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LA" (JilA.JK FVKS'ING OiJSKUVKIi
GERMANY LOSING
HOME MAN POWE
mi winimf a (viivHtv"
Ai;t AW;. IMD.VY, SATl'KUAV
No Matter How Small
the Purchasn,
We Appreciata Your
Business.
i' " ,' f
Tuberculosis Taking Big Toll of
the Population.
i t;y f-.H-'Jt''.."
raw
MSfe fife.
'. .VAC&MM'o.
Hill'!
. v t .-ta r i i . i i ri
fwi.. .,. 'n'vwMi men s ear
i i.'.
for Every
Occasion
Hundreds of Patrons Attest the Superiority
of Hill's Service
Hill's Dept. .Store
Vs.
ARCi4 DE
MAN IVITUOIT CO( .V'l'IIV
AltCAIH'I TIMIOIIIIOW
Nlmy Ii) lldiiiinl llioieii llnli-i I'li'K
cut Pay Voi'shni li l.ln'd l,onrr
M'lit : IHiiMlnr Mines: r. Windc.
"Tho Mull Wliboi'l, ii .Cnmilry"
(nils Hie slory of . i 1 1 1 1 Alton, 11
Wiirlilly young Aiiicilonii ii'uidliig In
Now York Jiiht jirloi' In Aniui Ira's
tlll rn n tniii Hit' WiiiIiI'h Will'.
AltOlt, Willi lH II pacifist, Is engaged
III Illll Illll II lllllll", WllllSO fillller,
I'lilnuun lltnlr, In head til' I hi' put 11'
Ut Widely, I III lli in In IllleilKOly
patriotic- mill v Ii i'ik she soua thai
Alton will mil ehuiigo lilii views u I'
ll' r her binthor Torn him, enlisted,
Illll lllll ll brenllS her cngagl'llll'tll 1111(1
mills rnr I'Vuuou iiti lied I'iuiih!
IIUI'SH. ' j
l)r, Mlltnii, u friend or Alton's
ful liui'. Ih spu iiH'il hy I'"' yi'iiuK limn '
when ho tries In itroiiso In lilui put-!
villi In rtiotltiir 'ill....... ii Ihti I'ult.wl 1
Hlulon," wiya Alrnii. "Mlllnn louvu
ufter giving Allun u ropy of "Thn j
Mull Without ii Country," which hoi
has hlollglll Willi lilui -I'lllWlllll l'l-
cirotl I tnlx'u iilnry ut' iiiil'nrtiiiiutc '
l'llllll NdIHII. 11 lll'Tlll'IIIIIll III I 111'
United Hluiiiu Anuy, who wiiu on!
lilui fur treason In ISO". !
"U Ii the United Stales; I
wish I limy never hear nf thoj
Vlllted Stales HKillll."
When .Mum reads those lino In'
looks ut llii) bunk In wonderment,
saying: "Why Iheno urn tho viiry
word 1 recently used hi Ihn club"
As ho iipeaks, III nwoollii'iirl, in
the guise of I'liliiinlilii. Ih( Ooilde.iii
of l.lltri'ty, appeal s ho (mo htm ami !
tells lilui thill In ti previous Incur
nation, he, John Alton. i;icii lei. was
l.lfUtviiHiit Niilim, V. s. A . iiiul
It-ails him hiiik tu nil of iln bvi iio.i
'In whlrli Hint n ii !; iifriccr I' J K -ii
roil,
Aimihi-il finiii IiIk xlKlon, follow
Iiir N'olun'ii trial, Allun loiii'iiH ihitl
llio whip on ivhli'li - llni'liara wonl.
julji'uiiil liuti hi'i'ii mini: hy llio onoiny.
i Kiiiiuiiiii'liiii llio "I'i'.h'i; ill uny I'l'li'u"
llllltltllo wltii'll ho IlltM KO fill' UH-
' Kititiiiil, Alton, puiilol, hnrrloH In
illiii ni'iircMl iiM'i iiIiIiih Hlntlon. am!
jonlli'lu for Hio ilofonuo of IiIk ooiin
. try. Tlio iriimt of lliu luuu'ii iloiith,
r-iiiiilnr; from hor liiolhci' Tom.
lirinoH Ini'oi'i iM I mill llio lovnin nio
roiinlloil na Dm, world win- IoikIiih.
