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"...' I" . W I'.-'-.-'ji'- I'fclV. ...... - e ""M1 ,K A.. II . ' :. ' II' I Tnn --i.'I'irtWITll THE FRRNCH AFIELD 1 1 'onnnn Mm ... . '""-. before , the Franeo-A merican forces IfWHIh of the Maine, have now coin- I j-menced to reotona the river, moving llllil tt. north-easterly direction, i'Lios in buying rficognizod brnnils of mewiinnftiBo--goods that liavS Stood. the tost of ycai's. Don't ho dcwive.d stit-k to tlio lvands you know, even if you do : liavo to pay a little more, ''Cheap merchandise has been adulterated, iu other , ! FRK.N'CII ItKTAKH MAltFAlT. .'J LONDON, July 20. After very ttjtovy fighting the French have re. worus, made to sell at n ehenp priee.'- - . , V capps ioo per Gent wool 'i W enotured Marfan, elelit miles south rial Strtrl '' . Iwt-of H holms, and the lino now " . ' , ktlha through Ollzy, Dmnlaey and rersonai MiiBson. Jheniqhest meed REAII EGONOMI The Kodak jl StUre l::::::::::::::::::: , , Mrs. J. David Huines in on a Visit with friends in Joseph, n Mrs. Lavlna Gates was a passenger for Meachnm on the morning train.' -VioiiTixa orTHinK hoikhons. PARIS. July JO. (By United Pr'ess.) Respite'." moBt furious fightlnK, the Franco-Americans are clinging to a suburb' of' Solssoni Dr. J. P. Meyers, of Baker, is :imi89 ,han a n,"e and l"ar,,,r ,rom I Grande today on professional busi-it'ie Ij:oper.' . ness. Miss Lena Gerber left this morning for North Yakima to visit with rela tives. ' G. A. Scihird, published of the Re publican, is a visitor from Union today. . Miss C. E. Bollman left this morn ing for Auburn,' Washington, to visit relatives. ' ' ' Rev. Father Victor; of Mt.: Angel, left this moKhlng for Baker, after having been the guest for a day of Father Drlscoll in La Grande. Lee Motley, a young than, of; Cove-) who was given a furlough' home on ac count of the death of his mother, left toduy to resume his duties In the spruce division. ' " MHHTINtJS IN VNIOX. Dr. W. Phy. motored over front Hot Lake this morning on a short busRtrihow Division, mess trip. It seemed that he is in need of a new shot gun, which he suc ceeded in finding. . 1 ", . ' . ' " , oiinty Agent Spill Engineer Martin King, who is in the ... Mode Visit helped service, at Kamela, Ib orrang- ing for a lay-off and expects to spenu a few weeks at Soldier, Idaho, where he has property interests. . i Jacob Stork, of Hermlston, had n lit tle business to transact in the land the crops on the Irrigated land are mnking a fine showing this summer. Harold Nutter, former La Grande (HUMAN IIUSIKTAXCK HTIFFKlt " WITH THE ' AMERICANS IN THE FIELD. July 20. (By United Press.) Bitter fighting continues on the entire offensive front. German resistance is stlffenim, and several towns have changed hands several times. ( The fiercest fighting now contors round SolsKons, where the nllien ore desperately striving to force the Germans to evacuate the city. ; HOSPITAL I'NITS FGAG!;B. PORTLAND, .Ore., July .20.---(By Jjj lilted Press.) The anndiincanu.nl made by Chief of Starr March, do. finitely locating the 4 2nd Division East of niielms, Is believed to be proof that the Ln Grande Field Am- hulunVe Coi-db Is there with the man And rartr Made Visit Yesterday. -.County. Agent P. II. Splllman, accompanied by Federal Food Agent O. J. O'Reilly and Miss Helen Cowgil, state club leader, motorod over to Union yesterday afternoon where several . successful . meetings office this morning. Ho stated thaW. O'Reilly stated this moiniug that the sons of McDanlels, one of the leading farmers of that com munity, have the best war garden v. k.il .u ... Inanontfxl In ITnlnn boy and now in the service of Unc'Wty.' Jt is not only a big one, Sam, arrived this morning and will reg. : , ld on 8centlfle principles. nam but a any. . ne nus oeen biuuumcu near New York and is now on a short furlough. Judd Geed was among the Visitors, from Cove today. The Cove people participated in a demonstration yes terday evening in the firing of a few anvils, as a matter of celebrating the' news from France. ' '. