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LA' nftANPE EVENING! OBSERVER'
AVKTVCKSnAY. OCTOBER HO, 191S 'V
The! Observer
Aa JadepeBdent Nsmpspsr '
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Wy Cewitry Tie of Thee, wt Land
el Liberty."
When the Boys Come March
mg Home.
Just how long it will take to settle
this little matter of crushing out Ger
man militarism in not known and
thcro -are various estimates as, to
' whut number of troops 'will be re
quired to clinch the proposition. . It
may take a large number and several
months muy be required, to fully dem
onstrato to the) Kalserites just where
. they stand, : But the time 1b not far
off when a large proportion of the A
. E. F.s will be back in. the , United
States. . That will be the time when
the boys will, figuratively speaking,
"come marching home." ,.Thia is fig-
uratively'only, for as a matter of fact
the boys will como home riding in
the cars, g .' ' ' g
t .What is tb be done witiTthom?
was an Implied agreement, and in
many cases, an expressed agreement,
that those who left their pbsitions to
go to the war would be given their
old places back after their return.
This will lu the' rule, boyond any
doubt. And still, out of a total of
Buveral millions thcro will be many to
bo otherwise provided for and thoy
will undoubtedly, with all other things
being equal, be givon the preference:
That will make some changes in the
industrial situation all around and it
will produco a big change, in many
ways. Some of the oldor ones who
iiavo been trying to fill the younger
men's places will bo glad of tiie chan
ges and other will, porhaps be com
pellcd to give way. r
Ono proposal by which the Indus
trial situation will not be subject to a
change too sudden on account of the
returning, soldiers" is for tho govern-
. mont to extend the opportunity to the
younger ones' to take or continue as
tho case muy be, a course in school
ing, or apprenticeship. A little help
in this way would ho a good way to
repay tho debt that is entered on tho
book of gratitude, und at the same
time lessen the prospects for a sud-
den industrial and occupational con
gestion. '..''
As to That Seven Billion
Dollars.
The suggestion) of Hon. George W.
Wickorsham at a recent public meet
ing In New York that tho United
States Bhould cancel the obligations
of foreign nations to tho United
States on account of loans made dur
ing tho war to tho allies will meet
very limited approval. These loans
aggrcguto more than seven billion dol
".lore, and even this rich nation Is In
no position to mnko such a donation
out of the pockets of the American
people. It is true that we owe much
to tho other nations which have borne
a hand in this war against the central
empires; it if equally true that they
owe us quite as much, because except
for the intervention cf the United
SUiU's, victory rather than defeat
would In oil probability have been the
portion of Germany. , We will have I
spent on pnfewn account before th I
war (s ,6ver,'nbarli"lr,')t',qu'?tolfas,
much as any foreign nation.
On the other1 hand it would doubt
less be well if this country, Instead of
requiring immediate or early payment
of tbeso loans, should accept the long
time securities of the nations to whom
we have advanced money, in payment.
Othcrwiso the tendency to pay this
vast debt in goods rather than in gold
will seriously disturb) if not paralyze,
American productive interests through
an excessive flood of Imports. Pay
ment of the interest on those loans,
with gradual reduction of the princi
pal, will cause difficulty neither to tho
allies nor to the American people.
At this time we are "flush" with
a trade balance which is due to war
demand. After the war we will have
some serious problems of production,
employment and international finance
to face. That we should at such a
time as this talk about -forgiving a
debt of seven billion dollars, the equiv
alent of three hundred dollars for ev
ery family in the United States, Is a
mistaken manifestation of sentimen
tality. We did not go to war for any
selfish advantage; neither did we go
tj war. with a view to sacrificing the
welfare of tho American people, and
to load them up, unnecessarily, with
burdens under which they would have
to stagger for generations, indeed,
suggestions of this kind have a ten
dency to hinder our financing of llie
war, just as docs the suggestion from
other quarters that aftor the war wo
should permanently throw open out
markets to the exploitation tho bus
iness interests of our friendly and
unfriendly commercial rivals, no mat
ter what the effect upon the prosperi
ty of tho American people. "
FORUM
Will Germany Accept the
Situation?
Within a day' or two tho conditions
will be made, known by which tho al
lied armies will cease their plunge
against the sacred soil of Germany.
There is no 'possible mistake of the
fact that all the forces that have been
united under the aggressive program
to rulo the world with the sword are
practically routed. ' Tho news of today
indicates that the Austrians are lit
erally "shot to pieces" and the Ger
man armies on the wostern front ore
I tVin .,,.' .tltl.'.; v" ''. t ) '
The armistice terms presumably do
mnnd tho samo thing as a surrender.
