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SIX ' f Vi ' V .V J ' LS ' EVENING OBSERVER Anoi.ru nit if ivf r; leaves roc IiST TOMORROW. 'oh ) tin IT. S. 1 V'Htroyer Hut Di(; "UVn That TihsiI Whh Sunk by Mine Kxploun, LcnnriHUT Albert IJrinki.'r, U. S N., who h;i ? I"cn in La Grnmlu for couple of weeks, Kpt'ivlinf? part of u tvprity-fivo day furlough visiting hih mother, Mis. l. N. M'l.ollan, leave: tomorrow to return to thu service a' IMiiJadt; hia. He was a metuher of tht new df tlm llnileii tUitte destriyer San l'it-i'o. uh.rh u-aa sunk ly a miw explosion off lire 1hI;ukI In.tt fall. (unrli'rniasti'r Hr inker hua worn the naviil uniform einc April Hfh, l!17. when he vft l a (irandt find went to Poitland to t'nlint. IVeviuiis to tha d:.to he had spent a year in the of fices of tho O.-W, here. Mo went from Portland to San It'nirii-isen and snent n moved on w.th olhers to the. Mare In land training station and UHsined to the San Dleo with tho rank of sea man. Tho Ran Diego, after some nor vice? on the Pacific coast, was ordered to the Atlantic aealnnrd and whs then Bent to France, where hor home port for some months was I treat. She wav assigned to convoy duly there, her Work lieing to go nut to mtet trans ports nnd convoy them through the (lunger zone to their divination. ; For a tinio, also, the Sun Uictfo wan J one of the boats which co.ivoyed t'.u j trcop ships from Halifax to Qoecn:. town, Ireland, and Khe apent tin ee months at Halifax following the ureal cutHHtrophe there last winter. Mi. Ilrmhor doe not. hive u grant deal to Htxy about the Hun I'leirovi las' OApuiieiu'o. The boat h:id btMin twenty days at Portcn'iuth, N. II., for repair:' and on leaving there was just go in if -down to New York whn she rea-hed thi rpnt twelve miles off Fire Island v'lic'i wan marked as her gravq. Mr Jr?nkjr does not altogether agree with ' the naval department's anno;irt?cim,nl. I that the San Diego was sunk bv p mine. He i : more inclined to th'nk that a toiptdo found its mark. At any event there wn-j no iloplvlinn; the re sult. The slrp wrs hit at 1 1 : 1 0 o'clock rnd the crew got their lust reiht of her from the mrface of thu ocean jirit twenty-six minutes later. Tho vessel's electrical facilities were destroyed by the explosion nnd no life Vnats could he lowered on that uceonnt. Tho crew 1HM men thereforo fitted themscvenvith- !iCe preHervorH and Went over tho Hide. , They stnyeil in the water two hours when an ner.oplnno flew overhead am? Bi?htcd them, and carried word back to hind. In two hours more a number of small boats appeared and nickt 1 them .un, Six men only were lost ol the whole crew. Mr. Itrinker says fch while they were in the water u small sti aim r apnroiu !ied and sighted them but their distress sitruals only Krved to scare, her nnd cause her to Ui slip pe'ar from that locality. Ai-ked abnut the sensatiotm". ho ex perienced w hen the ship was struck unit while he was in the water, Mr. ltt inker say he docs not know that he had nnv. Immediately after- the ex plosion lie navs the mi n, like lilncwf. were ton much concerned with the idea of jretlintf over th -d" to hnv nnv sensations, and though the four lurtirs they spent in the water was an anxious time, they kept up each others' spirits with son irs. There were too many o.e them for any to become lonesome or U fret about their individual k;t.. ' Mr. O-rhikep spent about ix wej-k? in New York City after the Slnkinr of the SO'i Ii''J'o and then was w. KiV$-'d to the V. S. S. Tru-rtuu, from which be was granted the fu"oujrj or which he ) home. Quartrrmat?r lb ker pects to bi released from tho e r'. ice i.'i a Touiili of?nontfis. when he will rirn tuL:' firn ain. n'istfd o;.