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Sly Country Tl"0f Th; Sweet Land
"" ; - f Liberty."
; MOVING ALO.N'U.
: Upwarda.'of 10,000 ofthe. enemy
. - liavo been captured on the .west
front, chiefly where there , are
: Americana, and on the Italian bor
' dor all within the past . week.
r(T,i'w'ili 'i,ljl talll.' ill -eoll j-l.ltfrli.)
.. . villi '.lie'; wlmitv nuiuoor or ' tlie
i twaac oiiBUs'-jd, but they are sis'
' nlflcnutw.Tbo offensive niovomont
: along tho ' small sectors have been
attended rwitb -'success and small
. . as they ma seeni they, are quite In
; contrast witHv'the expected big 'Gar-
..man drive, Vwhlch-'waB, supposed to
' be, due .alonifj'the.; western front
" at any iiilniita.'!Th'e 'enemy Is Kept
. Vusy conibatting the continuous on
xlauKhts without undertaking a' con
certed mrnxr;iunm
While there .are no grounds lo;be--r
come iinduly'opllmistlc,'' the' evoiils
i ul the pant week, If kept up any
' length at time wiH"haye'!an jeffect.
U-Jh entirely within the possibilities
thiil fho fifth big .drive, will not come
'( orf. Not much larger force of
Aniercaim and Australians,.' to say
'' nothing of tho hardened ' stubborn
; ucs of the English and French,
will bo needed to put tlio ctarnul
iiululus on any drive which the
i German forces may attempt.
Ilirt regardless of the military
pluns that may " be laid out ahead
. on either side tho fact "cannot be
." lost that It makes a difference whon
the ' Individual combatants . arc
"Uirlce armed" with tho conscious
ness of being lit the viglit as against
those who are fighting like auto.
matons . and , Just, because, they are,
compelled to get Into the fray.
.' ' The successes of tho past week
' show this to be a fact, mid as a
consequence whenever ' ofrenslvos
alnst the enemy are undertaken.
whether on a small or on a largo
scale they are carried through with
unvarying success,
fore him grim, and ghastly the mail
ed figure of Absolutism with hand
uplifted, to strike. Columbia where
those tare years she has stood
pleading ' for' Justlco, peace and
mercy. . God of, the free heart's
hope and home forbid!
'"V '-;,' ' ' '';',
"War, borriblj as war is "hell,"
as a great warrior aid It was Is
not without its compensations. No
man has more than one time to
die.; In bringing the .realisation of
doalh nearer to us war throwB a
new light upon lite. The soldier
in a picked man. Whether lie be a
soldier in arms or r. soldier of the
cross, his courage, bis loyalty, his
love and faith challenge tho con
fidence of men and the adoration
of women. If he falls,' he has paid
his mortal debt with honor If he
survives, though crippled, he is not
disabled. His crutch tolls Its own
story and carries Its mute appeal,
and there is air eloquence, though
silent, resistless. In the empty
sloeve." .,'.. ,' . , -
, "First of ull. on bended knee we
should pray God to forgive us. Then
erect as men, Christian men, sol
dlerly men,, to the flag and the
fray wherever they lead us over
the ocean through France, to Flan
ders across the low countries to
Roln, Bonn and Koblenz tumbling
the fortress of Ehronsbreltsteln Into
the Rhine 'as we pass and 'damming
the mouth of the Mozelle with tho
debris of the ruins we make of It
then on, on to Berlin, tho Black
Horse Cavalry sweeping the Wll-
helmstrasse like lava . down the
mountain side, the junker and tho
sabre rattler flying ! before 'us the
tunes being "Dixie" and ."Yankee,
Poodle, " 'the-crv being "Hall, the
l:'ii:ru'i1'te,Ki:h!ii;.'--,Huir llio lit -'public
of;' Russia welcome the Common
wealth of tho Vatorlund no peace
with the. Kaiser no parley with
Autocracy, Absolutism,' and the' di
vine right. of kings to hell with the
Hapsburg and the Hohensollern!"
SUMMERVILLE PEOPLE
SUMMERVILLE,- Ore.. July 5.