"Tlio Man Wlllioul n Ciiiinlry"
will ho Dlinwii nl tho Aroiiilii Kiiiluy
iiml Hiiini'diiy.
I S-T-A-
Mm. Iluwliy II wiir lion-Hoy m-iv
illiii oii-i.ij I.) i iiiuii i an.liM iii, u
liuiuillii .it fin I )i un li r ulii. Iiml j
lilit oo.oloini oyon on tlm (lurrlty j
iiillllun.i. l.iU" a flimh Him nolilo
Iiiiiii tiiriii il on tlio Hlii'liil.liii: uidnw.
"Von Inivo lioiruyoil my ulfwtloti j
iitid lionnli i-li'-il my un iuo" ho uhoiit- j
fd. Tin-it in (iiiny, ' Vin IiiiiiiiiI,;
whul do yon mciui liy In liiKlnK my j
flilliri'ii inii li ii pined. I w III linn-
UlllHri(l!tloll." .
(lurry, nil Inwicont of wrori(!-(lo-1
liifi or evil Intonllon, didn't know:
wh.it II nil meant. Hut he did i
know Unit li t- count Iiml demanded ,
m I ! mT;i il I in . and no piocoi-ilcd to'
KUn II to ti I in lnu way the nolile- j
man hurt not exiiecteil. One wallop
fiiiiii the ex-hhickHiiilth'H lirawny
rllit and the noiileuinn hud enough,
hut not no IiIk Iniii'llnicll iiml the
vallei'K in Hie notorloiiK niKorl. '
1'lien followed an pietty a flullr: bat- j
tie an wi'H ewir Hinged, and Carry j
wulked aw.iy Willi Ihn title- and j
i,tiali:hl inio Ihn iihikI einbnrruni!iK i
piedleijneill of IiIk life. ;
SHERRY
AlinilO'S "IIII.M'T SMH"
is I'ici'oitAi. iti:ii:v
OK X.VI'IO.N'H IHSTOIiV
MoIio'h Kpeclnl prodiielfon do luxe
''Draft Zf,:," murrliiK .Mabel Talia
ferro, whlrli will ha xliowil al. the
tiheiry The.itio on 1'ilday and Snt
inday in a palrlolle puKeunl of Kieat
KeniK in the hlHlury of the l.'nlleil
KlllloH.
i l-'i iiiii the Ilattle of Hunker Illll
'to n lawn felo of the ireeiil day
for Ihn benefit of the Red t.'roim.
sllri'lllK HeeiicH follow each oilier
ill thin picture, written and dliecled
by the mil hor-dlrector of "The
Hlacker," Wllllani t'hrlHly Cabaniie.
Tho lliillln of Hun Juan Hill In vlvlil
I ly preHeiited, will) ri.'Kiilar cavalry
men of the niiny cliiu ffliiK In the
' re-enucllil of IIioko hcenefi. The
: Ihillle of llio Allium, In thn Mox
; loan War, la Hhown In reprodiicllon.
With oxactneKH of detail, I he iiIkiiIiik
i of the DoeliirnUon of Indopendeiico
Ih plclinoil, Willi dll tho "iiiIkIiiiiI
' nll'.nei'H" purl rayed by pluyern chim
i'U for Ihelr IlkiMH'HH to the differ
ent pin In. Ill ronnectloii with
, "jliaft 2fill," a motion picture, cam
; era wufl phinled for thn flrat (lino
on llodloe'H luliind for tho purpiwo
of tuklnK pIcluroB of tlm Slnliilo of
l.lhoiiy,
FOOD CRISIS THERE ACUTE
NOIII.K.MVV IIAIM.V Hh'ATKX
ix KitiiiT i hum) not si:
The ihIiIh were ton to one iikiiIuhI
hi in but that mount nolhliiK In (liu
ry lliiriily,, liolr In .Doniila (liirrlly's
'imUli'lih. llel'ore lioconilnt "Lord of
tho manor" Curry hud been n hhich
dniilh In li iiiiinll ulsli vlllmio and
ho wan well liaiiied fur the iiiunh
mid luuiblo IlKht which won for
him the title of it "ono-niiiii iii'iny,''
In llio TiliintJo play, "Tho Sudden
tleiitli'iiinii," ill tho Wlar Theatre
today mid tomorrow.