- iim he shotild utt:;in h!: tv.eu'y-fii birthday. Ill 4 fricn-t j i?j J si'C him bacLi this city to striy. three flliys'and tlteu they cun';o tmck'UJisanU, tj sufe.-' Jtb:uprita long to their oulflUf." '" ' jtiui -ijml w-" . shelleeJr kt leant : fi doult iiiuKljiPt1iH people of Cor- Miw&a tyuy, '. '! " 0 0 ' niror w'i! be ro jUd to see us hs f 'Wlun. ihovm1' Into this sector tli-y wen It Ilellum .: nd I.uxem- : vo passed llenrv Judd's'etfft on fe bu:(". I clem'l think we will be fit ! road in the Ar;;unie0i-i:gion. I knew ;ennariv tnfu ub it Ik only 12 days Hiat Judd waa working with a 15b ii l the finished. MflBBPHT 0! 1 GERMANY lima ofr-io ancilntlcfl ;!':mi. anil I looked for him but didn't Tii'Mi n:n ur it wnit'i ;sif;e him.' M-G:;riis who came after !n Inn'.; afinr i!' till iico It ulifiied , iik'. Ba'e.i f"lhiw iie knew who ulil .tp Mien I m li'i n;;ioii why we .udd wan lh -re." Now I don't finp . I oiilon't li': home frl t'tr- iiioiiIIih. : ijohu I'll not- liiin until we gethome. ")ii wiU have X"t-l hy the p&-TI d'.y I p i; od it'j bunrh was the 1; im. we vm re la lh' line at flie fin- ilay ifiru hit' harraje. I am pretty It w s the lialia'iow divlalon tl:ji 'slue that lib bjtj-iry worked In tho li;i.Setlan, whirh wa the iaHt.hat- ,la:TaK became when we parsed them He. J hope yoiiot the helnio'.. wliicli .they weia moving au'd tliey were in wiil bn a lUMi uouveaiv because i Kol'Hide (lie Jump by fur kiloH. Me U it fioni t ho lnnt Ifii.le fluid of thelln u woudorf'il braue.'i of tho Borvlce war." land handltn i nix im.h rifle on. a trac- Ilarijiu-j;, Luxe'iilHirtf, l;ee. 3. lor..' To K"n hat j mnse of about "Wo went about 1U kilos v.x. re inyhg hiluK bu he ht baelt fur enough to IriKt letter und .iro mar at. a little .lie out of trouble." town rnllud llartiiiig, ai-out x Kilos ur ;g8i f.ifxeiiihurs, Nov. 30. from the border of Germany. We "Bclii-ils of Luxemburg are cloned have a hoKiiltal In a achcol bouso w iHh..,isu tha noldditni are natia- uian ami lnsaw boy of fourteen who could speKk any or the languakes pretty good." !aeain und hjve u (ood muny ia- IIKSI'IIIIHH MMtCII Ol'' KAMOI'S lienta. I don't auppose you know ju:u ltIM(lV IiU!.I(i. how wo work to . ee. the Infantry KtHTtH I'eace Will !'. Siuueil Shoil- ; inn rch in g an we move m our earn, j j, at j, l ly iiimI TroopH H ill 'I'll' re are four ho.fpitul companies ; lie ICeiiiiiieil. Ill the divbtion laud they are litr.niiu-; ;over ea(;ll other. Wo operate here Tom Murphy, nervine in the army i today, and one of I ho other aompun iih ll member of li;7 Field IliMpitil, leu goe oil ahead and vela up. Then 1 17 Sanilury train, la probably now ithe other two do tlx name thJiiK. We int: . through, the .country. In this town we hae a hospital in a school will tell yoa. Veil !iml(m nrd tho kids want us to stay ii'id artillery are ; ,ho .,. , Ih Kradei here tho Ik I'leneh. Vtngllsh and Cer- , HEP LOW YOUNG It's Easy If You Know Dr. Edwards' Ciive Tablets The secret of keeping young Is to feel voung to do tla3 you must watch your liver and bowc'.3 there's no need cf lfaying a sallow coxp'cjfloa d.r!t rirpa' undsr your eyca pimples a bilious look in. your face dull cysa with o eparl ja. Your doctor vi.il tell yutt ninety per cnt of all C:c':nes3 comes f..Q ir.. activa bowels and Kver. . hi, Edwards, a vtll-known phyjiclan In 0!:io, perlec!cd a vewUe cenr pound mizai v.