Tho next important thing to know, as
a definite step toward ending the cur
nngo, is whether Gormuny will accept
tho terms. ' It will bo a mighty bitter
pill, and there Is a possibility that in
spite of tho criticul condition of the
military forces, the attempt will still
be mudo to stay tho onward march to
Berlin. There may also be further
attempts at "diplomacy" in tho wuy
of asking modifications hero and there
that will in a measure stay the day
of doom which impends over Germany
liko a Bcroll of wrath.
There is scarcely' ono in a hundred
of one in a thousand who would not
like to see the bouslful empire get u
touch of tho same kind they Inflicted
n the dnys of their ascendancy. . The
iormnn people, oven tho Socialists,
wore willing to let tho military crowd
have its way and were content as lung
us tho spoils of tho conflict seemed
to bo within eusy grasp. There was
ut slight protest at any time, nl-
hough it was reported that tho Soc
ialistic clement would object if the
plungo toward Paris and tho Channel j
porta Bhould exceed tho cost of n mil
lion lives. But with this much of a
softening, which was induced only
through solicitude for their own sol-
liory, the German people as a whole
reveled in the strength of the German
sword and the prospect of spoils mid
Prussiun ascenduncy.
Whether they accept tho conditions
otherwise, tho war cannot and must
not end until tho selfish dominion of
crman militarism is crumbled in the
dust. , ,
THE CANTEEN SEItVlt'E
Of what use is the Canteen 7 Tho
following is a clipping from the Red
Cross Bulletin; '
"The Spokane, Washington, Chap
ter returned the favor of the Minnes
sota Canteen recently,- by taking the
necessary immediuto steps in a life
and death case for a Minnesota bov.
The keen motherly eye of one of the
canteen workers detected the serious
ness of tho boy's case and in no tunc
ho was whisked off the train to Fort
Wright hospital in a waiting ambu
lance. Expert care and motherly
sympathy brought him through the
criticul period of his illness, to the
high road of recovery, which he is
now traveling, attended by the heln-
jng hand ot J he Great Mother of the
fWorid." . - x
Just what are these women "pnrad
ing the plntfbrm of the station for"?
The average soldier who passes
through has been culled home on
some sad mission, and is jmst "bustin"
to tell his trouble to some ono. '5hc
Red Cross lndy looks good to him,
as also does the hot coffee. -. One mere
hoy passed through the other day;
his wife and infant baby were not
expected to live. Ho told his troubles
to the canteen ladies and was cheered
by so doing. '
Of the three boys who wero on the
train another night, two were called
homo by the death of parents.
Another boy wished a telegram
sent, will tho canteen Indies look after
It for him? "Surely." He frees on
his wny satisfied that his message
will be sent at once. .
' A boy stumbled off tho train, half
nsloop, said the conductor woke me
saying something about canteen and
goods eats, and I didn't stop to ask
any questions, but "bent it." Two
cups of coffee, two sandwiches, and
doughnuts galore were his quota.
Had ho eaten any dinner? I think
not. Why ? I suspect he hadn't the
price. This boy was called holm; by
tho death of his father. Uncle Snm
knew what he Was about whon ho cre
ated tho canteen.
Are these women just "parading"
the platform? If there is any doubt
in your mind about it just come down
Boiiie day and stand qufctly by nnd
hear what the boys have to say.
Ask your boy at the training camp
or porhaps he is "over there," what
he thinks of the canteen.
LA, GRANDE CITIZEN.
A
re iou taking r roper
Care of Your Health?
Take care of that coldkeep the body warm, and rot lots of fresh air.
lino of Fall Underwear is complete, both for Men, Women and Children.
dependable makes from dependable people, in our Men's Department.
Cooper & Stephenson, and Munsing, for boys. -In
our Ladies' we have Munsing, th e best underwear on the market.
.We invite your inspection at any time. .
Our
Buy
Store Closes
Saturday .
8:30 P. M.
Store Closes
Saturday
8:30 P. M.
I i I I ! $ I I I I
. K N 1TTEIIS, ATTENTION.
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Tho:e Is a big order for sweat
ors now and Twenty, of yarn at
hoadquai'l'oru at llohm Hull.
Wo tiro Hunting dully kirlttlng,-
socks; ror every motiior s son, f
Who bo bravely loft his fko-slde,
And is gone to fight the Hurl. i.
