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1 Address AH Communication! to Tha Observer, 1710 Sixth Btreet. City Official Paper. County Official raper. Evening Telegraph Report of United Press Association. On Sale in Other Cities Onion Hotel News Stand, Portland, . Imperial News Stand, Portland. Multnomah Hotel News Stand, Portland. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier Daily, per month u f)ailv. nor three months f 1.116 Dally, per six months In advance $3.76 tl e subject Daily, per year in advance 17.50 Dally, single copy , 6e By Mall Dally, per year in advance $5.00 Dally, per six months In advance $2.60 Daily, three months In advance.. $1.25 Daily, per month 60c The Saturday Evening Observer, hy mall, per year In advance. ;'. . .$1.60 Weekly. Observer-Star, by mall, per year In advance $1-60 . ,--.'- .. ,-.V, if MM V ' ' .-. should Notwithstanding von Kuehlmann'a forced resignation aH the Aush'lnn fnrel'S miIiiIhI' 's f'ntlery of 'he Ani"rlesn prek'de.it, rot a slnglu word nf recognition or acknowledgment 1 tins . rume. from, niy of the allied representatives. Peace pi rifjosul? are mere detuilB snyway. T't first thins; .Is It smash the pnwr nf the Hun and talk about peiici afterwards, whn there will he more lime to Kit a piopor consideration than Is permissible at the present, while the pt el ' nifiui i y inh Is iiudi-r way. SB "My Ceuntry Tie of Thee, tweet Land f Liberty. THKV WILL I.I.AH.V. It is ''altogether too much to be lieve that a superlative offense li'ii been undertaken against the Ger mans, hut the news report a show Unit enough In going' on to' make them sit up and take police. All present movements :how that the offensive now nuclei Inker. Ir of the tactical kind. : With the hlg rush which 1 1 1 o AtlicrlcanS me making and the operations Of the French and , American? east of Rholins, there wtll h? a demnntrntlnn, of v hut an actual "nln'cm" movement looks , like.! Thoy are mulling It l ick so fir, unci It Is oioliulile th?i within Vi hours and not more thnn twice that lone all of Prussian forces within the triangle, of which frissons, Hholins and. Chautou Thierry no the apices, will he evo c fating thc.lr Stllent.a whole lot faster thin thev ever got In. There I..-., no - other -help for them, unleBS they have huge reserves, which -are not Indicated t" the. operations nf the past . three days. Every jjpur further threatens their lines nf communication,, and Ihey cannot long maintain themselves when slut' off frnni ammunition and sup riles. ' It Is ittlte probable thai the world will witness another n' - ."tactical iutlieiiienls," as they are described by I ho war office at' Ber lin,' but which would be more eas ily understood If they were given their propy name ''defeats."" But . whatever the tactics 'aud tho tt end of operations for ' the. time I cing, the groat .German offensive has, on Its fourth (Hy, become a entry failure, and every hour has tens the time when H. will become perhaps an Ignominous and pun lcky. re,treat. . Tlje ""superman". Is learning something In a practical and Impressive sort of n way that he hud nevor dreamed was a possl. blllty. : What does Kaiser Hill think by tl'le time about the AmivI - til sol dier? ;', . What do the peace feelers think about maintenance of historical traditions divine right of klnus and the iHoluto lmpo :r.i! Il!t" of any Intorfeenre with I't uriiii'i nil.1 tocrney? Whnt b in liecoine nf '.l super, iren? ' FACTS ABOUT FIRE '.' . South Sen Islanders In the remot est duys gut their Are by the friction of dry wood. , ! ' The primal Aleutian Islnndei rub sulphur over quarts, make a, ruda match, and so strike a light. Isouc Bpake unto Ahrahaiii,"'ln the twenty-second chaptor of OeneslH "anil he said: Behold the (Ire and they wood." But we have no history of ainy race of men who didn't know about