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GERMAN PROPAGANDA ,
One or tbe sioat fertile aoils la
this country, (or tie cultivation of
Germaa lies aad misrepresentation,
la la neighborhood gossip. Look
oat (or it. The moat ulimbie saeak
la Ue oaa who prowls through the
country possy-footlag among geateel
folks who love to gossip, whispering
-what k has heard of the reck lew
wants of Rod Cross funds, or pub
lic mismanagement of war natters,
. thee sanctimoniously denying re
apossibility, or kaowledge In the
premises. Swat him on tha spot.
It Is a favorite method for inch
creature to criticise the acts of the
president aad dwell on the serious
mistakes he has made. This Is ao
time for sack discussions. Wait n
til this war is over, then we will talk
polities to a finish. In the mean
time. President Wilson is the official
and only head of America in this
war. He is human. Just like 70a aad
X Makes mistakes Just as we woald
and do. He is the same sort of a
patriot that we are. Jast aa earn
est, just as capable, and possibly a
little bit more.
Please bear this thought la mind.
Be has thousands of channels of re
liable Information at his command
that yon and I never so mneh as
heard of and when he acts It Is after
ma to re deliberation and actions
thought. Of coarse he makes mis
fakes rren then, for he is human.
Just like you and I. Bear with hfm.
support him. even ff he does make
mistakes. Show your patriotism by
supporting oar chieftain, who Is
straggling nnder a responsibility
each as few men hare ever bone,
and on erery occasion comes to tha
center with a ringing cry for the
cause of freedom to the unfortunate
of the world. Support his mistakes
When he makes them and leave It to
blm to correct them.
This is the sort of loyalty that
these strenuous times demand. Por-
get an your differences and alwaya
remember that onr first thought, oar
trst business should be a united
front against the enemy and a fight
. to a finish.
listen for the smooth, insinuating
suggestions of the Germso sympa
thizer, then lose no time In reporting
blm to the proper official!. Tour ears
and your eyes are the ears and eyes
of yoor country. Keep them wide
open and receptive' and do not hesi
tate to act quickly and wisely when
occasion demands.
Without selfish ends to serve, with
high ideals of right and Justice, with
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the enemy nations, America has
takea ap the cause of the oppressed,
aad by the grace or Cod il! prevail.
regardless of the Iom of blood and
treasure. To accomplish all this,
ho tier, a united front is necessary.
Do not be remiss in roar duty, for.
in thee days there is ao halfway
groaad. Ton are either a patriot or
a traitor.
T o can tup coeds 10
the bod Ocar your
Word comes from Germany o thej
filthy condition of Rossian prtaoa-i
era. A bath la a dangerous experi
ment aad many a man has lost his I
life at It. The oceaa is full of vtc
Urns. Even Jonah would have met
that sort of a death if It had not be a
for the whale.
Every loyal citizen in Grants Pass
aad vicinity should be at the opera
hoaae Monday evealag aext. to hear
the maimed Canadian heroes who
will tell of war in the trenches. Give
them aa overflowing house aad an
enthusiastic welcome.
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1 Cold-in-head
(at no cost to you)
At a recent conference of Kaiser
BUI aad Satan, a feeling of extreme
cordiality prevailed, as the two
chiefs of iniquity discussed wsys and
means (or farthering the interests of
damnation. In a spirit of bravado,
as they were a bo at to separate. Sataa
told Bill that when his work on
earth was over he would give him
Judas' job ia hell.
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ITAIY PMTECTl
HER ART TREASURES
l-oodon, Jan. 9 The ork of the
lulls a authorities la preeervlag
Italy's art treasures against bom
bardaeat was described by Major
Sir r. d Plltppl la a lectare before
the Royal Academy here receatly.
