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THURSDAY. AUGUST 1. 1J1ft TA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PACT "i! I! !! i i BED CROSS DRUG - STORE The Kodak store Lin:: Social and ... . D. H. Croutcr was in from Union yesterday on a short business isit. - , L. E. Whistler, of Pendleton, was in the' city ' yesterday visiting hola tives. E. T. Kchleur, of Josoph,Nwas a re turning passenger from Portland this morning., ' - " : ' " y Mrs. Mattie Cook' returned this morning to her home in Kamcla, after a visit of a "couple of days in La jDrande. Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Bacon have re turned from Portland, whore Mrs. Ba con has been visiting with friends the past two weeks. "- ChaBe Bohnenkamp left at an early hour this morning on a short hunting trip, to take advantage of the open ing of the season for sage hens. .... ' The Catholic ladies will give a cooked food sale at the Snodgrass grocery on Saturday, August 3, for the benefit of the Red Cross. Mrs. W. T. Cross, who has been in La Grande during: tho illness of her son, Ed. Cross, left this morning on her return to her home in Portland. Ward Emigh, proprietor of the Val ley creamery, left on tho morning train for his home in Walla Walla. He has been on a business tour of this ..section. .'-. y , Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Loney, after spending a few days . with fiicnds in iLa Grande, left laat night for Bremerton, where Mr. Loney is in the navy. Floyd B. McGregor, who has been with a group of surveyors doing gov ernment survey work along the Co lumbia river, left yesterday to enter the service at Camp iLewis. . y . Geo. W. Gilbert, who formerly lived ' in La Grande arid was engaged in the laundry business, left for Mb home in Tacoma . yesterday, after spending a few days in the city looking after his business interests here. ' -: . . . t: -. ; - Mrs. Frank Bowman has returned to Joseph after a visit with her sister, Mrs. George Young. Sho was ac companied home by Mrs. Chas. Stev ens, who will remain a guest of Mrs. - Bowman, at Joseph, the ensuing two weeks. .' ' t '. Engineer Martin King arrived this morning from points in Idaho, where he has beeh looking after some pri vate business4 affairs the past two vveeks. He will now resume his place on the helper run at the top of the Kill. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCully were passengers this morning from Hood River to Joseph. They own a ranch at Hood River and make their home at that place the most of the time. Mr. McCully also retains extensive business and property interests in Josepnv . ,. iuuge i. n. pawiuru arxivuu jiuuic today, after an absence of three weeks the most of which was spent with his son, Clarence, in 'Los Ancglcs. He re ports an enjoyable vacation, although he encountered weather of the torrid description on his way homo from the southern country ' Frank ""Newton was a brief visitor in La Grande today and this. was his first return in 34 years. (When a boy of 16 ho left the Old Town, with his father on a trip with a bunch ol horses which were driven to Kansas He came here from Spokane and if making but a brief stay. Herman Lund, a Cove young man left on the morning train for Bre merton, where he will enter the navy The young man made two attempir to join the army, but was turner down. At an examination recently held in Portland ho was accepted for service in the navy. Thackeray Always Late. . An ftTtnrnnl ntlmilllls Btiliw.llmM la neeessury to bring a writer's Ideas to 0. focnu. It was the custom with Thack eray npver to do today what could he put off Villi tomorrow. He wm, there fore, frequently behind with Ilia ropy and it was no uncommon thing for htm n keep the messrnsrer from his pub lisher waiting at the door while he wrote the last pages of the book. Saturday Special, 45c high grade Opeka coffee at 31c. Putman's Drug Store. 8-l,3t Try that new Silverthorn's. drink Aflicola at 7-20tf FAMILY DBU9 STORE IA a WAN OK, Of CO ON. AMERICA'S FORCES.. . t TO END CONFLICT h::: : ' -v - German Offensive Was Forced By ,.. ' tho Coming of Millions - of Yankees. '-' . ' By Carl I. Groat, r (Unild Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. ?, Tho great war, closing its fourth; bloody yenr, finds America rushing across the seas with her millions of-men, billions of dollars and her ever increasing flotil las "of war vessels to thrash tho kai ser! ' The advent of a new year in the war sees America's military forces rapidly approaching the site of Eng lands' and destined soon to equal those of France. With an army strength of nearly 3,000,000 men today; a navy of nearly half a million, and with hundreds of ships, tons upon tons of munitions and a vast food reserve for the allies, this nation's efforts have amatcd the allied world and startled tho German war lords. 