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VOLUME XXX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 26, 1918.
NUMBER 30
Quality Always Service First
A Problem
Just at this season of the year, every woman in
town and country is confronted with the ever-present
Grocery Problem. To buy something that is palatable
full of nourishment and that will meet the constantly
changing government food regulations, surely" is con
fusing, and only experts can meet all exegencies. We
are puttieg our best endeavors into these problems and
have a choice, well selected line of Staple and Fancy
Groceries, including the various wheat and other sub
stitutes. Your telephone order will have prompt and
careful attention.
THE
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Phone 532
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Dairv Pails and Laundry Dippers
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LETTERS FROM OUR
LADS "OVER IHERE"
"In France, June II, 1918.
"Mrs. A. A. Fobs: Just received
your letter aid I assure you that I was
sure tickled to hear from you, so here
goes for a few lines to my Athena
friends.
"Hullo Folks: How goes the war
over there? I am now with the Fight
ing Tanks, the highest branch of the
service, and folks, these Tanks are the
stuff. I assure you all that this life
is much more exciting than the Avia
tion; but, on the other hand, if they
ever let the enlisted men fly over here,
will endeavor to transfer back as I
would rather fly than eat. Have been
driving one of these tanks for a month
now and I like it fine. Have been
over here six months now and 1 have
already been over the greater part of
France. Had the pleasure of seeing
Paris some time ago and it sure is a
beautiful city.
"Folks, 1 am 'there' in French now,
for with the help of a dictionary and a
couple of hundred stock gestures, 1
can Bay nearly anything. I have even
tried to talk to a friend Mademoiselle
about the war, but that is pretty diffi
cult, because she gets so excited and
the words go by so fast that only old
friends are recognized. When she
starts on that theme I stop listening
and concentrate on her expression, and
'oat, ami,' or 'non, non,' as 1 think
the occasion demands.
"Am writing this letter on an old
table, battered and dingy, '.vhich was
no doubt used a couple of centuries ago
by some fat old monk, as he sat and
'thunk,' and later by some petty offic
er of Napoleon's army.
"Folks, the French are a wonderfel
people. Their education, courtesy,
dignity and reserve are a revelation.
Their open-hearted friendliness, their
admiration for America and their sense
of humor have captivated the hearts
of every one of us, who have had any
thing to do with them They fight
and fight like hell. After over three
years of defeat and disappointment
and terrible losses, their spirit and
morale are unbelievable.
I have been over here six months,
as I told you before and have been
over the greater part of France, only I
would love to have seen France before
this great catastrophe. Then I could
have seen miles of trees that lined the
roads: would have remembered the
little white houses that were every
where, and the beautiful fields and
gardens ; and we could also have seen
the little kids going to school, But,
alas, we have come to the end of that
beautiful world. The sword has gashed
the face of France. The trees are
withered and blasted, the avenues are
no more; the roofs of the houses are
broken, the walls are falling down,
the rooms are heaps of rubbish, the
people have gone. Think of the people
who live on the fringe of the war the
poor people on the stricken edge of
France the old Mother whose days
are nearly over, pulling cabbages in
her garden almost at Ypres; the old
man who picks up petrol cans, flattens
them out and patches up his broken
house with them. The French have
nerve and are very patient and, fur
thermore, they take us boys into their
homes and treat us as though we were
one of the family.
"I am a very busy tanker these
days. If there are any of my Athena
friends who want to ae; Berlin, join
the Fighting Tanks, as these creeping,
snorting devils are the stuff. Friends,
write me a letter now and then and I
assure you all that same will be great
ly appreciated. Very truly yours,
Roy L. Zerba,
811th Tank Center, A. P. 0. 714, 326
Battalion, Co. A., A. E. F.
Gas, Sam's Onlv Dread.
Writing to an Athena friend, Sam
Starr sayB: "June 21, 1918.
"We are billeted out in a large city
and sure have some time. The streets
are paved with cobblestones and are
very nariow and the buildings are all
so old fashioned that you would admire
their historic beauty. In every direc
tion as far as eye can see, there is
nothing but vineyards. On nearly ev
ery hill is an old castle, some of them
almost a mass of ruins and old stone
walls that are fast crumbling to piec
es. It is a very beautiful country, a
large valley with a fairly large river
running through it, almost as large as
the Columbia.
"All of us boys are together again
now, that is in the same town. George
Winship was up this afternoon looking
for news from home. He said that he
had not heard from Athena lor some
time. I haven't seen Harry Keller
since Saturday, and he lives on the
same block at that. He has been drill
ing and I have been out on telephone
construction work between here and
another city. You know when I en
listed I seemed to have a certain fear
of meeting the Germans in battle; but
it has strangely left me since 1 came
over here where I could really see
what was taking place. About the
only fear that I have left is for gas.
and they're going to have to be pretty
speedy if they catch me with it, or at
least I am confident of myself since
going through the gas chamber.
"We are having beautiful weather
at present although it is rather hot.
Some of the boys went fishing yester
day, the river is just alive with fish
and clama. Swimming seems to be a
great sport among the Americana here.
I have yet to see my first Frenchman
in swimming, also to see them take
a drink of water; they drink vin
blanc, (white wine instead. It i(
siue a good substitute but ono -.an't
drink it as freely as he would water.
Sam F. Starr,
Bat. D, 148 F. A., A. E. F.
Hallv With James Sturgis.
"June 11, 1918.
"Dear Mother: I will just drop a
line this evening to let you know I am
alive and feeling fine, in this French
village. We are drilling hard every
day. Are camped in French houses.
