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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
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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.
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ROQUEFORT AND CREAM.
' A fresh -shipment of Swan's Salad Dressing, Columbia,
Roiled Ham, Fresh Saratoga Chips, Large Yellow
v Muskmelons, Burl Gem Cantaloupes.
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For Cannings
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vaporizing point. In Red Crown
gasoline they form a continuous, uniform
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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,
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Mall Order
Promptly and
Carefully
Filled
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One of the 600 U. C U. Stores with an Annual Purchasing Power ef v
Over 60 Million Dollaia
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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.
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The Kodak ii
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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 : ; .
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la asANocoasauN.
SPECIAL
Economy Caps 25c per dozen
' As long as they last
r r j,
Harris Furniture Store
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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
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