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sargent, who have been mnking a stay at Seaside,' arrived in La Grande this morning. Mr. Sargent is with the next, draff, contingent nnd has returned so as to be able to report before the local draft board on Monday. Gleaning La Ruth. , ' A Kentucky farmer makes to the Louisville Courier-Journal the sugges tion that gleaners should go Into the' wheat fields this summer oud gather iip every stalk of wheat which the' hinder has missed. He estimates tnai !ten bushels of wheat, or about two bar- rels of flour, would be saved ln ever. 20-acro Held. The custom has been to turn hogt into the stubble and let them clean ui iwhat the harvesters have left, it l suggested that while we are trying ti eave flout for the prosecution of Im war gleaners Instead of pigs shoulc ' lollow the harvest, as war the cnt,- ia Biblical times. These boys will be in line for somo blue rbbons at the State .Fair In tho fall. i.J i! ' IV 'i t- Easy-Golng People. Any time is good enough for easy going people. Any way is well enough. ?liey are Inclined to be sorry for the young man who sets his alarm clock ffor an early hour, and takes off his coot wneu ne-goes to worK. uuc me d to success of any sort Is never easy. Ensy-golng people Jog along comfortably, knowing nothing of tense nerves nnd strained muscles, but when the dny is over, the goal Is still fur In the distance. ir. , fi , , , a? ,M u " ",. :,i,r, ,uy- 1 I I ... Salinity Recorder, i An apparatus has recently been an .i n.ll 1va n cnntlnunn. Iiuuiu " " - record of sen-water salinity by tlnV measurement of Its electrical conanc ivttw. ' A oalr of electrolytic cells ho been designed which, when used will, a suitable alternating-curreni. gmvauo meter, will give satisfactory operation in connection with a recorder. Tin, temperature compensation Is obtained by placing both cells, which are In the two arms of a Wheatstone bridge, In a uniform temperature bath. Scientific American. Saving the Pink Cup. I Three-vear-old Buddie had a pas sion for pink. His latest craving had been for a pink cup out of which to drink his milk. Indulgent auntie got such a cup for him, and he used It for davs with great delight, . ' One morning, however, he was late for breakfast, and some one bad used ,the "sacred" pink cup. Buddie said not a word; bis silence waa significant :Later when his mother was washing Ithe dishes, he came close to her and murmured : "Mother, Jes put pink cop on top elf." Wisdom in Tolerance. The tolerant ninn Is the open-mind ed man, the mentully-halanced man, the understanding man. He knows that he himself Is not the sole repository bf hnmnn wisdom. He knows that -wisdom will not die when he docs. He knows that usually be can learn some thing from the humblest of his asso ciates, ; The Goat's Foot l;d you ever notice the ihnpe and the build of a goat's foot? Its fltness for rock climbing Is only one sign of 3nd'B marvelous care In fitting hli ventures for the kind of work thej aust do. - J . Wonderful Milsunr. ' ft A micrometer used by a 8wisi watch cnmpaiiy accurately measures to the hundredth part of millimeter. . . : . . i. ) Thrifty housewives,' striving to be come Buper-thrlfty In these times of universal saving, will learn with as tonishment, doubtless, that a thimble whs sold recently in New York for $000. This sounds like, a senseless ex travagance today, when every spare dollar should do Its bit In beating the Hun, but several of Uncle Sam's avia tors were enabled to sail for France fully equipped for Bky fighting be cause of the purchase of that small ar ticle, which the Hun calls a "finger uat." , -The thlmblo a golden one belong ed to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, and, per chance, not long ago It helped to re store a missing button to the presiden tial raiment It was sent by the first Washington-New York aerial mail to the Treasure and Trinket Fund found ed by the Aviation Committee of the National Special Aid Society at 2S9 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Mrs. William Allen Bartlett, Chairman of the Committee, promptly sold the thim ble to Colonel E. H. R, Green, son oi the late Mrs. Hetty Green. The finan cier's wife Is to wear tho thimble, whle he will retain the two 24-cent stamps-that brought- It through the