; WEDNESDAY, . MARCH G, 1918
LA GRANDE EY EMNti UtfcuiAiiv juc
FALSE RUMORS
SHAKE BRITAIN
Irresponsible Talk Is the Worst.
Form of Enemy Pro- !
; paaanda. ,
PEACE BRIBE TO BERLIN
Thousand Asses Losded With Purs
Gold Reported to Be Sent Wild '
Talo of Fight Between Two
Kiltie Regiments.
London. The most dendly form of
' tSerniiin priipiiKtindii In Urcut Brltiiln
tixlny is the month to niuutli rumor.
Wherever one sees, In clulis or restnu
rimts, at the theuter or In the rnllwuy
car, one's pence of nilnd will be Irre
. trlevably Bhntlcred by some kindly u
teutloned stranger, ,
The keep of the London Tower has
been overcrowded with riddled corpses
to a positively unsnnltury degree. Now
It will be an ulrmun of worldwide re
nown.Tho next day nn ex-lord chun
cellor of the realm will toe the line fol
lowing him ; King George will have his
. Germanic extraction flung In his teeth,
and un ex-priine minister receive the
welcome. news that he bus sold the
country to save his financial interests
;In the enemy's country. Your truc
propagandist Is no respector of per"
sons.
. ... Of Eastern Origin.
I There was one story of distinct East
ern origin. Great Britain, ran the
jbumor by way of kindly neutrals, had
'sent a thousand asses laden with pure
gold as a peace bribe to Berlin. A later
;effort, told will" dun pathos and dra
imatlc effect, concerned the loss of a
ilarge American transport, which had
jbeen sent down by u German U-boat,
jjvlth a totul loss of life and material.
!The rumor was common property, with,
(perhaps, the possible exception of the
American naval authorities.
I "Thousands of Woolwich arsenal
workers, unable to obtain food, ivero
rioting furiously, and the troops had
'to be called out," was the preface
!to another. Inquiry showed the cuse
to be Unit of a woman of lnebrlato
llmblts and revolutionary tendencies, u
misapprehension with a local police,
'constable and a sympathetic crowd,
hungry and disappointed, supplied tho
Inecessary background and climax.
Another case was that of two kiltie
regiments. The Highlanders, hold
ing the left flank of a big advance
movement, were to have been sup
ported at 0 a. m. of a freezing winter
morning by the Black Watch. The
'latter failed to put In an appearance.
The Highlanders, sadly mauled by
shrapnel and machine guns, returned
to Test billets tit -quarter, -strength and
sweurlug vengeance (lire. On the road
;the Black Wutcb. was encouutercd.
Forthwith the two battalions set about
ono another with their dirks and bay
onets, leaving the dead and dying by
the roadside in the hundreds. This
story to the troops individually con
cerned proved extremely, acceptable
'from its humorous element alone.
PIGS HELP GET BEAR
Held the Animal While Lad Let Go
Both Barrels of Gun. !
! Willie Hnckensclimidt, fifteen years,
!old, of Salmon Creek enrae to Warren, 1
il'a., the other day with a 250-pound!
'black bear in his farm wagon. i
! "I couldn't have got hlra if it hadn't I
'been for father's pigs," he explained.
i"I was out In the woods after rabbits!
when I heard one of the pigs squeal. 1
Iran toward the sound and when I got
jthcre a big black benr had one of the
: little squealers in his paws. The oth
; ers were crazy. They were pawing the
; benr all oven He dropped the pig and j
: started to run when lie saw me, but 1
the pigs held hlin until I could get close i
:cnough to give him both barrels."
i Woman's Burdens
arn lightened whon eho turns to the right
mini to Inc. It her exisMMii-o is made !
glcxmiv by tho chroniit wraknssos. deli j
en to rfru n fen mortis, and jminful disorders
that afflict wv sex. sho will find rflinf and
j.mniiKlitiitinn fi-nni hnr triiiihlf!! in Dr. !
I'ireo's Fnvorito Prej-eription. If si id's ; i
vprwitrkfd. nervous, or " ruiwlown." she .
finds nmv lift) and strcntfth. It's a power- ( ,
ful. inviiroriiLinir tiinit mill norvtuo vvincn
was disco vitivd and nsl by nn eminent
ifstcian for many year?, in nil eaes oi .
female I'tiitdniiiLs" and wnakirews. 1-nr .
?riitn sills just eiiterhiK womanhixHl ; 1
or women at tho critirstl "I'hange if life":
in bariiitt-down senslitfons pcriotlii-Hl t
iiuin ii.'t:i iltm. Ir.ttaitimation. and evfry i
kindred ailment, the Favorite Preset-in-;
linn " is the only mediVhie put up without
ah'ouoi irutmnenM on wrapper. iM-imy
nil drutcirKut sell tho 'Proscription' in j
I ti 11 Id or luhlMs.-
For free medirnl advice write Dorter1
V. M. Pierce. Ilultalo. X V.. nr st-nd It)
cents for trial packago ut tablets.
RosnBl'ito, On:;aox. I tuitTer some-,
tti lint ternhie. nan
diepjaeometit so had ,
tlvii. I 1,1 ,nrt-pr
P-'-r st;ufcl on mv feet, '
f ; "il also had inllamma-'
J' ..I lion. 5Jv head and
hack netted hanl and
1 as wek ami tier?-
ons,
Mv 1(l's and
ieet
Bruod would
dlmit. and 1 was
tronti ed with ton"ti-
iiattim. I had a
l1 vero pain In mv side.
and Pleasant PelMs
'c; niia iney nume inc
well and strong. Thon.dnrinir.mtddle lil
a?Hin look Mien medicines and
thniiivrh wi wi ll -wa strntin aud well ,
ST All, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY "
WITH OFFICIAL WAR PICTURES
PELL3 BENjNKTT IN SCENE FROM TRIANGLE fLAY.
