La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 18, 1918, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY. APRIL 18, 1913 FIRST PLANE rSEEf BY AMKRICANS FRANCE Women's New Silk Petticoats We always HAVE THE BEST FRESH ' FRUITS AND VEGETABLES s i ... t r iir mrm ; .jr s f 5 si J I I MM 1: vi-.-i.i-1-.: Taffeta Petticoats, All the newest Spring Colorings. . V Hill's Department Store ARCADE :w kaikuank films now ICJ KtlOWX. me In. filming some of the seeuus for "A Modern Musketeer," ( a, Doug lns Kalrbanlt.'i production released hy Artcrafl, the company undertook a strenuous expedition from tho rim of tho flrand Canyoiv down to the Colorado river, a descent of sovenj thousand feet and.. . distance . of j moro than thlrty-fivo miles along narrow, winding tralft that were! just haicly wldo on'ough to alloyi , the mules to travel, .carrying the actors and supplies. . : . Thus party leijulied forty mules, . v;ho .ii,ado tho trip In twenty-two hours,- stopping at, Bright Angels Camp, ; whore the, Fairbanks Coin.- . pnny camped while tho scenes wore being staged. Despite the dlsconir forts of 'the trip, the players en joyed every minute pf, their prlml tlvo Journey. ;' .; i - ": " ': f "A Modern Musketoor" will be shown nt tho Arcade Theater today tomorrow and Saturday. t .- i SHERRY'S; h.a.Ma TODAY OXI.Y. Thomas A.- Curran, .who IIIILIIC many hits lu recent Tlianhoiiser f!nld ftnnftto, PlnVft. la In Dm flnf , , 1, .. j In hln latest feature 'The Heart of K;:ra Creor," which will bo shown at the Sherry Thenter todny onlv. . , Tho cast further Includes Leila daughter, Frort, as the protty (leorg Froth, a well-known Broadway leading man, 'penbotgh, Carey Hastlnps nr l.ls housekeeper, and Lillian Mueller, nn Amy de Vero, known on Broad wav a.i. "The Baby Vnnip." vi "Tho Heart of Ri Greer" - ta the kind of a pieturq Hint should!, have 1, ctvnmr Mimeul In llin nennle since It Is full Of heart. Interest nnd you ARCADE NOW PLAYING THE KANSAS CY CLONE Doug. . kFairbanks Modern Musketeer . -. t, ' It's full of Fairbanks, scrapes, some humorous" and others sensational. Now! t SHlsJJersey Petticoats. i will hp iniHKlntr unmntliln f " If you l,ln nnt itun If ' P.m. Int. T.1..M ,. .,..,1 Saturday adorable Viola Dana In "tlluo cans." ' . . o : ' .................... SHP A E? ! 1 -ri. mR I xoToitiors woman i,()si;s fJAMni.i(j iii;i,i, IN MIOSA. I''emnle ProirletiiNS Known ih "The TlgreH," And KnmouK l-'or '' (mi Piny Marries lln.ston - Detective. Citizens , of Arizona have been startled out of their usual com placency by tho recent announce ment1 of the marriage of "Tho Ti gress," notorious! proprietress of "The Dovll'a Kitchen" Baloon and gambling hell, to a Wells Fargo, de tective from the East, known as "The Bostonlan." , The- marriage took place shortly after the most sensational circum stances. : Both the brldo And groom had taken the trail of a bandit iknown , ,.Tm Collector." who had ih1(l ,,.. wells Fanro coach land arriving nt his saloon In Bra- Ivob, the groom went for a sheriff while tho brldo, whipping out a gun stepped Into the saloon and single- l handed, killed the bandit. She """"(then exploded the kerosoue tamp .In the dive, drove tho patrons out .i'at the point of a gun, and to the I ...... accompaniment 01 the naming duiki Ing, had tho minister of Bravo ! perform a marriage ceremony for herself and tho Bontonlnn. : "The Tigress" gained her name by her numerous killings and her absolute fearlessness while operat ing her dive, "The Peril's Kitchen." jA1"1 though sheriff of her coun- youngjly on , several occasions iiiujinim-'u Jecftl'0 "rtnS anoiit ner conviction, sue j"lnys obtained her. discharge tho grounds of splf-dofenno, She bus announced (hat "The De vil's Kitchen" Is a thing of the post, and that she will devote her life In the fiituro to her homo, husband 'and tho unfortunate. The dun Woman" lb the name of thin new Triangle Play In which Texas Gulnan thrills with her mar vellous chnrnctorltnllon of "The Ti gress." "The Gun Wonmh" Is to be seou nt the Star Theater today and to morrow. j MOOSE TO GIVE BALL, Kill lie l'roreod To (io To Army And Xavjr AnIIIiii--. 