La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 07, 1918, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextLA (JitAN'lJH EVKNiNU Ul&litlV Uli TlirtiSDAY, M AUOU 7, 1918 0 FRENCH PAY TRIBUTE TO FIRST WOUNDED SAMMY . CANDY UNUSUAL AND UNVARIED EXCELLENCE Cardinal Khaki & Gray OF Just received a large shipment from (he factory dleineu profits here. , " -Fleischer's yarn No mid- Kill HI To thoroughly enjoy candy you must feel that it is pure and wholesome and that it is always fresh. We sell KROUSES CANDIES hecnuse we know that they are made from the best materials and under sani tary conditions. And while in stock they are kept cool and fresh and free front contamination. Therefore, we say that K rouse's Candy is of unusual, and unvaried excellence. .Just the kind that will please, votir wife or sweetheart and, of course, the children, too. LA GRANDE PHARMACY Adolph Newlin, Mgr. Quick Delivery . Phone Main 40 La Grande, Oregon Afr ' " . h -WW"""", k'.V- S Tho French government has erected a monument In honor of Lieutenant D Vero H. Harden, Co.. C. signal corps, second field bat talion, the Dm American wounded In battle In France. The monument which com mends Lieutenant Harden for bravery In action was erected at tho door of the dugout he occupied the day ho was wounded. Den Boyce of Indianapolis, son of W. D.' Hoyce, owner of the Boyce newspapers, waa with Har den at the tlmo he was wounded. In a letter to bis father Boyce says In part: "Lieutenant Harden has been In the army 14 yours, Including five yearn in foreign ncrvlco. with trips to Alaska and Tannina ns a wiro less operator. Ho Is a fine-looking,, clean-cut, clean-living man. who surely deserves promotion when you think of the way we are commissioning new men with little experience ns captain, etc., at home, it surely would bo no more than right to glvo men like Lieu- tennnt Hnrdfili. with the prlurfl t Inn. active service, experience and HONORING HARDEN, oilier qmillflcatlons a promotion. It would encourage the men here. "Lieutenant Harden is 35 yeai'3 oh! nv.ti married. Mrs. Harden ia living Willi her parents at Burling ton, vt., durlus tho war." 69c 79c a Hank NEW GOODS APRIVED TODAY Ladies' Suits Coats Dresses Dress (hinds Ladies' Novelty Shoes Curtain Scrim Wile and Silk Waists 'Visit the Busy Store of Many Savings" LIEUTENANT HARDEN, ABOVE, FRENCH MONUMENT: New Today Hoys' Waists and Shirts 7 cr YY IncorDorated i Formerly the United Store New Today Children's and .Misses' Coats (challenging, and conducting a military I protection was followed out very niin- frlOMK GUARD CALLED OUT LAST NIGHT i lulely and tho men behaved like vet f (Coutinued from I'ago One) ierans. p-""""; : 1 The vigiiance didn't untile until Old 3 n the way of colds. Men not culled j Sul came peeping over the snow lust night will be first out if another cupped pi eminences in the cast to pall ia needed. jc-ant his warming rays of golden sun- Fortunately for the city, nothing de- iKht upon a peaceful community that im whose mother cried and fainted vcloped, but the home guards wcre'nau pusscu a nignt tno nature oi;wm,n hc ,,ft quietly drops out. He Mar. .my it. g tm 'Private Peat ,. Ked Cross Shipments from Elgin . Ill the trenches the boys compare The Elgin Red Cross has made the the merits of thjir mothers. It is a following articles since February 20: wonderful thing, that spirit of moth-! 1120 4x4 compresses. er love which surrounds us, blesses us and leads us to higher things. We ' gather together in the trench und we ' talk of mother mother moth-jr. The WONDERFUL BARGAINS IN GROCERIES EVERY DAY IS BARGAIN DAY at the ' HOOVERIZED GROCERY ready for unytxigency, and the sphn- did spirit of the men in obeying their officers explicitly and without reason being known to them, elicited warm commendation from the sheriff, ma jor and company officers und stuff this morning. In some instances the men were so soldierly that they didn't inquire about tho purpose of it all un- wmcn wnp wnai ; cercnunre no more inpvcr shoW8 his elto.3 fmm h()mc be. ; pregnant with danger to the citizenry jcausu jt is ossil,!e she wrju,s him i than any other night, and, then again. ; m(.n,s uml m0;11,jnt,8. nut those of us lierchanco it was. i who have h home courage of which v.e Military maneuvers and things j talk how we boast! Mother is a military generally ,.ro not fanilliar j mighty factor in the winning or this j to Shnrll'l' Wurnick, but he rapidly 'war. assumed the art of receiving mill- tary Halntcs as be accompanied of- ' Kni'liug ! Then- will lie n teacher at the work I'lioms every I'liday