"Italy has been (ally alive to her
responsibility for the art ot which
she Is the roardtsa,' ta J the lec
turer, "aad has spared aothlng la
'her endeavor to protect her cities
j sad their treasurers. In Venetian,
tmbardiaa aad Tnscan towns saw
j whole buildings wrapped P- Out
door moaameats are often complete
ly etwlnaed In sbat look like big
doc kranels. In many cases new tus
onrv has bn put In to st react hen
historic structure, and elaborate
ijstems of drainage have been Instal
led to further reinforce the aatnral
treagth of the butldinr.
"Ban of seaeeed. very II tM sad
elsatlc. have been eitenslvely and
ncrfuIlT ased la Venlc for !M
Mark's aad other buildings. Broates.
pictures and am all moaameats, have
beea removed In colossal parking
ess aad takea to placet of security
The bandings themselves have bees
sandbagged wlthoat and wltb'.a. aad
every monument . or architectural
masterpiece separately shrouded
"Venice has prevented a difficult
proMem because of the soft soil oa
which it Is built, making heavy ma
sonry protection oftea Impossible.
On of the most difficult piece of
protective work done was the remor
si of Titan's great Assumption, s
part of the wall of the Aeendemla
having to be takea don to get It
oat.
"Poar hundred bombs thus far
have beea dropped la Venice by ene
my airmen. That the number Is not
much larger Is die to the uperb de
fensive work of the Italian airmen."
UNIVERSITY CUSS IS
IN ORDNANCE CORPS
Eugene, Jan. 9. The next ord
nance corps at the I'niverslty of Ore
gon will be made op of men who
will be enlisted as privates in that
particular branch of the I'nlted
3tatea army and each man will re
ceive the regular army pay of SIO a
month plus 30 cents but will be re
quired to pay for their own board
and lodging, according to a message
received from Washington by Profes
sor C. C. Jeremiah. Instructor In
the ordnance department of the Uni
versity.' Professor Jeremiah will re
ceive his commission as second lieu
tenant shortly aad will continue to
instruct the class.
Owing to the fact that the next
course will hare 75 enlisted men
instead of 50. as In the previous
class. Ralph Moores, a graduate of
the class and a resident of Salem,
will be detailed as assistant to the
instructor.
The second class will be called and
enlisted at once by Colonel George
Toung. They will be detailed to
Rock Island. 1111 no la, for six weeks
additional tralnlng.
' NeveJiet aiejrwrigbta.
John Galwortly and florae TacbeD
both wrote novels long before the
theater attracted tbess. Twenty year
ago the sacceosfuj BrUlnh dramatist
was generally entiref a man of the
theater, lie had either begun life as
aa actor, Uke fir Arthur Plnero and
R. C. Carton, or be had written exclo
stvely for the stage. like Henry Arthur
Jot leu and IladJoo CbamtTs.
More reveotly tbe occeril play
wright has usually tcun by bring a
soocessful novelist. This Is true of
8ir James Barrie. Mr. Zangwill aad
Ban Caine. as well as of Mr. Gals
worthy and Mr. VaofceU. W. 8. Maug
ham wrote one remark sble novel be
fore he wrote sucreatful ptajs.
Jap Works Tlim-FIsm" Game.
The captain of tbe maxtiog atmuu-r
Talun Jlnro. lying in dock at Moji. vss
ri1ted by s man In police uniform,
who said be was sent to examine si1
bank note on bnnrd, mys a Js(nee
eorrerntlent. He gave a a reason
that a new counterfeit of rvrr!l-nt ex
?ri!n had tn rut In circulation.
Pi contain I'twincMl ntn f
yen fT). -nhich th' allsel ofScer
crtitinlz-d ami dually all lie would
have to rail an evirt. Me-jt.while he
atar-ntly pacel the CKn-y in Jar
anl sealed It. It van the ancimt
"flim-flam game." The bcrro officer
did nt return, and thi-re was n
mnney In the Jar.
A Coed Suggestion.
Thirling, now tliat you have con
sented to 111.: rry me I tiave an Im
portant qii'Tti"n to ask."
"Yes. dear."
