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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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My Ceuntry Tie of f hte, Sweet Lane
THEIR MASTER.
Jvnotically two-thirds of the terrl
tory taken by the Germans in five
drives covering a period of four,
months, has been won back by the
allies in two drives in less than one
month, . : : ;
The recovered territory is opproxl
mately 1000 square miles. The Ger
man supplies and munitions taken are
too huge in quantity to be counted
In the list are more than 1000 can
non and 10,000 machine guns. The
prisoners total more than 70,000.
More could not be asked of out
armies. Infinitely less .could have
been expected. A mere fraction of it
was scarcely hoped for when thi
Americans turned on the Huns at the
Mnrne.July 18.
'There is a master strategist some
where In France. This mighty achieve
ment was not chance. Nor was it ac
cident.' This vast game of regiments
and battalions and divisions was play
ed with marvelous strategy.
We can feel a new security over
, here. We have a leader over there.
We know now that every ounce of
strength in every soldier is going to
be used for all it weighs. No mistake
is going to be made to what it will
count for against German flesh and
steel. No life or limb will be un
necessarily sacrificed.
There could be no more comfort
able .thought to the folks at home.
When the ' great army of the allies
rolls against the enemy it is a vast
machine with every point braced and
every moving column so supported
that none is unduly exposed. The
story of these lute operations by tho
allies has been a story of every ob
jective attained, of every movement a
success.
That is strategy. That ia the es
sential of success, the pledge of ulti
mate victory.
The first concern in war is a fit
military lender. Lincoln's trials were
enormously multiplied and the war
greatly prolonged because there was
lie Grant to mutch a Lee, no Sherman
to meet a Stonewall Jackson. It took
months of defeats and the withering
of many a regiment to find leaders.
(It is fortuitous for America that
just as we enter the wnr n great cap
tain appears. 'Ludcmlorff and llin
denburg ore more thnn matched. Thcj
have met their master. Oregon
Journal.
consideration a plan for permitting
the establishments of the mint service
to receive deposits of platinum metuls
when offered in the form of Jewelry,
dental" scrap, etc., the details of which
will be communicated to you us soon
as possible.
fending the arrangements you arc
requested to discontinue the practice
of returning platinum to depositors oi
notifying them of your inability to
make payment for tho same. You will,
instead, give every encouragement to
the patrons of your mint to deposit
with you, for the uses of the govern
ment, all forms of metal of the plat
inum group,
It has been tentatively determined
to have ull deposits received by thi
institutions of the Mint Service sent
to the New York Assay office where
an equipment is being installed foi
the ready determination of values in
platinum deposits.
Upon receipt of deposits from you
the superintendent of the New York
Assay office will find a purchaser for
tho plutinum who will utilize the metal
for government purposes. The value
of the individual deposit will be re
mitted to you for transmission to the
depositors.
Please give as much publicity as
possible to the authority granted by
the Department to extend tho func
tions of your office in respect to plat
inum deposits. IRespcctfully, II. M
O'REILLY, Acting Director of the
Mint. Approved, R. C. Ltrffingwcll,
Assistant Secretary.
I WITH THE COLORS!
PLATINUM IN DEMAND.
Indicative of tho degree to which
the government needs platinum Is a
recent order to all assnyers In U. S.
nasay offices. This conclusively
proves that Union county people can
again come to the rescue of their gov
ernment by a little individual effort.
As the following notice indicates, full
1 ails are not yet prepared, but
1l'e, e will be a genera) calling In of
platinum soon.
Treasury Department, Washington.
D. C, July 25. Assnyer in Charge,
U. S. Assay Office, Seattle, Washing
ton. Sir: The Department has under
. Charles Harris Wrilcfc.
The following letter has been re
ceived by Frank Harris, from his son:
Curistrom Field, Arcadia, Florida,
July SO, 1918. Dear Mother and all:
Received both boxes of cherries all
right and believe me, they sure were
a treat. I gave some of them to the
other boys .and they said they never
saw such largo ones bof ore. 1 heUarg
est box was smashed just a little in
one end, and a. few had stnrtel
sour, but not many. The northern
fruit for me all the time. There is a
milch larger variety of fruit there
than here. j ..
