La Grande evening observer., October 30, 1918, Image 2

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LA' GkAIn uti E v Kls'ltfG OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 30, 191S
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Good Looking
Hats for Men
All kinds-for
all purses-alf
tastes
Gordon
$3.50, $4.00, $4.50
Hills Department Store
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PHOPOGAXDA OK INTUITU
Failing T Match Boys
Front the Home' Bombard
ment Continues 5
YANKEE AIRMEN
FLY BY NIGHT
AMERICAN 0IV4KKVKRN: W nt
. MAIIKAlil.K WOKK
"lyes" - of Airiertrnif Army
vmyn Alert nirt Ilellnblo
Al.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun. Night flying pa
trols ovor the American lines
have been Inaugurated. In night
flying over the. front, a feat "per
formed by American' aviator for
(he first time on Friday night,
two .patrols consisting of five ma
chines were sent out from north-
West 6t Verdun to the region of
St. Mlhlol for" t hit' purpoae; of
enrclrttig out fylns Gernwrns. : :
' The .Amorfcnns wcirt over the
German' linos.' and drew fire from.
ntl-a!rera,ft guns, but did not on
cowni.er the Onrmnn fllors they
Bought. Lour clouds wore encoun
tered over live enemy linen nrtd tlie
Amnrirttn ' rotnrned after two boors
of flying.
;' Lieut. loiilVi llornhelitier of New
Torn City, pll'or, and Lieut. Hiilph
Bngby of Now Haven, Mo., obserV
wr, fiew over the" enemy lines
Sunday despite . ir downpour of
rnlrr, ohtalnlflK valuable informa
tion: Owing to the mint and rain
1hev woro compelled to descend
to- within, 800 feet of the ground in
the region ' of Dun, the Germans
Uring at them . with' anti-aircraft
und smaller guns. At one , place
they flew so low thai .German in
fantry fired many volleys from
tnolr rifles, bullets piercing the
wings." ;. . , ;
: Because of the 'uncertainty: of
enemy movements west of the
Meuse, volunteer wore asked to
make an ; Important observation
trip over the Boche lines. Born-
helmar and Bagby responded.
During the trip they were eotn
pelied to descend below the mist
several times to take' observations
regarding the German positions and
then ascend quickly to get oat of
the range of the Germans, who
were' pouring a rolrt of shells at
them all the time. r. .,-
Reaching a region where the of
ficers . particularly desired Infor
mation as to conditions, they de
scended to leas' than 300 feet from
the ground. The Germans fired
from gUns of all en II for en; but the
American continued skimming
Along, taking their observations.
The bullet holes In their canvas
did not hamper the machine and
they returned to the American
lines, dropping noten at different
headquarters, reporting informa
tion of milch value to the army.
'No 'Other machine, enemy' or
American was sighted over the
entire American front today. Avia
tion officers ' say '.hat the flight
was made in the face of the heav
iest rain ever encountered by
American aviators . on a. flight of
this: distance.
The Observer furnishes and prints
Butter Wrappers.
We now represent one of tlie largest firms of
Copperplate Engraving
in tho United States, nrxi will be pleased to ac
cept bnlers for Christmas (Lards, Calling Cards,
Invitations and Letter Heads of all descriptions,
and the price is right. Come in and see our
samples. :
AVe suggest you order at oiiee, so there
will he no chance of failure to' receive,
before Christmas.".
G. S. BIRNIE
Jeweler and Optician. La Grande, Ore.
aawwwaaMatliilMiii)
It is used to" be that whenever
the Germans suffered a tieverse.at
the hands of .the French, they "re
venged1 themselves' by bombarding
tha ' Rhelms Catiiedrul. " Now that
the Americans arer defeating them,
they seem to be relieving their
feelings agalnBt us by bombarding
them,, they seem to be relieving
then thick; maw faet In the ' last
week: thutf tho committer on public
lufonnntton's collection or . tliom'bo-
gins to look like ? an ateiidonud
German ammunillou dump in the
St. Mlhlot Sector. ..
Altonna; !.,' has sent . In ' the
following "duds".
(1) "That the T. M. C. A. of
commlsslaiy departments charge
the American soldiers abroad thir
ty-five cents for . a cake of Ivory
soap. This Is untrue. . The War
Department replies:' "It Is sold to
the soldiers at cost, which is less
than Americans' at home pay for
It .retail.''