7, -.. ''.'''.'...' ;; . " When sho entered the war America had only 213,000 officers and men, in cluding the national guard units train ed on the Texas border. Wo now have half that many officers alone. Latest official figures show the strength of the army to be: Officers, 100,000; men, 2,010,000. Nearly 1,000,000 men are in training at horns' or" have just qualified for overseas duty. The jump in the size of the navy is equally startling, both in enlist ments and in new ship strength. When we declared war sixteen months ago, tho navy's man power was 83,000. It is how well over 475,000 and will reach the half million mark at any time. Boon. The United Statos fleet has been enlarged by over 1275 ships since April, 1917. Nearly 800 smaller craft are under construction. This is exclusive of dreadnaughts, the battle cruisers and other major fighting ves sels. Tho new naval appropriations just', granted by congress will swell tbeso figures tremendously, though details cannot, bo given, for military reasons.' They will make possible one of the largest "fleets nfiuoc, it is in dicated, v ' ' ..'.!. All Classes of Ships.' European waters -are dotted with American craft, ranging from the big di'ciulnaughts down to tho tiniest sub marine chasers. ; -.';" 'New dreadnaughts are under con struction which will be the largest battleships afloat. Tho largest naval guns oyer mounted on ships will equip these super-fighters. Navy recruiting is speeding up to man these new ships. Under stimu lus from recent submarine raids off the Atlantic coast recruiting for.thc navy is averaging 2000 daily, and has reached as high as 4000 a day. . American warships arc in practical l'ftll European waters from the Russian oast to Southern Europe. They recently arrived at Vqiiire to as sist land operations of tho -Italians. The largest naval, force " consislen with safety of our own shores and maintaining of comminicntions across the Atlantic is now on active, duty on the European side. The first destroy ers sailed for Europe three weeks af ter we declared war, and they have speeded across in increasing numbers as the war went on. The Army Over There. Army operations in France have swept ahead of all calculations. We arc months ahend of -our program and the climax has yet to be reached. The magnitude of this task appears greater when it is remembered that the American army had to build its own railways, construct its own docks and loading facilities, build its own warehouses on French soil and, in ef fect, almost establish a new battle-front.- American officers give tho French and English full credit for the material assistant rendered .and ths valuable expert advice offered, but the job remaining for America's expe ditionary army was a staggering one. Nino regiments of railway engineers have been at work in France since last August an army of nearly 50,000 men wielding the pick and the shovel. ,. Carpenters " hammered on large warehouses to keep American supplies from the weather. Road builders pav ad pnths for the fleets of motor trucks which have been among the most val uable adjuncts to the expeditionary army. . '.. The Workers at Home. Supporting this vast undertaking abroad arc millions, of skilled work men at home turning out munitions, clothing, equipment and everything needed by the fighting soldier. Rifles sufficient to equip an entire division are being turned out in three days. Uniforms, shells, bombs, airplanes, shoes, are pouring to the seaboard to be moved across to France. America is letting nothing interfere with. the winning of the war. She i3 eccepting the advice of the most ex perienced European leaders. Tho al lies are giving America all credit for what she is doing, but President Wil son, although hailed as the world's leader in statesmanship, is profiting by every failure of the allies, and Yankee genius js taking the view that it has many things to learn. Ic i". cocksure on only one point the war must be won. Novel Treatment A whirlpool both Is the novel treat ment applied at a hospital In Manches ter, England, for cases of rheumntlsin. following typhoid and dysentery. The tank, large enough for 12 men, con tains 4 feet of water nnd Is provided with seats on which Uie bathers are Immersed to their necks. The temper ature Is kept at 03 degrees Fahrenheit. lust below thnt of the body. The mom Is quiet and dimly lighted, and after in hourjn the bath tho men go to rest rooms fc pop kMp'? Hi! BRITONS TO REGISTER Date Will Probably Ilo On ItOtli Day .Of Allgllbt. ' The, British Consul at Portland gives out the following official no tification:', The exenango of ratifications of the recruiting conventions between the United States, Croat Britain and Canada took place In London on July 30th. The sixty day per iod for all Britons and Canadians botwoon 21 and 30. years of age both- Inclusive, will commence on July Slat and expires on Septem ber 2 S til . Dritonn and Canadians ot 20 years of age and those be tween tho ages of 31 and 44 both inclusive will bo required to. regis ter on a dato to bo fixed by proc lamation by.'