"BECAUSE OP THE WOMAH.'''- ' " ' '
rnuniniii niritiniM i
CHAMPION AMERICAN
GRENADE THROWER
- I
iH: j
i nezen iveny of me fi.vnn'une unlr
iverslty unit has the distinction of be
jing the champion liand grenade 11lY-.
Tlie most
er among tho American troops in
France. Young Kelly's good right
arm will probably account for muuy
llltms when his unhj enters tho
itrencbes.- He has mude grenades &
special study. ' -
! IBIS CAMOUFLAGE
4. ri DRAWS SHELLFIRE
British Remove Their Guns, but
' Old "Scenery" Is Left
" Behind.
Major General O'Callaghnn is re
sponsible for a camouflage story that
puts tho reverse English, as It were,
on the camouiluge.
"Somewhere out there," he says, "I
was- looking over some artillery em
placements, and among others found a
big 12-lnch howitzer planted hard by
a little farmhouse in a small orchard.
It had apparently been there only a
few days, and I asked the lieutenant lu
Immediate charge to tell me nbout It.
. " 'You see,' explained the lieutenant,
'we were over yonder half a mile in an
xcellent position, but the Boche got
our range and strafed us something
fierce the other afternoon. So I asked
the major If we might move her down
here. We got the engine up at mid
night, the sappers laid down the rails
In a little while, aud we brought her
here before daylight.'
"'You've cot a good position here,'
ilLSoon
realistic, thrilling
ARTHUR
La Grande Evening Observer
WATCH FOR IT!
I reiuarked, 'but yriti don't seem t
Unve done, much by way of conceal
inent.' "
"'No.' fepllwl the fubaltern, 'we
carefully left the camouflage tu Uie
old plucc; you will notice the Huus
are still glvlug It fc .'
"'Oh.' 1 uld, 'getting the Idea,
'that's u new one; has It been tried be
foref , .
"'Yes, sir, replied the youngster,
grinning blandly i 'last week we took
a 00-pounder out like that and the
Boche has been wasting several tons
of good shells on camouflage every
day since.'"
WIFE TO PRODUCE NOISE
Explosive Boss Doesn't Think New
Job Is Sinecure.
' When Constable F. Buel Andrews of
Kast Haven,. Conn., who is also the
town dog warden, tire warden and un
officially known as town "chief of po
lice," received a commission from the
government, appointing him director of
explosives for the town, he stood lu
the village post oDlce and displayed
the voluminous document. Some of the
curious bystanders allowed that "Ru"
wouldn't have much to do In this town,
as there weren't uny explosives to di
rect. , "Huh, there ain't I" said the consta
ble. "Well, you Just wait till my wife
hears they've saddled a new ofllce onto
;."
WILLAMETTE TACIKIC
, OPENS RICH TERRITORY
. With the transfer of Engineer II. P.
Hocy and his forces from Eugene to
San Francisco, where they nre now in
the office of Chief Engineer William
lllood, the final chapter in the comple
I tion of the Willametto Pacific railroad
has been closed, says a Southern Pa
cific announcement,
j This line, running from Eugene to
j Mavshficlil, a distance of 121.6 miles,
I was opened for trhffic in October,
: 1910, and is being operated under Su4
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' The New York Wonder Spud
Before you buy your seed potatoes, call and see my special selected
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yieldersj large, round and white; splendid keepers and splendid
cookers and bakers. I have also a stock for sale, selected for table
use, and one lot u little under sized for boiling. Before you buy
potatoes for any purpose whatever, call and see the New York
Wonder.
L. M. JENSE.N
' AT THE GRANDE RONDE LUMBER YARD
Greenwood Avenue
11 " . ' . L-l - - '
Start The Great War Story
W m m
Detailing the
A Machine Gunner
and first-hand war experience that has ever been given to the
Will appear
parintendent S'.i:xkhnlter s the Coos
Uny branch of the Portland division.
LMr, Hoey hail remained at Eugene to
finish coitnin engineering details.
Construction on the rood started in
101) and ovor 111,000,000 was expend
ed on it. It taps one of the richest
sections of Oregon. Of particular in
terest at this time is the Important
factor it lias been in making available
for government aeroplanes some of
the choicest spruce timber in the
northwest.
The character of the country trav
ersed presented many difficult engi
neering problems, but a standard road
bed has been constructed of the high
est type with easy grades and light
curves. Five and one.half miles of
permanent trestle had to be built and
there wero thirty-nine Btream, lake or
bay crossings at which steel bridges
were required. Those at Cushman on
the Siuslaw . and Reedsport on the
Umpqua have drawbridges that are
large enough to allow the passage of
ocean steamers. The great draw
bridge over Coos bay, costing I GGO.OOO,
is in all nbout a mile in length. The
drawbridge is the longest in the
northwest. Over nine thousand tons
of steel wero used in these bridges.
The nine tunnels, if put together,
would extend for two and seven
tenths miles. Eighteen thousand tons
of steel were used in rails for the
(Continued on Page Six.)
The Pneumonia Sanson
The cold, dump weather of March
seems to be tho 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
n cold appears take' Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. As to the value of
this preparation, ask anyone who has
used it. Adv.
Phone Main 732 or Black 3331
Experience of
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We make War Bread f resh every day. Every
Monday and Wednesday regular War Buns. 1
Tiy our Liberty Breads .?,
We also have the niost complete line of Home
made Pies, Cakes, Doughnuts, Snails, Coffeo
Cakes and Cookies in tho city. ,
All made aeeording to Government regula
tions.. DUTLI BAKERY
317 North Fir St. Just Across the Track ;
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