1 At the regular meeting last ev ening La 'Grande Lodge No. 860, L. O. O. M., started the "spring drive" for their big annual ball, which will be held this year in tho EaglcB' Hall next Wednesday even ing. April 24lh. But this nlmple announcement does not rover the ground by any means, ns It wiis vot ed by the lodge to turn tho entire proceeds of the dance and refresh ment liUdes over to the Union County Army nnd Navy Auxiliary with whom the Moose will work In making , the nrfalr thegreatest success possible, both socially am' financially. The following commit tee was appointed to meet a com miUeo from the Auxiliary, anil tv, gethor they will outline the prog-j ram for tho evening, which will w t announced later; K. C. Stilt, I-.. Spencer. C. N. Palmer. W. C. Han sen, Geo. B. IW-.-ti, Win. Stand field. E. E. Bor.hani, R. C. Pi-ovost, ohn E. Carbon nnd Harry Swart. lnslallr.ilon of ofriccifl nlso oe curred and the following members "Thia Diane beorinu tlic circle and slar. the insignia of the American airplane,' is ; the nrs ISc bv U e America forces in France. . The photograph was taken on an iatton flckl ".somewhere in France," and the nun in the pictures p members of tire, AnfcXn aviation section. Help send mora such planes over to blind the Boches.xBuy, Liberty Bonds! On to Berlin!! ,.- ; now hold the chairs for the ensuing year: W.' C. Hansen, Jlflnwi w Young past dictator;, t'l-ed Hclinuui, vice dictator; Jap. Stevens, proiuie, W. E. Blrdiwll. treasurer; 'Harry Swart, secretary; Kenneth Evans, J. G. Holm and C. N. PaUufr, trus tees; IS. C. Stilt, sarsenl-at-arniB Don Shanks, Inner guard, f and John Murchifion, outer guard. Ar.ottier Btir ' was added to the service flaB of . the lodne, and the probabilities are that several more will toon be placed thereon, uh se veral of the members have made ap- plication to serve their Undo Sam In various ways. Tho evening wu a plasant and profitable one to the h,rea number of members present, nnd cndcd wui, a midnight repast that, proved, the social committee were adapts at "short orders." ' AN UNUSUAL LETTER Resident of Georgia Wants to Know Aboul Oregon and California. Postmaster Bragg has received a letter which has been turned over to thB Observer. The letter is intelli gently written pnd id interesting only on account of the unusuainess oi me subject matter. The Observer will un dertake to answer the letter as a mat ter of courtesy, and at the same time the lack of knowledge of the residents of the far east nnd south regarding the Pacific Northwest i3 sliown by the letter, itself, tfliich says: Quitman, Ca. Postmaster, I.a Grande, 0:e;;o-,i. Dear Sir; ,. Will, you uler.ae gardea me for troubling you, but r.s my hus band wishes to correspond with some one who has taken up government land in Oregon or California, thought I would ask you to send me the ad dress of some competent person, or DOMINION TROOPS WHOSE VALOR WON PRAISE , -IfROM PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE OF GREAT BRITAIN ; ; - J ! vff F v-f ' CALLS ON DOMINIONS t? -'ci T0 REPEl GERMANS The wonderful tribute to the valor of troops from tho British Dominions and Colonies, paid to them by David Lloyd George, Premier of Great Britain, once more focuses public at-, tention upon their remarkable achievements. The Profiler's state ment was not only a tribute, but it was nn urgent call for help addressed to every uble-bodiod Britisher and (.anadinn In the United states who has not yet volunteered. Since this great war beiran Canada has sent overseas as her contribution i to the fighting forces 4t!8,000 men,! and has actually enlisted about 800,- 000; Australia has forwarded 405,-1 000, or nine per cent of her popula-, tion; Now Zealand 125,000, or ten i por cent of her population, and South Africa 105,000, or seven per cent of j its white population. I ; Canadian troops have so often ! .proved thoir qualities as righting men that it is unnecessary to single ' out specific battles, or name indi- vidunl organisations. i The famous "AnznOfi." Valiant fighting men from Australia and ; New Zealand, have proved their j vn!?r , , 1 f,' ,nd in nce. HewfounillaJid troops nt Gallipoli i j hand this letter to some one (not a IjiiiI agent), so tney can answw m, questions. I wish to come to California vflnd take up a good piece of land with part timber and good for farming and fruit. Have you. much game? - How much land can' one tnke. up?' There are seven of us in our family. How is Baker county ? Is it very cold there in winter? I would like to write to some one, who lives in thai; county or near it. ' . . ;.