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LA GRANDE i EVBN'IXO OBSERVER PAGE THREcJ News From at Home and Abroad (By Associated Press) Big Battles are Expected WASHINGTON, .Fob. .5. While the East is facing nu acute fuel shortage and ill the grip of ''old' weather, it is generally conceeded that the government will deride that ft hn lifnf liK Mmuliiv r.ntmrif lm nliiuwlmifwl 'Ph. i iiw-liisinn LONDON, Feb. 5. From the North Sea to the Swiss! r. cmitimm flu. .lnintr wna lwwlipd nf n mii enen of frontier imports indicate that military operations are Fuel Administrator Garfield and Director-tic ueral Me growing in intensity and it may be fair to assume that at Ado anl twelve state frtel administrators. No official a not far distant date some big battles will break. Last ""110l",mrntI Wi!s . uul one is expected tomorrow overseas transportation aiid service. The President is also interested In the proposal to secure additional ships by reducing imports at least one half. It was indicated that one of the chief topics that came before the Supreme War Council at Versailles waf that of finding ships for the transportation of soldiers! and supplies. 1 o . Closing Order to Continue M. L. Miller, of Union, was reg istered at the Hotel St. Qeorge, Pendleton, Tuesday, v . 0 .j. 4 Telegram sens tuhers! 4. .j. Now Is the time to sub- 4. j. scribe or renew your subscrlp- 4" 4 tlon as there will be no more 4 J. premium given after the first 4 4 of February. 4 4 Please pay Telegram sub- 4 4 aorlptloni to me at my store. 4 4 Flinue all new subscriptions 4 to fled S3 51. A. O. Horin.. :i, .j. 4 4". Fie ftreet. -J. j. h : H- ! : ! ! : : : W. Osborne of Elgin Wtii In Bak er Monday. ' , , , See now a girl's wit and l'-'i saved the day in Miss Jackie of tin Army, coining to the Star Satur day. 2-8, t, 8. About Constitution. Certain articles of dlot tend to check movements of the bowels. The most common of these are cheese, lea and boiled milk. On the other li ind raw fruits, especially rppios tirni Imi. anas, also graham bread and whole wheat bread promote a movement of the bowels. When the bowels are badly constipated, however, the sure way Ib to take one or two of Cham berlnln's Tablets immediately after supper. Adv. ' ' For Uuod 1 r.ntintf Call at the Observer office and In spect our samples or phone Tho Ob- , server, Main 37. Out of town or ders promptly attended to at reas onable prices. Wo carry a laiir'i and complete stock of Ictterhe.-.ds, envelopes, etc. OrdurB for onprav Ing, half-tones, seals, rubber Btant?s, etc, promptly filled. 2-4-lf. OPPORTUNITIES I'O'l W ,!' ' the bi'-i:c.s woiM ate rmv ope'.-;;1. I Oili 1'V tallcu : i .c wor toss n ' l -for 1 if : 1 1 . i id by iiio ::ie colors js 'v.t ns if tne . Find your -tl service Saturday .the Americans began their nip-in-the-bud ta: , tics by breaking up an impending surprise attack on their trenches. Before the Teutons got the word to go over the top, the Americans opened fire on their positions and inflicted heavy casualties on the Teutons. Considerable damage was done by the American 75's on the German trenches on account of the accurate fire of the American gunners. The Germans have not yet been able to rcoceupy the trenches and dugouts battered by the American fire Saturday evening and have been forced to build another line. Attacks by tlie Germans on the French on the Aisne ' 4) ad north of Veaumont were reported repulsed by the French war office. The German war office says that at Veaumont the Baden forces pushed far into the French line, inflicting heavy casualties and returning with prison ers. The British made successful raids on the Teutons southwest of Armcntieres and in the vicinity of the Ypres Stadcn railway, where many of the enemy were killed and others captured. Sunday, thirteen enemy airplanes were brought down by the French far inside the German lines, and an equal number were shot down by the British and Italian airplanes. According to latest advices the German strike has about died out. The disturbance still exists. German troops in Flanders are said to have incited Belgian work men to strike. ' The Turko-Tartar forces m South Russia which are fighting the Bolshiviki, captured Yalta in Crimea and are now fighting the Red Guards of soldiers-and sailors in the effort to take Scbastopol, Russia's big seaport on the Black Sea. The state fuel administrators stated that there was on hand in the East but tine day's supply of coal and gave this as convincing proof that there was at present no alternative but to continue the closing order. Bakers Raise Price Of Bread SPOKANE, Feb. 5. The