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6u- GOVERNMENT WANTS MEN Pershing; Galls for Vol untas to Number of 1 2,000 for Over Seas Duty The Adjutant General of Port land Makes Important An " nouncement. . Portland, Oregon, Apr. 17. The United States army must have immediately, for service in France, under General Pershing, 12,000 men skilled in special lines of work. So great is the emergency, de clares a message from the war de partment, that there is no time to select the men through the occu pational card system, recently put into effect, but not as yet com pleted in all the states. The men are needed so greatly and so quickly that the War De partment calls for volunteers Oregon. ' They are urged by the War De partment to present themselves voluntarily, and at the earliest moment, to their local draft boards to be listed as available, preparatory to being voluntarily inducted later into the military service. ' Men are needed in 65 skilled ocupations. Here is a list of oc cupations from which immediate volunteers are sought: Air brake inspectors, angle iron smiths, auto mechanics ana helpers, bargemen or boatmen, blacksmiths and helpers, boat builders and helpers, boiler mak ers and helpers, brakemen, flag men or conductors, bricklayers, buglers, carpenters and helpers, joiners or pattern makers, wood caulkers, chauffers for auto, truclt or tractor, chemists, rail road or general clerks, cobblers commissary storekeepers, concrete foremen or workers, cooks, crane men, hoistmen, pile drivers, or shovel operators, crusher oper ators, engine dispatchers and draftsmen, engineers, locomotive engineers and firemen, electric ians, construction foremen, gas plant workers, gunsmiths or oper atives in gun factories, locomotive hostlers, railroad car inspectors, locomotive inspectors, instrument makers and repair men, telegraph and telephone linemen, machinist and helpers, general mechanics. Meteorologists or physicists, mine or quarry workers and help ers, drill runners, foremen,povder men or pumpmen, motorcyclists, molders, painters, photographers, plumbers or pipe fitters, forest car repair men, bridge, building or ship riggers, saddlers or har ness makers, sailmakers, tent makers or canvas workers, rail road section hands. Steersmen, sheet-iron workers and helpers, solderers or tin smiths, stenographers, surveyors, levelmcn, transitmen, tailors, teamsters, telegraph operators, telephone operators, and telephone operators who can speak Ger man. Timber cruisers, wagonmakers, acetylene or oxacetylene welders. wireless operators, yardm asters or switchmen. FRANK COQUILIETTE OBITUARY Frank Coquillette was born at Dayton, Washington, September 2, . 1880, and died at the home of his aunt in Independence, Oregon, April 12, 1918, aged 37 years, 5 months and 10 days lie leaves a wife and three children, one brother, James Co quillette, of Astoria, Oregon, one sister, Mrs. Emma Johnson of Mesa, Washington, one uncle, James Titus, of Astoria. Oregon, 5 and one aunt, Mrs. Lucy A. Whiteaker, of Independence, Or egon. The funeral was held at the Methodist church Sunday after noon at 2 P. M. and interment was made at the I. O. O. F. cemetery. THE WAR, THE FARM AND THE FARMER By Herbert Quick Member Federal Farm Loan Board The farmer lore? j peace. The American farmer espe cially loves peace. Sine the daw a of history, the faroer has been the mm who Buffered most from war. A.U tuat he possesses lies oat Of doors In ;lalE sight and Is spoil of war his house, his grain, Ms livestock. The flames that light the skies In the rear of very Invading army sure consuming the things that yesterday represented his Ufa work, and the life labors at past generations of farmers. Everywhere the farmer Is a warrior hen war Is the only thing which will ike and keep htm free. Hs cannot rally to the oolon as Quickly C3 can the dwellers In