Are. The earliest Blblo records tgicak of Are. ' j . - For stealing Are from (he fowls and giving It to man I'roinethetis was chained to fne rock. That yus Oreek mythology. j Living In the shadow off the north pole, the fnr-off Eskimo strikes quarl. WmMW 1 -HrlC zLfXf , ii ii ITmXi'i i ii i ' ' i afcfcii. against Nemo Corsets. J otluy, when eeonouiy ih tlio watchword in evory IkhiscIuiI!, itH out' Of their greatest reeoniiiieiiiltitioiiK. livery piece of "Tr'ljitli, stpfj, elaHtie iineil in a Nei i id ( 'inset is buIi , jeiTfcto tlHeverest tests fur strength and wearniRwfuaiay. As a result, the .Nemo is 4 than ever hefore. ' ; greater v There ii a pi'otei-t Jier her economize; 1 . j Tajie cotiuv -v. ivvno cp iK'ilVJl. tUDl rset for every woman to ove her style and help Corsets for all . figures, nd up. . ' ' ' Store Open 8 A. M.to6P,M. hopScrvici 1 Saturdays 8 A. M. to 8:30 P.M. There are middles, smocks, sweaters and i uiits for outdnorlng, thut Is, for all sorts of sport and recreation wear. And their comrades are skirts, bloom ers or breeches, according to tho sort nf Kervlee to be required of them. For tennis and golf, skirts thut will wash tigiilii and ngitln and come out as fresh 'tind utifudeil us when they were new, have not been rivaled as yet by bloom ers or breeches for some other, sports, skirts tire a thing of the past. With these wnshahle skirts plain blouses are worn and swagger little coats made of against a piece of Iron pyrlle and j summer flannel, serge or other ma NO CO.MI'IHMlK. gets a flame. Tho most sequestered tribes of Afri ca and fentral Asia knew about Are when the white men first made tholr acquaintance. When Columbus came to America he found Indian Ares burning. The Indian rubbed dry sticks together and quickly got n spark. 1 now Adam learned about Are we kaow not, but apparently Eve cooked food, although the fumous apple wus doubtless eaten raw. It was said that when Magellan Arst sailed around the world ho did And among the Ladrnnes people who never saw Are. When the Spanish adven turer burned' their huts the natives thought the flames wore a beast which ate up wood. filrnrd'sTulk of the Day in the Philadelphia Telegram. WAR DON'TS Don't criticise, unless your criticism la constructive, and will help. Don't be discouraged. Faith Is not B sentiment, but an act of will. Don't listen to what ex-PrcBldent Taft calls "whispering traitors." Don't sit down, and wish the war were over. Start out and work to get It over. Don't grumble at being nsked to do something you have never done bo fore. Fall Into line. Don't wish you were serving In some different line from thut you are In. You are needed where you are. - Don't forgot thut we nro fighting for right, and therefore must win. Insert In your morning prayer the now lm mortal words, "They Shall Not Pass I" June Drnnsfleld of the Vigilantes. 5 SCRAPS terlals and, of course, sweater or sweater coats. The coat's the thing this year, that has almost absorbed the attention of those who specialize In designing sport iclothns. And It has been presented In a variety of new styles so thut ;when it Is slipped on over a skirt and blouse It tones up the cos tume, lending it neatness. Sleeveless coots of satin and velvet were ntnong these new Ideas and have proved thorn ;selves successful. Among new arrivals ithe simple but swagger little coat istiown In the picture, need not fear icompiirlsnn with emits of more costly gooils It litis some points of advantage jover them. It Is made of summer Ann inel In nny of the gay bright colors and Assistant Fediu-jil - Food Admlnl- istrutoty Nowiill has announced that ithe government . will take over all I the. Oregon prune . crop .