bakers of Oregon and Wash ington, as the result of the meeting of the bilkers of the two states in Portland, according to the announcement of Charles Edwards, food administrator of Washington, will cancel their 7' l'atc for .bread and charge 8c. The retail price will be advanced from 9c to 10c. o APPOINTED SUPREME COURT CLERK . SALEM, Feb. 5. Arthur S. Benson has been appointed clerk of the Supreme Court to succeed the late J. C. More land. Benson 1ms been a deputy in the court for sixteen years. Controversy In Senate Continues WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Developments today prom ised that the controversy in the Senate over the war effi ciency, war cabinet and' munitions director bills will con tinue' indefinitely. Senator Wadsworth today delivered a prepared speech in favor of the proposed legislation in which he criticised what he called the "utter lack of system and planning" in the government war activities. No re plies were made by administration spokesmen. Several will speak tomorrow in spite of the effort to curtail the agitation. So many senators have announced their inten tion to prepare and deliver addresses that the discussion will probably continue until next week at least. Further discussion of government military progress will probably result when Secretary Baker reappears before the Senate military committee for cross examination. o Railroad Men Make Charge WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Ineffective operation of the railroads, resulting in traffic congestion with its grave attendant evils, was charged by union labor leaders in the hearing before the Railroad Wage Commission, as the result of the effort of the railroads to discredit the gov ernment operation of the systems and to discredit the eight-hour law and to make government control fail. These charges were made by W. G. Lee of the trainmen, and A. B. Garretson, head of the conductors, and other witnesses. They told of alleged cases of the collapse of the railroad systems, including even those of such splendid records as the Pennsylvania. The Brotherhood chiefs gave "rotten railroading" as their opinion of the way the trans portation business has been carried on since the govern ment took charge and said they were prepared to give scores of cases of delayed crews, changes in personnel and misuse of railroad rolling stock to prove their statements. . o PRESIDENT MAY flX RAILROAD RATES WASI 1 1 NGTON, Feb. 6. The House Interstate Com merce Commission voted to place the final authority for fixing railroad rates in thd hands of the President during government control of railroads. An amendment to the! administration railroad bill to that effect was adopted! today. j, : l-o 1 One Killed, 3 Hurt in Wreck SEATTLE, Feb. 5. A report came to the coroner's office that one had been killed and three injured in a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad at Black Diamond, Wash., twenty miles southeast of Seattle. -0L. German Conspirators Sentenced NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Franz Juntclen, a German naval officer, reputed to hk a member of the German war staff, and ten other defendants, were found guilty in Federal Court here today1 on a charge of conspiring to destroy food and munitions of the euteute allies by placing j fire bombs in cargoes. Federal .luugc ilowc nnmeuiatel gave them the maximum sentence of 18 months imprisor ment and fines of $2,000 each. -o ONLY MILITARY ROADS TO BE BUILT PORTLAND, Feb. 5. The State Highway Commis sion here todav voted to indefinitely postpone the open ing of bids for the sale of $500,000 worth of state high way bonds and to suspend all highway construction, ex cept that recommended by the Federal government on such main line highways as may be necessary for military purposes.--.--f- --.-. ' " "' A Penny a Day Means a I HENEY RAID IS STAGED CHICAGO, Feb. 5. The raid of Francis J. Heney on the papers and effects of Henry Veeder, general attor ney for the Swifts, was stayed by an order of Federal Judge Landis, and arguments will be heard today on the question of a stay of proceedings. . : o APPOINTED FUEL OIL ASSISTANT SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. Professor D. M. Folsom of Stanford University was appointed by the fuel oil ad ministrator to have charge of the production and distri bution of oil on the Pacific Coast, including "Ahnka. WAI.IOWA XKWS ITKJIS WALLOWA, Or., Feb. 4, Frank Ballard, being in ill health, left for Portland Saturday where he will take treatment. Miss May Rudd left for her home at Halfway last TueBday. Miss Rudd has