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iA ORAXDE 'ETENTKCr OBSERVED PAGE FIVE rim IP rnrrru Litn id rum . the forum BELOW AT MEAGHAWI - INTKNHK f()l,l) POMjOWK ON HKKI-S OK 1IKAVY KNOW HTOH.M TIllItSDAY VaUKlitvr Is lloru. hi .M . and Mrs. . John Cmey oilier lutoivstliiR -.. News uuil Social Notes. CONCERNING THE I WAR PKPARTMENT To the Editor of The Observer: The blame which Is being heaped on the War Department, and Secretary linker in particular, does not seem to mo to be fairly distributed. I am not a Democrat. I voted for Roosevelt in ! 1!12, and In spite of "all his faults, I M EACH AM Wnli. w ilove him still," politically speakimr. havB 11-2 fnnt ,,f '...., . f But I believe in justice and fair Dlav. ground. On Wednesday einM Inches ' Whiln " true the wnr department had fallen and after tlio snowstorm i ,1!l8 bloken down undcr tho unprece ceascd it turned bitterly cold. On(lcntc' 8traln Put UP" it, this is nut Thursday morning tho tliernioni- 3url"sing under the circumstances, ter registered 40 holow zero. The ! Sccretfll:y Baker should not be made railroad company got out their snmv i the scapegoat, as tho condition was plow for the first time this winter. ilarKely " inherited ono for which the 'BRITISH FORCES ENTERING JERUSALEM Mr. and Mrs..W. Hurpc returned from Milton on Sunday to pack their household goods. On Thurs- peopio in general aro also responsible. It was the same in England. There as here the idea of a large standing I . ' 4 .innyw -' ' v j .'" " " jc& '4? '""ft' f""" ' JThls fihotograph shows an Indian contingent of the BrUlslToxuedltloiinry fore.es In the Holy Land en) taring Jerusalem jdurlgg lts.qccupatlon. by ..Oen... Alleqb.v.'s men.T , da thev wont buck to Min,.n . "ny, witn possioi conscription, was 8lde. 'totally against public sentiment, which Mark Booth returned from I.a absolutely refused to believe that iti : Oranrta on Sunday after recovering wo necessary. - Lord Roberts did his from mumps. I best to arouse it to the national dan- Mr. and Mrs. Den Marlln wont to ' " ' without success. He only met. Pendleton Monday. jwith opposition and ridicule for his , Miss KIhIo Donson wont to 1'on- pains. Too late it was found out that. j dletnn Monday to remain until i 'lc waa right. , , Wednesday. She had been 111 and Roth tho Liberal and Conservative: unable to touch her school this parties knew what was brewing in' week. j Europe, but neither, when In power or Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith went out of office, dared make the radical ' j. to La Grande Sunday. Mrs. Smith f increase of the army an issue; It ...........................mai"-""""" remained there several days with would have, turned out the partjf in ! ., - - , T n I AOS? lier baby as it was not well. power .if ' it had introduced it sa a i IJNDER THE CAMUL) F LAuL Mrs. J. A. Walters went to La i government measure, and the opposi- J . Grande on Tuesdny to da shopping. ;tion would never have got into ,ottice t ,' Mr. and Mrs. R. Fagan made a , with that as a slogan. The conse.- , buslnoss trip to Pendleton on Wed-1 quence was, all things pertaining to J nesday, closing the deal of trading, tho war department were let' slide.' i their Woodbuin property for prop-j What could have been expected when ertv on Jnno street in Pendleton. j the war broke out but absolute; un- i -John Casey returned from Pen-! preparedness and inefficiency ? Are- dleton on Friday night and an- form after years of neglect is not- pounced the birth of their 8 1-2 achieved in a day. Not having de-i pound baby girl, born at St. An- vcloped or encouraged experts along' thony's hospital Friday morning. He-these lines, they could not be diseov - schedules bu; apartments in the Hit as busy as returned to Pendleton again on Sat- orcd in a moment, no matter how-bad- 0 f ,,, ncwwlipcr snopg. "ldav- 'lv needed. Besides, public opinion was 11,8 traln a" 11 cs at 0 tl0- ; P,. r,,,m. ,,, -, nrp . J. D. Casey made a trip to Pen- sow to grasp the gravity of the situa- The Palace Hotel is located some-, Cenr-.al I eishln ha Just pie ,le.on Saturday to i.ee his new ; tion woke up after repeated where around the corner from the ,eede , o Lord .NorthcH "declared 1 i,i. n.o inrn,,i nil 11,1 nf j: Trinnon Pu ace. I didn't sen It. his .idimtutlon of leishing. A " seiiuus uaaxii, - I . 