La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 01, 1918, Image 2

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LA GUANDE EVEXLN'U OUSKUVKR
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Sirring
It may be here on the next train or a few days
farther off. ?
But it is coming and this store, having antici
pated the spring requirements of its many patrons, ,
is ready ' . ' , ' . -' ; '; 1 ,
WITH ABUNDANT STOCKS
' WITH QUALITIES DEPENDABLE
WITH VARIETIES NOTEWORTHY
WITH PRICING ON SPRING
merchandise in many, many instances which again
pointedly emphasizes the success which has met
our endeavors to, serve, this store's patrons.
'rrotrv'E GOT TO of"
THE NEW DRAFT AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN AND CANADA
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Hill's Dept. iStore
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"You've got to fight for someone!" i Major-Donald Gnthrie of the Can
Tl.at'3 practically what the new in- adian Army, who spent two and one
ternational draft arrangement be-1 half years at the front in France.
tween the United States and Great, told his young son that if wounded,
'Britain says to every one of the. he must Ret back to the casualty
00,060 Britishers and Canadians re
nding in the United States.
I Tlio idea that only British sub
jects of the American draft afro '21
iv ox win uts imuiu to cunscripuoii,
clearing station at the earliest pos
sible moment to avoid the conse
quences of gas gangrene. The boy
was wounded, but continued to ficht
for five hours. When reproved
XAVV ItlritllTS AltK NKKDKI)
SHERRY I
Training t'iimi at Sen I lie Will
Attain Deceive ICnllNlnieiits.
r """"""""""""""" Enlistment In the naval service
l . ; George Walsh's new William Foxihus been reopened at the U. 8.NaTai
x picture "The Pride or New York," (Training Camp, Seattle: Any citl-
I was received with the enthusiasm ' e" between IS. and 35 Is eligible.
- if i. -iu. .i n, ' Itecrults will receive a thorough
X it deserved last night at the Sherry , , , , , ,
Z 1 course In navul Instruction, sit 111
" TltAnlA or 1. .... - 1 . ....... I .
......, ,,. course averaging about four months.
, daya' run.' I This camp Is regarded by naval
. George, as the son or a laborer, j officers as having the best-all-round
ouiiic iiiignty ciever acting, : combination or advantages or any
i, both in his everyday 'work. d In j naval training camp In the country.
? the ranks of the new army which jit Is located on the grounds of the
i, lie has Joined to fight against Ger- j University or Washington and fronl-
? many. He shows his capabilities ; r on Lakes Waslllneton and Union.
All the .facilities of the University
are availablo for Instruction.
In connection with the station Is
pare for the day's work. Silhouetted
against' the sky, they are not only
determined but picturesque as well
as they "Carry on."
Moving up the (runs in France is
an interesting but difficult maneuver
owing to the soft character of the
ground and the great weight of the
Sins. Despite the labor involved
e men are always cheerful because
is entirely erroneous, because the , later by the major, he said. "Why,: the guns are moving toward the
new agreement with Great Britain ; father, what could I do? Our major ' enemy. When the big British guns
ana Lunniiu proviaej mat we sun-; ana i wore me only omcers lett, and . are shelling tne uerinan trenches,
jnnl. ni' l, Inp. nA.,nfia hnl..... .. l.d I .. n !. -.....l knf. 1U 1 I! : '
jects of the two countries between , as he la
the ages of twenty ..nd forty
on the ground before me,
nd uicii
he lay
tv ..nd fortv vears;he ca ed out. 'Carry on!
Inclusive shall be liable for military ami 1 stayed until the attack was re
service, a prominent officer of the. polled.
British and Canadian Recruiting) That is the-spirt hfliiiid ihe word i
Mission declared today. - ("Curry on!" Maim1 tiulhrie'J son en-
' Every day the familiar British listed as n private mid is now a car-'
phrase "Carry onl" gains newor anil t:iin in Ihe Canadian L'xpeditioiiary
deeper meaning. So far as. ( rout: Koreas.
Britain and Canada are concerned, ; Just before dawn is a favorite
, they are determined to fight on until : time for troooa in Kianct to move up
the Germans are thoroughly beaten, to tne front line tremne. and iir.i-
thc noise of the cannonading is often
neara on tno soutn coast ot Kent,
ICngland, and even as far as the out
skirts or Lsadon."
"Can the Germans break through
on tho Western front Y' Major Guth
rid was asked.
"Two nnd a half years ago they
could not do it, end they might as
well try to pull the sun from the
heavens as to break threugh now,"
was the spirited renlw.
and his worth and the eontrast of
". this red-blooded American nnd the
son; of. a rich man Is very, striking
t and has an. interest for both (rich , the g, s. Princeton' 'used for ship
- MM Poor. ; . . ...!. . . 'tmlnlnir. It la found that nion who
" The Judge or the worth of George; are trained at this camp have a de-
- and the rich man's son, Is a prutty i etlel advantage when going to sea
., girl wbo was. originally the friend , by reason or special knowledge
; of the rich man's son. But she gained while under Instruction here,
takes the son who la doing soin-jand many of them are rapidly pro-
thing worth while and leaves the 1 moted.