( ' ' Please have someone write to me and tell me all about the climate, rain fall and land; also water. There are i tw0 or thl.ee families of us coming. 1 will wait for a letter. Someone ans wer this letter please, just as if I was an old friend of yours. As we all ought to be more kind to one an other and willing to help each other. Are there many geese on goose lako, and many fish? How far are you from Snake river? Are there many fish in it? In what part of Oregon is ! Faker county? How large i3 La Grande? '. . ' . If you cannot answer my letter, please hand it to someone who has time and is willing to do so, right away. Yours, with fj'est wishes, Mrs.' 1 . : o Leonard Fuller, one of the Ob server carrier boys, had the misfor tune to fall from his wheel this morning and Is hot able to bo out today. ;' ! ' .j. .5. se .j. .j. .;. .J. .J. .J- 4 I- JOE PRINTING "h that gives you satisfaction, and J at rates you can afford to pay.- THE OBSERVER. "J " " J .J. .. 4 4 J. .5. .J. 4. r In a message addressed to the Premiers of Canada and other British Dominions and Colonies 1'remier Lloyd (veorge savs: "We have been inspired by con stant news of the dauntless cour age with which the Dominion troops have withstood desperate assaults by vastly more numerous German forces In the battle. The empire has good reason to be proud of all its sons. Our armies cannot have too many of these splendid men. "As already announced, we pro pose to ask Parliament to author ize the raising of fresh forces here. I would also urge the Do minion Government to reinforce their heroic troops in the fullest possible manner with the Binnllcst possible delay. The struggle is only in its opening stages, and it is our business to see thnt our armies get the maximum measure of support that we can give them. Let no one think that what even the remotest Itominionq con do now can be too late. Before this campaign is finished the last man may count." nnd m l.Vnn-o hnvrt .llcnln, hnn.l MennA.'l . did fighting qualities nnd have won i "Put it there!" high official praise. When the tier--! The King shook his hand warmly mans started the recent drive against 1 and appeared immensely pleased to the British. Australians and New I be taken as an "eyuaL" "ORDERS IS ORDERS!' EVEN TO GENERALS By, Fred S. Ferguson, (United Press Staff Correspondent) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE LORRAINE FRONT, March 21. (By Mail.) Tin-hatted and with his gas mask on his chest, a certain Bri gadier General recently accompanied visitors from home on a tour of the trenches. .Coming to a dugout, where a lieutenant was in command, the par ty stopped and the' general, looking like any other fighting American of the line, explained to his guests how the men lived. He finally : suggested to the lieutenant jhat the visitors be shown in the dugout, with the follow ing result: ' " ' , . "Sorry, sir, but Jt is strictly against orders to admit anyone to dugouts." "But you can show these gentlemen, f can't you? "No,ir." "Who did you get your order from?" "Colonel Blank, sir." "From General , sir." "Well, I'm General ." ..The lieutenant blushed clear through the mud that had splattered on his face. The general complimented him on his observance of orders,. The vis itors had just a little peek nt the dug out. , , ' ' . ' 0 No More French Pastry, WASHINGTON, April 18. (By United Pross..J What Is war with out French pastry? And nice creamy coffee? French pastry. Is no more In Paris The' afternoon tea, according to Mrs Ida Clyde "Clarke, novelist, consists of . tea and "war bread." Mrs. Clarke, says there are no beautiful gowns to be seen In Paris and ev- . ery0ne seems to be In mourning. JNEW . MI ; mi " - If if Tmk Si mm i ! Zcalandors rushed to tho rescue of the hard-pressed troops, with the i "spirit of men going to the rescue of a great cause," as one noted war correspondent relates. - The Canadians who captured Vimy Ridge clung to this important posi tion and held it despite countless at tacks by superior forces of the enemy. Some of these men had a chance to get a very close range view of the democratic King under whose colors they were fighting. Immediately after the great drive was started, George V. made a hurried trip to France and was whirled up and down the lines like a hard-worked in spector, shaking