La Grande evening observer., July 15, 1918, Image 4

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. I-II-TH UIUVK IH ON,
- The anticipated big drive of Hie
Germans Ib ; now i taking place. As
has been expected for tome ttmo
I He brunt of the drive an far aa It
has o for, developed ii In the
Chateau Tlilerry ' region, extending
eastward. , The most fierce opera
tions cover, n front or fifty miles,
with the prospects tnt lateral on-
gagements will ' extend . along . the
whole line of effort, ove,f a: distance j
of two hundred and fifty miles. The i
effort Ig to break trie allied line tit
, practically the same point where the
last drive came to a atop.
The capture of Rhelms is a pact
of the Gorman, program and one
of . the' main obJecta-ia.,Io Occupy
the- hilly replen north nnd'soii'.n
of the 'Mnrne,1 which' will of far ''a
, more - advantageous situation for
both offensive t and ' defensive op
erations; especially If the present
offensive cannot be forced through
' towards Paris. :. ,
, Last week Generalissimo ;' Foch,
antlclprttlrig the heavy part or this
attack to oeour as It- now lias,
transferred large .Fre-iOCh forces be
tween Amiens and Chateau Tlilerry
to the locality where the fierce on-
alaught 1 has now developed. t ; Jt
la probable that the allied forces
both In numbers and In their place
ment are) fully capable , of with
standing the onrush as at any pre
vious time. '.-';''.; 4": -
There Is a probability ' that at
least one or two days further will
be required before; any; manifest
Change In the tide will lie definitely
known. :'..."'"'.''..
The , drive as now directed Is
against the French aud ; American
forces and the supreme teat la sow
on. It ia mofe than a . probability
that the greater part of the 350
000 Americana (Which General
March aald Saturday wern In the
battle linn, are now tip against
the most stupendous Impact which
the German force can concentrate.
. Everybody believes that they -will
acquit themselves aa ' becomes
Americans, and that there will be
no wavering in resisting what will
most likely be, the last great rush
of the Hun. The outcome will (.?
awaited with anxious but confident
Interest.
the Grand Ronde . volley as is the
whistle of 4he O.-W. slion. There
la no way to get around it. Every
day all lines of endeavor aro put
aside for the war, and It will come
stronger and at rancor from now.
The business that la . not es'iontln
la marked ' for elaughler '...befnio
many months. The man . power
must he collected and pu. In h tu
tTltion to be used.' v
,The only way to arrive at nun
a condition Is for a course In will
tory training to be glveii to etrofv
matt who can possibly do It. Just
what-will happen to enforce bum-
a condition quickly wi do not rnn-Jj
But we know this ration ciidivjI
fight .a war the size of this with
over halt the nation unprepared.'
Preparation for war is not con
fined to the front line iv.on. It
la sot confined .t? iiur'.tal units,
neither la It coMlned 10 I ho. d'c
but Ion of fend stuffs. But H
should and must reach Into every
home, and If thn-o L a .-nasi In ihut
home whorls (aMr, lo "larcb and
drill that thai hunt giv pnrtlun
of Ills 'tibia to 'luch-fwl. r
'Tho younger hove ish'cild -be or
ganized end' put nat'.ir drill ivgu
Inrly headel by a ft and dnim
corp3 from r!!'r own rafcks.
We are la war, now lot us get
at it with thi sanin American vim
that goes with nvsryi.l'MU we mi
dei-take.
NEED OF DltlMlXO.
. On every hand can be seen thl
need of military training. Mp
who now reollv believe they liivC
tumbngo, bad feet, pains In tb.i
body enn. In many cases, ftc loos
ened up with moderate ml!!-'nry
work so Diet they will be new men,
comparatively speaking.
That would be good for human
Ity, not only this generation, b'".
the one thnt Is coming later.
Admitting this to be a fact, thort.
la another phase dc?ldmlly Impo.t.
ant at the present moment. - If
war continual the bngbt call la k-'
ing to be as commonly heard In
. ..
In Salem they have put a spoka
In the wheel of the restaurant fan
who has been using two' or three
spoonsful of sugar In a cup of
coffe or tea. Hereaftor tt will be
at the, rate of . throe . pounds of
sugar for every ninety meals Berved.