So we'll keep right on a knitting,
As tho day and weeks go by
so mo uoys may nuvo soiuo coin-
fort, ,. .
For tholr nubia sacrifice.
So wo'U purl tho nocks four lu
dies,
we'll uiuko tho Kttchonor ioo
wo'U splice tho yum, not lie
It,
that tliqy'U bo mudo Jiiat so.
And
And
Ho
Thus wo'U lcntt our . socks and
sweaters,
Just according to tho plan
Till wo get thoin all perfected
Liko wo do tho sotdler-iiiau.
Vnr wo lovo to do our duty,
When this grand old country calls,
Just as well In knitting swentois.
As hi firing tho cannon bulls.
o wo" cull for nil" tho knitters.
Who have Interest In this causa
So tho work will bo on Biuolhly,
Until wo win this mighty war.
Viiivn-xily ltiillils Hut
Kuxi'iio Construe! Ion work on
Y. M. C. A. hut on tho model of
thnso on tho western front was
humin tills week nt tho University.
riio national War Work Council
of tho Y. M. C. A. has authorized
tho expenditure of JS500 for the
Imlhllni;.
: Home Economics
. Three Meals 1 Mr ' Fall
Tho . season oftor dotermlnes
what food Bhall go upon our
bibles, though In tho .city mar
kctB thoro Is ; little change Huro
are ithrce meals Btiggested by the
United . States Food Administra
tion: , .; ,.i
t . HreakfiiNt- i
Grapes
Scrambled Eggs Johnny Cako
Dinner'
Creamed ' Fish - Bnkcd Potatoes
Baked Onions .
' - ' Chocolate Pudding
Huppcr ' - . - t .
Cream Pea Soup
Fried Cornmeal Mush
. Maplo Syrup
Bakod Applb Sturfod with Nuts
: Chocolato Pudding
1 yuart milk, 2 . ounces choco-
olnte , 1 cup light? sirup, 4 cups
cornstarch, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon va
nilla. ; . : - j
Iloat milk In. a ' double bollor.
Add chocolato- and sirup. Moisten
cornstarch with a little cold milk
and add to hot mixture. Stir con
stantly- until thick' Add slightly
beuten'.'oggs and vanilla;-' and -
move from heat. ,',Turn In molds
und chill. '.
Mrs. Holmes la, Dead
Mrs. Mary Ellen Slrrone Holinos
wtis born In Montpulior, Idaho,
.September 2, 1877 and died at hor
home In Salt Laka.(,Clty yostorduy
ovonlng, from a savero attack of
influonzu, which lalor dovoloped
In pneumonia. Sho was mar
ried to J. A. Holmos Scptauibor
10, 1898 and llvxed In Mesa, Ari
zona for a number ot years before
moving to Union, whoro Bho resid
ed for. about mlno yeai-B. For tho
past two years she made Dior
homo at Salt Lako City. Sho
loaves a husband, four daughtors,
Ola, Tholnia, Ida and Both and one
son, Lionel, Who is . training at
Camp Funston, Kansas. Asldo
Irani theso sho leaves a number of
mora distant relatives living hore
nnd at Union.
Cathollo In Its Friendships. '
t A certain cat, the story of whoso ca
reer Is vouched for by n cat club,
adopted a Utter of young rnbblts and
nourished them' well. This cat was,
for that matter, very sociable and In
clusive In her likings. One year her
constant companion was a chicken.
The two ate habitually out of tho
same dish and slept every night in Uio
same lnclosure. .
' ' . 3 J. ,
Bringing Drama Up to Dste.
F. E. Atkinson of Boston sa;.'s ho
saw an, unusual performance of "Ho
moo nnd Juliet" at a town In the mid
dle West Tho" players Introduced a
gamo of cards la the balcony scene.
Wild Duck Consumes Much Rice.
On Sis way down irom Canada or
Ahika to the -Gulf, the wild duck
mokeu a stop-over of 00 days In the
California rico fields, and during his
stay consumes a large part of Uie Wee
crop, a cupjpl of rice at n meaL This,
considering that the wild duck ap
pears In numbers of perhaps a million
or so, mnl'es the situation much more
serious than It sounds. '-.-
''.; ", ' Coquettish.
The fraction leaned over and touch
ed tho whole number on its digit
"Soy," she whispered, "Is my numera
tor on straight?" ' . '
. - ' . NOTICE. ; (
I will not be -responsible for hills
contracted by my son, Herman Kra
mer. V BEN KRAMEIt.
