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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1918)
jf'1 ' ' "mf iTif-Tt-imrtiilinlWiOMliia 1 Full Speed Ahead MORE MEN ! MORE SHIPS! MORE SUPPLIES! It is estimated that by September 1st, America's fighting force "over there" will reach if not suc ceed one and a half million men. We are breaking all records in the production of . ocean tonnage. , Crop reports throughout the entire country are favorable, . - , Our shops and factories arc working day and' night , in the - manufacture of war essentials. FIGHTER FARMER WORKMAN ; UNIT ED, ONE, AND ALL, TO WIN THE WAR. United States National Bank 'j WITH THE COLORS j j ARC A DE J SHERRY'S i:w I'lixus at Aiw Ann; "Tlio Corner Grocery" Played 000 i Nights In New. York.: Over 900 nights : "The,' Corner firoeor" WU8 played In New York City, its immense popularity being due to its intense hutnnnness, its iioarc interest ana ; Its dellglilfnl love story. Now by World-Pictures lirady-Mode it 4s being presented as u screen play and it is certain to Di.' au ever, greater success as a silent drama than it , was on the speaking ' stage. Lew ' fields plays '.lie stellar role, in the production, Jiih port being that of Charles Wen del, ,Uio corner grocer, whose heart was big and whose capacity for suffering was- . therefore equally big.' Mudgo Evans appears with Mr. Fields In the role or Mary, the little orphan, who is adopted by Wendel and his wife. Sludge is qiquant and charming In this role and will add now admirers to the tlDusands with whom she is al ready a tremendous favorite. Other film favorites aid in the rendition of this film classic. "The Corner Grocer" -forms perfect screen en tertainment. Seej it nt the 'Arcade Theater on Wednesday and Thursday. "TIIH (illtfj IX HIH HOISK." Hallo Williams Mam ' in Harold V M.Ui-utli ' story, ; I 'The attraction for today and to I morrow la Harold McGrath's wlde ily read story "The Girl In Hit House."-. with Earle willlmns nu Una star, supported by a fine cast of Itagraph playerVs. Jt is a mya- tfliy.. uinnia qna will undoubtedly piovo intensely interesting to the patrons , of , the Sherry Theater. . ' New and second hand school books for sale at Newlin Book & Stationery ' ; ... O fJA t-t Job Printing, The Ocsorver, Main 37. Notice 'of Meeting of Board of Equali : - - zation. Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Equalization for Un ion County, Oregon, will convene at the court house, La Grande, on Mon day, September 9, 1918, and publicly examine the assessment roll, correct all errors in valuation, descriptions or qualities of land, or other property, as assessed by the county assessor, and it shall be the duty of all persons inter ested to appear at the time and place given. All persons having grievance re garding the 1918 assessment may ap pear before such board and present their affidavits containing grounds for complaint All such affidavits must bo presented during the first 15 days of the meeting of the board, ' U.G. COUCH, , Assessor for Union County. Adv. 8-19 to 9-9. THIS STORE CLOSED AU. DAY LABOR DAY, SEPT 2. Try "Elkhorn Cheese 99 WE HAVE - PIMENTO, SWISS, LIMBERGER, ROQUEFORT AND CREAM. ' A fresh -shipment of Swan's Salad Dressing, Columbia, Roiled Ham, Fresh Saratoga Chips, Large Yellow v Muskmelons, Burl Gem Cantaloupes. Order Your Peaches For Cannings PHONE MAIN 43 J; G Snodgrass 1 ' ..." Boiling Points vaporizing point. In Red Crown gasoline they form a continuous, uniform chain givingiteady,depeniable power look lor tne Kca uown sign. f 6TAKDARD OIL COMPANY . (California Gasoline f Quality Somewhere Else, Franco, Aug. 3, 1!)18, Dear Folks: Believe. I w;ll start corresponding again, for believe me, since the last letter I havon't had time to sleep, let alone write. The whole company has worked day and night up till last night and now wa are rest ing. I put in several shifts of 20 hours and then only got a few hours' sleep. Talk about busy the whole country would make New York quiet.. On the roads there was nearly a con tinuous line of trucks, wagons, autos, motorcycles and troops going both ways., Things have "quieted down somewhat the last two days; but the huns are still on the run .and they certainly have reason to be, with the Yank on their heels. The Stars and Stiipes I am sending tomorrow gives a pretty good account of the battle both here and the other place we hit the line. The other place it was our di vision alone that did the big part in stopping the Germans., We beat it out of there and come somewhere else am added more fame to the division, by defeating the Prussian guard. Killed nearly alt of them. .