hands with the en listed men and eating their mess food wherever mealtime caught hint. Seeing a slightly wounded Aus tralian at a railway station the King walked up to him and said: "I've often heard about you." Tho Australian, holding out his IF YOU WILL WILL NOT ONLY SAV SO WELL THAT WORK ' ING DELIGHTFUL TO EAT EXT frrsh D(IL HELPS NATURE TO CARRY OFP THE HEAVY FOODS. ? JUST AS SOON AS FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE ON, THE MARKET WE HAVE THEM RIGHT HERE FOR YOU. ! THEY ARRIVE DAILY. COME IN AND SEE THEM. PHONE US YOUR GROCERY ORDER TODAY. - HARRIS GROCERY ; Phone Main. 70 and 77,' Farmers' Black 192 408 North Fir Street . Across the Track ""United States Food Administration License No. G50255." . FRENCH WOOD WON'T Ul lt.V. PARIS, March 8; (By mail, Uni ted Press.) . American soldiers have had some hard things' to Bay about French firewood during the now declining winter. It has even been suggested that wood merchants have soaked their product In water for the same purpose that n dis honest grocer put3 sand in the su gar. ,-Wood, in France, ii sold by weight. The following true tale comes from an American officer. A company of American soldiers on the mareh had, "billeted" for the night . In a small country village. At marching time next morning, a sergeant was detailed to stay be hind and see. for thp benefit of the villagers that everything remain ed "O.K." 71,0, cergean. .finally saw an American trooper como out of a door and hurry to join his unit. ' "Hey! did you put out that fire in there?" the sergeant yelled. "Should say I did,", the soldier responded as he ran. "I put some of that French wood on.lt."" All or which was a satisfactory explanation for the Sergeant and the company resumed the inarch. For Governor of Hawaii. WASHINGTON. P. C. Aoril 1R (By United Press.) President Wilson nas nominated Charles McCarthy, Honolulu, as governor of Hawaii. of BIG CATTLE DEAL - 'ort im-n (,atewa-. ure.. srvs: 'TridaJ brothers and Conn & Sons, or tnis place, have sold, through C. F. Rude, of Pendleton, 25 carloads of prime beef cattle. "The price paid is said to have been more than ?100,000." . "ON TO BERLIN!!"',"' JB0NBS PAVE WAVv CHARLEY SHOUTS Via V1. BlZJ CHAPL1E W "m tHApl. irf mmBglti Did they roar? DID THEY? When Charlie Chaplin shouted a Liberty Bond message to them outside the New York subtreiisury building, they showed their . de light in a more substantial way than by yelling, however. The sea of faces shown In this picture stretched for rods- down two' streets. ,"On to Berlin!" Charlie' told 'cm, 'Liberty Bonds pave too M ifi 1Y 1 : ' f Fi Ii 'I : if?- L ft 1 ! M fel H 1 1 i . lift PA flf-'B ! FRUITS AND VEGETABLES YOU ' TOR BILLS. BUT YOU WILL PEEL., , BE A PLEASURE. BESIDES BE- , IT TONES UP THE SYSTEM AND FISH FOR WALLOWA rttato Ciir "Halnlioiv" Goes Tliroiigli " , To Joseph Tmlny . The game . and fish car, ' the ."Rainbow," belonging to the state of Oregon, was attached to ..the" branch line train this morning and will go through to Joseph,' from whence a large supply of the black' backed salmon will be turned' looso !n Wallowa lake.. It la tho inten-' tion of the state officials In charge of this work to keep up the sup ply oX fish for planting In the lake! with the purpose of making the. fu ture yield as great as possible. ; 'o- ' n Ho Can llest Fine Now. "I suffered greatly from kidney and bladder trouble," writes F. B. " Fnirbank, 55 Grand River Ave., W. Detroit, Mich., "Had to get up six or seven times during the night Foley Kidney Pills have worked wonders and I can recommend them as the best medicine I have ever taken. " This sterling family rem edy relieves rheumatic pains, back ache, stiff joints, sore muscles, and other ills -attributed to kidney trouble. Sold evei-ywlwre. Adv. 1 Every Woman wants . to be Pretty, Healthful and Shapely i Dlen a Vnllniy irl mill An hen first? corset-, hpr fimim has! a tnnHi.nf.ir tn ..t- the 1 line bf hfr cnrfla ivVia. theA thW lines flrt mnwl ni bad. If 'her. first corset is a bad Vans nnd hn nUnina bad figure from it, of course a new corset of the same mo del will fit her better than any corset nf oi.nnrinH i:. - . "v. 1 1 1 It O uraign, lor nas she not miiowcu ner figure to take the imperfect lines of tho poor corset? We make this suggestion. Try on one of tliC3 JljoswaT Corsets i PAULINE LEDERLE t r.