And, at that, the restaurant owner
must purchase through the county
food administrator and make out a
statement showing how many meal
wero 'served one year ago. -
. A wealthy citizen of Salem, Frank
Ford, was bound . over to the grand
Jury In the sum of $250 on a
charge of grand larceny. The, com
plaining witness against Ford Ib
Mrs. Maude Campbell, who claims
Ford stole a cow from , her. Ac
cording to the testimony offered
by the. State, Ford was waiting up
on Mrs. Campbell at the home of
her' brother, Ralph Swartx, while
he was sick, and although he was
paying her. It is said that out of
appreciation of he,v care, he gave
her a cow.- Some trouble came af
terwards, after the woman had been
In possession of the cow for more
than a year, and Ford demanded
the return of the animal, which
she refused. He sent an man for
the cow, and it' was taken from
he,r. i - , ,
Twenty students of the Oregon
Agricultural College, who will he In
attendance next full and four mem
bers of the faculty will be sent to
the Presidio for 00 days" Intensive
training; beginning July 18, to fit
thorn for army service. Men who
care to serve the government muBt
notify President Kerr; Immediately..
Now comes the good - newa for
Red Cross workers that Sheriff Will
Taylor has handed to the , local
chapter of the Red Cross or. union,
$11 in change, which was handed
him by Roy Feebler . of Union
County on the train. The money
was a collection taken up on the
'train''. by the drafted men from
Baker and Union counties on their
way to Fort McDowell. The men
expressed a fine op precis Hon of the
work of the. Red Cross, and were
eager to do something tor u.
State Fire Insurance Commission
eri Harvey Wella reportB that, out
side of Portland, the losses by
fire during the month of June, wore
1224.200. the classification and
number of each being as follows:
Nineteen dwellings, $23,915; 3 ho
tels, $4300; 9 sawmills, $146,000;
6 mercantile estnbllahementf, $19.-
800; 1 bridge $200; 3 businesses
other than mercantile 18, zoo; i
farm buildings. $4750; 6 barns.
$8010; railroad property, $4000;
hay nnd grain, $1025; eordwood,
$5000. Fires were attributed to
the following cantos: Defective
fluea, stoves, etc, 11; matches, d.
gars cigarettes, etc.. i:
wiring, electricity, 2; sparks, 6; ex
plosions nnd spontaneous combus
tion. 3; rorest flrea 2; Incendiary,
6; unknown, 15; carelessness, 4.
Concluding the Story of Afternoon Frocks
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The conclusion of the summer's
story of afternoon gowns Introduces
a few 'nef and" Interesting . features.
When midsummer was barely In Bight
Mong enme orgnndlo'and took Its place
by the side of crepe georgette as a
fa.orlte for the aheerest and quaint
est frocks. Then nppeilred foulprd, In
bold figured patterns, showing a white
design on a colored ground, veiled
With georgette, or otherwise combined
with It, In the same color. Just by
wny of showing that georgette Is not
Indispensable these flgurpd foulards
have been miido ,up with wide laces,
and again foulard has shown Itself
quite equal to standing alone In gowns
that found no room for sheerer atuffs.
A graceful model for a foulard or
crepe de chine or soft satin frock ap
pears at the left of the picture. It has
a plain skirt with n tunic which starts
out by being nearly as long, as- the
skirt, but wanders upward ' In its
course about the figure until it falls
to reach the knoes. In length. The
bodice has n folded vest of georgette,
In the color of the foulard, at the
front, and an embroidered collar. The
small buttons are covered with, the
Bilk. ' i
At the right a frock of georgette
achieves a tunic effect by the aimple
expedient of a Svfde tuck and' hands
of embroidery or. braiding that looks
like embroidery; - It has a soft und
wide crashed girdle of georgette and a
scarf collar that hangs below the
waistline and ' Is finished with small
silk, covered balls. The very tiny but
tons on the Bleeves are covered with
several thicknesses of the georgette
crepe. Fotilnrd gowns are usually quiet
In color, Band,' beige, blue and black
with navy blue. baring white figures,
ore. all popular. . In georgette nnd or
gandie the gayer, flowerlike colors nre
favored. , ' Heliotrope. " pale yellow.
green, pink, rose and coral are the
livelier tones, bnt sand and grey are
never to be left ont of the reckoning,
In this delicate and beautiful fabric
Feather Hang Limp, i: J
Limp feather , trimmings nre the
ge. They tumble about hat crowns
and over brims .and above feminine
eyes and noses like weeds run wild In
a garden on a wet day. Bnt the ef
fect la. tremendously smart ; the more
of these limp feathers on a lint, the
more modish the effect; and in taupe
shade they seem to be most populan
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Mid avoid extnivagancp. ' in is is -no
time to take fliitiifcs on clothes.