-"60.60" tmtched up-wllh white In peart buttons, !siM- Thl8 nua been welcomed by pique, collar and arrow-head Anlsli of 0,1 K'uwol. '""he dry. weather is pockets. ... ( reducing the size of the prune, and Just the skirt for this' coot Is shown lt ls ,l,,s .""taller sle the govern, with It. It Is of heavy white pique 11113 commandeered. At a and fastens at tho middle of the front re,ellt meeting . of prune growers where n row of white pearl buttons flu-!wllh Inderal Food. Administrator Ishes the overlapped seam. There I w- Ayre, It wus agreed to pay are day number of sport hats that will; Srowe,' 9 cents'per pound for top off this practical and pretty otit-6u;:'5 l' d 'JVj-iMi for tho f,u flt. But Its youthful wearer has chosen !liH'8- a tnm of white corduroy, one ofj tho "blue devil" models thut embodies When II. I.. Newton of Albany much dnsh. Its long tassel matches could mil find a man to work on the coat In color. Where something I his wood saw his wife plttcklly more dlgnlAcd Is needed, for nn older! took the job anil for almost a woman, one of the coconut braids In; mouth now has been successfully white embroidered with yarn or silk .handling the saw. Mr. and Mib. Aowers against the crown, would make i Newton saws from 12 to 18' cords n good choice, and there Is the perennial :pe,r day. Panama with handsome hand or scarf; ' . on a charge of violating the esplon. Honey and Tar and will always keep it.'n soothing, healing coating and ago act. , . Ion hand." Foley's Honey and Tar cov- lieves coughs, cold, croup and I ;ers lnnamen, irritatea surfaces with rhiul affections. re- oup and brnn- Sold ever'ywhero.-r- that belongs to all summers. I On' Saturday, August 17, Astoria jwill celebrate completion of her I million bushel bulk grain elevator laud storage bins. The program Is I being arranged by Chairman Stone land Investigations will be extended the leading grain shippers us OVI.U TUB XOHTIIWIOST Of tho old-time vegetable dyes Bra zll possesses nii ulinost endless variety. In iinmn nnrta nf northern Arnhffl I fin. I. Ills urn so well stoekeil with bees I MlliS Veia Gnno, a former Hood Resembling Khaki. Various shades of hleee. hlsenlt unit,10 string are dominant In the early sum-''-'" aB t0 representatives of the mer clothes, because they are nn inii-ico"'erciul bod lea of the North tatlon of khaki. There nro splashes j W1:s' " Participate. The last con. of blue, biack and green against the;cli,B ,(,r 'he bins has been poured, neutral coloring to enliven It. tlio machinery lias been Installed, and the plant will he ready to re- August 15. Already the collllntKstnn tins repptvAH nn. ., plications from grain shippers for i t he ' use nf tlio full pnnnetlv nf thn THINGS YOU MAT NUT KNOW j. j. j. j. j. ... j.j,. ... ... ... ... 'vo grain . , . -,- "There's A Reason" 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 duy of your life, your earning power is becoming less and Jess, If yomuive a part of your earnings while you ate young, anUpur earning power is at its best, you wilhjiot dread olcfcage, but will look forward to your declining years with pleasure.' As you watch your little savings grow,ou can feel that when you have passed trie stage wHere you can work with your hands, youtin take Itfe. comparatively easy. We want to a id you inl r t i .every way possible, for our are mutual. Member Federal Hoserve System La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON I J l- l "J" plant for handling this crop. thut no sooner are Dives placed UiaaiHlver H'tSn School girl, is now de. j The labor they tiro occupied. jllverlng mail in that city. She is acute in Io Tungsten, which only In recent years has come Into general use, was tho first young woman shortage is becoming oik County and efforts o fill such :U'e being niuue to supply the 111011 needed to harvest the crops. Soldier's Cough Is Cured. Private fyarold Hamel, CGth Regi- i Tho Arst self-moving gun eur- S rluge wus Invented hi France In J 1700. i An alarm clock which nwak- J ens deaf