
( -r: .fMS- p
Less Wheat
Oiom and Oat .Mc;il iv nuirc lioaRliful, us well a
c6mtly iui- witli the miusts of tlic UnitctV States
Food Atliniiiist ration. ; V ' . , ..'.. .';
AVo have a comitloto lino f Com Meal, 'Oat . v'
MchI, Rolled Oats, (it-ahum l.'ldiiv, Rye Flour a)i(l-;
all tlie t'o.-irsev meals that the government is! ashinp;'' j
you to use. ' ' ' y,.--
Yi will have IJiee' l-'loiir, Polato Flour aiul
Jlavlev I-'lmir in a few (lavs. . "
CityGr ocery
er
The Home of Fancy Groceries.
I E. Polack, Prop.
Phone Main 75
Every man, woman and child in this city can help keep one of our boys
at the front supplied with cigarets and tobacco by setting aside one cent a day
for each working day. , U ,A. M.:hi'MMMm .
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Just think what .this little sum will do! For 25 cents-we will enter j'Our
name on our Tobaeco Fund list and will send 45 cents worth of sniokiu te
bacco and cigarets to our boys in Franco. In the kit will be a postal earS
stamped and addressed to you, and on the kit will lie a request to the soldier
asking him to write, a message to you on the postal and mail it.
The Red Cross takes charge of these kits of smoking material and dis
tributes thenvthe French government sends back the postal bearing a eue
.cent United States stamp and admits the tobacco free of duty. . '
Surely if As tmsy an organization s the. Red Cross Society and as pre
oceupied officials as'those of the Freneh government will do these things t
see that our soldiers get a chance to smoke, it isn't asking much to ask yu
to set aside one cent a day for the purpose. ' . -
. Send in your contributions of any amountf-25 cents, $1.00, $5.00, or mere.
For every 25 cents that you give, a separate -postal bearing your name goes'
to the front. - - .
Here's 45 cents worth of tobacco which is sent for your
quarter: ' '
A package of Tuxedo tobacco and four books of cigaret papers.
Three pouches of Bull Durham Tobacco and three books of
papers. , ,
Two packages of Lucky Strike cigarets, twenty cigarets in
each package:
A return postal card addressed to the contributor on which
the soldier will pea his appreciation and gratitude for the gift.
THE OBSERVER TOBACCO FUND