- spendthrirt son aioae. However this! This eamn Is now belna consider.
I ARK
l'"Alt.MHRS . SI.ACKRP.S?
GIVE
US
YOUR. .
GROCERY
ORDER
WE WILL SIV YOU
PURE GROCERIES
WE DELIVER PROMPTLY
IT IS OUR BUSINESS TO KNOW THE BEST GRADES OK
GROCERIES AND WE )0 KNOW. WE HAVE STUDIED THE
WANTS OK THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE
THE GROCERIES AND THINGS YOU NEED RIGHT IN OUR
STORE, SO WE CAN KILL YOUR ORDER RIGHT AND PROMPTLY.
PHONE US YOUR GROCERY ORDER TODAY AND YOU WILL
HR SO I'l.UASUI) WITH OU'lt QUALITY JOOI AM) LOW
PRICES THAT YOU WILL BE A CUSTOMER KOR LIKE.
HARRIS GROCERY
Phone Main 70 and 77, Farmers' Black 192
408 North Fir Street Across the Track
"United States Kood Administration License No. G50255." . .
much had it made hlin when It
rixed the price on sugar? 1 How
much hnd It given him when It fixed
crop, not for money, but for our
country. Men, our country Is at
war." JiVhen Shope began to speak
the price on pork? How much hnd there was no air of resentment, but
It given him when It fought Hes-1 loud applause followed his address.
sian fly and hog cholera? How
Missouri Mini Mukes Accusation
Against Rural Dlstilits.
C. F. Shope, a Carrol bounty
MIhkoutI, farmer, successfully oper-
nlfnfr Ilia fqi-ni nn h.I.IaI, I.a .......
EXPLAINS DELAY IX MAII.IXG .pairs or ocka to fill a box. Please 'born and life long friend of many I
"ED '.'"OSS JIAGAZIXES j wash nnd size' your sox (do not lf "'o farmers he addressed, threw
I press) and send them to the worka bomb Into the conference last
Tho following letter dated Kebru-; rooms not later,. than 10 o'clock ' weak by saying that the farmers are
ary lv5lh from tlio Red Cross miga-'i Saturday, morning. . in u I slackers, so reports a Carrol. Coun-
mucli had it made hi me when It
even fixed tlio wheat price?
"A farm on which the Income
was )3000 In 1914 now has an In
come of JfiOOO. The net profit was
$2000 then; now it Is $4000. Men.
that Is war profit. It Is profiteer
ing and we are slackers unless we
give all the excess back to the Gov.
The Pneumonia Season
The cold, damp weather of March
seems to be the most favorable for
the pneumonia germ. Now is the time
to be careful. Pneumonia often re
sults from a cold. The quicker a cold
is gotten rid of the less the danger.
As soon as the first indications of
a cold appears take Chamberlain's
As to the- value of
Couirh Remedy.
Ilhia nt-Annrntinn nalr nnvnnp whn hna
eminent. Let us raise another ,i jf
ty local paper. ,
"I have been to meeting after
meeting at which business pien and
helps rather than . hurts the rich j
man's son because he learns a los-i
ably enlnraed.
will be taken
Additional recruits
until the camp li
filled up.
. son and becomes Industrious him
1 self.
. The action or the picture Is of thei ir fortune smlleg on you now put
usual swiftness or George Wnlsh's j some or It In Thrirt Stamps and
- pictures, and the stunts out-Walsh j War Savings Stamps. They'll stick
I Walsh. The battle scenes are among; by you and draw 4 per cent inter
the beat ever staged by R. A. Walsh jest compounded quarterly. He laughr
. who directed the picture; J best who laughs last.
Dollar Potatoes
Are Here
WHY PAY HIGH PRICES WHEN YOU
CAN GET THE FINEST KIND
OP SPUDS FOR
$1.00-Per Sack-$1.00
DELIVERED
J.D. McKENNON
At Security Land & Savings Co.
PHONE MAIN 86
luo-mriin.iiervo ro answer tno many! .
questions as to why copies for new j SEWING-A11 small articles, such
subscribing members have been dc- as nankins travelner,. n
.JV'- - Pillows, etc., are now omitted from! b"""""S a"d layers ..iind,, doctors
'Rod Cross magazines have In-'this chapter's allotment Refugee were ncoused of being slackers,"'- he
variably been mailed from here to ' garment9 nave b,,en g,V(jn to Junor j said, "but. every.speaker agreed that
Christmas drive subscribers within ; chapters. This leaves hospital gar-: 11,8 fnrmer was lolnK 1,18 '1,lt':
ten days after receipt of their namer. ments as the repnim. ,.t r ,'ut. ! ,nat 1,0 was raising the war crops
at this office. clnnier Tn,i ui,i,i. ,i .which would win the war and I
"An1 1Mb hn ho ,1 I ... . . .