(lurry liarrlty wasn't iiiai'rolnome
by iititiiro. tie was a Knod nultired
Khun xv.hn, In bin hiiiiio In Old Drill,
had been loved by the entire vlllu(;o(
but tile lllsult.-i he wan Hl'Mectod to
III the l''o. Heart Tavern weio such
thai mi mmi cunlil take without
alilklni; hiii-k.
TIimhikIi a .'itiunro lilck of fute.
(iairy- ilaivity. In" loe with hl
boaiilirul ynntiK waul, had been
rorced to ctilcr Ibis notorious road
side Inn with a ohm mlng w idow,
ff you want K'nid entertainment !
'don't iiiIhh hocIiik June. Cnprlcn in j
! her latest William Ko plioloiiliiy, i
"llllknown 274," at the Hherry The
atrn today. r'roni i'iikh to riches;
uillilil well ho the title of this piny.
M Ian Cuprlce allows up well In bolhi
Mood ct,oheii and bad ones itud In
Ihla paillctilur plcluro she cnnctUj
her role with Intciiso emotion. I
The "Sunshine Maid," as .Miss On- '.
price la called, certainly adds to her
laurels In "Unknown 274 ."" Dur
Inu. bar slinit career In pictures!
this Kill has won a IiIk place In the
heai'tfl (r motion plcluro funn and
she deserves tbla affection because ,
In ull her pictures she has Klven j
Kood cheer to all those who huve ;
seen 'her. She plays the pai ls that
thrill women pai'tlcularly. and win
applause of men. Kvery K'rl dreams1
of ilehes and niari. villi? heroes. June
always carries nut this theme In
her own sweet wny. 'Sim Is a worthy
favorite.
(!ii Levy and son. ' Henry, were
passengers to I'tilon yostorithy.
Continued Bickerings at to Food Con
dition! Prevailing In Different Parts
of Germany London Morning Poet
Declares War Hat Become In Truth
Really a Question of Human En
durance. It Is bwninliig Increasingly clear ev
ery ilny, says an uitlcle In tin.1 Loin Ion
.Mm Hint; l'ost, that the war Ik not bu-
Iiik na'i-d only ut I he front. The
has liei niiie in truth u wur between na-
tlons there are no loiiKcr noncoiiiba- !
lants on cither aide. It Is u (iu-stloii
really of I'liilunini'c In the lust kIiikck
of the ."I rin.'.'le, nnij In Hie testniK lime
that lies lieforc?' the morale of the
people at homo will probably he. llio
Haul and delermlului; factor us to the
Issue.
It Is not what the Itillated rlictorle f
of the day culls u (juestinii of the Inst
farthliiK and the last mini, but of the .
Kcnerul deteriiiinatlon uml eiiduraiico
id the iiiiiKH of the population. On this
aspect of affairs It la most important to
know, In so far as that Ik possible, how
fur Hie Mialli Is telling on tho other
side I fnlhcr together any reliable '
Indices as lo what conditions ure lie- I
tiially prevailing.
Mere vague, general statements arc
of llltle or no value. What one wants. :
If they can he had. are stateinentM that j
are full and precise, Ihut can be :
welched and measured so lis to give '
soiucthlng IIUu an Indlcntlon of the dif
ference from tho normal and prewar '
conditions. Unfortunately. Inforinn- '.
linn of this full and precise ehariictcr.)
Is not easily got til. Occasionally, how
ever, some set of fads ironies lo light '.
whlrli gives something tangible on
which to base our esilmute of relative 1
loss, i
Deaths From Tuberculosis. j
One of such sets Is the record of
dciitha from tuberculosis, a disease In 1
which the general ciiiulltliins as to ,
nourishment ronlrlbiite muterialfy to :
the Incidence of inorliillly. There mo
aviilhihle returns of deaths from this 1
disease In n very large number of
places In Oerinany, representing souie
Ihlng like twi-t!fth of the population
of the empire. Those show uu enor
mous Increase In deaths on the num
bers recorded In the same places be
fore the war.
Here are Hie numbers of such deaths I
for the first six luoatths lust year,
ns coiilruslcd with lliose for I he stiine
period In lDin; for: thi .dim-rent, divi
sions of die (loruuin empire:
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I
I
I
KI.C1N', I'eh. 2D.- (Special.)