(Special)--Neurly all our people were
at La Grande yesterday and pro
nounced the program to have been one
of the best ever prepared for Inde
pendence Day.
. C. M. Hale, our postmusUir had to
stay in the office and celebrated all
by his lonesome. ...
Miss Hthel tin ancs.oli.ui' na mil.
Miss Eshil Hansen, of Nynsa, Ore.,
but late of Salem, where she has been
Studying music the post year, is visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Wis. t.ce
Fine before returning home.
FRESH CUERKIES
Black Tartarian cherries delivered
fresh fromthe trees to you, 40c per
gallon.-JChas. II. Shepherd, 2709 N.
Birch St. Khono. Bluck aiiv.
. (V-7-ltp.
Job printing, The Olworver, Main 37.
CHICHEStER.S PILLS
Vjei. THE MAStlia III1A.NO. A
Uiinnna iiruui
IHa In HAil ntXtiald Dm
hosts, tealcV wltbtlilue RiMwft.
IHiSo.ND IIUWtD I'll. I,", lui S
rtVnownMal.lfet.AlwysKenTrf -
r SOLD BY DRUOfilgTS EVERYWHERE ) "
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CHOOSE HERE FROM AN1MMENSE ASSORTMENT OF
NEWEST SEPARATE SKIR i
In all the Spring StylesPattfcrns anclColorings at the lowest
. ; possible prices, EvbrV woman and miss can be suited here at ' '.
the price she wishes tWy. IMutiful plaids and stripes are .
in pure "wool materials and in the newest silks, as well asa ' .
fine selection of new white wash skirts. :yJ
All moderately priceWt $2.25 to $25 00.
That message front' Miss Haley,
the librarian, Is one. to be. heeded.
The librarian savs that the llbrarj'
in a .public Institution supported by
tuxfrom 'tlie peopjo.i If the public
wnt; 'sometlllng '' In the way ,, of
books ' Which the library does not
happen to have, an effort will bbl
mndt to secure, what Is wanted.
"MAIIHK HliNltVS" ,MISA(il-:.
The following psragraphs - were
written by Col. Hoiiry Wattoisou
more thiin a yeyir ago. They are
taken from Hie editorials of the
Louisville Courier-Journal and won
tho Pulitzer price fur tho best eill-
toiluls of the year.
i "From the beginning thu 1hsu
was not less nurs than of thu cuiin-
Irlna first engaged.
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ui' Kitl H l-,i"i..; I lull, i..-l i-.-i,V ituk'.'
At loiist Krance to whom wu o.v
till that we huvo of sovereignty ami
, freedom and nclghiin, the lltth
David of nations fought to. resist
invasion wartlon, cruel invasion;
to pvert slavory savage, ' pitllosa
slavery. ' Yet, whatever the animating
'; purpise-wliatever the selfish ln-
' lvbts of England and Rusnla and
. Italy tho Knlser scheme ,of world
' coniiuest Justified' It.
"In us It sanctifies It. Why
. should any American : split hars
over t the European rights and
wrongs involve! when he sees be-
. Tlio verdict of many outside peo
ple Is that the Fourth' of July par
ade would have been a credit to
any metropolitan city of the conn-,
try. And this verdict Is practically
unanimous. " ' :''
Upwards of 3,000 autom'ohlles ail
ouuehod together tukes up some
space. And as much as has been
done toward the war funds the
value of the machines still malm
tain a lead. This does not indicate
that tho great duty has been nog-j
lected, but ,lt shows tho country
Is not ye broke, -regardless of tho
heavy demands Incident to; the car
rying on of tho war. (
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No. dl55..
REPORT O.N THE CONDITION OF. THE
Lsl Grande National Bank
At La Grande, in the State of Oregon, at the Close of Business June 1018.
Resources.
Loans and discounts $952,502.42 . .- '
Notes and bills rediscounted (other than bunk ... ,
acceptances sold) $77,2(5.00 . - , f.
U.S. Bonds deposited to secure circulation (par V . ,f
value) - 72,000.00
U. S. bonds and certificates of indebtedness -.
pledged to secure U. S. duposits (par value) 10,000.00 - ' . .