.... .... , s1t!) t,e m().t noe,Ipd a,,iclC8 .
of the fact that nearly 450.000 At Icnst one boJ. n e.,ch shol,d j
"rc" l"' """ce jnn- eh nneil encli ..w
nary 1st. Every list has had to be j
iiiuicii iiuu iieniiuwieiieu in unap- are needed
Workers are
nluntceriiig every 'week but more
have been arraid to :;peak out and
tell thcr.i the truth.
"V.'c fanners arc not doing our
DIG HALM OK STAMPS
J
ter and to Division headciuarters.
Every nnmo has had to be stenciled;
proof-read and filed. The files have
had to be arranged alphabetically i r 1
by posloffices. Wrappers have been 0,1 I'der Ainniig flip Ln:ilitiev
addressed, filled with masa2lne: With Enviable Iteconl.
ami packed Into mall hags and de-: A. E. Lnm hei'. Insurance and real
llvered to the poslorfloe. Four of! estate dealer. Is In La Grande rrom
the largest printing establishments ' North Powder. He reports that the
111 America have been manuractur- people of North Powder ore doing
Ing the magazines day and night, their bit In Red Crops work' and
Probably no other magazine has! stamp purchases. They have in
ever had such a task or such a rap- vested in $i,.ei0 worth of stamps
Id growth in circulation from Itninnd that is certainly a boost for
lust July to 1,:!00.00 now.'- '.that, locality. : .... j .
"If, therefore, yon have from us The cutting r.f the second crop of
duty. We have, given, it Is true. I
have put my hand in my pocket ev
ery time 'I was called on, yet how
little wo have really given. I heard
one farmer say he could hot give
much to ithe Red Cross or Liberty
bonds because he had given $800
when the Government fixed the
price on wheat, but how much had
the form acknowledgement of re
ceipt of your lists, please do not
write complaints concerning non
receipt of magazines, but bear In
mind that the magazine class of
mall la terribly congested all over
the country, that transportation fa
cilities aro poor anil in many caseji
It Is taking weeks for the pnstoificr I
and railronds to deliver mail that :
Is usually delivered in a few days. .
"Vour patience In this will b
very much appreciated."
Very sincerely yours,
THE KKI) CROSS MAGAZINK
For Hard-to-fit
Women ,
Some Women -are. hard te f it.;in
corsets; some' just think; they
ice Is now
Powder. .
In progress ' at North
Delivery Curtailment . Tteqiiestcd. '
On tho reiiueat of the State Coun
cil of Defense limitations are under
way In the mutter of delivery ser
vices. In obediem'0 to this request
Ihe Merchant's Delivery Is arrang
ing to make but one delivery per
day in outside localities and two
deliveries a day in the Inside dis
trict. Moie complete announcement
will he made within a day or two.
KNITTERS ATTENTION:
Thl
Is "sock" week. It requires 300 STAMP TO-PAY.
Better than money because they
earn money: buy a WAR-SAVINGS
THE HOTEL JENNINGS
DO YOU want 1 nave all you can to lmy W S.
Stamps? Jf t, stop at tho Joiininits Hotel at
Joseph, as it has now changed hands and is a
firxt class hotel. Wr are now 0(uipiH'd to solicit
your patronage. Jt is well" heated, with no extra
charge.
Headquarter! for Lake Wallowa Tourists and Commercial Mm.
Auto Bus Meets All Trains; Autos for Hire.
Office, Joseph-Kntcrprise Auto Bua Line, Handling Passengers
and Baggage
BUCKHECHT
ARMY V SHOE
Made on the famous
Munson last speci
fied by U. S. Army.
A practical, everyday
hoe for men in all
ftalki of life. Busmen
aien, farmers, tpottt-
men, outdoor norkeri
all have tali en to tlit
ftucUiecht Army Shoe. Reult
Foot troubles ate no longer
known to them.
Into llie Buckhccht Army
Shoe are put the finest materials
and irotkmamhip postihlc. It'i
a b!io you can depend on for
use and comfort and service.
$6.50 to
$7.50
Indian Tn
Cilf or HUclc
sk for the Buck
hevht Army Shoe
by name look for
our register-d trai'e
mark stamped on every
pair. It it more than
a mere trade mark.
It is a guarantee, a
protection, a symbol
of sert tee.
Back of It stand more than a
half century of honest siioe
manufacturing.
You can (ret the Buckhecht
Army Shoe in your town. If
your dealer does not carry It,
write us direct
MttMfactartra
BUCKINGHAM & HECHT
it
Sani-Flush
Order a Can with Your Next Grocery
Order
For Cleaning Closet Bowls Only
Quick, Easy and Sanitary
Don't Forget FLAKE -jWHITE When You
Are in Need of Shortening
If yftu use this instead of lard, you
are helping to win the war. ' .
PHONE MAIN 43
J. G; Snodgrass
There are certain types of fig
ures, however full bust and
small hips, small bust and large
hips, short stout figures that
require special designing is
corsets.
In MODART Front Laced Cor
sets there are special sizes and
models for just such figures.
We, can give any woman, of
whatever size er shape, the kind
of style and fit she should have.
PAULINE LEDEELE
Sr
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Practically
Everything Has Raised
But Telephone
Service
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