7.. . , l.,,l,.,- of n fino ni niv ' An mo norse. exommcm nuin uini.v ...... ..... . . - 'iTiliXUPOIjERMAN PLAN, FOR; BIO )DRIVE INVEST; V mm tureen ARIO mm 'The arrow ahows the location of the new Italian drive where Gen eral Dior's men hmo forged ahead a mile between Aslago and the Drcnta River. If the Italians' blows continue with success theypro Lbly will spoil tbo German plan for a powerful drive against the Freuch' f. British oa Uo wast front In the spring. ..A .a '.a mediately told him ho waB from study or welfare departments, it is IT Verdun. 'Oul, cortulnoment,' this j felt that if his old carpet slippers will if polltl was sure surprised. Then the j enehance John Parsons' fighting qual- 'mud doctor' gave mo the once ' itics he'll just havo to havo them, Intimate War Experiences aiwLObservations of LOWELL MELLETT . . (United Press Staff CoiTesiioutknt)' . I Ho dropped M, Dollcan's hand and dashed nut. I found him hope- lessly looking for a taxi a few niln- utcs later, for M. Dollean had asked me to return at S:45 p.m., I when, ho said, lliore would be three J letters waiting for me. . Took Wheeler over to tho hotel I and cheered hlin up with tho re :iuainder of my dollar's worth of over and said: "And you, Monsieur, are from B Ho certainly lilt tho nail on the head! He Ii.ik mado a study of what ho calls mud cult ure, and Is considered one of I ho highest specialized and moit unique persons In Paris." Wants His Carpet Slippers that's all. J'XiAL NOTION FINAL ACCOUNT si Notice Is hereby given that on tho vi 29th day of January, 1018, the un- derslgned filed with tho County Court for Union county, State of Ore gon, her final' account as the admin istratrix of the estate of George May , Pluckin, deceased, and that said PARIS, Dec. 1. The train for ' Versailles is a nine WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. 30. (Special) VTo get 100 per cent fight-. Court ,,ag rlxe(1 Mlrcn 2nd, 1918, at ine efficiency out of John Parson! , n'lnplr In tltA nflnrnnnn nn Ihn you've got to give his his old carpet slippers after a hard day's work in tho trenches. A good cigar and a pieco of apple pie to round it out and you've got a satisfied man that will do any thing you tell him. I've lived with -- I Jam. a. n . .1 r r i t Tt.it in . ..... lie train for I'.nj.eu a ,l.i u.u vacunt esc(;pl. fol. Koginald Wright j him for ten years and I know." o clock traiir uino i u ,- Kaull'inan. Presently Lollcan ar- This note, addressed to Marino Corps rived bringing M. Bernard, one of Headnuarters by Mrs. John Parson, his colleagues, whom he wished to lai90 continued an inquiry as to whether Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Casey. ,This bcen the CBse with UB. . Mrs. Curran arrived from Cor-,,,, . , u( Mill FriHnv in nnd several ., . j . was. more like nionths at the home of Mr. and Mrs. i J. N. Casey. eorL-liA fnr the roiiftnn that his UUit rollout fh:in n vigorous 111 ins gestures no reveais introduce to Kuuffman. The latter appreciated the honor, since Bob nard Is author of about the moHt popular, comedy now running in Paris. "Mon Ami Teddy." They 1 r-r,, maintains no time vniiii mo in- m.i,,h a long anu earnest ni-unguai conversation about plays and things. there was any embargo on carpet slippers, Betsey Lees, and apple pie going to fighting Murines in Franco. It's a big question nnti wnne tne ;the people were indifferent, ann.lt; . . ., vory nulnablo sicn of his Amor-i.,iin: hchiL- niirttmilailv. In- anyone wisneo or awempwu .10 ...