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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
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