- Everything is nice and quiet around here now, but a few davs ago there was plenty of action. We can't even hear the guns any more. The build ings around here show quite a little evidence of there being a good-sized quarrel. . '. I, didn't used to think the Hospital Companies were very important, but since this drive started I have changed my mind. We have done our share. ? have spent most of my time doing lit ter bearing and driving truck, evacu ating patients, back to the railroad. As it was a nine hour trip and we us ually made two trips before laving off it was quite a job. AU we did was to change drivers and fill up with gaso line and start strain. We are cnlv a few kilns from the emplacement of the "Big Bertha" that shelled Paris. Can you imagine thnt!. J was over there today and am going again to try and get a souvenir off of it. The barrel of the gun is gone, but the base is still there, and they sav the rest of it and twenty-two carloads of ammunition are farther down the track. Just to give you an idea of its size, the ball bearings that it is slewed around to shoot different directionr eight Inches, in diameter and there are 136 of them. The sheet iron on it is 114 inches thick. .ii should say I do like it uo at the front. We have been up so lone that any place where there is 'no action seems dull.- Those soldier lecturers can't exaggerate a whole lot on what they talk about, by what the patients tell us when they come. They have been doing some desperate fighting By the time it reaches the States, I suppose the news covers a whole front page. There are lots of little stories that never reach the papers, though. The Americans never take any pris oners if they can possibly kill them and the Germans the same; so when ever they get together, one or the oth er gets killed. The allies aren't pull ing on tnis anve with no losses, IT tell the world. , Helmets aren't so hard to pet nrnmiri here. I had one the other, day, but while away on one of my trips some one else got; it.- I'll find another, though, and send' it home if it is pos sible. They are pretty plentiful. The Germans left quite a little stuff lying around here. Clark was using his truck to go up ; to the dressing stations and getting ! the wounded the last time I saw him. One. of the big nights the "Y" gave i almost everything they had to us fel j lows. They had men running around j with hot chocolate all the time. ' ! I got the heavy thread and also the ! buttons and the "Mimir," which sure was good reading. ' . My truck is out with all my writing j material on it, so I borrowed this from . Whitey. I am feeling fine and hope I you arc the same. Your son, I OTIS W. PALMER, j P. S. Send more writing paper. j "Bud" McCrary, of the 830th ; Aero Squadron, . located at Henry 'j. Dniiim FleldlV" Babylon, New -York, writes his mother, . under I date of August 20th, that he en joyed his trip to Long Island. "'We ionly expect to be here a short : time," he says, "and then we will go back to Camp Homestead, L. I. New lork is surely a swell city by night. We passed the Statuo lot Liberty late at -night and it is ! beauty. As we, did not get to bed 'ln camp until nearly morning they permitted us to -sleep in until late in the following .day.