-1 vl.-i.itv of tho hotel, icanization. He keep: 1'ALLKN RASI.MIKK WILL (Continued from rage 1.) Dined In a little place at the far terosted In tho work of out Mr. Sheldon, author of Nell," etc. All hour' elapsed. Having hemmed bis limits' nrove the situation, he was promptly miDoea a j ngo. V"""3 ."Zi fZ '' Prlvatea-barrcd his path and chary about jroviding the sinews for 'rn,. ,,,,! ti, ifir.iR ,1.1 llfl.ill.ill IV l.'lf A VC'I.' . f naana - ! "C. J"J,,,1i' ii,i V....J v . ,;,', explained that tho hotel was out-end of the Hue Moutmaito, whore ; once or twice without effect, I now I it is a goou mtng mat tn ug. . :,.or b0ds" for the pul.lie, tho pun- tke propl.k.tjr ronfers personal so been turned on to the war department nc ,eanin(; everybody except tl , licitullbn and handshakes' on fro- V . titM lh. ,vi"nd defects. But wnue criticism is ; military. uucuters. Young Reldcs. guide on greater per cent casualties than anyineodc(, and hould Icome, it must; So x ,md tn i,,T0 ciemeneoau. : ,',, 0(.cliaioll, was 10 proud re other branch ! be fair, without political bias or used; Lloyd Gco,.KO, Col. House and the cipknt of (l rrce handshake. 1 v. -, Tor parusan euun. 1 uiicvu k-ici.icinij.resj working out 1110 pronietlis ui PAULS, Dec. i!. Getting nut nf i'ann is harder than getting In; It. manpower to expose such brave men EeheT wants . and js endeavoring to do ! tnc Suprcme War Council unaided such n great danger in order to col-' hjg hest But he has. had an unparal- anri tram 1)ack to Paris, lect the dead. They would have to be , , .jillnt:on thrust unbn him without: fri, ,.,.rfoi,i, f the Trianon were sri-fing men to do the work at all. And;t)lc prevjnUH necessary ' experience. not interdlte that word crops up ! a vustly nioro complicated pmness, if they're strong enough, armed wan jBcsid(,8( thero are hidden strings in as frequently as verhntnn Ik salt! j unl'lts 5'"" "'" a "special case," It thejr .unselfish. courage, why shouldn't mu whi h 1)ind a man.3 hands andl'.n r.mmanv. '' But the: gardena. wore rP'"l,rm' eight. t'ilays -notice. -I they bring in th?, living who still have, nrovent him from acting as effectiveiyi,ii, -ml (.lii.ei-lnssi in the winlor happen to tie n Hpoclnl caie since a chance to pull thrnugh ? It navi01, expejijoUf,y M he would llke.;' This-; Wnd. ' sound csllous, but 111 tno military mimi nr-jt ntion in enlightening the public such a labor as the Purple Cross wants, wj do much to free him from, these to perform is regarded as unnoccs-. ,.eit,niints. Give the man a chance and snrv. uphold the administration. ; From a sentimental standpoint the UPTON II. GIBBS, idea doesn't appeal to our soldiers at; all. our young j "Salvation I T hawed M. Dollenn apologized for the delay and went away for half an hour. We talked about plays Homo more. We kept un talking till Kauffniitn found he hud to go. M. Ilesnnrd soon ha'd to .0 also. Dnl lean and I stuck giiinely at our conversation. It's a long story If it'n all. told. 1 got my thrno lettera at li:H' p.m. after all,.t:hreo, of. the atldreusees bad :gnne hotiie to dinner., tho work of tho United Press Ik I i5u'" good-hyo to tho, Colonel, listed among the things of Allied j "avp ''iinio to the conclusion that I X 4 4 4 4" $? 4 4f $? 4? 4" 4? 4 4 4 X i' iw, iv.i iw,i ,tnifc iMot Charlon firasty, of tho New . Yarlt Times later in town. Seems ! he had landed in the Palace hotel Darlor on the strength of his mili- " o : i tary bearing or something, but that i lil! !llilf lit IU , ,.1 1.l ....,...! ......lit ueell . . , , ... ''i-i-'i'ii i.n. ...... ... , ne nau iuiiuimi uiii.n,iiv; niii.i o...'