U.J?, bonds 'and certificates of indebtedness-. ' .. :
pledged to secure postal savings deposits , -- . I
(par value) : 6,000.00 w 87,000.00 !
Liberty Ioan Bonds, Mi per cent and i per cent. . ,: , - ; I
unpledged 42,250.00 , .
Payments actually made on Liberty 4!4 per . . I
, cent bonds (Third Liberty ixian. Vi.MO 4Z,!)il.UU
Securities, other than U. S. bonds (not including . . ; . . .
stocks) owned unpledged 18.778.ii0 .
"Total bondr. tril''. etc.. utlior than U.S... .. . t. 18-778-30
'.Scui'k- of. Feueral llwwi I'.bhk lod per cent
of' subscriptiouj ..;.. t 7,200.00
Value of bunking house.. 4!),4G4.U0
Equity .in banking house.. - ' 40.464.30
Furniture and fixtures .-. f " 5 8.117.00
Real estate owned other than banking house... . fc. - 4,.J0(M0
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ... . 5J,4J7.71
Cash in vault and not amounts due from nutional .
.. banks ::. ' : 108,500.40
Net amounts due from banks, bankers and trust
, companies other than mcludsd in Items 1.1, .
14 and 15 1,010.77
Checks on other, banks in the same city and , .
town as reporting bank.-
Total of Items. 11, 15, 1U.17 andM8.'-' ia),068.BI
rho.W on hnnka located outside of city or town
. of reporting bank and other cash ilj-'ms . . A . 10,000.45
Redemption fund jyith U. S. TrcnsurcAiind dufc ,. g
.. Hmm II- Treasurer X .V - . it 78.000.00
. . .: , .., ....1 ' v. a-
War savings tcriuicaios una .uinii. ounuin m-i j f:
tually oivned ...,..r;.
510.08
$1,277,745.04
4200,000.00
" 10,000.00
' 1(1,500.00
. 71,495.0(1
3,280.91
McWUliam
singers who
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iams,vBHl
ho singa
Idwin and 'Stendul,
at Star today. Adv.
7-6-lt.
THE SI XSHINK fMUI. .
Visitors For rove Aro To JltMit Al
l'.Al.t'.A. At 0 O'clock.
W. T. Morehouse calls attention
to the fact that tho nioiiibo.is of the
Sunshine Club, who aro to go to
Cove in the morning, are to meet
promptly at 9 o'clock at Y. M. C. A.
building, as tho start Tor Cove will
be made at 9:30 sharp, and It will
reuulro some little time, to form the
lino of cars, and got in motion.
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KMJIN HOYS HK.( II I'UANl'H
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klooslr.i
hnve received two letters from their
soli V. U., who announces that ho
Each may have ''"'l ived snioly In France and that
A.lj,,,, ,r.t .rnd oft tho
Total
.".';'.. X " ' Liabilities.'
Capital Stock paid in.
fctilrnlllfT 1 11ml
Undivided Drofits '.................-... .:'. .".SJ:!!,827.10
Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid. 2;i,207.01
Circulating notes outstanding '
Not amounts due to National Banks
Net amounts due to banks, hankers and trust
companies ' (other than included in items
ill or 32 ';.'...
Total of items 32' und 33 . 12,(',11.12
Individual deposits subject to checks..
Certificates of deposit duo in less than 30 days
(other than for money borrowed).......
Certified checks .-.,'
Other demand deposits (School savings nc-
counts .;
Total of demand (othor than bunk deposits),
; subject to reserve, items 84, 35, iilic, 37,
38. 31). 40. and 41 019,073.53
Certificates of deposit (other than for money
borrowed)
Postal savings deposits
Total of time deposits, subject to reserve
items 42, 43, 44, '45 .... ; ' 27', 10(1.20
Other United States deposits, including deposits
, of U. S. disbursing officers... 10,000.00
'-'''..' t . .
' Total
State of Orccon. County of Union, as:
I, F. L. MEYERS, Cashier of the above-named hank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowlcdgo and belief.
Subscribed to and sworn before me this Mil day of July, 11)18.
. F. L. MEYERS, Cashier.
. ' . . II. A. ZURBRICK,
Notary Public for Oregon.
