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8TX LA' nRANDR OEftEUVER. 1 1 OXT) AY.J A X IT A Tt Y 0. 101!). O o 11X11 SH FIFR8HRF HPf IK i re. Next! '-' help badly KOKTIIKIt.V I'AUT LEFT I.N TITI ABLE CONDITION 11 Y HUNS. l-ood. Cliches and Houses Needed Iluover tallies Industrial Life Is Paralyzed Pillage Complete cj owdjfj t a heart-breaking degree. Navy Volunteer Helping I "In order to remedy this situation to' Home extent the Commission for Ra-i iief injiflifium has obtained the er- :vice of 150 volunteers from the Amer ican navy and itang over a'large amuuiii en econa-and DarracK ma terial fromthe navy and army. Those barracks are in course of erection ad jaccntto the destroyed villages under the superintendence of the navy vol unteers. "A large amount of boots and shoo and war clothing has been taken over from the quartermaster's supplies and are being distributed to the people. The French frnvprnmnnf in amlsDunHnir fn - R-licf obtain some catUe from Switzerland, " .. . norscs Irom the various armies We have every kind of razor In a Btraight or safety blado, " And feel sure that we can please you For we've every kind that's made. See our line of Shaving Sundries With variety complete, You will find them inexpensive And our prices hard to beat. WASHINGTON, Jan. work being carried on in France by tho Commission for Relief !whi,h ty.nth- ;k .v.. .. in Belgium and the pitiable cond.t.on-ip,y of asr;cuitufal fmrjements, may of the 1,500,000 inhabitants of that! ,,,, the population t0 get j ome section who escaped the German in-portion of next year8 , , ,uch of vasion, are described in a cablegram !the8e area. a. ar. not too b.,,v de. stroyed by battle. German Vandalism' Vicious. "The entire industrial life of the rc- Igion has been destroyed by the Ger mans. There is scarcely a single fHC- lury inHi can ue operaieu wiinuut a received at the headquarters of the commission here from Herbert C. Hoover at (Paris. Mr. Hoover's message, made public .Wednesday night, revealed that the work of relief and rehabilitation in nance win tail more neavny on tne vrv nortion nf new enuinment. ocen cxpcctcu.Th .... , totnllv acatrovedi Turn' the Corner aild Turn . the Leaf :'. You SaVe Money by trading at Qur Store Pay "Gaslr Stop the Leakage. MEN'S SUITS, NEW PATTERNS, BEST OF MATE RIALS A GUARANTEED SAVING OF 25 to 35" PER CENT. Our prices $12.50, $14.75, $17.50, 18.50 to $32.50 : commission than had Mr. Hoover said relief wor.k must in elude not only food find clothing, but imV housing over a considerable area. I jn enlarged organization 10 nanoie the situation is being built up and ; supplies have been obtained from the Uiuatterrnuster's department of the i American army. Industrial Life Paralyzed. Industrial life in the invaded, re gion has bec'n almost completely para lyzed. Mr. Hoover Baid. Railroads and the network of railways in this region has been rendered almost hope less of reconstruction for many I months. The German method of de struction was to bend every single rail by exploding a hand grenade under it, rendering it useless for all time. "The relief is based upon the allow ance of food to the value of about H.5 cents per day to the destitute, those having any resources or employment being required to pay. The whole ex- Men's Overcoats La Grande Pharmacy Quick Delivery Phone Main 40 La Q rondo, Oregon hve been rendered almost hopeless of tent of (icstHution k' not yet known, reconstruction for many months. Thel,)Ut Bppenn to be fu,ly Q0 per cent of jcoal mines have been destroyed antije nc0pe jthero is scarcely a single factory thntl J . WILLIE'S LAST FIELD LETTER INTKIIBSTING COMMUNIQUE OF UX-CKOWN PRINCE WHIT TEN ON THE RUN. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, 'lleforo using this nrepiirntion for n cuuirh or cold you may wish to know v.lmt it has done for others. Mrs. O. Coolt, Mucon, III., writes, "I have found it gives the quickest relief of any cough remedy I have over used." Mrs. James A. Knott, Chillicothe, Mo., says ''C hamberlain's Couith Remedy cunnot lie bent for coughs mid colds." II. J. Moore, Oval, Pa., says "I have used Chamberlain's Couirh Remedy on sev- can be operated without a 'very large portion of new equipment. Hill "The Commission for Relief in Bel gium, said Mr, Hoovers message, j"had hoped to surrender the task of relief of northern France to the French government immediately upon the German retreat. It has been found 'impossible, however, for the French government to undertake the food sup- ' " ' nlv of this area for some months to oral occasions when I was suffering come, and upon the urgent request of wnn a settled cold upon the chest nncl it has always brought about a cure.'' Some one has kindly left at The -Adv. pitttorns.'at (hat government, the commission hadi"UMI;.er a coPy 01 ono "f tnu decided to continue. ,.,st, f'.ol,1 loters Wlittn UV Prince "After the four years of the pnraly-ll're'k'r,,t'k Wilhelm. It is to his dear si of wholesale and retail business, !''"Pa" dcr mmr, ami is written "on Mirrors, brushes, combs of all kind: with the destruction of the principal ,ln lun.' somewnere in i-ranee, cvery- a largo stock of them. Also hundi towns and shops, these trndos havcwncro m r ranee, all the timo. Ho bags and hand purses. All of latest disappeared and tho people are today "BJ"! l-4-!Hdepcnncnt upon a ration issued direct- " v1,,',,1k u" ly to them, just as bcroro the German I ' u",v" B"ou soiiuurs evacuation. Until transport and trade umlor command haf not scon dcr can be rehabilitated, the present bvs-: linl,,le ,for " lo"8'' dllt hllt Btart tem must irn nn. for tho French dis- back dat way, and of course I nm tiilmtion i Hnnn bv the trndoa. These Koill(f niit dcm. .Oh papa, deio haf FAMILY DRUQ STORE . LA (SRANDE.ORCCiON. 1 OLIVE TELL In Secret Strings" A Detective Story That's Different. Comedy "COPS AND CTJSSEDNE33"-Last Showing Today. Tomorrow HARRY MOREY IN "A DIPLO MATIC MISSION." . And 2-reel Comedy "OLD LANG SYNE," With Delightful Florence Turner. i .arrangements necessitate some rcor jgnniziilion of the relief work, and its entile separation from Belgium. "Twentv members of the Commis sion for Relief in Belgium who joined the American army as officei-3 have jboen released by General Pershing to lundeidike this work. Rx'fugeeji Anxious to Return. "The population of this area at the i moment of the retreat was about i l.fiOO.OdO, there being also about 11(10, (KiO refugees in Belgium who arc re turning and some 000,000 refugees in France, all of whom nro anxious to rrtMi'n to their native soil. ! "The destruction of sonic twenty iviiicipal towns and literally hundreds See these wonderful values, bought direct from the factory for you. Our prices $12.50, $14.75, $16.50, $18.50 to $26.50 OUR EVER INCREASING BUSINESS IS THE BEST EVIDENCE OF WONDERFUL VALUES. THE STORE THAT REDUCES THE COST OF HIVING IN YOUR COMMUNITY. Baa ijt, , a 197 B Stores 197 Stores been some offel dings happened here in I' ranco. . "First I started my big offensive which was to crush dcm fool Amer icans but dey know so little about military tactics dat dey vill not bo crushed ehoost like I vnnt dcm. I sent1 my men in dcr fight in big waves, undl ven dey got to dcr Americans dey a say "Boo" as loud as dey could hol ler. .But vot you t'ink? Dcm fool Americans domt know nodings about war, und instead of runing dcr oiler vay, dey came right towards us. Some uf dem vns singing about "Vo von't DEMOBILIZATION OF KNITTERS COMING "Cease knitting." This order went out from Red Cross headquarters this week to tho three thousand eight hun dred fifty-four chapters of the organ ization and as a result thousands of women who have turned out millions of sweaters, socka, mufflers, helmets land wristlets for our soldiers and sail ors will stack their needles. An inventory of the stocks of knit ted nrticles in reserve at the Red Cross division and camp warehouses shows there is a sufficient quantity on hand to meet the needs of Amer- aom odder foolish nnJ. n,l ,.f(!ca Wng men in this country and of villages renders the return of these!80 iniiit. .Hut dey aro offel reck- dem vero laughing like fools. Dey iss so ignorant. .Hut ley aro offel reck less in it der guns und ven dey come Europe and those of the Red Cross commissions