Mil s Claudlne Cnihaiii, n high school
pupil of Kiglii Is vislling with heri
parnnls, .Mr. and Mrs. Dai Gialum
of i'almer Camp.
Lee (ioldlng reliiriifd Iiml Tues
day from California where he vis
ited Willi his daughter, .Mrs. Mattle
Uishop.
Tho Honor Guard girls of Elgin
are busy this week' preparing for
the dance which they will give In
tho Rex hall Saturday evening. In
connection with the dance there
Will be a basket social, the proceeds
for the dance tickets and baskets
will be given to the Belgian relief
workers.
The patriotic service which was
hold at the M. H. church last Sun
day evening proved very Interesting
and effective. Mayor Smith spoko
on the relation of the business man
and the present war which was very
beneficial to all. Mr. L. Denhnni,
chairmiin of the - recent Hed Cross
drive, gave n very interesting talk
on the hencflfs the nod Cross has
done In the present war. Superin
tendent A. E. Clawson also deliv
ered a short hut Interesting talk on
the educational side of tho great,
question which, showed his ardent
sympathy for tho school and the
punlls. Miss Itlggs rendered a solo.
VOU CfiN RELY ON
OUR
GROCERIES
WE CUT THE PRICE DOWN
LOW
WHEN WE BEGAN THE GKOCEUV BUSINESS, WE DID NOT
AIM TO STAY IN IT JTST I-OIt A SHOUT WHILE. WE KNEW
THAT TELLING THE TKUTH TO 01 K CUSTOMERS AND GIV
ING THEM HIGH QUALITY, WHOLESOME, HEALTHFUL FOODS
AT A LOW I'KICE WOULD BUILD OUH BUSINESS.
FOR ALL TIME TO COME WE SHALL KEEP RIGHT ON
TELLING THE TRUTH AND GIVING THOSE WHO GIVE US
THEIR TRADE THE BEST THINGS IN THE LAND TO EAT FOR
THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE.
PHONE US YOUR GROCERY ORDER TODAY.
HARRIS 'GROCERY . ' '
Farmers Phone, Black 192 .
408 North Fir Street Across the Track
"United States Food Administration License No. G50255."
"Keep the Hearth Fires Diiniing,"
which was very effective. The large
attendance und hearty applatme of
the audience expressed the due ap
preciation of the people.
Mi'B. Kusaw of rainier Camp vis
ited In Elgin last week.
Better thtin money because they
earn money; buy a WAR-SAVINGS
STAMP TODAY.
For' Good Printing
ctlONS pr.5cn, taSt
Mlllllii4.
call nt 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 largo
and complete stock of letterheads,
envelopes, etc. Orders for engrav
ing, half-tones, seals, rubber stamps,
etc.; promptly filled. ' 2-4-tf.
Kcoral
num..
Primula .,
Mai in la
Miitittiy
WurtlpmbciK .
Iliiilea
Ili'smn
Aliuii'i--I.orrnlne.
Other Status...
Total
No. at
Dentin
11U.1
.. 13KTS
.. 2.'.'
.. l.TM
CllJ
7HS
mix
f.SS
1,763
.22 ,003
Nd. of
Deaths.
1917.
11.531
3.M1
2 MS
am
1.1194
7S
sis
2.649
S7.06
STAR, TODAY AND TOMORROW
i wbmi fiwn-r- , J .SJjSSilr
L "i
t
3
if
1 ie eloping und printing of your
'films ut Sllverl horn's Family Drug
Store where they try to please you. j
2-2i-tr. i
BUCKHBCHT
ARMY
v v. v-v .
I;
W . - k 'V ' .' "51
r'
a . :4..'-1;-
JVU.UAM.Dr;SMOM) IN SCKNF. KKOM TRIANGLE FLAY
4 the 5Uddenai;i.ntu;man.''
SHOE
ITIie nionu-nt yon put I
it on yon say " I U-llo" I
to comfort and " ( lootl- j
In o" to crainpctl toes, j
iiowilcil Icet and the oilier
foot tuiiililcs tliat mar your i
I'umloil ami ynut pcaie of fi !
mind. Ilcie it is take a S 1
1;ihh1 look hi it : H
Udun ! irk ;
Call I r. yjnetii:
It will lie seen that the Increase In
the numbers and percentages of deaths
from this scourge Is marked In every
part of the empire, but thai this in
crease Is not by any means so great
In the south (ionium states ltaviirlii.
