"JMt THE ONTABIO ARQTJfr ONTARIO, OBlSOy. THPBBDAT AlUlsT 231017 PAGE 3. K.tHTMAN KOOIKH fMMs ANII HUPPMHM f! pium-mption .sria-i ii.isi-M The Ontario Pharmacy N :'nT a-?- 2 HA,'M A"U AM' K,S"S" ol T"" KT "WW on dim. .,.7.1.11. T IJNK " TMR TV AT PRIfllW WHIt II ARK NOT OKI WORT BUT KKHOAHI.K. WK CAN 8VPPI,Y YOUR EVKR1 WANT IN TIOK MM The Rexall Store LET A HI X til RRMRDT CURB THAT COI.D NOW ill J MEMBER FEDERAL RES6RVK' SYSTEM HHI nnninnci - asj'!era.irirres The United States Government Cooperates with the 7,600 member banks in maintaining tha Federal Rseerve Banking System for tha pro tection of the bueineea interests of the country. Through the Federal Reserve Board in Wash ington it supervises the twelve Federal reserve banks; it appoints one-third of their directors; it deposits its funds largely with them ; it guar antees the currency they issue. This cooperation greatly increases the value of the system to us and our community. If you are not already linked up with thta new national system aa one of our depositors you should delay no longer. First National Bank liiiiiiiiliiiiiillllllliliilliiiiiiiiiiiiil How the War Came to America A Bit of Diplomatic History My tin' Cimiiiiitif. of PaMIe Information l ai ii ut this lull- day there arc sonic American lm hnvn lost light ol MS important nets which Inutl up lo the declaration of a state of war between Dim mi ted State and the Imperial Merman Government. To reft Safe the memory of Amerlcuii and to refute the slanders of thoae whoae heart la with the Oerman rauae thla aerie of article by the com mute on Public Information la being presented. The next lue will carry the hUtory of Oerman transgressions of the law of nation further. -a"" In the meantime the attack of the Oerman suhmerlne upon the lire and property of American cltlien had gone on; the protest of our Oovern- ... in. were now sharp and omlnou; j ml th. Pmi,Iwl, be-an the nrena ,....1 thin N,.l wa. rapidly blns ,0 r ,l note, a.klnt the belllier- remaln neutral. It war In thl frame of mind, fear ing we might be draw Into the war If It did not coon mine to an end, r ent power to define their war aim. Hut before he completed It, the world wa surprised by the peace more of tha Oerman Government an Identic al note on behalf of the Oerman I'm plre, Autr-llungary. Bulgaria. and Turkey, sent iliriiugl, neutral powerx on lleremlier 12 I'.i.lii. to llio (i.u'iii CONFIDENCE IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKING SYSTEM played an iiii-M taut part in tin- recover) of Imiviikss frmi. tin- advent eonditioni follon iOg t In- oiitbi'nik. Of t In- BUVOpSaUl war, an.l is still helping to keep business m an i m-ii haaL Tliis ss(,-in, with its iiuniinse ivsmnv, ill tower of str.'iiytli to thl hunks which are Members of it, and will assist them in any iiiaiieial reqiiinimiits wliieh they mav lie Billed upon lo meet. By depoattfagg yow money with us you leeeive the protection and tin- new fa.-itit u- which our ntwnbersliip in the svsteni en I ables us to offer you. Member Federal Reserve System ONTARIO NATIONAL BANK drawn Into stale of war. An the I'renldent aald In Topeka, on l-vhru aryl, 1U: "We are not going to Invade any .Nation' rlKhl Hut Hi,ppoe, my fel low countrymen, Home nation ahould Invade our rlbhta. What then? I have com here to tell you that tha ilirrii Milieu of uor foreign policy ! meat of the Allien, proposing negut dally Increane In number nd Intricacy latlons for peace. While eipreaalng and In danger, and I would be de- the wlh to the end thl war "a erellct to my duty to you if I did not .cetastrophe which thousand of year deal with you In thean matter with of oommon clvllatlou wa unablo to ti.i iiinioKt condor, and tell you what prevent and which Injure the mot it may be neceaaary to ue the force1 preetou achlovemeni of humanity" of the limed Hatato to do." The the greater portion of the note wa next day at Hi I.hiiIh. be repeated hla i couched In term that gave email wanting: "The danger la not from ! hope of Blasting peace. Boaatlng of within. SJSatlenieu, It I from without ; Herman coftfJMatS, "the gjnrloux ami I am bound tell you that that I deed ofur ariniua." the note Im dangcr I cnntuut and Immediate, not planted in neutral mind the belief because there has been any change in that It war the purpose of the Impor uiir Internal lounl relationships within lal Oerman Government to lntl up recent week or months, but because on uch . omlnions as would leave all the danges come with every turn of Central Kurope under German do events." inlnunco atil SB built up an Ktnire which mi. ul. I menace the whole llber i.l world. Moreover, the Herman proposal The break would have come sooner If our Gotei iimeiit had not been re- trained by the hopu that aaner OOUB- . . ...... ,, j NbcIh might still prevll In Hcriuauy . ' wa ucompauieu u a iiiuiiy venon Kor It would well known to u thai lataal " " neutral natloiiH; and the 0 iple had to a very , from a thounand nourcea. offlcal and large extent boen kept In Ignorance unofficial, the word came to Wah of in.ny of the sew ret .rime of their Ington tliat uiiIom tha neutral used onverameni aaalnst us And the nrsa-llhslr Influence to bring the war lo au J Vale Hot Springs SANITARIUM VALE, OREGON Board, Rooms and Baths. Massage, Diet, Rest RHEUMATISM OUR SPECIALTY THOS. W. THURSTON, Superintendent WHY DON'T YOU SAVE MONEY when r ruhlevvuiv. Chiuaware, Qiais- '"" . r.nuineleti antl Tinu "' m I5f everyday useful art ides and huad Ms ff other it fins by buying from THE VARIETY STORK pitariu, Ore. Prices the lov THE ARGUS Want Ads. sure