afternoon to give ' !es:!i.'iis in knitting. I.carn the Kii- cilher prereiiiiisites of'chencr toe, purling, joining sweaters, llo freely (:onfessi;d etc. I.carn how to lengthen a sweater til relieved this morning. They obeyed ' ricers about the guard lines during their orders without stopping to cues-, the night und went home at dawn tion why they had been unceremoni- today arhlng to take up-tho manual ously routed out of comfy beds at the 'of arnia and midnight hour. I military life. ; j So perfectly did the guard's system j that be likes the gamo. after living 'which is too short, without ravelling of transportation, assembly mid Rup-j spent a night rutting hither nnd or stretching, ply feature work out that there wasn't I j on with tho commanding officer. a, hitch anywhere, and the night's uf- Thc llom(. (ilm,, was ,.uli(,vt,,i r ."fturlias conclusively proven that the!KUIlnl ,uty ul thu () .w machine organization is well drilled, well or-jsh)ps through thc fact that Stipor Ranizcd, and, moreover, willing to intumlcnt Bollons was able to diveit meet any contingency with perfect the night crew from the shops into control ot men by otticers. 'guardsmen instantly. The yards, ! luncheon; coffee will be served at fiv In spito of tho tenseness of tho oc-!sm,)s an, pniperty generally' were Icentii n cup. casion nnd the suffering of the men I guarded carefully until dnvliirht bv 1 Do All D:iy .Meeting l't forg.'t the all day nicfini: on I'liday. There arc garments to finish. mu:din Mardiiges to make and one thousand gnuy.e strips. Itring yoiir in tho cold, no whimper came from any one. Every phase of posting guards, oP company men. Itcnd The Observer Classified nd.. w Seven Reel Super Production "Because of a Woman with BELLE BENNETT A I. SO TWO REELS OFFICIAL WAR PICTURES Miitiuccs - - - I'll.-, .V Eveniitus ... 2r, 10c We pay the t;tx i TODAY and TOMORROW Junior Ked Cross Let every one boost rur the junior:-.. Why not a 100 per cent school in La (rrandc as well as anywhere else in the state? You tan help by contrib uting to their sales or by buyimr something nt the sales. You can talk .luninr Ued Cross. Yon can contribute to the funds of the Junior Ued Cross. AVIATOR CHECKED GENERAL ADVANCE Rained Missiles on Enemy Infan try at Cambrai. USES RELAY OF MACHINES As Soon as One Was Crippled British Airman Would Nurse (t Home and Bring Out Another Swocps Down on Germans Many Times. Crumpling Up Every Attempted Attack With His Machine Gun Fire. A siiniiii story nf limv oiu tl.uin I'ritish n vm nr. UUc a iM:inli:ui mi tfi'l. lirM up fnv ii whtilr I'ciM-alt'il I'Mi tuy ntitx-ks upon ti wr.iK uml t-nnn-I'liiiK r.rmh lint' at Oim1rui in iln tn ii:ht nf tho di'spcruti sinriulc i1um' hy iisiur ftiur nirpluiii's. imii r.tu v un-t'lln-r, s tlu-y wort turn mil t-rtpplfd hy riu'hty tin, luix .hisl ouu' nt It lnvs tlint mhiu of thi iinit il:irin : ;iimI (l:iit,''Tus iiirphtiH work if tlh ;ir tias tn'i'ii in (hi new llt'M iiiiiiiUiiij: t'lu iny Infantry fioui th air. Tho i'rnuuiR wrio tryinj: tn nvov r ti p-U'tiou ot' tin1 Kit Hfh-ltMtln:i tin', i-ushlm; with a it'nl wrihl tti turn uml units nf iis'tiini wlniv it va! .'ry iliili.-ult li thf Uritish to luitii; up ri'soj'vc-i. Th. I'-ritNh luittalioit I-'t- ini; tlu uttark 'mil inv m i arth in 'M0 Dx9 L'omnrusscs. pads No. 2. (iOO gauze fetrip. (10 waste fruuzc ubsurb-jnt pads. 6 irrigation pads. 20 .'i-yanl mils. 155 triariMulai' bandages. 20 T bandages. 5 four-tailfd bandages. Refugee ieiief fi (.'omforta. 6 Serbian snuares. -i wool shirts. 5 paiis wool hose. 1'! jackets. 4 bonnets. 1 band. 2 petticoats. 1 infant wrapper. Knitting 87 p;ih:? of so"ks. 10 sv.eatcrs. I helmets. (! pairs wrLstleLs. 2 wash cloths. Sewing S:j bed shirts. ; ' 207 ambulance pillowy. JI!H) ambulance pillow slips. 2200 gun wipes. 1 hot water bottle covers. T dozen handkerchiefs. 1 1 dozen napkins und dish towels. j Alice! Auxiliary The Alice! auxiliary of the U; (Ira.'tde lied Cross are doing very fine vork. In four meetings they have , sent out 77 triangular bandages, HI j Nurgieat leggings, 12 p.tjanui suits nnd , 2 pairs knitted socks. j little rohitiMl Npi'.ts among the saeii j htle, urimly denrmined to hanf; on to the end. The (icrmnn massed had already nu'vi'd aeruss Xn Man's Laud into the baitered earthworks that once formed the British llrint; line. Other masses were ninvlntf up in suppnrt, and al ready the nearest shell holes were' heaving and bniliuy: over with rest- less hiads and shnnld'-rs of men ulantl tn renew the. advance. Tin hurra u'e . f Hu l'.ritih uns was heavy, but j at close quarters