THURSDAY. AUGUST 1. 1J1ft
TA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PACT
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BED CROSS DRUG
- STORE
The Kodak
store
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Social and
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. 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., ' -
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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. '
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- 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
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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
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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.
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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 ,
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(lenuine Levi Strauss
Koveralls, extra heavy
dcniuis and khaki cloth;
price now
Phone and
Mail Orders
Promptly and
Carefully
Filled
On of the 600
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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 '
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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
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All sizes, 2 to 8 years, cut
big and full, well sewed,
khaki eloth, blue and red
defis ins; priced now ,
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Union Store,
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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'. .
. Observer advertising will bring re
sults. . ... ,
THEATRE
OF QUALITY.
Trial Free