Buy gotid olios -tlio.se that are inad'i
to last so long .tliat Jthcy save money',,,
for you.; "Ve have the clotlies ,
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
20. to $50. f
c) shape they're cool
r're guaranteed to satis-
ton for' Oregon,, makes the, state
ment that Portland may have to
adopt a Bystom of fuel rationing
before the winter ts 6ver. V'At
present," ..said . Mr. Holmes, "Ore-
gonlans can order' fuel In unlimited
quantities and are being, encourag
ed to get in their supplies. Ida
short time, however,- the entire sit
uation may be changed on account
of the demand for fuel In the ICast
and Middle . West; The national
fuel administration may see fet lo
divert a large part of our normal
flow of westbound coal to the East.
Under such conditions, added to
the generally Increased demand for
fuel, Oregon may find herself dol
ing out fuel to huseholders before,
the. winter Is ovor.",U'he regula
tions laid down bythe fuel ud
mlulstratlon In the East, according
to telegraphic advices, Indicate that
only sufficient coal to keep a house
at- 68 degrees temperature will be
allowed. In addition, househol
ders must follow certain measures
in its consumption that will Insure
maximum conservation.
Col. John Hlbbard and John K.
Kollock, both of tlio uregon
Guards, In Portland, auuresseu a
in net I n a . .n .the Snlem armory on
Thursday. In which Ihe necessity of
careful guarding or ctty ana um
ber proporey against , incendiary
flies, and the mance of the spy
aystr.m, as affecting ,- local condi
tions, made a deep Impression on
flielr audience.
A crew of 12 convicts haa been
nulling flax on a 10-acre tract noarj
Turner, south of Snlem. Tne nax
Is the first of the state's crop to
bo ready for gleaulng. Lack of
rain has nerlouely affected the crop.
Fred J. Holmes, fuel adinlnlstra-
, Woston, Oregon, Ib to have a new
pumping plant, which will soon be
Installed "by thcr-clty at the station
above town, to be used during the
dry son'son in' connection with the
gravity system. Orders to quit ir-
Igatlng will be lusmxl at once.
An Important meeting of Weston
stock growers will be held In. the
city Saturday, July 20th. Matters
of Iniportnttce to range riien will be
disciissed. f The meeting will be at
tended by Supervisor Li E. McDan
iehv who has charge of the JVeii
ha reserve with headquarters at
Walla; Walla; Mr. - Jameson, agri
culturist of the Walla. Walla hanks;
Mr. Shrock,;, Umatilla!' county agrl
eutural ngeqtj Rapgers Bottcher
nnd Jeffreys. ; ' ; L
' M. S. Shrocki county agent for
Umatilla County, reports that li.
M. Woolman, in . charge of smut
control for the Oregon Agriciiit
College,' Is In Umatilla county this
week,! arranging for, the pladue, 'of
smut traps- In vhvlous seclions .f
the county. , ; '
CAN WITHOUT SUGAR
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The Observer Ib erfdeavorliig to
run during this period of high
prices without raising rates nn a,-
most Impossible ' thing -to dd and
In order to make any ,headwi .til
all we' must ask ;e,very aubsorllier
tQ Pay promptly for the pap jr..
It is much better to, lay aai Jo, AU
cents at the home. each iiion.l- fur
the Observer collect.,!", for we lunch
prefer to have the .collector.-, oh a
monthly baslB. ; -
An order 'rom the govtrnuient
urges the scarcity of ir.pt'r- and
asks that every newspaper circulate
no more copies than itsa,ctiml paid-
up list Calls For. This e haven-led
to do in the . past, but - the
habit of letting the Sbbcrlp. oi' .n n
has become all too previilent and It
will have , to be - redutcu down lo
a systematic basis., , . '.
. Cause
Despondency is
digestion and const!
ly disappears
Tablets , are taken.
strengthen the digestic
bowels. Adv.
ndency. ; '
caused by in-
i, nnd quick-hamberlaln's
hese tablets
id move the
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L-rr. SOLO BY DKUOfilSTS EVERVWHERS
' DIAMOND MttNU PU.LK.br M ,
irtyiKcl
' Pf ropf hebephrenia. .