of a ftStlea of German publir opinio,, lesH hostile to this country was ahowi, when their Ooverument acquired to some degree In our de ittand. at the time of the Niism-x outrage, and for nearly a year main tained at least a preleuse of observing ili. tib-.Ue they had made to us. The teuslon wo abated. While the war spirit was grow ink In some section- of our Nation, there was Mill no widespread desire to take part iu the conflict abroad; for the tradition of noninterference in Kur ope' politic! affairs was too deeply rooted our national life to be easily overlhrowti Moreover, two other considerations strengthened our Gov eminent iu Us effoct to remain ueu iral in Gils r The first wa our traditional sense of responsibility to ward all the republic of the New World Tlmioul the BftaM our Go eminent was lu constant communica tion Willi the countries of Central and South Atuerl.a. They, too. preferred Aud there wa a win oiolou obligation upon u to safeguard , their tntereat with oar own The sscond consideration, which I, t.l b.en SO Ue" developed iu the President's speeches, was the hope ,l,al vj Stags' from the bitter passion abroad, by preserving un troubled hue II Issk of civi lUed Intercourse hotweeu nation, we ! might be free at ibe sad of this war to SiSd UP th wound of the conflict, ,,, ,i,. lesitiisri sal Iks raaalMan i u i nre of the world A1, , . hi us back, but not long until we were beset We soon had re.. Mgtg.ll S German . not be.M, tnaile SS U In himi.I Tain, in ' i orary, of 11 It war plain that our m utr.il status pad again been made u lhe e vt of the Oer- . wild lb on October ii. lillt;. tbai th was the butt great In kJ In which we would end on terms dieted from lierlln. Germany and her allies would consld .. riiuaielvee bsaeeforth free front any obligation to reaped the right of neutrals. Th Kaiser ordered the neutrals to exert pressure on the Kuteiite to bring the war to au abrupt end, of to beware of the oonseii.ieiices. Clear warning were brought to our Government that If the German peace mow -houlil not be suocesful, the submarine would be unleashed for a more intense and ruthless war upon all commerce. on the tb of December, the Pres ident dispatched his note to all the belligerent powers, asking II.. define their war alms There was still hope In our minds that the mutual n pi. ioiis between the war ling powers might be decreased, and tbe menace of future Griuan aggrea- slon and dominance be removed, BJ finding a guaranty of good faith lu a league of Nations There wa a chunce that by creation of u league as pun of the peace negotiation v.. ii .onld now be brought to au end before our Nation was Involved TSTS ptetSgSSagfl Issued to the press In out Secretary of Stale, upon the day the note wa dispatched, threw a Steel light on the serlot.aj.csa with which our Government viewed the crlels From this point, events inowd rap idly The powers of the KnieiiTe re pile. i to the German peace not. tral nation took mi ion on the note of the President) and from both bel ligereuts replied to till. not, soon in our hands ..in reply was evasive In accord with Hon iru.liliuiial pre i, .Ha.. i lehiud clos eil doors II it l ii. to the world i oil her allies merely pn .u. foresee They adjoin pjau for h I. ssaee until after ihoulri i ml r was frank and In esjr principal p.. Mnuy Quas- ..ised lu I were so p character e to ill luiereot .. for ua; but our greet concern In Kurope wan the lasting restoration of peace, and it war clear that thl was also the chief interest of the Kntente Nut Ions. Aa to the wisdom of some of the measures thc proposed to wiird Ibis end, we might differ In opinion, but the tend of their pro posal wa the sstaallakaual of oi fiontier based on the right of all nations, the small a well an the great to decide their own deatlne. (Continued Next Week) ( VI 'HOI. ir lit lt( r' THK IlIiKrWKD 8ACRAMKNT Ksgular Servclea: First Sunday of ssch month Low Mas at 8:00 a. m., High Maaa, 10:00 a. m. All other Sunday High Mass st 10 00 a. m. Hospital Chapel Ma dally at 1:30 a. m . Saturday Cstechhun. J: 00 p. m. ' Expert Service Reasonable Charges and The kind of treatmentSteady cus tumors deserve Is the principal upon which we do business. st I ol It MtGAKIN'KN POt) SOI.HIKUS IK I'KANM; enwrapped and unadiressed magadne. prepared, one cent, for soldier and sailers of the United State expeditionary for ces In Eurepe: Official order of July 17, 117. When you finish rending thl magatlne place a one rent stamp on this notice, hand the same to a postal employee and it will be placed In tha hande of our ol iller.i and sall.trs .t the front. No wrspplng, no sddreaa. My order of I'oat master General A. 8. liurleaon. Accessories carried for all kinds of cars. Gasoline, Lubricating Oils and Supplies. Ontario Auto Co. PETE DUFORD, Prop. Phone 134 ICHTKAY NOTH I t-'Ol'Mi Katray cow In out pasture) April II, branded on left nip, dew lap on neck owner can have asms by proving property and paying sU expenses Incurred. J II. 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It ha become a necessity within tbs reach of everybody Where onoe a busl nsss bsd but ons telephone with s limited talking range, today that business bss ssrvice with a range three-quarters of a conti nent brosd, snd every branch of every business l linked to y ry other by an lot ning telephone system. ..no 1 1. 1.. .-.lined It responsible place and there srs now llell telephones lu thi country, over which go 2, 000,000 talk dally. Bfgttj Bi-ll Telephone is Lonif Piffttntl Station. Malheur Home 1 elephant' lo. ll ii They Get Results.