Wiirttciiiberg and Baden ns in Prus
sia and Saxony.
Continual Bickerings.
It Is matter of common kiiovleilt:e
that there have been continual bkk
erlngs ns to the food condltliuis pre
vailing 111 dllTereut parts of (iermiii.y.
and that It Is alleged agalu und itguln
that liavarla In particular Is belter irtT
In this respect tluin the others.
Complaints have npiicurod Willi
great regularity Hint Bavaria vn not
bearing her share of the common bur
den In this respect, und that her refu
sal to allow foi'-l' tull's ,10 bo exiHirted
to Prussia wiii nit net of-selfishness.
Whatever ground there may he for
such accusation.; tlicy are borne out
by the figures rhove quoted.
If the m:ii','"rs of deaths in the
towns In iiue.-ii,ui are a fitir index of
the general coiulittons prevailing, this
current your would give a death roll
of something like two hundred thou
sand persons from the great while
scourge. As fur as Information that
may be relied upon Is available, the
situation la this respect Is much thi
amine In the dual monarchy as It is ill
Germany. That Information Is prac
tically conllncd to the throe cities. Vi
enna, rragite mid Budapest.
DON'T SUFFER
THE HOTEL JENNINGS
DO NOT want to sac all yon can in 1'in V. s.
Stamp!-.' If stop at liic .li'Uiuiiu Hold at
.lo.M-pii. a a lias now chanui'il liaiiiU and is a
first l lass hole1. jlIC lb'W Ollipp0tt to M'lti-lt
your patrntiai:v. It is well heated, wiilt no elta
eliarut'.
Hca-i'lUH' t''S t','1 1 UNO W!oMH lHll-!vtil RM.l Co !ll!ICt I'i. it Mm.
A.iUi Ii.ih Mfi-in All Tism-: Vuto do lli'C.
(iffi.-e, JoM-ph-Vote pft-ie Auto Bus Line, Handling Pasc!'gf ;
and Bag;sgtf
i I fMll lk'H m "nelovedbiscoimtry
j Wv -,J& M W Jl l y O fefy as n0 other man has
WKF ' lodherjbutnoman .
! N ' ' deserved less at her
: T g. r atriobsm s
vJ i Great Lesson
r::.n
: I kJZZ II 1'iltv venrs piisiiner on a warslin
in rcmVAKl) KVKIiKTT HAI.K'S tory
Americans Only Exile
Fifty years piisonei' on a waisl
"il't- years wearing del'.ieed unifnnii.
Fifty years repent inf his j reason.
Fifty years learning to liless tin- cunntiy he had
enrsed.
$6.50 to $7.50
Srutdy and st-nivrjlile and
substantial in't it1 AnJ
riciy bit is r.ixy as it looks.
M-iJeon the tjmous Muuin
U.t specified h the I , S.
Amy woin bi ill our sol
li cis jnd ihousjn,l of mea in
civ 1 life.
Our TeiteteI tride nutk
111 CKHKl'tl I -isstjinpd
on evety pjii for oor pio
it non.
Buckingham & Hecht
Miali.ii,r Fmrwrv
-'U Can gt the tiu'heiht
.miit siii in ovt i:i If
i'ln ilrslrr m-t ny it,
witf us Jortt.
Use Soothing Musterole
Wheo thoise shatp pains go shooting
through vur hru. when your skull
seems as it it n-ould split, just rub a
little Musterole on your temples and
neck. It draws out the inttammation.
soothes awiy tbe pain, usually ivsi
quick relief.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with oil of r-ustard. Better than a
mustard plaster arxl does not blister.
Many dix-t.rs a id nurses frankly rw
OT.mciid Musterole fnr sore throat, bron
chitis croup, stiff neck, asthma, neural
pia. congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbaso, pains and achc of the hack or
cintN spa;r tora muscles, bruises,
chilblains, frosted feet colis of the
chest tit cften prevents poeumooia). It
is abvavs dependable.
Sk- and txt jois; nosptUl ue 5-.ua
TOMORROW and SATURDAY
Attend the Matinees and Avoid I hi I'.vtuiin Crowd
lobular I'rices
Arcade Theatre
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