Correct -Attest: FRED J. HOLMES,
... J. G. SNODURASS,
H. S. BKOWNTON, Directors. .
9,321.21
497,1105.(12
14i;!4(i.37
(1,208.82
1,512.72
272,40(.20
0,000.00
., 10,000.00!
$1,277,745.04 j
HO VACATION OUTFIT COMPLETE
Without an gVEgEADv DaySo
YOU will need a Daylo for those vacation nights around
theamp; on fishing, hunting and hiking trips, for the
early morrW start or the late at night return.
Darkness h aWindfold, mor dangerous perhaps because
of the false seiite of secuntyX when , you think you know
the way.
The short cut to safeW lies along the path to the nearest
Daylo dealer. ; . ; '
Go in today eet the tyws Dayloyou need and take an
extra Eveready Tungsten Battery with you.
For safety, convenience and amusemcXjL Ickrn the Eveready
night-signalling code for sending "Daytoms" from camp to
camp, tor signalling lor help in case 01 danger, or
for sending messages by light, which is visible for
nine miles. 1
Ask far a free cm of the Eeaeaiy
Ttighbiignalting code at the llota
hided jsith the ttgn. -;
.ll.,:'-
'atriotic Gommittee Defied I
WOMI!SSS
liil'y ...1...- ifim In- (mi r ,1 a tiafi
fi' t'loai his iciiiiouL til euiuot:i6
to a company of heavy artillery,
where ho says ho cull get inoro ac
tion and will bo sure to get a crack
at the Huns.
Doug FaiiWiks
Adv. H ,
at the Star today.
. 7-6-lt
Those pound boxes of Talcum at
40c and 50c are bound to please
every buyer. They are beautifully
put up and nicely perfumed. They
are the most economical Talcum
1'owder on the market, at Silver
thorn's. Dy 6-29 tf
FAMILY DRUq STORC
LA SSANQCOSCOON.
Misfortune: HH-
Are t on rinaiK-itilly, pri'pari'tl for niis-
v, i'nl'luilt, s1l()ll.l(l it runic f
A iVv ilolliu's, or eVii a lonely ONI',
placed iiV our bank fyday will .Ik; tlie
fiiijue as afv insni'ance poliev against
i.ii.-!',.! 1 liiir-Nj ii si. only ' call on you.
Tiiere is satisi'tioii h kin.iviuir you
are saving a litUV oarh wVi'k or innnt.li.
It ailtls to your pVstage,aii(l is really
not a liard rijing to do.
You will take keeiiestNdeliiit in wateh-
injr your aw'oiiirtfjW.
AVIiv not t'oinniein'c todav? .
Member Federal Bcserve System
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
J It Is announced nv the conimttlce
1 111 chuiKC that positlWly every stoio J
5 In La Gmndc Will Vo closed ;,fr 1
buafness tomorrow there Is no
I room for "slackers" onhis Fourtn. s,
as it vill require all tlV neive (if
1 all (ho people, njiri then somo. to
J make such a demonstration tombr-
I row ,& will make It cert'
J only to "Tho Ilcast of Berl
to all noonlo In lho state
' son,. La Grande, has a place
man that cannot be inlstnl
1 any other town or nay, In all lliese
linitcik. Stales. Observer, July
ii
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There is No Room For
LL
aoiacRers'
On this Fourth
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illar, lo every red-blninled Aiiieriean S
-117 Retail Clerks' Protective ,As- !
For tlie lieiierit ol the puhhe ail, in pal
niaii and woiiian in Union (-ounly, Local
sociatioii most emphatically deiiounVc the firm of FRENCH & SCRANTON j
for disregarding tlie wishes of the Coiiiliiittee iicharge of our (Horious Fourtl
in not closing their place of business before, during and after the parade. It is S
J the wish of this Local to impress 011 the buying public that this is the firm that. S
! practices the desecration of Sunday, that is UNFAIR TO LABOR and to
! TH3IR BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. Patronize Union Stores, ONLY stores
open at 8:10 A. M., dose Saturdayat 8:o0 P. M.
LOCAL 417, R. ti INTERNATIONAL P. A.
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