12) "That the gsard; hdtrse.at
Camp Lee is . surrounded by
highly charged wire' that kills the
soldiers It tfiey1, toucn Iti" The
war department replies; "This is
myth." ' ' '' . -i ' '
(3) "Tha't General Pershing Is
a Catholic and will favor Catholic
to the exclusion of Protestants."
Tills Is , also a myth. General
Pershing is a Proatestant. - . .' i,
Antl-Cothollc - and antl-Protes-tant
lies, designed to stir up re
ligious1 strife' and' imjnir ,the na
tional unity, are circulating In all
parts of the country In all sorts
of forms'. '
YOUNG AMERICA
CATCHES SPIRIT
HKWHrtOYS I.KAKN HfMSAN AXf
HTAItT WOltK WITH KX.
TIH'SIAHM
Last night a small boy with a
news boy's sacks' slung across his
foliouldrer came' rushing Into the Of
fice of Secretary 3. t. Cramer of
the La'. Grande Y. M. C. A. and ex
claimed, "What" does it mean' to be
a Victory Hoy:"
The secretary carefully .explain
ed to h I in' the plan of the Unfted
War Wo.k Campaign to enlist
1,000.000 boys and 1. 000,000
girls .to pledge themselves- to earn
and give a certain innouut of mon-
ye to help to , make our figtlitog
boys In Uurope and the ones who
are training to be fighterB,' In this
country,, happier and more ; con
tended told blm the slogan of
the movement was "'A' million, boys
behind a million fighters." 1
He said "Whit i!.you have to
do to become one."- ..H .
"Make your pledge and enroll
as a victory boy" the secretary
told him. And so tho thing was
done and Frank Osterllnd, ua
Evening Observer carrier, became
the first Victory Boy for this dis
trict if not for the entire coun
try, v A littler later in the--evening
amotHer paper ' carrier, iwelve year
old Gene Cotner and FVank Tuck
ey, who Is employed after school
hours In n local grocery Btoro, came-In,-
learned the rtilns of tho gamo,
pledged each find" became the
second and till id Mctory boys. All
this voluntary on the part' of
youug America. Who will be the
next? The lists are still open.'
Acquiring a Reputation.
Lots of folks get a reputation for be
ing brllllunt conversationists by letting
the other fellow do the talking.
BORDEN TALKS jTO CANADIAN FIGHTERS
INFLUENZA MASKS
MUST BE STERILIZED
After manufacturing about 40,-
000 gauze masks for use against
Spanish Influenza, the Portland
chater, American Red Cross Issued
a sorlbus warning to . all users' of
masks. '"For any advantage to.be
obtained' by using gauze masks,
they must be sterilized daily. If,
for any chancer they are removed
during the day,, they must be put
back the sume Bide out. If re
versed, they will be far worse thnn
wearing .; no mask at alii . The
whole secret of the mask In that
tho gauze holds the substance
corttalnlng tha gernv Gauze masks,
to' be sterilized, must first' be
washed thoroughly with soap and
water. Aftot rinsing well,-, they
should be boiled for 15 minutes.
They should then be dried With
out being wting out." ,
Sir Robert Borden, premier of Canada, speaking from1 his car to the
officers and men of a Canadian infantry brigade near the front; lines In
France, Sir Robert delivered an enthusiastic speech In which he urged the
warriors to do their utmost In the fight tor democracy against the Buns.
POSTSCRIPTS
A lever arm lifts tho top of a new
range and holds It out of the way when
a fire la to be fixed.
Large quantities of pent are being
cat In the bogs In the midland and
west of Ireland, In order to cope with
a possible lack, of coal. . '
Carbons- for lighting and : electro
chemical purposes are made in Swedes
from tar by a new process. ,
Operated by a gasoline engine or
electric motor, a portable scoop con
veyor has been Invented that enables
one man to load a wagon in far less
time than the work could be done with
a shovel 1 , .
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WE KEEI
OUR
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SANITARY
If you will come into our stoves and see how clean We
keep it and how everything is protected from dirt and
dust, you will buy all 06 your Groceries from us, because
then you will be sure that what; yon place on your table
is clean and pure.
It is good health insurance to buy in our clean and sari
itary Grocery store and our prices are no more than you
will pay elsewhere. -.
Phone us your Grocery order early.