- New York hta'te is a dandy, such fine toads. We are 20 miles out and have paved roads all the, way. This is a new camp and lomclliins like ;the Weaver Field. Only 45 min utes out of New York. Is like, the whole game fine- hnd will write more details next time." Roy furrcy Tells Of France. A letter to his mother from Roy Currcy at the front gives a dif ferent, slant on some of the things i that' our boys are doing "over there " Among other things Roy says: "We have covered atilte a little territory and have s?en a few things. Set up at one place about ten days ago about our usual distance behind the lines and walked for something to happen. Thincs wero quiet for several days. Hero , we celebrated the great French holiday which is to this country what the Fourth of July is to us. Our celebration was Mulel, consisting chiefly of ''bunk fatigue" which was. good thing, as w were awakenrd at midnight by e. heavy bnrrnKe, with shells fining over us. We got up, of icoursc. and put our house In order lo relieve patients. Only a few camo to us. which w,ia a good thing, for along about daylight Prltis f, aim got belter and the shells began breaking uncomfort ably close. Fortunately, through out the 21 hours that we were, under flro none of our company got hit. Now I knov (bat the re. port of the bocho shelling and bombarding hospitals are true. I know from . personal observation nnd txportOiic,' When It became evident that the hospital was the target for the Germans we moved cur j.HtlonU to a bomb-proof dug out and then vent theni to tho tear at soon oi possible. Toward evening things quieted down a bit ami we tiacked up and moved. Tpa .text day ve wi up out nt reage f tne fluid piece. At this point ire got is taste, of another phase of ,'ie war game. This time It was the airplane. We were not the ob ject of attack, but we were close enough to ' 'see - the show. One, clear moonlight nigUt we were ev lifctiug FrIU 10 be over, so sever al of us strolled out oq a country road to sea the show. Pretty soon the anti-aircraft guns began their usual ' popping and a battery of eaiciill?lils began sweeping the .-ky. Kere aud there a stream -of lorkots ' would go up and then there would be more, popping, of (he ' anti-aircraft guns. It was lenity Interesting ' and . spectacular. WliKcywe were watching the flre wotXt an airplane came flying fyver very low ' directly down the road. We did not pay , much at. lentiou to 'it as we supposed it was a French plane, but when he passod us a. little way he cut loose v itii - his machine : gun., Machine gun (Ira at . night . looks like , one continuous-, stieam it of fire. Wo were welt camouflaged behind a iree trunk nnJ not exposed to view. He v.-ent on down tho road head ed for home and dropped two bombs. tThey looked like monster flowor pots.. After the lash, It teemed like an hour before we. heard the report. It was the first bou.b had ever heird, but I will know the next one.. A minute, or two later he let another go find tha rhow was over for the. evening. We went back and , went to aleep. The next night it ; rained and w had no show, and the following day we pulled out on another long trip. We are camped along the road In jn French forest, which la synony mous for grove in our language We camp anywhere, we happen to 'do In a grove, on the road. In a town. sometimes we pitcn our tents, "but oftener sleep In the open or tinder a truck, It's all the same any place is good enough. We will be hoboes in spirit when r.ve f.at back. ' rrhe fellow' who said : "Join the army and see .the- world" waa on the jjob all right. We are not see ing all the world, but we are see ing France : and ' seeing It In a mighty nice way, too ty auto. Not touring cars exactly, but It beats the hiking we did last winter. Tho last move lias taken us through some fine grain country, and the crops surely look good. I saw wheat last night . just as good as any ever ralBed in" the Grande rtonce. These people cultivate the land heie, while, out west we Just "f ami." , The farmers do not live on their farms as they do in America, but congregate In a little village nearby. It is a remnant of an old system. Long : years . ago the country folk had to build their homes together for. protection from wandering trlbes and they