the cities, because R takes longer to send to the farm ! the call to arms. It takee longer to call ths fanners from the fields than tie city dwellers from the shops. Many do not hear the first blast of ths trumpet Others do not at first under stand Its meaning because they have not had the time to talk the matter brer with their acquaintances. Instead of reading half a dosen extras a day, ths farmer may read weekly papers only. He must have mors time tn a sudden emergency to make up his mind. . It Is Impossible to set the farmers of the United State on fire by means of any sudden sps-k of rumor. But when they do lgn"s, they burn with a slow, hot fire which nothing can put out They are sometimes ths hast to heat ud; but they stay hot. In a long fieht they are always found sturdily carrying the . battle across No-Man's ffnd In the last rrlm struggle. The American fanner will give all that hs has and all that he Is to win this West war against war This war was at Brat hart to onaer- stand. No armed foe had lavaoea tne HJnlted Btatea. The night skies were not reddened by burning ricks and farm houses. No raiding parties rnhhnrf us of our catUo or horses. NO saber-rattlers Insulted our women. It seemed to many of us that we were not at war the thing was so far o. We did not realise what a giant war had become a monster with a thou sand arms that could reach across ths seas and take from us three-fourths of everything we grew. But finally we saw that It was so. If the Imperial German government had made and enforced an order that no American farmer should leave bis (Thle Is ths first of three srtlclee. The U. S. Loan To Farmer Now Nearly $50,000,000 Nearly twelve million dollars was loaned out to farmers of the United States by the Federal land banks during ths month of Jan uary last. On February 1 the total amount loaned out to farmers by these banks since they were established was nearly $60,000,000, the num ber of loans closed being 24,000. The smount applied for at that date was $260,000,000. representing over 100,000 applicants. The total loans made by the va rious banks were aa follows: St. Paul - $9,760,400 Spokane 8,930,075 Wichita 8,643,200 Berkeley -. 8,666,600 Omaha 8,210,190 Houston 8,124,412 New Orleans 8,026.255 Louisville 2,927,600 8t. Louis 1.896,480 Baltimore 2,114.200 Springfield 1,$14.665 Columbia 1,469,005 What are you fermsri going to do for ths Oovsi nmsnt now thst It Is ssklng for the Third Liberty Loanf SHOW ME THE WAY TO GER MANY. (Woodburn Independent) Parody: "Marching Through Georgia " Iliiug the good old bugle, boys We'll toot another toot; Then you'll laugh your liver sore To nee the Kaieer scoot ; Kor he never can enduie To hear that loyal whoop When we go marching through Germa-ny. Chorus Ily-Iee hy-lo, the Kaiser'a got to go - lly-lee hy-lo,,what makes him tremble sot Ten million of our Yankee hoys Will surely lay hirn low, When we go marching through Germa-ny. Now what's the use of Kaiser Bill A hangin on to fight t For what we're going to do to him You bet your life is right; We'll teach him he can't trample down Our liberty and might, When we go marching through Germany. We'll take a rap at Hel-go-land, The base of Bill's supplies, We'll clean up on the pesky place And take it for a prize. The jig is up, the die is east, j Well flay him for his lies, j When we go marching through j Germany. ' own land, haul grain or drive stock to town, it would have dons only a little more thaa It accomplished by Its Interdict against the freedom at the sea. What was the order against which we rebelled whea we weat In to this war? Look at the condition of the American farmer la the latter part of 1914 and ths first half of 1111 and see. When the war broke out, through surprise and panic we partially gave up for a while the as of the sea as a highway. And the farmers of America faced rain. I