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PACK SIX DAILY HOG I' l: niVKIl t'Ol'RIKR M NItW. NOVr.MllKIl il.V IHIT. E SOLDIERS IN FRANCE Paris. Oct. 25. i Correspondence of the .Woiiated Press - Free mo tion pi. ture shws are bijlng Riven each nUht to the American soldier and sailor In France. The army and navy Young Men' Christian as sociation has mail arrangements to Install a complete motion picture , outfit In every camp and seaport In which mora than on thousand sol dier or aallori are stationed. Twelve shows are alrvidy doing business in the field and seven raore are ready for action. Itefore winter sets In the "Young Men' Christian association hopes to hare one hundred shows In operation In as many different lo calities and to Increase this number to three hundred by sprint;. In alt the men who want to see the pictures are unable to Tlew the first performance, a se-ond one 1 given. The.show continue from 8 until -19 o'clock each night. ' French companies have been sup plying the films for the shows thus far. Although, most of the films were made In America and show well-known American screen artists, the American troops expressed dis approval of the French titles and captions and "all American" films hare heen ordered. An arrangement has been made with the British fount; Men's Christian association whereby films are exchanged be tween the two associations. .Most of the films supplied by- the British to date hare been' made In America. The British hT SO shows In opera tion along the .front. Walter H. Trumbull, Jr.. former Harvard vanity football captain and now a T. M. C. A. secretary. Is In charge of the motion picture work for the army and nary T. M. C. A. American authorities In France as well as the French government have cooperated In making these shows possible and It Is believed that they will do much toward relieving the monotony of the soldier's surround ings during 'the long winter night In ramp. NOW IISIED IN I'hristiaul. Nov. it. Tim pari or the Cnttoil Stale's in the war l the. subject of a uontlmis) stream of ar ticles In the Norwegian newspaper. Norwegian Interest In thing Ameri can has always been much keener than that In the other Scandinavian countries, lint It' has never been more pronoun ed than now. The newvper Morgenbladet. which has never been quite so favor ably disponed to the entente as most of the ChrlstUnI newspapers, has, shown a strong pro-American bias since th entrance of the I'nlted States Into the war. In a leading editorial It say: "Apierlca Is now the focus of war preparation. The experiences of three years' war on all front are being profitably assimilated, and the most systematic military training I being practiced under French and English omcers. Special controls- slons from Europe superintend the manufacture of all thaj la needed by sea. by land and In the air. Ammu nition making Is being, driven on w ith unheard or Intensity, standard- ) tuition of, air machines, experiment with new weapons, new technical In-; ventlont In every field. If ther Is any place where we ran learn things. It 1 in America today, , "Norwegian naval, and military attaches should be at once sent to America. In the future- Norway will have to obtain more of her w'ar ma- ' terlai from the I'nlted State, and It I very Important lo strengthen our legation In Washington.' I FERRYDALE WOMAN IN CHARGE AIRPLANE FACTORY """"" i I.ondon. Hewlett, i Mr. and .Mrs. Fran Hogue and haby arrived here last .week from Coos county and . will rtiake their home here Indefinitely. Mrs. h. I. Aldridse. of Peuoyar, Cal., Is here on an extended visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. I Green. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bennett, of Coos county, came Saturday evening for a short visit with Mrs. Bennett's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Over ton. ' - . . T. J. Everton went to Grants Pass for a rw- days having hurt hi side, which necessitated a few days lay off. Steve Smith left Thursday morn ing for Selma. where he will do some team work for the next few, days. fl. II. Oriffin came In from Selma Wednesday evening returning via Grants Pass Thnrsday morning. Nov. 24.r-.Mrs. Maurice! ife of the novelist, was the first woman to gain an air pilot's license In Kngtand. and she has now become the first woman head of an airplane factory. The factory em ploys girls and women almost exclu sively. It has Just been completed. ta huge group of low frame buildings covering what was a year ago a wheat field. It is two mites from the nearest town. "Girls and women, cannot