have never gotten over the habit here In France. They do lots of thlngB Just as they did in the time of Nouti. The people seem to live according to the land. When yo' find good land you find good homes and the people are well rl rested. In a'poor or barren coun try, the houses are poor and the people simply clothed not dressed. Guess this Is true of almost any country, but I noticed . It more here, especially on the last move. The soil of the section we Just left Is very shallow a'nd rested on u bed of chalk, while here It Is good, candy loan. This Is a . good country and Is well worth fighting for. . Saw Rev. Clarke yesterday. Ber geanl Foley and myself -were com ing home from a nearby .town In a driving rain when he came along In his Ford and picked -us up. He stays right near ' us and always looks us up when ne is - near. Please add A. P. O. 715 on all mall to the, boys. . , Fay Vest, of Joseph, has written to his sister, Mrs. Jerry Busk, that indi cations point to a change of location for his company, with the possibility of being sent to Russia, Social and . Personal Robert Hunter, of ilJnion, visited La Grande last night. Mrs. A. S. Swain Is In the city from I Burns. W. J. Gray, of Boise, is at the Som mer hotel today. S. O. Voorheis is down from Baker on business. J. C. Moss and family, of Bend, are in the city. Lou Stoop, of Elgin, Is a business visitor in the city. Jerry Wels was In from Elgin last tight. - I'ut O'Hnra, of Heppner, Is In the city. Mis. A. W. Learned of Allcel la topping at the Savoy., Mrs. Lloyd Edmundson, of West fall is a euest at the Foley. Charlie Breck, the life insurance n-.an, of Baker, is in La Grande today. S. M. Robertson of Bandon re. giateicd at the Savoy hotel last night. Eric Patarls, left this morning (or a two weeks' business visit In I'urthind. Jerry Maxwell, one of Wallowa's business men, is in the city for a short stay. . . II. Harrison, of Baker, made a brief slay in La Orande today on SCHOOL PAY WILL SOON BE HERE RRING THE BOYS AND GIRLS TO THE GOLDEN RULE CO. AND HAVE THEM OUTFITTED FROM HEAD TO FEET. OUR LINE IS COMPLETE,' OCR PRICES RIGHT. BOYS' "ELK JR. BRAND SUITS $4 98 to $13.45 BOYS' "DUTCHESS KNICKERBOCKERS" ............,.......$1.25 to $2.75 BOYS"'MOTHER'S FRIEND'' BLOUSES AND SllIRTS...89c to $2.75 BOYS' McKIBBIN HATS AND CAPS p 68o to $2.50 BOYS' NECKWEAR ,..;...:.... 25c, 35c, 506 BOYS' AND GIRLS' UNION SUITS .' 85c to $2.45 BOYS' AND GIRLS' BLACK CAT HOSIERY 18c to 45c BOYS' AND GIRLS' SCHOOL SHOES .... $1.25 to $4.25 GIRLS' SCHOOL DRESSES 98c to $1.48 OUR LINE OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES, IN TABLETS, PENCILS, ETC, IS COMPLETE, .. X X '-.....a mm myi A win - l,eW Phone and Mall Order Promptly and Carefully Filled GOLDEN RULE O One of the 600 U. C U. Stores with an Annual Purchasing Power ef v Over 60 Million Dollaia ' STORE .j'- This Is a . Union 8tore, and We - ,. . Observe ' Union Hours his way to Hot Lake on' business. Latest arrivals at the tvoy hotel arc Mrs. Leptn' Robinson and child ren ana Mtss tieiena nays. L'ute3t arrivals at the Foley betel are G. O, Barnhart, of Spok ane and E. O. Nelll, of Heppner., Fred Brandt, of North Powder, was In La Grande last evening at tending- the Midlers' reception. The ice cream aocial neiu oy me primary department of the Metho diet Episcopal church has beeu in definitely postponed. , Misses Leah Strohgr and Kva ana Anna Elescke drove over from Hot Lake last evening to attend the re ception. Mrr. Edith Oantrel and daugh ter, Miss Margery, left this morn ing for a two wqeKs- visit in oum mervllle. : i'. J. Hester, who arrived yester day to attend to business Interests in La . Grande, lqft this morning for his home in Portland. ' Mrs. R. L. McCarty passed thru this morning ' from Perry on her way to Portland, where she will make her home. Mrs. Chalf -returned to her home In Kamela this morning after a week's visit with her daughter, Mrs U. H, Dyer, of this place. Mrs George Carpy returned homo Saturday evening after spending the summer with Mr. Carpy, who is employed