HARRIS GROCERY
u Phone Main-70 and; 77, Farmers Black 192
408 North Fir Street ; Across the Track
"United States Food Adrnintotratiori License No, G50255."
lAHt llilliligs Dead
Spanish Influenza has taken two
members of tho family of Lou
Dllllngs, formerly n resident here
but for some time proprietor of
the Knight Drug Store in Port
land At the time of his death,
Mr. Billings was in Door Lodge,
Montana. The .remain wore taken
to Portland by E. M. Billings o(
Enterprise, and Oto VehrB of
Portland, where burial will be
made, The report In the Evening
Telegram of Portlun.1 that he bad
inade a special trip to Montana
to accompany the remains of - his
daughter, Ida Marie, homd - whs an
Dally Thought
Patience Is tlie art of hoping. Van
yenargues. CHOUP.
If your children are subject to croup
gut a bottle of Chamlwrlain's Cough
Remedy, and when the attack comes
on be careful to follow the plain
printed directions. You will be sur
prised at the quick relief which it
affords. Adv.
ECONOMY"
It is truly astonishing what wc do with an old
suit, by denning and Mending produce in ap
pearance the original suit; how little it costs. Try
it. "Wo also have the best lines of Tailored Suits.
Zwiefel Tailoring, A. B. Rogers
Foley Hotel Building, idtra Avenue,
WAN TED
Clean Cotton Rags
"3 cents Per Lb.
Evening Observer
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4.
! THRF.K POINTS IN THE A
WAR CHEST. A
t No. iJ
county was called on for about
$40,000 and nubscribed J76.O0O.
This is about 3,000 more than J.
was asked for. Why not con-
serve your dollars for future 4
calls? 4
No. 2. By making one cam- A
paign a year, the work can be A
mane tnorough and complete;
therefore all th people in the
county can be reached; your
neighbor will pay his share just .
nice you do, inn distributes the .
load. ,
No. 3. In order to pul on a .
campaign in this county. It re-
quire 300 people working an '
average of five clays each, or a
total of lriOO days. This time
is donated, If they were work-
ins; at pay rate, each would av- .
erage $6.00 per day. on an av-
erage, or 7li00 In earning pow-
er, which hi donated at each
drive In the past, there has
been an average of 10 drives
per year, which would amount
approximately to $75,000 In
earning power that has been
donated. Tha war ehest plan
will handle this entire year's
work for about seventy thon-
sand less, in earning power do-
Mated. i i
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Write in the name of CONRAD P. OLSON and
make an X before it, in the space on the ballot,
as shown below. ," .. .. I
'"JUSTICE OF SUPREME. COTlRT,' to-fill va
cancy caused' by death of Frank A. Moore. v
,.' ' Vote for One
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Justice Olson is Square, Able and Now Serving
by Appointment. Why change?
New Machinery
We have installed $6000.00 worth of new machinery; we
make bread ready for the oven 18 loaves a minute.
Complete line of Home-made Pies, Cakes, Doughnuts, ,
Snails, Coffee Cakes and Cookies. Ail made according
to government regulations. ' - ' ; ' '
DUTLI BAKERY
317 NOkTH FIR' ST. JUST ACROSS THE TRACK
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Few of the Many Reasons Why
Governor Withyc
Be Re-Elected
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Wv;- 1 1, He la loyally, patriotically American, ''v--'" . u . .i. -
He has faithfully cooperated with the President in every war time activity.
He was foremost of Governors for preparedness and has earnestly sup
ported a vigorous prosecution of the war.
He has stood for and insisted upon a square deal for both labor and capital,
industrial development of the state and suppression of I. W. W.i8nv
He has for more than 20 years earnestly supported and vigorously advo- v
cated woman suffrage and prohibition and has stood for a better and cleaner
State. ",';'', '. .'.., ;.v.'.'''...'.; '.'.. . ' ' .
He did not assist in organizing the Non-Partisan League in Oregon, neith
" er was he ever a worshipper at the shrine of Populism and other organizations
of doubtful purpose and loyalty. i ....... 1 '
He has conducted his office patriotically, fairly and economically always
has he placed patriotism and efficiency in the publio service above party pol
itics. ' '. 1
He has given his earnest consideration and substantial effort in promoting
the happiness and comfort of the boys in the service of their country, and, lastly
He has a record for a sound, business administration and loyal and earnest
effort in the nation's present crisis that should command the approval and sup
port of. the whole people.
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Re-Hect Withycombe Why Experiment ?
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
.(Paid Adv.) ' John W. Cochran, Secy., Morgart, Bldg, Portland, Or.
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