know an Iowa farmer who sold his 114 crop of IS, 0OC bushels of wheat for seventy eenta a bushel. Farmers tn ths south sold their ootton for half the cost of P"0- dacing K. All this ttms those por tions of the world wboee porta were open were ready to pay almost any price for our products. When finally we set oar ships in motion one more, prosperity returned to the farms. But It never returned for the farmers of those nations which remained cut off from ocean traffic Take the ease of Australia. There three crops have remained unsold on the farms. No ships could be spared to make the long voyage to Australia. So tn spits of ths efforts of the Gov eminent to save the farmers from ruin, grain has rotted in the open. Millions of tons have been lost for , sMk of a market. uoh oondltlons "ipell Irretrievable disaster. rJaeh oondltlons would have prevailed tn this country from the out break of the war until now if our Government had not first resisted with every diplomatic weapon, and finally drawn ths sword. Why did we draw the sword T Te keep up the price of wheat and cot ton, and to protect trade only? If someone should o"der you to remain on your farm, and not to use the pub lic highways, would your resistance be based only on the fear of loss la profit from failure to market your crops? By no means! Tou would fight to the last gasp! Not to make money, but to be tree! When a man is enslaved, all he loses in money is his wages. But the white man has never been able to ac cept slavery. He has nsver yet beea successfully enslaved. There rises up in him against servitude a rssentmsnt so terrible that death always is pra erable. sscend to be publlshsd next wssk.) FOR YOUR INFORMATION Here are some of the things your Liberty Bond money loaned to ths Government will buy (or our boysJ "Over There": A 60 Llbsrty Bond will supply fou months' sustenance In the flsld (or one of our soldiers. A 9100 Llbsrty Bond will supply 200 pounds of smokeless powder (or one of ths big guns. A 200 Llbsrty Bond will equip ant uniform four of our bluejackets. A $600 Llbsrty Bond will supply 189 of our boys with gas masks, la which to face one of the dead liest menaces of ths trenches. A 11,000 Liberty Bond will buy gaso - line enougn 10 onT um ui submarines 1,000 miles la our campaign . agaUut ths uodsrsaai raMara rJ tha KalSSr. . . .,t.!rer. cooled, uaa engine "t 620 thirteen-pound shells to slak . Every Liberty Bend you buy help. actively to shortan and wtn Us Was. "Protsotlen ths Alllss sffsrd us may wssksn our senss of duty." Taft, Pen, 4, .U17. Havs you wssksnsdf Da your dutyl Buy Llbsrty Bonds. SOME VALUABLt DATA There is considerable interest ai.d a startling ignorance by the gcutral public us to the composi tion of the various formations of the army, and information in gen eral. The folowiug will be of in terest: An army corps is 60,000 men. An infantry division is lii.000. An infantry brigade is 7,000 men. A regiment of infantry is 11,000 men. A battalion is 1,000 men. A company is 2"(J men. A platoon is 60 men. A corporal 's spjad is 1 1 men. A field artillery brigade com prises 1,:!00 men. A field battery has 195 men. A field siuad is 20 men. A supply train has 2S5 men. A machine gun battalion has 29G men. An engineers' regiment has 1,098 men. An ambulance company lias men. A field hospital has 55 men. A medicine attachment has 13 men. . A major-Reneral heads the field army and also each army corps. A brijradier- general heads each infantry brigade. A colonel heads each reprirnent. A Ikutenant-colonel in w.it in rank below a colonel. A major heads a battalion. A captain heads a eompnny , A sergeant is next below a 'iu tenent. , - A corporal is a squad otfieer. e-eeeeeeee.eeeeeeee I Yamoreg Collection Agency . X McMInnviUe, Oregon 6ETS RESULTS. TKIS THE BUWE eeeee eeee eeee e BUSINESS ITEM NOTES Buy Gordon Hats at K ream er's, $3.50 