Also got the letters from the rest of
the fumily and the pictures, too. They
were sure good of you all. That pic
turo of the fish makes me want to
go fishing myself. Glad papa got first
prize out of it.
IWc are having a lot of rain lately,
and it sure can rain here. The flying
field is almost like a lake; only a few
places that 'lire dry, but that won't
keep them from flying. The water is
not deep, being from one to four or
five inches.
We get up at 5:00 a. m. and quit
at 7: 50 p. m., and sometimes it is
after 9 o'clock when we get in. Had
a storm yesterday and seven of the
ships never got in at nil, but hud to
land quite a few miles from here. .
You seem to have the impression
that I am a flier, but that is not the
case. 1 do not remember of sayin;
anything to that effect. It is not
because I would not like to be, but
you see they have more men than they
con take core of now. And the ex
amination is much harder to pass now
than it was some time ago. One murt
havo tho best of references and a col
lege education to get through now.
never took the oxninin'ilinn, nut
some did from this squadron, aid only
two out of twenty-five passed it.
You nsk questions that do not refer
to flying nt all. Have been n, quite
a number of times, but not alone.
Huvc been through all the stunts, in
cluding tail spins, loops, spirals, nose
dives, barrel rolls, etc., but am not
allowed to tuke them off the ground
a'ono. Went from here to 1)o:t field
and back yesterday, via uiishin.
You ask how I like the army. Well,
it doesn't seem as though jvp were
in the army, being ns we have no
guns. Havo had all the infantry
drills, etc., but most of us arc getting
dull on it now. We will have instruc
tions in using the gas musk some t'mc
soon. Have three different kinds 'f
ships hero now, and will have the
lurge bombing machmo hero hi tote
long. . Ilnvo the Liberty motors here
for them now. First conies the two-
seated Curtiss instruction ship. Then
the Curtiss with two machine giini
mounted. One timeil with the engine
ml shoots through tho en ,;e or pic-
pu'.er blades, unci the se.oi.j n.iunce 1
on tho rear cockpit. Then the s.-out
planes for one 1111111; a snul! ship, nit
quite fast about 120 miles a.i L.nir.
Then the larger bombing machines
The allies seem to be making quite
.1 little headway, nnd cnpniriiy n lot
of prisoners and ammunition. Il 'pe
they keep the good work up. i'"t l
would like to go across before it is
ever, but suppose there will be plcn.'y
of time yet.
Wo have been changed from IK
aviation to the air service. N i ihangc.
only in the name, nnd we n1? s-pa:ite
from the signal corps. Have green
and black hat cords now in place of
orange nnd white.
Well, the lights (-0 out nt !):! . so
will huvc to close for this time. With
love ami best wishes to all.
CHARLES E. HARRIS,
108 Aero Squadron, Cnrlstrom
Field, Arcadin. Florida.
NURSE ENROLL"
MENT IS VITAL
WOMEN OF AMERICA GET CALL
TO COLORS, AS IS WERE
FROM GOVERNMENT.
Mrs. R. W. Logan and Mrs. Albert
Hunter, committee in ihurge of the
nurso registration in this vicinity cite
La Grande people to a recent article
appearing in a well known periodical.
The article concisely and pertinently
sets forth tho fundamental points of
the movement. It says:
Women of America you, too, are
called to the colors!
Tho government places in your
hands u great responsibility in the
full expectation and belief that you
will let nothing weigh in the balance
against the fact that -YOUR COUN
TRY NEEDS YOU!
Many thousands of graduate nurses
have been withdrawn from civilian
practice for military duty. There is
urgent need for many more with our
fighting forces overseas. Unless more
nurses are released from duty here,
our wounded men over there suffer
for want of nursing care. And they
can not be released without your help.
The nation must have 25,000 stu
dent nurses now if we are to fulfill
our duty to our sons who offer their
bodies as a bulwark between us and
our enemies. Every young woman
who enrolls in the United States Stu
dent Nurse Reserve will relievg a
graduate nurse for war duty, j
The call is. for women between the
ages of nineteen nnd thirty-five. In-1
telligent, responsible women of good
education and sound health are want
ed to enroll us candidates for the
Army School of Nursing, established
under the authority of tho Surgeon
Gsncrul, with branch Bchools In the
Mflitnry Hospitals, or enroll as en
gaging to hold themselves in readi
ness until April 1, 1919, to accept as
signments to civilian nurses' training
schools. Those who enroll will be
sent nt the beginning of the Autumn
nnd Spring terms. Some of these
schools do not require even a full high
school education. On the other hand
a college education Is a valuable as
set, and many hospitals give credit
for it. The term of training varies
from two to three years.