.. A loicuo uny gus HACK .WITH THK HOYS : after Un had a complaint to" make vQi.il three months ago-summed up; , ' War Conforenco , (Ile the soldier's view of the sentiments (Cl)ntllllied f,.om rage 1.) e(fcot that (c better yuu knew tho invnlvcd. Said he: ,, I conferees the less you learned. It's "Anyway. I don t wan. to lie sum (()n,t know h()W to beilt the ccnsor ; of ten lhug home if anvthing happens to me. Bury lnan Tho soo(1 fo,kB at ,oue can ; " me where I rail. It win ne a umw l.. ,lop some ,)y llmking lcMor wrrtnR my mother, but she will always be M(lv for proud of me and that pride will help. V()tl n(,ftr morc in n fcw days her to get over the shock. n jiist as soon as I got around to all "Now, if that's the case, why should t)e bnyi( eW 0).e cetlnK aiong comeone carry me home after about ,,1,,,, nd tn0 ,oys received six' weeks and make my mother go e nce Christmas from home importance; inn even so I1 rnncn s beautiful capital showed a distinct disinclination to sever our pleasant like Col. House. It's an onsy cn elusion to reach If you see much of him. lie impresses you as being acrjiinliitancoKhip with anything that i genuine; be is direct and simple, could be called abruptness. with u simplicity mat seems real Found Howard Wheeler, editor or Iiveryjindy s . Magazine, Hitting dolefully In a room at tho Maison I Inez Haynes Gllmnre, who calls jher husband Will Irwin, that being bis' name, is having an Inlcreiiiuj; time in Pails. "There's so much to see and write about that it In almost be not affected. So much ..has been written of his silence and secrecy that one might get the picturo of a I mole burrowing in the dark ground. ! lint that Isn't Col. House. I believe do la Pro:;se. He cheel-er im ivlw.n he u-nir but the reason wasn't ..va'.-tlv n..iJhc likes peoplo and likes to be with terlng. Ill people. through it all again?" "Huh." he snorted, "wait you've been through the mill! lOllteied M. Kdliard Dolleall. presented Wheeler with three ter . BROUGHT HIS (United Press i : WASHINGTON. Feb. ( negro, him XICMPTIONS" and had Turkey over here. I was j wildering." she averred. Mrs. Her mit quite so lucky, for I was In a j bert Adams Gibbon, present. lik- cn (rave in IP rOaSKll I I H U 1111111- nlni-o where ttirkevs dnn't roost. I often wonder what you folks '""tion that her husband is not the are doing at home. I have wanted vcncraoie groyne. ....... . L....i -ri.e often h,,i never mnch ' mlmble articles ou Intel n-i I i.mal iium i ..iii .,i.l l-wt imii ttt ittintifiHC Mren tr-iiline behind of a letter writer, but since I am I politics wouiti lean .. .. "'"'"" gro.w,th six chil. o r'hJ;ttlert down for the time being. ! eontrarily he is only I, . It w I :tP7" Zi in. I" I sail "and will try and ...end my ways. Re-be possible to read his s.nlf fo, "Ah claim 'xemplion, he sai l, and l. I some years yet. Ah got mah 'xeniptions with me." ...en. her me to ovcrv one In La I sonic j f..n ...In and write often. I Until Irwin and Gibbon have 0 , Your friend, j enlisted for war work. Irwin i- Write a letter today to one of our J. P. CKAHAM. j lecturing to Amoi lta.is In Y. M Hosnltal Unit soldier buys or send; o . ! C. A. huts at the r rout and Gibbon Hospital unit Ml.. t ' Is lecturing in the South or Kroner him the home paper. Address Held .J. .J. .J. 4- " ., , tho Blll). "5 ject of America. Chain Wood $3 AVc ure aKaiii'pi'cpiU'ed to deliver chain wood at 'the old price, $3.00, until further notice. Also 16-inch dry cord wood at '$8.50, delivered. The Grande Ronde Lumber Co. 2 o'clock in the afternoon as the time and the court houso in La Grande. Union county. State of Ore gon, as tho place for hearing any and. all objections to said final account or to apy Item thereof, nuu then and there sottling tho same and disal lowing, modifying or approving said final account. Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this 20th day of January, 1918. noi.niE rAMPnELL. Administratrix of the Estate of George May Huckln, deceased.:! 1-30, 2-6-13-20, 3-1 ',, r-r i (I n ;r, :r r i I d it I, r n -t Retail Department Phone Main 732 Greenwood Avenue - 4: X tf 4. 4. if. if. cf. cp. & 4. - 4- 4- " T" - ' - - - Hospital No. K,7, Sanitary Train M. 117, American Expeditionary Koices. 2-4-tf. SliidieN .Mud. II,, I OHANTICO, V11., T'cb. C (Spec ,,.jlal What, section of the trencbes marked No. J, No. 2, and No. do you hail from.' Thais a liar" :i. He enumerated the three n,.,.. question to answer, ir you don. sons. In three separate places, in happen to know, and there's onlv three dilr. renl. parts of town to ,lliin 1,1 th" world who can look whom the letters were to be 'lire- at you and tell, according to Utesl. sentcd. roports from the II. S. Murines In! "Then I'm all. through; then I France. ran ko, can I ." demanded the A prophet? No, just a plain Youngest of Hie Hi-, American Mag- ordinary human being and what's: azine editors. ; nioie, all he needs to see is your j "Yes" began M. Dollcan. feet! To be sure, lie's only a boot-. The sun tame out from behind black but nevertheless, he's tho nek-J the clouds on Wheeler's face. lie now-lodged 'mud specialist' of Paris. grasped his host's hartd In a hearty: A letter received here today from i and absolutely farewell shake an overseas Marine, states: "While " except, you must have ' rive awaiting my turn. In the 'special-' photographs," M. Hollean conrlud- ist's' parlor recently, 1 observed ui ed. ' French soldier getting his boots pol- j "Mon Dieu!" gasped Wheeler ; Ishcii. The man examined tho i-iiul j in lOnglish. on the Frenchman's boots and Im-, StocK LEGITIMATE PROOF ! I- keeps the permanent business J J man in tho front line business ! ! trenches. Get your Job Printing ARMLESS" SOLDIERS AT BILLIARDS 'Stronger horses, fatter cattle, higher 'A, let- ;ter layinu' fowls arc the results of feeding Our stork foods and using our stock medi cines. We carry a lig line of stock inedi -incs all the finest hraiids prodm-ed selling them at the lowest market prices. at THE OBSERVER. Phone Main !)7 Red Cross Store Drug T, 1 U ! J J J ! J ' LESLIE SALT rmmumjiirt) runs freely from its convcuiGrrt -sidespout pa.ckcv.gG it does not clotl,e3hdkcr i in wmiimM T i I : I! iti i ui ii in You've heard persons say they wouldn t trade their 'store teeth'' for a brand new set "all their own." aven't vou? Well, don t be surprised if vou hear the same sort of remark, about "ntoro limbs-' t This war la robbing a lot of soldiers of arms and legs, but the arm makers and leg makers are busy. Here, fori Instance, are two soldiers with artificial arms at a game of billiards In the Artllicinl .Mnnual .TraininsJJon-' Ur, recently opened near London, England. s ..... Daily Observer Makes Clubbing Arrangement With The Oregon Farmer Offers Unusual Opportunity to Its Readers' AMONG onr large circle of readers there are a great many who are in terested directly or indirectly in fruit growing, dairying and other branched of farming. All of these -naturally wish to keep in close touch with ag ricultural activities throughout the state; and to know about any fight which is being waged for the measures Oregon farmers want and against all sorts of schemes that ore detrimental to the people and agricultural Interests of this state. We have, therefore, mado a special clubbing arrangement with THE OREGON FAR MER whereby any farmer or fruitgrower, who is one of our regular subscribers and who Is not now a subscriber to THE. 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