innIL" ; ?,' " ri . . Now, what tl your most cherished trinket tho bit of Jewelry or silver or gold ware upon-which you dote? Whyj not make the sacrifice Its giving would entail and- douate It to the Treasure and Trinket Fundi If your gift- Is Jewelry, a rare old vase or some other valuable, tt will be appraised by an expert and sold at the highest figure. If not otherwise sala ble, articles of gold and silver are melt ed at the U. S. Assay Office and sold to the Government. The money thu?' accruing to then Fund buys special equipment for the aviators. Including blankets, waterproof bedding rolls and other useful tlilngfe not otherwise fur nished to them. Over $30,000 has. been raised and expended as rapidly as li has come In. . Thin Idea of snr!fllng one's moti cherished possession on behalf of our fliers embodies the spirit which will win tho war,' Nothing Is too small nolhlng Is too large. What wiU''youil gift be! f ....... Lucid English. A recent advertisement contains tho following: "If the gentleman who keeps the boot shop wit the red head will return the umbrella f a young ludy with whalebone ribs and an Iron tiandle to the slate-roofed grocer's shop he will hear of something to his advnntuge, as the some Is the gift of a deceased mother now no more with the nume engraved upon It" Machinery is now en route. It is expected the plant will be in oper ation by September I. Tlio capa city . will be ten tons 'of potutues daily. This will be increased as the conditions warrnnt.. The managers stato they will be In the market for cull potatoes at fair prices. Thoy do not expect to use any first grade potatoes as these command too high, u price tor rood use. Tlio rac tniy will be tho first or its kind weBt of tlio Mississippi. Dreaded Parthian Cavalry. The most famous, cavalrymen of an tiquity were the Parthlnns. Their In vasion of Juden, 40 II. U.. resulted in such terrible devastation of tho coun try Hint 100 years luter the terrors of he Pnrthlnn Invasion gave the Apostle John the idea for one of his most vivid pictures. Why Women Bear Pain. Women bear pain better, than men, ns Is well known, but Dr. E. O'Neill Kane says that their tranquillity is often deceptive, being stoical submis sion rather than Inck of feeling. He believes women are less often affected by shock than men; they endure sur gical operations better nnd puss under anesthesia more rapidly, quietly nnd safely. Unform wage scales ror harvest hanes in the 111111110! Empire have been . adopted at moetingH recently held in a number of communities. t is hoped ' to stop tho practice of bidding for help by this method. In general the scalo Is higher tliuu ever before paid. Employers as sembled at Rllzvllle, Pullman and Pbmeroy established wuges which are being accepted in oilier towns. The rango of pay Is indicated nr. follows: Loaders, $,1.50 to $4; sack scweis $5.60 to $G; combine, spike pllcli $4.50 to $5; box drivers $3.50 to $4; combine drivers $5.50 to $0.60. , Other lulior Is being paid In proportion. The ten-hour day ' is being adopted, with provision for overtime. are speaking at war rallies and tak ing up collections afterwards. Sev eral of these men appear in Cana dian uniforms and there seems to be no law to prevent their so doing. The principal damage these men do is not tho money they secure, but the fact Hint they spread sedition and disloyalty and are ln reality German propagandists. Posing ' as heroes, martyrs and patriots they drop little remarks in their speeches that are intended to sink In. Five of these fraudulent war heroes have been apprehended. r ' All' townB before permitting .self styled heroeB to, address . public meetings should first check up on their reliability, regnrdloss of whe thor they are culled Canadian, Brit ish or American patriots, the towns should, before permitting them to speak, nee that they have proper credentials either from their county council of defense or from the statp council of defense, or both. Warnings nro being sent to towns of Eastern Washington ngulnst a number of fuko "war heroes" who The flvo northwestorh states In cluded in the federal' farm loan district continue to lead the nation In taking advantage