In the V. 8. Land Of fice in Montana. Sol Harris, the veteran traveling man, is making his usual visit to in form the merchants of his wares and incidentally quote an advancing price on most articles. v C. R. McLaughlin, transient vis itor in town Inst night from Port land, left this morning for . his borne in Denare. Cal. i Rev. Geo. H. Fees, pastor of the Methodist-Episcopal church here, left last night to attend the church noufeiunce at Idaho Falls,; Idaho. Tne, conference called by Bishop Shepherd, will convnne tomorrow and continue until Sundry evening. Reverend I. P. O'Flinn, pastor of the Bt. Charles church in portlnnd, who is traveling through Eastern Oregon and Idaho, left thla morn ing after a brier stay in La Grande for Boise City, Idaho. Samuel Faust, of Chanute, Kan sas, -who has been attending the' G, A. R. encampment at Portland, passed through town this morning oa bis way to Enterprise. Ho will visit for the next week with a former comrade of the, civil war, sir. Haas, whom he has not seon since buck In the '70's. ' Mrs. T. A. Choate left this morn ing for about a week's visit with relatives in Portland, from which place she will perhaps make an extended trip' through Seattle, Camp Le,wls and other near points. W. H. Tate left 'his morning for u three weeks' visit with hla brother, Walter F. Tate, of Port, land. Miss Lea Hamilton, of Fall llrldge. Wash., who has been at tending the, last two days of tho U. A. R. encampment at Portland, and since then haH been visiting at the I. L. Fuglt home here, left this morning for North Powder, where sho will be the guest of friends. B. E. Corporan, employed by tho Bureau of Market's In installing the government system of book, keeping In farmers' grain elevatom. ur dved In La Grande this morning for about a week's work. From bore Mr. Corporan, who has been In Eastern Oreyon and the Colum bia basin alnce last June, -will ro to. Enterprise and a number or ad jacent -points, and thence to Spo kanv. Mrs. J. M, Fowler, who has been attending the recent nine-day G. A. H. encampment In Portland, was a transient visitor in La Grande this morning, on her way to Los. tine, where she will visit indefi nitely with her brother. S. L. Ma glll. Mrs. Fowler was one of a piriy of te,n which has been attend. ii.g the encampment from Hiawa tha Kansas. P. M. Berry, of tho Brry Monti. Iiient Co., haB left for I. a Grande. 1. RED CROSS DRUG J J STORE !! The Kodak ii Store i colved much benefit- from them. He was so lame he could not stoop ' over and now he feels uo pain." Lame back, sore muscles, stiff Joints, rheumatic aehei and pains are quickly conquered by' Foloy-' Kidney Pills. Don't neglect your : kidneys nor, mistake, symptoms of. overworked or disordered kidneys for the slowing up of age. ' Sold everywhere. ; .. New and second hand Bchool books for sale at Newlin Book & Statioi cry Co. 8-24tf JIl'SIlAXD AXU WIFE. ; Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box 18, R. V. D. 2, Morrill, . Me,, writes: "Foloy Kidney Pills help me so much. My husband also has re- Becond hand school books taken on exchange, or for cash, a.1 Newlin Book & Stationery Co. .- . 8-24tf ;: - School Books that, have been used, but aro in good condition such a they use is1, our schools you can sell for cfjih at Silver- : thorn'. - i : ; . FAMILY DRUfl STOAC ' la asANocoasauN. SPECIAL Economy Caps 25c per dozen ' As long as they last r r j, Harris Furniture Store H. B. HARRIS, Proprietor 100 Elll STREET t PHONE: Red S171. Jars, Caps, Rubbers, and Clamps N Pints " Qts. Half Gal. Economy Jars fl.05 $1.15 $1.49 Kerr Wiile Mouth . 1.05 1.15 1-49 Kpit Regular .Mouth 9 i)8' 1.28 Drey Mason Jars 75 i .93 y ' Vhite Crown Mason f'ap .'.-..15c Economy Caps 30c ? Kcoiiomy Clamps .- : ..:....l5c Mason Jar Caps, Zinc , ...33c Kerr Wide Mouth Caps 3gc Kerr Regular Mouth Caps ; 30c Mason Regular Size Rubbers 10c Mason Wide Mouth Rubbers 12V-C Jellv Cilawes .v i , 43c Jar Lifters .. i .. ...24c HUG'S MODERN GROCERY CALL MAIN 35 "fContinued on Page 4.) ..., A - ;ir-.:..f:ii.':Wisifv'.'-t'-