-i.'j oliva cii to cct the liver and tovcLi, which, ha- g-vo ta bis patienU for vrrs. f Dr. Ed-HzcCi' Clivc Tsbleta. tio cuh-'l. tJta for cdotr'jl, cro c ?!e tl.cj: aciicit t yet always c:active. I licy brisj abo.t i.tui ciuLei,i.id 1,1 s..ni, viae na:urai Lueyancy whldv cioulj be enjoyed by everyone, ty taninfi up thz liver and clear ing the system of impurities. .You will know Dr, Edwards' Olive Tab. lets by their olivo color. iUc and 2c pet box. All dm ffiista. !iM1'illSi' f- li i:vrW';4"'Ki'-"'! h r I .' -iM'-'V?. VVV ' ' il IT,, rri "'' 3 - Mi,KI,ftiM lii fliTiiiiiiiy. for In a Ndtur to hiu p:..r.ntB. Mr. and Mr?. K. J. Murphy, (if 1'omlloton. wilttm Ducumhifr 4, hi) Wiia on the way to CohltMiz, 0p iinni, lihout 12 kiloH from tho (Jor niaii' rnintii-r. IIIk work In curing lor puLlontfi Htill ronilntiGfi. UiM'fjniht'i- . "I huvo JiiKt limy to tell you that I iiiii still on ih way to (,'oldtviz, Cortuany. which wi will reach )mi bi'foro this muchr-B yon. We ur at Hoi lionn. I.iixctiihiirK, :b')iit 12 ltilns front llic Omnium fronl'or. A lot of avarunte our pationtH lorwurd in ittttid of to tho rear. Ro that nialu;K nioro putloiils tit every Htoy hut It won't ho Iouk till wo got -to tlio ond und then 1 Biipposo wa will huvo a rumilar hoHpllal. T.iiB wUL ho our luiit stop U) a friendly, country foo cuiiuo It i only 1(1 kilos to the rirst tow 3 la Oermuny, November 13. "It Htire boo ma funny to seo cars on the road with hfcdllKht' burning nnd to due fires and all that. Hut (he host part of It Is. wo win Htny on La Grande Mattress Shop And Weaving Works Mattress Making and Repairing, Feather Mat tresses Made, Feather Renovating, Carpet and Fluff Rug Weaving. All Work Called for and Delivered CHAS, EDWARDS, Prop. ONE BLOCK EAST OF FLOUR MILL PHONE RED 132 I ! 1 -Mii 1 M ,o, v'h mJ i-L. jf lJ- DELC0-LI6HT Increases Farm Efficiency Fifty thousand Dtlco-Light plants in opera tion on American (arms are saving at the most conservative estimate, an hour a day each or over 18,000,CUU work hours a year TTiof is equal to an army of 60,000 men Working ten nours a aay lor a iuu kiwhwi. ' Delco-Light is a complete electric light and power plant (or (arms and suburban homes. It furnishes an abundance of clean, safe, economical light, and operates pump, churn, cream separator, washing machine and other appliances. It is also lighting rural stores, garages, churches, schools, army camps and till way stations. NATE ZWEIFEL La Grande, Oregon The Domestic InrffMfMiJil Company Dayton,, OKI Dtor Mrtnn nTCT,ro-T,Tf.HT Plants in Actual USQ OBSERVER ADVERTISING will bring results. .!N tT ' rr 1919 Resolve to join the big move ment to make Oregon grow and prosper jrT i . Li i TAKE ffa&L' -m, --w mmm.. 3 .-'..l M j4 OLYMPICS . PANCAK1 FLOUR T.- J.:l t 1. fast in thousands of western homes. 