Bleepers by Jarring their a position In lliul cily. However, dressed In . khaki riding skirt, she discussed exhaustively by a iSnuulsh houlders the heavy hag and do. treatise written In 1781. . livers the letter and parcels with las much dispatch as any man whotment. Ft. Adams. R. I., writes: "I With tho 'lions, tigers and other has even heon on the Job. Miss was troublediwith a bad cough for members of the cat tribe, the night 0no ' Is . substituting for Ashley I three monthsl tried a sample of Anils llii'iri nt their liveliest, and lliey Cass, tho regular carrier, who is Foley's Honey ohuLTur and felt great sleep most between the midday uieuljon a vacation. ly relieved. I have since used two 60c ami supper time. 1 bottles and I recommend Foley's L. U. LetllbritlKe. former Port- I neitiuse of the war Scotland htis:innu )0yi w)l0 )llls heP1 employed been cutting down 11 great nuiny trees j on odell orchard plucos, has been to supply Us own needs. Much of the ul)u,1(e, ioeu 11(!ellt f01. llu, 0neu I11111I thus clenred will eventually bojRlvel. Trunsportntlon coin'panv, used for agriculture. j which has just put the steamers j. 1 :N. Teal 11 nd tlio Twin Cities in Currnnts from Greece are nnwlCH11 8Kion beiwoea rortlund ami packed by machinery In n manner !Th(, ,,,,, wlu, U)e lnallKlll.. which Is far more cleanly and e"0;!tkm o( Ul(, mfW sorvk,a Il)0(, J,vo. no.nlcnl than the old "hand methods." lla lhl.(S jo.lU Btveea hlM.0 The latter have always been question-. ro,.tluIlll, ,e ,,e0,lle.a Nllvig,i " , j company operullng iho Talumia. A cablegram from the American ! consul nr 1'iulnnL'. Siiinnirn. received I Articles of Incorporation were fll- Aprll 22, states that tho government ieJ yesterday with State Corporation has prohibited the exportation of elu- jCiitiinilssloner II. J. Schulilorman, choiui hark, quinine, quinine salts, till, ln Salem, hy tlie, United Slilphulld. tin ore und kapok. i'ng company. The capital of the company is Jl. Olio, 000 and Its or- IJrtignay has appiilnled a eomnils-1 flees are ut Portland. The Incor slon to Investigate the feasibility oftporutors are J. Cassldy, J. Tlorney n scheme to turn the locust pest Into, and J. A, Liivlne, 1 There Is nothing a! out I . mi pteme lsr.no i t this time tin.'. ao takes of partisanship, and 'h onus who attempt anything now In the way ur party advantage will onlv rhid that the rouctlon will be n.iire certain and dlsn!rou- i'tii any tnniouiury ' ndvnntnro that can c"ine. Will II. llavs r-lin 1 1:1111 11 ul the repuhUiaii nallofi'l cou'tu'liiu, pi ts the duty of his party In llil.- : 'order: First, to do " our power to win t! 1 war 1:1. w; 1 second, for peace, with victory nn. I j never peace by coiiipiotnlse, b.i". gt-lnlug of principles which would beds has been Invented lu tier- I '"'ssiiik ny .u. Ll ... ,B w 1 iiiuilllllli "iiiro 01 ieriiii.ir, miuii timi in many. There Is only one chance In 17,000,000,000 for 11 mlstiike lu Anger prints, according to a French scientist For hurrying a slow ore wltlw out danger to the user n pasta niade of kerosene und wood tishcs has been found effective. Many of tho toyinnkers of the Souiieberg district In Gortnniiy have now turned their attention to manufacturing munitions of war. There should he 110 reason why your son, ,or daughter brleants and stork feed. The hell of Mahomet Is ns full of terror ns his heaveu Is of delight. The wicked will Buffer alternately from cold and heut; when thirsty, boiling water will be given them, mid they will be shod with shoes of Are. A brnss hand and foothnll and cricket tennis uro found ntnong stu dents of the missionary college ut Lovedule, Smith Africa, the only Insti tution In the Dnrk Continent that of fers Africans n standard college education. should nott have it. Kodak, when you can buV one a Sllverthorn's for l. 2. t7B, $4, $5 $7, is, tin, tn, i:i, nr.. y: jsi and up to any 11 rjuny on wish to pay. These are all Ktistmun Ko. .links, and you will have full In ivrrylhlng In istiuetions about using them with out extra charges. CI Keep the lllood Stream Pure. Rheumatic pains, backache, swol- f riend ; ten joints and sore muscles often are After more than ;!7 years or sep aration, H. A. Whitney, llawlhorno lApnrtments, Portland, Ore., and M. J. Whitney, Portluuil, Mich., brothers, are to bo reunited here 111 August, during tho Grand Army of the Kepuhllr convention. M. J. Whitney, who fought dur ing the full Tour years of the Civil War, has licp-n elected n 'delegate lo tho convention to represent the Portland, Mich., chapter of the (5. A. it.. According to a letter .receiv ed recently by his brother, the Michigan delegation is planning to ciuiie to the conventlun in Its own special car, anil...to return hy way oT l.os Angeles. Cal. The last time the brothers inel was lu Ohio. FAMILY DRU9 5TOHC LA 8SANOCONKQON, the result of impurities in the blood gathering; ill the regioii affected, a re sult of fuiluV' of the Kidneys to elim inate waste Vroduets Irom the blood system. Folv Kid strengthen nndXinvigo eased kidneys n Justice of the rYuee writes: ''I used Fo hey rills Ileal, :ite weak, dis- When 1. II. Phipps, rancher of Hiiring, Clai'kanuis County, wits so licited to hny war stamps he If i reported to have, told lite. comiitiU lee that he had no use for the government, which ho denounced adier. W. II. Hill, (vigorously, saying "the government Detroit, Tex., lias doue nothing for me and I do ilney Tills and , not propose to do anything fr It." say unhesitatingly thnt of all 1 have; He was 111 tested by the Federal used they are the best, and have done annuities teiterday unit will be the work where the rest failed." Sold t.iven 11 healing before I'tiltoil everywhere. Adv. .Sl.ite (imiilb,.eiicr IHake, FiMay, Topless Sport Model Look Your. Best and Be Comfortable in 1 ECONOMY" In every wnrrobeNthere is a travel-stained or soiled garment, too good to besthrown away and not nice enough to wear. Our business is, at slight cost to make just such a garment wear able again AN rMV A DO IT. Zwiefel Tailoring, A. B. Rogers Foley Hotel Iluiujing, Adams Avenue. War R read We make TVr Bryad fresh every day. Every Monday and Wednesday regular War Buus. Try our Lilxb-ty Bread.' We also have the most complete fine df lioine-inade Pies, Cakes, Doughnuts, Sua as, (ii'fee Cakes and Cookies in the city. AH made actiordiVf tl) Government regulations. dutlVbarery 317 North Fir St. Just Acrossthe Track t-t"T"f iJ FltONT LACE CORSET the only corset with the patented VENTIItl Back and Front Shield lie fitted to the corset designed for your figure. There are . LA CAMILLE MODELS for every figure. They are always fitted by n scientifically trained cor setier. This service goes with the corset and such comfort. A full line of the latest models al ways on hand. Priced at $2.00 and up. Mrs. Robt. Pattison Corsetiere He. 17(K Oak. Phon Red 3221 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. PAGE FOUR The Observer An Independent Newspaper ' Published Dally and Weekly at La Urande, Oregon. La Grande Evening Observer Publishing Company. BRUCE DENNIS. Publisher. - : Entered at the Postoffbr at La Grande, Oregon, at Sccond-clas violate A rnd honor a sncrlli?e grandchildren It Is nollieahle thai all the to rent proposals In 'he direction n' pence as put frth hv the dl:' mats nf th". peelit lenltiil pov- s, hove been treiled with the oiry. btMt..,..4ontf.iMiit-.. Ju-'k- ii LA G RAX UK EVENLNG OBSKLiVER U'RSDAV. Jl'LV l,s, jjjiS nd mae o, sacrifice , Practical Garb fop Outrfoorinn I s " " " - i to be liKiilli made by our 1 L j y g 1 ft lilt I iNtvtK WEAR OUT tn inoio prosperous days, when economy -i (lot n illil'uirtont tliio u.xiintininu ii-. ,..,,,',, was 1J l ' i