-the pi-eBidont. ThU dato will probably bo about August 30lli, and thirty days after the registration men of tlioso ages will bo llablo to service, in the United States ..army. In short all Britons and Canadians between the ages of 20 and 44, Inclusive in tho Unltod States will be liable ' for draft on and nftor September 20l!i unloss thoy have enlisted, or Usui; medically rejected, at one of th'i rocrultlng depots of the, BrltlHh and Canadian roci-uiflng " iiilsslon "botoiVi that date.' ' -. " ; THE LAST QUARTER. Had you happened to he out in the streets last midnight, or 1 o'clock this morning, you could not have failed to bo struck with the beautiful effect of tho going down of the .last quarter, of the harvest moon, as she disap peared slowly behind a thin veil of dark-colored cloud, stretched like . a banner across tho. face, leaving. both brightly burnished horns visible straight up as if beckoning to the fascinated on-looker, to retire to a peaceful clumber, only to bo awak ened by the dawn of a now-born day. Neither a Turner, tho great landscape painter, nor Rembrandt, with his al most divine skill with the brush, could have reproduced on canvas half so charming and delicate a scene, becnuse Mother Nature was the artist, always true to herself in each of her varying moods. '''''' , l.NDlilt FEUKKAh CONTHOI, Telegraph And- Tftlcpliono Lines Taken Over Ijist Night. WASHINGTON, '. August 1 Con trol of tolephono and , tolcwraph linoa was taken ovo." by tho Post office Department at midnight and tholr operation ,. was placed under tho gonoral supervision of a special conmiltteo ercpted for-tho purpose by l'ostmastor-Oenor.i! Burleson. Mr. Burleson announced last night that until furthor notlco the companies will continue opnratlons In the ordinary couroa through the regular channels and that all of ficers and employe will continue in the performance of their pres ent- duties on employment. tho same tonus of Tho plnn Is, however, to co-ordinate the facilities of the various companies to the best IntorosU of tho public and tho stockholders. GOK8 TO HKI CUOSS. Pendleton Itolinil-I'p Will (Jive lie celpts To Itrllrf Work. Tho hoard , of directors of the Pendleton Round-up have announc- eo xnni tne enure r.et proceeds ot tho show this year will bo .givon to the Red Cross. .. A feature of tho. entertainment this year will bo a patriotic de monstration for n miners of the performers of other years who now are In tho service of their country. CITY COMMISSIONERS MEET. Very little of importance was trans acted at tho meeting of the city com missioners last night, beyond the read ing of the usual weekly report of City Manager Fred B. -Currcy and its adoption and filing with the city re - corder. Saturday Special, 45c high grade Opeka coffee at 31c. Tutman's Oru Store. ' - 8-l,1t AIRPLANE PLAN IS BIG John D.'Ryan S,ays that 50,000 Are Already In Sight. ' John D. Ryan, chief of the airplane production, is a visitor in Portland, his trip to the west being that of a survey of the accomplishments of'thc spruce division. ' Mr. Ryan says that thero are 50,000 American airplanes in sight, and these he confidently. ex pects will bo the direct nicuns of win ning tho war. .. : Mr. Ryan also told tho spruce men at Vancouver that they would be per mitted to follow the planes to Franco as soon as the rush of getting out the material for tho aircraft is ended. Ho praised the work of Cel. llisquo's men and in turn was roundly cheered. LITTLE BOY TS KILLED Auto Is Overturned When I'rakos - '.: Aro UelcastMl. HEPrNKIl,; Or.... August. 1. Tho five-year-old . son of. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Sharp, of .Newman Canyon, was instantly killed this morning when an auto In which ho and two smaller brothers wore playing .raii away and 'ovorlur'd. Tho olhor children were serfp -,ily Injured. ': f Tlio.rCttr was- staa-lin orj -staplns ground' anil' 'tlio ' chlln'roii'" Hi "thoir play, released tho brake. . ' VEGETABLE SEED " CROP PROMISING A majority of tho growing vegetable-seed crops aro 111 ' good con dition, according to' ieports Just re ceived from' many largo growers in tho United States by the socd-r-jpnrtlng service of tho Bureau of Markets. Growers ill tho East and Middle West alnmsr uniformly re ported on Juno 38 'good growing conditions. Spmo (allures havo been reported for some crops In cor tala section's, '- particularly . Califor nia and tho I'adlfic Northwest, whoro hot weather during Juno dainiiRud many crops (foveroly. Crops growing In the river districts of California hiivo suffi.'rod the least from drought and thn ..prospects In theso sections aro that fair to nor mal seed crops will bo harvested. Hot weather in tho spring In tho! western section will itysult In dam-j ago ranging from ,ll;ht d:uiiiiE0 I to 15 por cent, according to locul conditions. - . WISCONSIN HAS BIG SUPPLY OF POTATOES According fo the 'Wisconsin Food Aduiluiarutlon, on , June 15 there wore 17,000,000, bushels of pota toes 111 bins and t.torehouxcn in Unit Stnlo, and thoy will rot and be nn nttor loss if thoy uro not consumed within the next throe months. To iibo tip this Bin-plus there will have to bo a consumption of about 1 htl.-iho nr-r nntiitn nvnt- ;I1(irmai until Septoinbor IS. An fntensivo campaign fa now being carried on to use up this surplus. ALLOWED 15 DAYS' SUPPLY OP FOOD Hngar nnd flour lot harvest and thrashing crews In riuantltlos suf ficient to last 15 days may be bought in Kaunas upon nbtulninn a permit from the county food ad ministrator of tho ccitnty In which tho thrashing or h.irroating Is be ing done, acrordlnir to a rulinx DHida by Federal Food ' Adminis trator Walter Innes. Tho amount of cither of thos. commodities : needed - must bo de termined by tho cunty fond ad- j mlnistrator in consultation with tho farmer or thramor men. Willi each purrliase of wheat flour an "jual wolKhl of wheat-flour substi tutes must be bought. ''nuntv food ndiulntatr.ilors hav .born llll,,' notified to iwuo (huso por whuro needs jnrtify to man agers and supi-rlnl-'iiilents tit har vest and thrashing "i ri-fts. Observer advertising will bring rc ,iu!l. 44.,, 4.4.4.44 444.4.4.44. 4,x Coveralls for the This is just a little tip to you, Airs. -Thrifty Buyer:'- :The uianufacturcr-' of the genuine KOVEUALL minounces a readjustment, of prices in the near future this means nu advance in the wholesale cost, above the present selling price. Take advnntago of the prices NOWI , ' JU (lenuine Levi Strauss Koveralls, extra heavy dcniuis and khaki cloth; price now Phone and Mail Orders Promptly and Carefully Filled On of the 600 4.4,4.4,4.4.4,4.. LA GRANDE ZIRCONIUM IN THE - ARTS Rare Metal Has Properties Thst Maks It of ths Highest Vllu Commercially, i The Inymna would hnrdly know thnt baddeleyito and Jncupiranglte aro dif ferent names of the same thing in fact he would probably not recogulzo citncr or these Impressive words and would find their pronunciation difficult, but they are tho correct mineral names for tho ore of zirconium, vhlch is found In Brain and is said to occur uiero In enormous Quantities, - Tho mineral zircon, a silicate of sir. conium, Is probably most familiar as a gem stone, and when so used Is known os hyacinth, jacinth, Jargon, or Malum diamond. : Zirconium minerals are used chiefly as refractory material, which melts only nt tm extremely high temperature and Is very resistant to the action of fluxes and slags. Zirconium Are brick prom ises to bo extensively used. The fused oxldo,of.alrconlum expands so little on being healed thnt crucibles, muffles, combustion tubes, and similar articles nindo of It nro not broken by sudden changes of tempernture. ' ' Several alloys of zirconium have un usual properties. A zirconium stcol la said to bo particularly suited for mak ing armor plates, armor-piercing pro jectiles, nnd bullet-proof metal; a new patented alloy of zirconium with nick el, called cooperlte, Is extremely hard and Is particularly well adapted for malting cutting tools. i Tying ths Nuptial Knot In some parts of the world the nnp tlill knot Is literally ns well as figura tively tied. This Is In India, at tho mnrrlngo of a Brahmin. No sooner has tho father, In words as plain ns enn be, given tho bride away than the bridegroom places the "tall," or lnslg nlu of mnrrlago, consisting of a piece of ribbon with a gold bend suspended upon It, around her neck and tics tho knot. Hofor-) the knot Is tied the bride's father may refuse consent un less better terms ore offered, but Ira medlntely the knot Is tied the mnr rlngo Is Indissoluble, for tho Itrnhmlns do not recognlzo divorce. The Par sees bind the hands of the bridegroom with n sevenfold cord, seven being a j sacred number, v Tho ancient Cartha-1 Kiiiuuia uvu uiu iiiumus or mo neiroin cd with leather lace.' With tho Lat Ins, on the contrary, part of the cere-1 mnny wns for tho bridegroom to loosen (solvere) the bride's girdlo (nodus Uer ctilcUH), not to tie U. A Serviceable Piano. A prominent musician tells some funny yarns. One relates to his experience In Had ing .suitable Instruments when on a tour. . . On one occasion nt n small place whore ho was due to appear he In quired