I'fropf hebephrenia Is a term nsed by
psychopathologlsts to describe a form
of mental weakness. .
When a lady needs the finest
Embroidery ' Scissors or Manicure
Scissors she generally finds what
she wants at SUverthorn's.
Dally 7-12 tf ,
FAMILYjDBUO STORE
lA .RANOCORCSON.
. BARONESS DE VICTORICA
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FmltH M ill Keep,: Water Muy Be
Vsed As Flf h Product". . ,
WASHINGTON;'. D.C., July 15.
"Keep canning, sugar or no sugar,"
say specialists orj the,' United States
Depnrtment of Agriculture. If yon
can't get enough sugar for home
canning put up your fruit without
it. The products will keep perfect
ly until a time when more sugar ts
nvnllable or , until a BUgar substi
tute program lias1 been worked out.
Fruits put up iu this' wny are ex
cellent, for pio-riiiling and salads
and may be used In desserts, pud
dings, lees and punches. . -
In canning frjilt without sugar,
can the product rife dny It Ib picked
Cull, stem, seed' and clean fruit
by placing In strainer and pourtug
cold water .over "It. Tack the pro
duct carefully In hot glass pars or
tin cans until full. Use a table
spoon, wooden ladle, or table ktiifo
knifo for packing ' purposes. Pour
boiling hot water over tho product
In the hot jar. Flace, rubbers and
cups In position,: not tight. If us
ing tin cans, seal completely. Plcc
In the sterilizer vait. or canncr,
and sterilize for the length of time
given below according to tho parti
cular type of outfit used:
: Minutes. !
Hot-water bath, homemade, or
commercial ,. 20
Water Seul, 214 degrees .
5 pound stenui pressure . .
10 pounds sti-nm pressure.... 10
After sterilising remove the filled1!
containers. Seal Jars; Invert to. J
cool and test the Joints. Wrnnli
j in paper !o prevent bleaching and!!
store In a dry, cool place. If tins is
cans are used It will be found
vnutngeous to phi n go them Into
SOME
CORSET
FACTS
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There are, of course, psbd
corsets and bad corsets
A good corset molds you to
Its shape.. You mold a poor
corset to your shape. That
Is why your figure improves
Under the influence of an ar-'
tistically designed and well
mado corset.
"There's A Reason"
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I Not only is there one reason why you should start
a savings. -account today, but there 'are various
reasons, but the chief reason is, that every day of
- your life, your earning power ia becoming less and
less. , If you save, a part of'ou
. will not ureau old age, out will
, . declining years with pleasure,
little savings grow, .you can fcefthnt when you have
- passed the stage where i-ou inn work with your
hands, you enri take life comparatively easy.
earnings while you
r is at its beat, you
ok forward to your
you watch your
We want to aid you in eviryway possible, for our
. -. . .. interests nraimutunl.
Member Federal Reserve System
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
STOVES
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Harri s Furniture Store
, H. B. HARRIS, Proprietor
406 FIR STREET I'HOXE; Red 8171.
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MaaajMtfiaAMMasltalla
cold water Immediately after ster-1
nidation to cool them quickly.
S TlfooxRT Corsets
li Cl C'ir.Xn.tT.AAAll s
Among the persons recently Indicted
in New Y6rk for conspiracy to commit
treason and espionage Is Bareness
Marie-de Victories, who la under ar
rest She Is said to be a cousin ef the i
German empress. .
, f Doing Good. .' J
Few .medicines have met with more I !
favor or accomplished more good than !
r V,-K-1-ri - I ia: 1 - .
are designed by the most S:
skillful and consequently the '
highest paid designer in the
business.
Chsmberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea ii
Remedy. Vohn A Jnnticn, Delemy, 'J
Sask., BaysVf it, II have used Cham-
berlnin's Ci
myself and
ommend it abeilg an exceptionally I
I fine preparuti
'8T ' ' I'.bave used Cham-1
Tulic ami y iarrhoea Remedy '. t
d imy lamily, and. can rec-' J
PAULINE
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ADVERTISING
IS INSURANCE
An advertiser's advertisement is his volun
tary agreement to do certain things. . Good
business policy, law and public opinion re -quire
that an advertisement-agreement be
fulfilled. This serves as a protection to the '
buyer of advertised goods.
If, by chance, you have an experience with
the deceptive selling practices or mislead
ing advertising, please report it to us.
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