fly dur ing the war." said Mrs. Hewlett in opening the new factory, "because the machines cannot be spared to train them. But they can learn, to make airplanes, and they are doing so by scores." Mrs. Hewlett gained her pilot's certificate In 1911. and It was not only the first granted to a woman, but Its number was only 123. A classified ad brings results. Kill That Cold and Save Health CASCARAR? QUININE The M ItmUf iijj tm til' 1 f mm. mr U tak. M P" MIHSmMiltinlw. Cora Mlds ia M houra aria Mom? back if f rib. Orttfca mm ttk Ulesri Mr. KM' sietar 2? GRAZING FEES NOl CHANGED THIS YEAR Portland. Nov. 24. That the pro posed Incrriane In grazing fees on the national forests will not take effect the coining season, is the informa tion furnished by District Forester Geo. ,H Cecil, Portland, Ore., who Is lnrecelpt of a letter from the for ester's office on the subject. The plan to Issue five or ten-year permits which wondl tot he subject to reduction during the period for which they are issued except for damage to the range or violation of their terms, will also be held In abeyance. With the exception of a possible slight adjustment on the Siskiyou forest in order to make the fees uniform on this forest and the Cra ter forest, the grazing fees to be charged on the national forest of District 6 during the season of 1918 will be the same a the fees charged for the season of 1917. Heavier Trucks V , i Spend More Gas Hauling Themselves than the Maxwell uses at Peak Load H T?T IS TO CO) 3T The lowest priced one-ton truck in the world $985. And a truck, mind' you not a delivery wagon built for trucking. Truck strength and truck length. We use more brains than metal in its construction made it right to get it light. Not a superfluous pound not a missing excellence. You buy lasting power not bulk. Designed for hard loads and tough roads. Sold with the same guarantee as $5,000 trucks are. 2,400 dogged, spunky, agile pounds, and built to cany more than that 365 days in the year and 24 hours to the day. A work glutton and a tire miser. A 16-mile run with every gallon. 10-foot loading space. The same type of worm drive that $5,000 trucks have hitherto featured as their own. Pays its way from day to day. jSENJ. 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Meanwhile it urges "bns , Ines as iisual" to the end that there may be no Interruption In produc tion of coal or other necessities In volving the use of explosive. . On and after November 1", all ..manufacturers, vendor, . foremen, exporters, Importer, and analyst who (leal with explosives or limie dlents of explosives shnll keep an Itemized record of sales, Issues, or other disposition made of explo sives and Ingredient, pending re ceipt of detailed Instruction and the securing of necessary licenses re quired by law. 8pncr' Easy Chair, llerliert Hpeucrt lml innii.v Irrlini lux f T ' Tin Wsih Osilsr. A fn. :,( r,,i ( Iniller Is said to I'f mi ewellrm lluii;. Instead of lli'Ciiu' our the cl.illic ii Hit boiling tli -IH lie lanccl mill let. the hull. In;.' slid tlt-Min lulu a tub or pall. The clothes may In. more eaxlly removed to the rinsing tub srier the bulling water hit been drawn oir, A plmnlier will be able to tit a faucet to a boiler at small expense. foibles. In his "Memories" Kdwunl t'lodd says: "When we .were returning from Hpeii cer's funeral the bile Nir Michael j-'os-ter told me Hie following story; Hpcn- er detested cushions, suit the trouble was to Hiul chair that was hard In the seat, and yet iimifortHble. Ho as a lust resource he had t set covered with some Inches of soft, plaster of parts and. Milling mi I hsl, made su Im press from which s woisleu seal of to exactly Itttllig' pattern wsn cut. Piute's Safety Valve. A round, smooth hole In the aid at t On the Right Sid. "Wonderful mastery you have oyer these savage siiIiiihIh," said the admir ing vUltor to the Ibm tinner. "Mow do you manage It 7" 'Kusy t'linlluli, sir, If you keep tin tlio rlghr Mv of tlieui." " .. "All. yes. but what U Hit rl;;ht side Of I !!!!!! V" "V..I." said tin; lamer. "I reckiii) !:.(. :.v." granite monument about nine out from Mexico t'lly Is locally in by a term wlih li signlilrs 'TlatoAi I safety valve." The hole Is about am j Inches lu diameter st the opening. I which is polished In a manner which ( suggests human workmanship. That mau had iioihiiig to do with drilling or ' polishing this hole will be readily wr tulsed when It s known that It bw occasionally eniltled hot air ami amok during a period extending over S00 year. Flour $2. 60 per Sack Spot Cash J. PARDEE Free Delivery Phone 281