.--'''. 10-2G-Ct,pd
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy tho
Most Reliable.
After many years' expononce in thd
use of it and other cough medicines,
there are many who prefer Chamber
lain's to any other. - Mrs. A. C. Kir
stein, .Greenville, His., writes, "Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy has been used
in my mother's home and mine for
years, and we always found it a quick
dire for colds, and bronchial troubles.
fe find it to be the most rfcliuble
cough medicine we have used.". Adv
' A WANT AD will do It
j ' THE NDERSIGNED WILL OFFER FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT
I ; WILKINSON RANCH -
; 8 Miles . Southeast of La Grande. Oregon :
. .. . - .. ' ,.- "
lTHURS.,fj
NSON RANCH
Southeast of La Grande, Oregon
OY.7,1918
BEGINNING AT; 10. A.M.,' THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, :
I'ortlaiul Women Oi-giinlzo
Portlund A woman's conimlttoo
for co-oporntlon In tho United j
war Work campaign 'has been or
ganized to form u hi to pluns for
ur'ylng tho canrnalgn to ovory
woman in Portland and vicinity.
80 H
ead of Horses
ltculiiH linllcd Drive Work
Hood Itlver At ; a meeting of I
tho oxecutlvo board this wook It I
Was decided' that. Hood Itlvor
county would iliavo tho quota . in
ho United Drlro Coinpaign raised
hy tho ovenlnc of November 8.
12 head 3-year olds; 24 head 2-year olds; 14 head of
yearlings; 8 head of colts; 6 head of mules 16 head of
work horses. Also 2 milk cows.
Sunar Beet Experiments.
By experiment with Bucur Ueots It
has been proved that plants crowlnff
oso to tho grouud thrive better wh-
planted In rows runulna from cast to
west rather than from north to south.
Justice of Supremo Court Conrad
Olson is able, ' aggressive nnd
squnre. Write his name on ballot on
November 6, to succeed himself in va-
ancy caused by the death of Frank A.
Moore. Adv. 10-2-2t
Island City Garage does general re
pairing, battery charging, tube vul-
nniiing; our prires are right; on
dollar per hour. Whv pay more?
... ..... . .. . jp.2g.(jtipd vgfr Ks-ivittim&iii
The Great Big Thing
is to iiuiiH'tliiitdy buy "War Savings Stamps and
Libri'ty 5tnttls with the liunioy that you save by.
conserving Food, Fuel, ele. That completes the
circle. You lend your Savings to your Govern
ment to buy the things you went without. That
is "Working Fat riotism.
La Grande National Bank
Member Federal Reserre System
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus, $40,000.00
Designated Depository of the United States
Government
United States Fostal Savings Depository
Established, 1887 ' "
-1 Derrick . : 1 Hay Hack . .
5 Header Boxes 1' G-Horsc' Gasoline Engine with
4 , Sets of Ncta . ' ; Wood Saw attached
1 Deei ing Bintler 1 Feed Holler . .
2 McCorniick Kakes . 3 'Jackson Forks
3 . McCorniick Mowing Machines - 1 ' 3-Sectioh Wood Roller
nearly new ' . ' ; 1 Watering Trough ' . -
2 Walking Plows ' 1 Vitroling Trough .
3 Gang Flows 4 Trail Tongues
1 3-Bot torn Disc riow 1 Buggy . r
1 Alfalfa Disc - ' 4 Gasoline Drums ,. ,
2 C-Section Drag Harrows and carts '' 1.2 1-2 Horse Gasoline Engine
1 lS-IIoc Monitor Drill 1 CO-Gallon Vat with Furnace
1 Double Disc " 1 Set Blacksmith Tools '
1 3-Section Spring Tooth Harrow 5 Sets Harness
G Wagons, 3 1-4 ' . 2 Fanning Mills
2 Stack Racks ' . . Many other articles too numerous!
1 Flat Rack . ' mention
FREELUNCH AT NOON
TERMS OF SALE All sums of $10 and less, Cash; for sums of over $10, six-months'
notes, with interest at 8 per cent will be accepted. All stock and implements offprcd at
this Auction must be sold. .
MIRES & CLARK, Owners.
T. J. SCROGGIX, Clerk. , F. A. JtfcMENAMIN, Ucppncr, Or., Auctioneer
Said conducted under the auspices of The Farmers' Exchange of the Inland Empire,
. iicppuer, vrcgon
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