only infantry can stop the progress of infantry, ami the lire ' from the British su 11 holes had grown ; weak and strnirsiinjr. It looked as If the scanty Britisli line- would he over- i whelmed by sheer weight of nilinhcrs. : Air Alive With Bullets. The lire from the (ifrtuans increased until the air wis idive with tlielr hub i iets. It .wa the entieentrattHl i'.re ; which always pivcedes the rush to close quarters. The blue-gray figures wi-re already he-iinuiiiK to appear; above the sw holt--;, ihelr loose (hip pint: nnifmnw and hideous ras masks ivins them the appearance of tie uious. when siidiieiiiy into the stnoke and murk of battle there dived a Urlt- ! isii airplane. Kit'iy feet from the ground It Hat- ; t ened tun and idinbh-d u the line, dreppiiu Its botnlw nnioui: the bewil dered (Jermatw. W heeiinff swiftly at 1 the flank nf the atta.k. It came skim mini: baek like a w:dlow charjrini: a, wnrm of Hies, Its machine guns en lltadim; the advancing foe nnd drlv inir hint bat U to hi.- burrows. A slorm of (ierntan bulleta swept ; through ibe planes, and a IdUvU llanie eenteied bins! of enetuy shrapnel -moihered the airplme in vaptir. The wat. bini; infantry saw splinters fall I SNIDER'S CATSUP CARNATION MILK 251 Bottle 12 per Tin EANCH EGGS TOMATOES 42 Dozen , 17$ per Tin Strictly fresh Preferred Stock BEST STANDARD CORN OYSTERS 111 per Can P. Stock Select, tin. . .21 EAGLE VALLEY STRING BEANS Mecco Cove .......... 14f 11 per Can A. & L. Cove . . ., 14 OTTER SEEDED RAISINS OTTER SHAD 2 Packages 25 17r per Tin FANCY HEAD RICE MACARONI Special, 10? Lb. 15c PkS' for ' THIRTY-.CENT COFFEE ORANGeF On Sale at 19 6Dc Size .48c Try It - It's Good 5Gc Sise 4S mvr itooi; 'i'o stili.wklis vmm ma it hut 1'll.ONK NO. MA i :; TTTTTinn 'tr'Tmii m i i nri i n n n i n urn in iiin n i frimi IIh nlv'i''iiK frame and the sll-vi-ry faliric of the underwInKS won tnrn hi severnl places by shell splinters. But the during pilot llnlshed his course nnd vanished into the smoke clouds, leaving the punlc-strlctien enemy cling In to Ills shell holes too shaken nud thinned to press the attack further. Little liy little, however, the German supports came up, advancing by short rushes over the open, re-enforcing their comrades In twos and threes. In spite of British tire. Scores and scores of their dead littered No Man's Land, hut RTaduully the strength of tho attacking line was made good, and the shell holes iigalu begun to heave and boil, ns men rose from the lower cover nnd laid hold of the rims to assist them over the top. Outweighed the British. Then, suddenly, they were over nnd away, lillle spurts of Immunity belched out of the crater Held, coalescing Into a seething blue-gray, rushing mass, hopelessly outweighing (he handful of British defenders. But before tho mass could gain full momentum, a fa nilliar snorting hum sounded nbnve (he din of bntlle, and out of the low lying haze swept the covering airplane, a new machine, but with the same pi lot as before. Ills bombs dropping nmoiig the advancing Germans, dis persing those who escaped the flying fragments, and bis machine guns swept thi'io out of sight Into the shell hol-s. A half hour passed, and again the eueii.y attempted to attack, this lime hesitatingly nud with diminished spirit. Again the. airplane appeared, and the tlrst rattle of bis guns sent the Germans Into cover i(wln. A Ger man airplane dashed down to drive him away, but another British machine from tin' protecting patrol came down on the Gorman's tall and sent him cart wheeling behind his own lines. There were other Gorman machines in the oitltie. but the watchful British tight ers made the enemy nfrmen shy of los ing their altitude, and the dashing British pilot kept his guard over the threatened line without further Inter ference. Many times tie swept down on the Germans that day. crumpling lip every alieiiipled attack with his tire, ren dering portions of their positions tiu (eiiable with his bombs often roiklug madly in the air gusis from n barrage salvo, Jut us ottcii porloimini; wilder maneuvers to confuse the gunners and riflemen who searched for hiio inces santly. Three times his airplane was so badly damaged thai lie hail lo nurse Its falling strength hack to his alr- drome. But each time h.! returned I in a new machine, encouraging the Rrilhm Infantry by his example, and j scattering death and confusion among ! their foi's. He was flying his fourth j machine when darkness settled down, 1 ifUttlng an end to the conflict, with the : Germans securely checked. 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