where ho could hire a plnno, and found thnt tho only one available was an ancient looking Instrument In a small shop. Ilo naked If he could borrow It for his performance. , . "1'ou could not ploy on It least ways, not as It Is," replied the own er, "for It's full of books. Jim," ho bawled, "where's the Inside of this plnno?" . Ami Jim's voice from upstairs, re plied: "Ain't It out In the garden I" Could Make His Own Way. "Your hard-luck story la one of the most affecting I have ever heard." "Thanks, boss. Then you'll glvo me a mnll donation?" "No." "Hat you Just said " '.' "Exactly. A man with your Imag ination and gift of narration ougkt to ttialto n great deal of money as a pro moter. There Is no earthly excuse." Pudding With Bugs, The rice pudding with raisins In had appealed espednliy to thn little three- year-old Ituth, who nned hor nlnta for a second helping. "Mamma," she nld, "I want some more pudding with the bogs In It," . - -, $1.25 I. per garment ' .:'". :;'' T" GOLDEN RULE O R. C. U. Stores with an Aununl Purchasing Power af Over 60 Million Dollars CHET. BIUWELIj VISITS EAST Newspaper Declares "Legal Holiday'' When Chet "Mows In." Early in the' month Chet Ilidwcll, of La Grande, Ore., blew into this office. Thon Polig the Pippin hung out tho sign, "Legal Holiday, office closed." , , Chet Diilwcll is a character in him self, one of tho old timo boys who takcB the world ns it comes, with ho kick or complaint as to the mode of procedure adopted by tho other fel low. Like Jim Uludao, ho kcep3 the engine oiled and .minds the ..bells. Should opportunity offer, Chet would "hold her nozzio agin the . bank till the last galoot was ashore." , -- We put In a joyous day with Chet and enjoyed his protest when the bar keep told him that his 20-dullar gold piece was no good. , " V Bidwell makes flour and other food stuffs out in Oregon and a short time ago ho wrote in that he was thinking of putting his product up in 'capsules in order to bo strictly within tho law; iLohg live Chet Bidwell Jolly Elk, St. Paul, Minn. Big patriotic dunce, for benefit of war fund, will be given at Potry on Saturday night. , ; B-l,at,pd 8000 Rexall stores sell Opckn cof fee on Saturday, at 31c. Putman's Drug Store. , : 8-l,3t vState Fair, Salem, Oregon, Septem ber 23-28. Splendid exhibits, excel lent music, high class entertainments and a superb racing card. For par ticulars write A. H. Lea, Snlom, Ore gon. ; ' 8-l-eod,lm iNEWTOIVAYj WANTED Stenographer and book keeper. La Grande Investment Com pnny, B-l.Ct. SHERRY THE HOUSE . (ioldwyir presents' tho niost eelebnited woman in the world for her first screen appearance. MARY GARDEN In "THAIS'' From tho 'Famous- No'vcl,. by Anatola France. . . The story of the Saint who becamo a Sinner and the Sinner who be- " came a Saint. ALSO A COMEDY. A Week Harris Furniture Store ' II. II. HAUniS, Proprietor 400 fin 8THK10T I'HONKi lied 81TI. 660C o. 4 4 ' '$'' All sizes, 2 to 8 years, cut big and full, well sewed, khaki eloth, blue and red defis ins; priced now , '''' :v' -.'v' ' .'','.'"'.':: VV'V'' :'' ;; This h Union Store, ' , and W - Observe Unioa Hoars SIORE (4.i.B MORE NURSES WANTED (Jovcrmnent Is Calling For 119,000 To .loin Students lleserve. ' ", Tho Government Is calling for 25,000 young woinon to join the United States Student Nurss Re serve and hold '.Uiomselvas in read iness to train for se.rvico as nurses.' The war Is creating an -unproja-dented demand for trained nurst,. : Only those who have taken the fuU training course - aro ellglbls tf , sorvlco with bur forces oversea.!. These nurses t .are be,ing 1 dravn largely from our hospitals at honio Thelr places must be filled by stu dent nurses enrolled for tils' full training courses of from two t6 thrco years. Kvory young wor.'.an who enrolls In the United Siutei Studont Nurso Rcaervo is releasing a nurse for service at the frqni and swelling the home army wolcli wo must roly on to act as our cond line of hospital dofense. Upon , tho lipalth nf tho Amorlcaa PHiia will dopond tho spirit of their fight ing forces. The call Is for women untwjiH the ages of 10 and J5. ," Intelligent, responsible wonien of good education, and sound health aro wanted the pick of the coun try..: A college education Is vil uablo assot, and . . ninny hospital will give credit for It. Credit will also bo given for a special equip meiit or for preliminary training lu nursing, such ns that fci.en In aixv clal courses now being conducted by s various collogos anO ' schoOU. Somo schools, on the other hann,, do not oven require a full blb,. school education. Enrollments may be mode at the nearest recruiting station esta-b- : lished by the Woman':, Committees , of . the National Council of Dofeusa'. . . 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