1' ' 'V"', There Is n tthsr dTBssVlalf,' and healthful. j Honestly recsmmended n fj fcliy dlol of the entire housebo! j, f-' merme Die lnr'dieni re so Mended M to product . food' Uut4 Is1' pctiliauif and uerfocUr dicested. ' nam who Lara found oilier pancakes Indljeatlble win find OLYMPIC vrjjea hh tie racist delicate staunch. The Portland Flouring Mills Ce. TV Lalley-Light Reliability Lallcy-LlRht Is so simple that it ts utterly reliable. In ndditlon. It Is really two electric light and power plants lu one, with three sources of electricity. You enn uo current from tho storage battery, with out r. inning the machine nt tho tln. Or you cr use current direct from the ir.'ichlne without .nlnlng the. but-t-'ry. Or, tlilrd, you can vno electricity i.om ivith tlx RrntTHtr-r and the l ottery nt once. This is mi e. ."lusivr Lallty l.iltht fciiturr. Tims you have diiillf nsaurnnrc of lwvin.; l,i;ht and power. .Lullcy-Llght rrlitihility is not iwre words. It SB fact, proved hy mute ttvsn eHflit yers uf prf.-ti-cr.l furm iif. It is tslly your duty to (nvftiiutf this plant. We will lly ihn 4iow it rum UH'l svlutt it dots any luric yoj Jikr. Stop and c it ie ..t tinit vju crn in. GaI!oway-Ret Cc. (1 Q A Home Product The Sign of Good Quality WHY I SHOULD INSIST Upon GOLDEN ROD CEREALS BECAUSE Tl.rv are excellent in Quality.- ransonable in Price ;:iul tho product of a Home Industry. GOLDEN ROD Mil.' HNG CO. C"1',mJ Vili.-ts and Pitdtry Food M.uufac turns., ''ii-:a Oregon- ' Ijim:iu jij K:siin si'.Ql'lliiM r M-7TT. 1 I''. . Ii . ' i, .! '! l-.i ' ' o Fightsrs anj t hnVVps. 1' ',!:.! 1-. f !i:-t m- INVESTIliATlS Call your nearest dealer for information AT ONCR. Then take' the enrlio.st opportunity of conveying to saiJ dua!er the idea tliat you wish to acquire one of these ft MS This Man Talks Llko It Was Forii. llooil Itlvcr, tir., Htmuv. Mitr. 4. 'iuii:!iiin Motor AVyrLs, riit'tl.iiKl, Orison. I)i in- Strn: Am hovins fine silc cvhh witb thrtjittlc iM boK. Aver HKu ten licliH to H'lH'ni of hum; ul ho cut 1IWI l-irkn at 4 l-Sc font cr rick. UoiiiiT some for an oHl ri. licdiK'clfully jourd, J. J. Kill XKMACIIKI!. LAHOn SAVERS A Gasplino Iotor Driven Drajj Saw Machine that saws up to 25 cords of wood per day. NOTE : We also swjgoat that for ;;nod results you should specify a.VAUGHAN Drag Saw. For further dctuils'ii'liliess VAUCHAN rMOTOIt WORKS, Inc., 475 East jNlain Sireet. Porlhiu', Oregon. J "THE THRIFT SPREAD" Oleomargarine crakes economy a double pleasure; a table treat; delicious on toast and bread and on steaks and vegetables. You'll like it right from the start. Composed of pure, carefully select ed ingredients and churned fresh daily with pasteurized milk. The most noticeable differ enco between C'ohiniMii liritnd Ol.f'omui iiariiio nnd fulicy creamery butter is tlio price and it's in favor of Udera of Oleomargarine. Tacked ia waxod, o.lor proof - cartons. U. S. (.iov e ruin en t inspected. UNION MEAT CO. North Portland, Oregon s'f SI mskM ii. if;..!, ,. e- ''' Ur ' -'''- wit), .( n,i,,i,iA a hoi.ryu ,.,.t,..l. (. ii i, i? . ... , . I ,niiw. b n 9 , fml . savory hotcakes, full of , jh .jl lil'll poodness. are for your break- ''J Vm fiUt. A delightful treat, so in- '' ' Wlu expensive and simple to' pre- j ji V'm pure you can enjoy them every ' Ml day in the ynr. ' ' .', ' ' ilia - - M- ! 1 figlill .. I ! It Mte . M ! ' W 'HNi ' ' ' j " Li !i ; j j Is " Th 3 Kini o I Crj:kers " fj j 'ru t''l'Uiua bare the rnr com- TV' J i , t 't bin;i:ltu 'f rit-ii f d nuRie and erUp At' j l A :.:':" ; (ifliu-iiiciicis ihf.l uak tbera ert wtl- . ( -.V J 'Ur-" C'Ui'. At tuoals ye lvfwen mrali thy ' ' " 5 ft f bV- re 1J" pptihir. Made for jtu in n " tlie $lvit J'-vU factory, Hold etery- I Jfc . t V fc whi?re. 1 .. tru-iu biscuit po. ' . .-V PBSEER ADVERTISING tkOI bring1 results i ft 9 0 ' 0 (il V ' m 4 at o o