to $4 00. Beotitiful ties foi 50c at 0. A. i KreamcY's. A flood pair of reading glasses for $1.00 at O. A. Kreamer's. FOR RENT: (train nmi l ean l:tml. VVrd Hill. FOR SALK: Two corn and beau planters; two four-row beet cul tivators; two 1 1-2 horse power jras engines. For particulars, in in)iiire of Geo. L. Hose, Inde pendence, Oregon. Real Estate: Pariicnla- nboiitthe G40 acrn lionifntead Ihw al thia office. FOR RENT: Goo I roc in for one or two persona. In quire Monitor office. For Trade: Two ami a half horse power gHsoline en jiinr for electric motor. In quire at Monitor ollioe for psiriicnliux. For Sale: Seven hi H'i of g-iO.i, graded Durham heif ers, two Hiid three yearn old. C. 1 Wells, liuena Vista, Oregon. On and After April 1st, on account of hih prices of stock and low margins on t-al.B. I shall el. minute my credit accounts to a strict ly thirty day basin. Dick son n iiiket. For Sale: One 2 1 2 hone power .international gasoline sprayer, mount .'d on truck, stH 1 wheels, 200 gallon vt 1 tank, becuml naml out kooiI as new. Only ued for 1 ; J, ree years. Extremely lo i price. One six borse pow-l International stationery hop I $235.00 will bum distillate. 'One 1 1 2 horse power Intel. nationa( mi8 engine, flecoi d hand at .ib. I w 00 ieeu T (i! ton enmnes at SfoO each. Sloper liros. & Cockle, Indo peudence, Orsn ii. PROFESSIONAL CARDS D. E. ELETCHER C. W. BAR RICK FLETCHEK 6 BARRICK Attorneys at Law Cooper Building lndedender.ee B. r. 8WOPI CICIl SWOPE SWOPE ft SWOPE Attorneys at Law L O. 0. F. Building Independence E. K. PIASECKI Attorney at Law 5 1-2 per cent Farm Loans Dallas Oregon DR. L. E. BARRICK Dentist Cooper Building Independence u l. Hivvm r. o. Hiwm 1111 Office Phones 9311 7621 Residence Pbonas 8622 HEWITT B HEWETT Physicians and Surgeonr- Coopcr Building Independence ELIZABETH LEVY TEACHER VIOLIN K3 Court Street, Salem Giving lewHjns in Indpenlenee to beginners snd sdvsneed students. Best at mtthods. Prices rsasonsble. lo- qUjrs MonironV orwiiu Miss Levy. Grind vour own i mix your own ieeas- s ' "balanced rations"- from 5 o 25 over feeding whole erain. The Fairbanks-Morse Type "G" Feed Grinder is not an expense it's an investment We have it in stock and can make prompt delivery. Ask us to demonstrate it J. D.HibbsCo FORSALE: First class large house, centrally located at a bargain. Inquire at this oflice for particulars. AT THE CHURCHES PRESBYTIA RIAIN Dr. H. C Dunsmore, Pastor 10 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. t Public Worship with 7-30 p. m. ( Sermon, 13 ARTIST Sunday school at 10. Services every Sunday morning and evening. li. Y, 1'. U. at 7:00. We invite you to all our services. Strangers cordislly welcomed. METHODIST Thos. D. Yarnes, Pastor. 10 A. M. Sunday School. 11 A. M. Morning service. 3:00 P. M. Loyal Temperance Legion. 7:30 P. M. Evening service. CHRISTIAN Bible School nt 10 a. m. t f y ? t t t f ? ? ? ? v ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? HACKS crams I I . 1 -save I ADVERTISE WAGONS rjjfiirfurrrrfrf"--'""" OVERSTOCKED In Both Lines Heavily Our Full Line of And Hacks For 1 At This Time. These Include the Owensboro, Weber, Beterndorf and Columbus Wagons. Parry and Peerless Hacks These Are Cash bargains ? Y ? ? V V ? ? v - Offer Limited to April SLOPER BROTHERS & Dealers in It SHELF, HEAVY HARDWARE & Y v ARE YOU fldpO PER CENT mirrHvrrTlH,'IHf AMERICAN? Prove it by Buying U. Government Bonds Third Liberty Loan - This Space Donated By FARMERS STATE BANK The Western Youth A Paper for the Boys and Girls -ss- First issue Published Tuesday, April 9 The Only Paper of the Kind In Oregon -as- A Patriotic Fapcr A Clean Paper A H?mo Paper Price $1.50 a Year Gus. A. Hurley, Publisher WAGONS HACKS Percent Below WHOLESALE PRICE 0WLY S. V f V HACKS Y ? Y v 1 Y T V Y Y Y Y Y X T Y Y v Wagons; Sale at o - 15, 1918 COCKLE IMPLEMENTS Y WAGONS I 1