engaged in civilian re- l:rf wni'lr ii brand. Honce tho order to refugees n stupendous problem. Every I '" '' Runs una ven (ley come n...,.iotic womcn of America to effort is being made to restrain them ""'l "3 it vas den my men took a J .nkttctiv ue, from goiiur back until some svHteiiiii'i "'l'" I-' vniitt-.l to go back to der ',s"1 nut. V kn Umpr nclme3' pZwo, "to, U I .lr old Rhine. .Ve don't like der1"11,"'1 Brt'cc n,W "T?? f " " bliUbev'e!: 11of?Wl uSgs ami d"'.y IW.H. Maine river anyhow, n.l.l?'' ""KtTehT ti... - i. - i! . oh i'ana. liem Anienrnna n.m such nrtn " 1 " of these pitiable bodies. ThousandsiaKuage. . IK y know noddinga uf kul- of them reach their .villages to fin,tt"' sny surh offet ilings right be eviu'.v vestige of shelter destroyed, and finiiUv wander into the villages fur ther hack from the acute battle nre:i whirh nre tht'mseh'i'W alrradv over- FOR GREATER . . EGG PRODUCTION FEED YOUR CHICKENS Our special mixeil Efficiency Scratch. Feed, pronounced by experts the ideal chicken feed. It contains only the best grains and cere;Us that are absolutely free, from chaff and dirt. Buying it by tho carload makes this low'prico possible .10Q pound sack t : . ; Less" quantities, per pound. . '. . .' Genuine Eastern Oyster Shell per 100 pound sack ' ' '. Grajiite Gritt, per 100 pound suvk We carry.a full line of poultry supplies, includiiiR SieP, Grouml Boue, Blood Meal, Fu'h Meal, Sunflower Seed, Etc. All at umumr.ily low Jii'iccs" Use our delivery service we provide it at ct' ,.!() delivers au.y size order." iii.rr 5- ..St.S-f) , J?t. JO YOU SAVE ON EVERY PURCHASE Hcove lion License No. cmii. ters which have been instructed to is jsuo no more yarn to workers. Wool- fore us. .Und dey talk blasphemy, too.e" prnvoieu oy u.e.ess Vi.t vntl tinlr Hi.,, i.fkf i f.. ... 1 RCl 8 OI SmPrHllS WUMIUI1 ilimm r r,.,' v.... i,i i,.,Jl... r tnrinlly a blaee dey call Missouri, he saitl: (oh I'npa, I hate to tell you vot nn offel dinir he said but 1 can't help it) "To hell mit der kaiser!' I id you efer hear anydinjrs so offel? 1 didn't link any body voulil such an offel tine do! It mr.de me so mad, I vouldn't hear such to the comfort of the coun try's defenders, especially durinir the period following the mobilizution of our fijrbtine: forces. Practically every mnn that went overseas as well ns those who re mained in the country's training camps was supplied with these comforts. pany's check for $2533.03 was in tho appetite went back on me and my United States National bank of Latoiiiach got In such a bad fix that Grande, ready for delivery. If this islnotbins 1 would eat .seemed to do a sample of the company's promptness me any Kood. My food would som as a general rule, the policy holders 'soon after meals and keep mo belch may congratulate themselves for hav-jii'B up sour aas for hours. I silt ing connection with such a company, furod terrible pain about my Btoin- aeh all tho time and at times I .. CAN YOU HKI.r? would turn so deidly sick that I A request cornea from tho Rod (could hardly retain a thing I had Cross community kitchen thatjeaten. I dropped oft twenty-seven lancbors near tho city bring them In pounds In weight and hardly had iliiantttloB of fresh milk, to help strength to' raise my hands, and was along their work of mercy. Iso nervous for almost six weeks that There is atso a call for tho use of I hardly slept at all. I finally got down fiat on my back in bed could n't tako a bit of nourishment ex cept a little milk nnd for Ave weeks I thought sure I would never pull through. "I was stopping with my neph ew In Taeoma (It thi3 time, and as he had seen Tanla: recommended (larilrk Cuius Slvteen I'oilnds In so highly ho went down and got lrfws Than ill) Days by a bottle for mo. Weil, sir, by the Taking Taiilnc. I time I finished my first bottlo I was William Carrick, for many years ion my feet and feeling liko a dif a resident of Tacoir.it, Washington, j ferent man. My appetite picked up is now a citizen of Hunter, Missouri, right away and I soon got so I While enroute to his future homo in 'couldn't get enough to eat. and Hunter, recently, Mr. Cirilck call- ever since i