. Every woman who completes the
training course satisfactorily may be
JUST RECEIVED--NEWRST IDEAS IN
EN'S DRESSES
WOM
. Copies of high, grade models with every feature carfeully.
reproduced. Their quality is high, the price low. V
Silk Dresses in many colors, . $13.50 to $50.00
Wool Dresses plain and fancy, . $15.00 to $40.00
Jersey Dresses, Newes colors and styles, $2750 to $50.00
New Waists of the finest workmanship and style, at most moderate prices; White, Flesh and Suit
Colors; Crepe de Chine and Georgette $4.00 to $13.50
A UNION
STORE
&&6
AUNION
STORE
cases a small remuneration is puid to
cover the cost of books and uniforms.
For further information or for en
rollment apply at the nearest recruit-
ASIC AXYOXi WHO HAS USED IT
There are families who always
aim to keen a bottlo of Chamber
ing station established by tho Wo-jiuin'g Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
men's Committee of the Council of hn tho house for tiso In case It Is
National Defense.
SUMMER COMPLAINT.
During the not weather of tho
summer ironths some member of
almost every family Is likely to
be troubled with an unnatural
looseness of the bowels, and it U
of the, greatest Importance that this
be treated promptly, which can only
be done when the medicine is kopt
on hand. Mrs. F. F. Scott, Scotts-
vlll, N.Y., states: ''I first used
Chamborlain's Colic and Diarrhoea
eligible for enrollment as a Red Cross J Remedy as much as five, years ago.
Nurse and for service wtu the Army
or Navy Nurse Corps, and stands a
chance of being assigned to duty over
seas. At the same time she will be
qualified to earn her living in one
of the noblest professions open to
women. And it should be remembered
that practical nursing is part of the
work of every training school, nnd
the student is not only learning 1ut
serving her country from .the outset.
Board, lodging and tuition are free
at most training schools, and in many
WOMEN ARE NEEDED
TO HELP IN WAR.
Women can be usefully employed is
nursing tho wounded, in making up
the soldiers' kits, and a thousund other
ways. Many American women are
weiik, pale or anemic from woman's
ills, lor young girls just entering
womanhood; for women at the crit
ical time; nursing mothers and every
woman who is " run - down." tired or
over-worked Doctor Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is a special, sale and cer
tain help. It can now be had in tablet
lonn. Von can procure a trial pacaage
of tho tablets by writing Doctor Pierce,
Chief of Staff at Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo,
N. Y.. enclosing 10 cents. Write in full
confidence if you desire free medical
advice also.
RosKlimio, OnKooN. "There Is nothing
so goou as uoeior
Plereo's Favorite
Proseriiitlnii for all
disousos with
'r ? Vfi which a woman Is
fe: liJLi&FySXSS troubled. 1 took
V.fl Si. It. f,.. Itillnmnm.
vjSfT k-1& ion 111111 11 c"rrd
liil-
ft during x -pectancv
Dint !
wns so we!) ull the
tl ino; had no
lioiulueho, no lipek-
acho, no morning
slrkncss, no sour stomach, no bloating.
Mm. m. ii, iiuuiii:s, Mustier cirock
AsTnitTA. OrtKnow Mv Mood was bnd
for a lorn; time nnd I was ull run-down,
had severe headaches, was nervous and
tired all tho time. After trying different
rctnotlic! ulthoiit netting uiiv bettor, 1
decided to try llr. I'leree's Remedies. 1
look the ravorlto Prescription anu ln
'tinhleii Mcilirji Disenverv' according tc
directions and was restored to perfect
health, i can conscientiously rocouimona
them.
"Mv mother always uses lr. Plorcn'f
Remetlle. she gave uie tho 'Favorltf
I'n'sei iption ' when I was coming InUi
wotnanlHMHl." Mils. U. U M UHkNOKlt,
TIM I hi.'Mie Str.U
At that time I had a severe at
tack of summer complaint and was
suffering Intense pain. One doss
relieved me. Other members of
my family have since used it with
like results."