been an efficient clerk In the Mc Claren store for the punt nine yeai-B. Her many friends will miss her but wish her well in any new work that at visiting her sister, Mrn .',i:ntln Flora returned home last week. Joe Carper and son, of Promise, made a business trip to Wallowa last week. Wayne Prince of Powwntka was a Wallowa visitor last week. Prof. J. J. Beaty, a former high school teacher of Wallowa, but for tho past two yearB superintendent of schools at Lostine, passed through Wallowa Wednesday with his family on his way to. Reno, Nevada, where ho will take a position In the State The good wishes of his she enters. Theo. Shell of the Shell Mercantile : iini.,rBitv Company was a Portland visitor last ho3t of frcnas 0f lostine and Wat week. inw cn wiih him in his now post L. Conch transacted business ! tlon. southern Idaho the first of last week. I M' c A McClaren entertained L. F. Allen was call-id to Lostine Friday on account of the Illness of his father. Clarence Davies, a former student of the Wallowa high school, now teaching nt Troy, passed through Wallowa Friday on 'his way to En terprise where he will take the phys ical examination for the army. Mrs. Giles Plass returned home laHt week after having spent the win ter In tho East. Professor and Mrs. JamcB accom panied the Enterprise debating team from Enterprise and while here were guests nt the Hotel Northern. Rev. Feese and Prof. J. E. Fulkcr son left for their honies at La Grande after serving as Judses In tho Euter-piise-Wallowa debate. Miss Maldn Doolittlo accompanied the Wallowa debating team to En terprise and returned home Sunday. John and Osborne Womaek, who recently enlisted in the army are now In Texas. Miss I'earl Tulley who has been the Wallowa Card Club at her home last Thursday afternoon. Dainty refreshments were served. One plcaB Ing feature of this club la that each member contributes ten cents to the Red Cross at each meeting of the club. The next meeting will be held In two weeks at the home of Mrs. Edwin Marvin. Prof. Eckersley who coaches the Wallowa debating teams accompan ied the negative team to Enterprise Friday. Miss Amanda Hagen, one of Los tine's popular teachers was a visitor to Wallowa Friday and Saturday. o fl.lll CilVKH DANCK ENTERPRISE, Feb. 6. (Special) the seventh of a series of dances given by the E. F. and F. Club, was held nt the Peoples' Theatre Friday. Fehrunry 1. About thirty couples, mostly young married people, were present, the music was good rnd a general good time was enjoyed by all present. President Studiesjhipping Problem j New Domestic Gas Maker WASHINGTON, Feb. .". President Wilson personally ; took up the" shipping problem tonight at a conference with V. N llurlcv. chairman of the Shipping Board, and went ; deeply into the problem of procuring tonnage for moving ; troop's and tonnage overseas. Every phase was discussed,'; . . . . , tw A saves more fuel, more simple, and easier operated than any other. Patented August 127, 1917. Now demonstrating at Fix It Slum, 10S Kim Street, next to Geo. Ctirry's office. R. F. FRASER ... i t r aT b- m. - h-v. including the progress of the government siupDuiitung . , proKriun'jplansofset'uringalliedshiiipingfortransp.irting,' County Agent, La Grande, Oregon soldiers abroad and securing shipping from neutrals for Kit-a-Month for a Boy at the Front j-v-5 -t 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. Just think what this little sum will do! For 25 cents we will enter your name on our Tobacco Fund list and will send 45 cents worth of smoking to bacco and cigarets to our boys in France. In the kit will be a post.il card stamped and addressed to you, and on the kit will be 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 them; the French government sends back the postal bearing a one cent United States stamp and admits the tobacco free of duty. Surely if as busy an organization s the Red Cross Society and as pre occupied officials as those of the French government will do these things to see that our soldiers get a chance to smoke, it isn't asking much to ask you to set aside one cent a day for the purpose. Send in your contributions of any amount 25 cents, $1.00, $5.00, or more. For eveiy 25 cents that you give, n separate postal bearing your name goes to the front. - '"' Here's 45 cents worth of tobneco which is sent for your quarter: Three pouches of Bull LuxL V papers. Two packages of Lucky Strike cigarets, twenty cigaret ' each package. A return postal card addressed to the contributor on which the soldier will pen his appreciation and gratitude for the ift. THE OBSERVER TOBACCO FUN