"Shall I bny you a diamond ring
as an engagement preent. or shall
we take that unoey and put In a
supply of ruar to start our marrlec
Ufe withr
A Good Plan.
"Her husband let hvr have her own
way In everything."
"It's a good Idea."
"It is. She dnem't wsnt to do half
as many things sbe used to when sb
(bought he ws going to object to bef
doing some of them."
CHICKEN FAT
is often wasted.
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Your grocer will refund
the full price you paid
for HJB (Juifitdoes
not please your taste, no
matter how much you
have used out of the can
Most
Economical
Coffee
You canbuy
Ask your grocer
Hie Pries Waa Lew.
While ashore In a f rt of oe ot
tbe tittle Wat) rvpublini ia tbe Carib
bean a numbt-r of tolled States ma
rine attended a bull light that wa
graced by the pro-rnr of his excel-IctM-y
the tirralOcut of the repoMIC
sa) tbe KaturUay Kti moe Post. Tbe
sn sitldiev urcuiu'etl a lx near the
pr-JaVntial party anil, to amuae tbem
Mve while siting fir the show to
brgin. threw rnl- into a river that
luued by Ibe aretia aad Watched na
tive boys dive for them. Tbe word
quickly passed that soMado Ameri
cano were pitching wealth Into the
muddy waters and snua huodreda o
black shining fsres were on tbe bank
of the river Just outside the bull ring.
The marines enjoyed themselves huge
ly watching the little fellows dive, but
finally ran out of pmnltw and wen
forced to raise tbe limit to quarter!
and half dollars, (hie marine, more
reckless than tbe others, pitched a
big silver dollar, while a score of black
ly dived for It. lie uu Just about
f r---at llif iM-rfiiruuitice when an
excited native st-ated tivur by piacked
at hi lei-ve and whiKpered hoarsely:
"llenae dva't do that, sroor. yonll
have the president ditln"
"Old Metre Hubbard."
Protably frw iople coiId say who
wrote "Mother Htibt.ard." and fewer
still know where the writer Is buried.
The author was Harib Catherine Mar
tin. and she was buried at Longhton.
In Essex. England. ML Martin wss
born In Jsnoary. and was about
thirty-seven years old when sbe wrote
the story of the old Isdy and her dog
Tradition says the orlpiusl Old Mother
Hubtard wss the housekeeper at Kit
ley Hall, Tealmpton. tbe residence of
Miss Martin's married sister. At any
rate, it was when on a vllt to her sis
ter at Kit ley that tbe fammia rime
was penned. Tbe original publication
is still at Kltley. and a cuH-oard la
pointed out ss being "the cupboareV
Thrifly,shrewd,care-
ful people .make it a
habit to read our clas
sified ads
Do you?
These ads. are mon-!
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ey savers and money
makers.
Keep your eyes on
them.
River Banks Creamery
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tSCsTcwicaee maava yr - TTTei'.'
I.! CI. t'.-i. '.. I. 1.1. . S. tl '
of :lie Jtti,"l ( bii.'.li;iii lnt r Cat I
faiimi. liY n oi.h-a r-iiiarkahlt '
r-rt.M In tl.c Ci'ia .i.i'i (irti. He I'
suld to be lite first t uundiuO offlcet j
'bo has ever beeo knonu to suggest
that his command sliiHild be token over
by a younger nun. In slew of tbe
splendid work which has been don
by the Second Pioneer Battalion. Um
Canadian authorise have beep ratb-
ir lisr-l t (4'iitui.oe in Hit iMtiul; bul
Coloiivl Knndcrs hu. uiifxrtunate'y. in
sisted that, while be loty still be use
ful In other dlrectlnns. pioneering Is a
young man's Job. C.lon.l ftoders.
aUo fought through the Poer war with
distinction, was before that war ia
coinuand of the Nortliaeat Mounted
Police at Calgary. Indeed, be returned
to that cummand of famous "Moun
tle" after tbe war.
Ratine Tires
15000 Miles Guarantee
G. L. HOBART CO.
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