finished my second bot ed at the Owl Drug storo in Kansas 'tie I hive been feeling strong and City, purchased two bottles. of 'Tan-1 line as you please. , Tho sourr.ess lac and made a statement reg" dlng I gas and pain lias left my stomach his experience with tho medicine entirely and nothing is barred from that will be of Interest to all suffer- i my diet. It was about tho closo of Ing people. : spring when Tanlac straightened me nutoniobiles to bo volunteered. "I Have Never Seen Anything Like It," -. J f liiion SU.te SAM IIAKUlS?l'ltui'KICrO& Nexl)oor to Hill's DepaiWiit Store. fSvt'Xis V ... mnn unui sio ,.D. . c an offed ting, so" I turned round und ! Muro, than ten million knitted articles run me mit der odder boys. Vas' iT'T trnI out by lied Cross worker, right vat?- j"1 ' seventeen months preceding the Taps dear, you know dem breast si':"'"g of thp armMcB hlatt's vot you sent us; can you scnI " its some, to put on our backs? You QUICK AC1 ION. know ve aro pointr der odder vay now The Idaho Stato Life Insurance com urn! breast Mates isa no pood, forjpany. through its special representa dose cowanlly Ainericnns are shoot-) tivc, L. W. Weeks, has set a record in it us riRht in dcr backside. .Some uf for the ffuiclcpnymont of life insur otir boys took off dcr breast Mates a nee. The company was notified Sun and put dem behindt, but dor fool; day, January 5th, of the death of Kl Amerirans arc Maying der 'Star-lmer II. SpeckhaH, and by 10 o'clock spangled Rainier' mit machin-p fruns in the forenoon, Jnntmry IUh, the cm on dcm blntes. Can't you help us?j - - - iou remeniner in your speecn yo said noddinps could stand before der brave Chcrmnn. soldiers? Oh, Papa, I don't believe dem ignorant Americans ever read your speech, for dey fun after us like ve vas a lot of rabbits. Vat you tink tif-iTnt ? Send dem some yf your speechr Tiuht "ava-. Ili don'4 know lnw deri i'i'- ve nre. Can't you moef my nauy bark to RtBium vere ve vnn nil our clory? Mvmen can vin al der vimmrn and Vhililrcn drm !el jjirtna can bi inp u but der American1 nre so nuih and iirnraiit. Ve can t m:'ke dim und'ustnntt det vt nre iler 5 j create it soldier on earth fi-o en f "smiit 'lenthlar.d uber Aides' dey laiiKh lif e a lot uf monkeys. RutMVe are (fetdlip der best of dvf Americans ve can out run dcO. unyvay. Papa.' if ve are not dcr best fighter, ve nre sure dor best G unners. Nobody enn keerup n.it,u-i ven vetink of flier dear old rthine undmy urnry never did -& of dat dear old river so nu( as just now. ''lUea-'e let me know vat to do by return postoff ire. July CO times. Cl.OWV TKTNCE ' WILLI K." w "I have never seen anythinR," said Mr. Carrick, "sell like Tanlac is selling out on ilv-. I'acitlc coast, around where I lived. A friend of up and I worked every day this summer, at my trade as carpenter, and have felt fine all the time. I don't believe I ever enjoyed better mine actually -went seventy-live j health than I do now. I have por mllos one day to get a bottle and sonally recommended Tanlac to knowing what I do shout it now, I i hundreds of people and as I was believe I would do tho sinie thing, (passing through hers today, I stop rather than be without it. When ijpod In to get two bottles to carry first started taking It I had little :down to Hunter with me, because 1 idea it would do me any pood, but jdo::'t w;mt to ho without it." when I tell you I have gullied six-j Tarda is sold in La Grande by Sir teen pounds in iesS than thirty days j vei thorn and Richardson "Drug and am able to work for the Ilrst ) stores; in Union by L. A. Wright; time In months, you can understand ; in North Prtwder by L. A. Itussel why 1 talk like I do about about It!" and In Elgin, by Stott E. llai'ria. "Somethine lilte year ago myi Adv. ! ' ! ' "' ' ' ' ' 1 I I ' TV 1 k2XZU5-- ' -ri1i - Olss )n Hn!iin !ias r't'I I 'V-v;i''w ore h- n :1! her studies n I'm (. A C. 1 9 i 9 . '$845.00m COMPLETE We expert a carload of machines this week. Get yours now. See about our w: ertoplal oaiiv rint.pr tflrmc HBOHNENKAMP.CO.- ft " BUY GOODYEAR TST3ES r - o 'i. Hi " I'll . P ; e J ! ii O O 0 ' o O e c: OT G . , O o .. O O - O o o O o o o