See the thrilling scenes when the
Liistanlc. is torpedoed In "Tho
Little American.". 8-lfi,lt
needed, and find that It is not only
n good investment but saves them
no end of Buffering. As to Its
icllability, ask anyone who has
used It.
NILSON WACTORS.
Hullt up to a standard, not down to a
price.
l.itfht weight Strong pull Superior
quulity.
Automatic Traction by "pull" instead
of deml- weight.
Stands up to hard service vlth mini
mum expense.
Xilnoii Senior, 24-36 H. P.; X 11 son
Junior, 1C-2G If. P.
Wee our locaj agent, or send for catalog.
XIIjSO.V TKACTOlt SALES COMPANY,
Kast Morrison nt Kust Third Sis.
Portland, OreRjn.
The Acme of Tractor
Efficiency
WHERE IS YOUR GAIN
.Suppose you worked hard lyid had gotten together a bushel
or more of very fine grain, and the grain was very fine
nnd costly. Where would you put it? In an old stove, or
hide it in some out-of-the-way place ? If you did it would
' probably be destroyed by rats or mice insects would mnke
it worthless; fire destroy it, or somebody might steal it!
No I You would keep thnt costly grain in the safest place,
so you could plant it and reap the best possible returns
from it. . . ,
How about your hard-earned dollars? You most assuredly
want them in a SAFE. Why not keep them in this Bank?
We watch your dollars all the time; and you can get them
at any time. . ,
Member Federal Reserve System
La Grande National Bank
- ; . 4 LA GRANDE, OREGON
This Is just to remind you that you are expected to raise as
much wheat next year as you do this ye:ir, or more, if possible.
THE RELIABLE LIGHT TRACTOR is the solution in Britain
why not here? It takes one-fourth of the acreage a horse
can farm to feed himself, which' would (if put into pork) fcetl
ut least four soldiers. Then, why starve, our boys over there
for the sake of keeping a few cayttses? BUY A TRACTOR
AND DO YOUR DUTY. La Grande Iiitplt inrnt Co. has them
Come and see. , .
GRAIN BEDS! GRAIN REDS! GRAIN BEDS!
We have a carload anil another carload cominj;. Price is right.
GOLDEN GATE SACK TWINE AT !() CENTS A POUND,
WHY PAY MORE?
La Grande Implement Co.
When you want prompt attention
and Kood work nn d'n-t-lnplnp nnd
finishing of your Kodn'.t films It will
be worth your while to patronize
Sllveiton's. Tlmy always have In
stoek a Rood line of Kodaks, and nl'
kluds of Kodak supplier 8-!-fl
-i i .ii .tiymui .ikiaaKawj
FAMILY DRUS STORE
LA ORANOE,OnCQON.
The Mammoth Grocery
C R. SIMKINS, Proprietor
Just Received a Fresh Lot of Melons
OUR STOCK OF FRUITS ARE FRESH EVERY MORNING. PHONE YOUR OR
DERS EARLY WE DELIVER TO ANY PART OK TOWN. DON'T FORGET THE
CANNING SEASON IS HERE.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
1211 ADAMS AVENUE
PHONE, MAIN S2
ECONOMY"
We save our patrons many dollars annually, at an expense of
about one-tenth the original cost of goods. A discarded $-10 Suit
is often made wearable again for a small sum.
Zwiefel Tailoring, A. B. Rogers
Jroley Hotel liuilding, Adams Avenue.
LI".
BARGAINS!-:
I MAJESTIC STEEL RANGE,
1 MONARCH STEKL RANGE,
1 ROUND DINING TABLE, 10-ft. extension,
1 PRINCESS DRESSER, 1 MACY SECTIONAL BOOK
CASE, 1 WARDROBE, 1 LOUNGE, 1 CHINA CLOSET, 1 BUF
FET, 1 MUSIC CABINET. These are all used goods, as good
as new and at ONE-HALF PRICE.
Furniture Exchange
Black 1241 E.J. DONOHUE Fir and Jefferson
Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture, or will Exchange for New.
ADVERTISING
IS INSURANCE
An advertiser's advertisement ia his volun
tary agreement to do certain things. Good
business policy, law aud 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.
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