of the goveorn- menl.il system. In Juno the loans made by the Spokane bank for this district totaled $1,262,000. The next highest record was made by Omaha with $804,950. the total of loans for the entire nation dur Ing the monlh wus $8,343,430 and tho grand total of tho country since the Insliliitlon was establish ed Is now $10!), 517, 000. All Make Mistakes. - The best of men nnd the most ear nest workers will make enough of mis takes to keep them humble. Thank God for mistakes and take courage. Don't give up on account of mistakes, Moody, STAIICII FAtTOIl 'IO OPKX. First Institution Of Its Kind West of Mississippi Itivcr, SPOKANE, Wash.. July 20. Starch, manufactured from potatoes grown In the Inland Empire, will be upon the market this fall. Lun din Bros., of Spokane, have bought a site at 1805 East Sprague ave nue and will at once commence the erection of a potato starch factory . THEATRE j r twin -.!.. ir . ...... iToday Only RICHARD BUHLER and ROSETTA BRICE -in "The GAdsdfFate" and CHAPLItf hi "A JITNEY ELOPEMENT." Tomorrow Emmy Wehlen in "The House of Gold." V .:" . 4. '-. '. Clothes that are .100 per eent pure wool and made , , ' by tailois that have a xep- : ' '" : , ' N ntation for honest mev ehandise, found here in the New Stvles. "; v VU ft I al1 "t Reasonably priced, from- tox'S: $30. Of '' ;":''- J" Phone and . Mail Orders "I Promptly and t Carefully ' Filled 4 '' ;t l LA GRANDE On of the 600 R. cl, U. Store with an Annual Purchaslnf Power of p ' ""n i Hours STORE ; j4"4"'i:.i! Serine of Cheotlncs. Life Is one long series 01 choosing. ThlH way or that? Shall we do or leave undone? The questions All every hour of ewry day, and by our wlse or foolish answers we write our his-' tory. , ' - . Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Arcade, Monday and, Tuesday. 7-19.2t INDIANA WOMAN : FOUND HE . 1 BELIEF. ' them.:-'i-.ii the firs'- ' ties epTi ' have not who fain. . backacW, 1 ler. joiitt , Folev KIdnev Pills were recommended Eherr to her and she commenced using r'Over tli Mrs. Thoa. H. Davis, K. ?. D. No. !t, Montgomery, Ind - writes she had trouble with her' bladder and treated for' several', months without relief. it:ysv : relief from " -.:d eight bot imiiur letters . ateful persons 1 kidney trouble,' nnd stiff swol "whei'eJ Adv.. Tucs'lay and. Wednesday, :op;" .. .. 7-i!i,;u masBssami,.. ; :ii j OiiSiliataU l " itCaodrkkBrutcliu II J'J-J aadDtpaU I ' 1 1-U i vjm "mm CONTRARY,' common belief, seacraft traveled under water at least 300 years, and probably 3000,! '.before John Holland's submarine.!, , rii , James . in 1621,' took a submarine trip several (miles long, in a submarine invented by Cornelius Van LrebDei. " van ureDDei s cratt was a true navigating . siifimeraihte. made water-tiifht hv dreaded leather, and 'propelled by twelve oarsmen who rowed with. oars fitted through water-tight holes in the hull. Thouih the f submarine I in 1 its development has aoDeared in a hundred fantastio forms, the automobile tire has matched it in freakish inventions. , Goodrich's"1 clear-siahted direction was needed to hold it to principles' of tusefulness, and produce , Goodrich loyalty to practical service was logical, for Goodrich values tires solely by SERVICE VALUE. Goodrich judges tires solely by what they do for you on your car and on the road in tasy riding, economy, dependability and durability. j. Therefore, Goodrich, in the twenty-two years it has directed the destinies of automobile tires, lias . worked and watched to put'sr.KViCH valut. into its tires-SILVERTOWN CORDS or BLACK SAFETY TREADS, and to keep it there. SERVICE VALUE in tires is in harmony with the thrifty spirit of the times. He thrifty by demand ing Goodrich Service Value Tires. . THE B. F." GOODRICH RUBBER CO. Portland Branch: Broadway and Bumslde St., Portlar 1, Of. r -s .-.Jritk DrJfrt " 1 ctSWsvf'svtrnatnsinirs-ijrs: - - i WE SELL GOODRICH TIRES, TUBES AND CASINGS' Complete Stock,.'' In All Sites. LaGrandeGarage CIIA8. Mct'IlARY, Prop, Washington Street. WE Si GOODRICH TIRES, TV&ZS AND CASINGS " Complete Stock All Sizes , . " - . -. Hamilton Garage BURT HAMILTON, I'ro. Corner Fir and Jefferson iniwinni irrrmrr -.rrT-. - -.. t