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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
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, 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.
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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.
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Salinity Recorder,
i An apparatus has recently been an
.i n.ll 1va n cnntlnunn.
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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.
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) 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
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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
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RICHARD BUHLER and ROSETTA BRICE
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"The GAdsdfFate"
and CHAPLItf hi
"A JITNEY ELOPEMENT."
Tomorrow
Emmy Wehlen in "The House of Gold."
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eent pure wool and made
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ehandise, found here in
the New Stvles. ";
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$30. Of
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Mail Orders
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Filled
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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
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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
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imiiur letters
. ateful persons
1 kidney trouble,'
nnd stiff swol
"whei'eJ Adv..
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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.
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CASINGS'
Complete Stock,.'' In All Sites.
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Washington Street.
WE Si
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