James Sturgis is here with us. He is
a 1st Lieutenant. He is a fine fellow.
He gives me good advice whenever
he talks to me. I never have heard
from Russell when you write to him
tell him to write me here. I haven't
got much mail since I have been here,
just got your letter a few days ago.
I don't have much time to write now.
Tell everybody 'hello,' for me.
"Hally Piersol,
140 U. S. F. A., Bat. F., A. E. F.,
via. New York.
LAKE YIELDS TONS OF SALT
Natural Phenomenon in South Austra
lia Constant Source of Revenue
to Its Owner.
On Yorks peninsula, in South Aus
tralia, says a writer In the Wide World,
is a wonderful lake of pure salt. It
is a huge depression In the earth which
Alls up In the winter months. In the
hot summer sun the water quickly
evaporates, leaving a thick deposit of
almost pure salt Seen from a dis
tance the surface of the lake has all
the appearance of being covered with
a sheet of Ice. That salt crust is so
thick and strong that men and even
enrts and plows can traverse It with
perfect safety. Yet below the crust
there Is a considerable Jbody of slug
gish water.
After the rays of the summer sun
have played their part, the salt Is
gathered. It Is Just raked into heaps,
and these pyramids of salt are a strik
ing feature of the landscape. The salt
Is now shoveled Into carts and con
veyed to various works on the sea
board, to undergo the process of re
fining. Gathering the salt Is trying
work on account of the great heat and
the dazzling reflection. Often it is
necessary for the men to wear colored
glasses to protect the eyes. After the
loose salt has been collected from the
surface a special kind of plow is run
over It, when another harvest of the
valuable material can be reaped. The
yield of salt from this strnnge lake
amounts to several thousand tons a
year, and it is among the finest ob
tainable. The lake is several square
miles In area and is naturally a very
valuable property.
WILL SPLIT BIGGEST ROCKS
Seemingly Nothing In Nature It Able
to Withstand Expansive Force of
Tree's Roots.
This might very well be considered
a nature puzzle. Why should any sen
sible tree apparently select a dry rock
for a home when there Is plently of
good soil all about in which to grow?
As a matter of fact there Is so little
rainfall where one tree grows, In New
Mexico, that It Is something of a won
der to an eastern traveler how any
tree, even with its roots spreading
through the soli In every direction, can
stand the long drought of months' dur
ation. When a cedar tree, however, Is
seen to bo growing out of a crack In
a rock In nn almost desert region the
matter becomes a veritable mystery.
Even under such ndverse conditions,
trees will split the hardest of rock. No
rock can withstand the expansive
force of a growing tree. Sometimes
the rock is cracked off in pieces gradu
ally, but oftentimes a big rock Is split
fairly In two, the tree roots relentless
ly forcing their way downward. Time
is no consideration to the tree nnd
every spring it returns to the attack,
as the new sap Invigorates Its roots
and trunk, never giving a fraction of
nn Inch of what It has once gained.
The fight is a slow but entirely one
sided affair.
Give Your Child His Own Room.
In Farm and Fireside, a woman
writing about children says :
"The craving for companionship Is
a powerful factor In the life of every
boy or girl, but a certain amount of
privacy and wholesome quiet is Just
as necessary to the child's develop
ment and happiness. I have known
families where life was made mis
erable for everyone because of the
constant bickering nnd quarreling
among the children. When the house
was enlarged so that each one could
have his own room, they suddenly lost
their fretful ways, and Improved rap
Idly in disposition.
"It means a great deal to a boy or
girl to know that his small possessions
are sacred from the unsympathetic
eyes and hands of the grown folks. I
have always trained my children to
respect each other's rights. Even If
he hasn't a room to himself, each child
has certain shelves, drawers and cooks
sacred to his own use."
Scripture and Profanity Mixed.
The Bible and profanity were
strangely intermingled in the congress
a few days ago. Senator Overman
made the statement that President
Wilson "has been criticized In many
Instances, for Instance, for not taking
senators Into his confidence." To which
Senator Reed remarked : "Oh hell !"
Senator Overman expressed the hope
that this expression would go Into (lie
Record. Subsequently Senator Over
man read Into the Record a section of
the eighteenth chapter of Exodus, de
scribing how Aaron and Hur sat by
the side of Moses and held aloft his
hands throughout the day while the
conflict between the army of Israel and
the army of Amalck was lu progress.
COUNTY WIDE SOLDIER ROLL IS WANTED
NAME AGE..,,
HOME ADDRESS
(Street) (City)
OCCUPATION BEFORE WAR MARRIED.
ENTERED SERVICE, WHEM? .WHERE
BRANCH OF SERVICE
TRANSFERS
RANK ,
(Include promotions and dates)
nearest relative
address relationship ....
present address
SIGNATURE of INFORMANT ....
ALFRED E. FRANZ
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Friends and relatives of boys in service are asked to fill out above and
to M . R. Chessman. Sec. Pendleton, ore., Phone 123.
WAR NURSES NEEDED NOW
THAT RESERVE IS DEPLETED
The East Oregonian reports that
word received from the Council of Na
tional Defense by the Umatilla County
Patriotic League states that because
the nation's reserve has been depleted
by the calling of literally thousands of
graduate nurses for service in military
and naval hospitals, it is absolutely
necessary immediately to cbII aS.OOO
student nurses for training in Amer
ican hospitals. These young women
are to be enrolled in the United
States Student Nurse Reserve ard
enrollment will begin July a9. The
call is for women between the ages of
19 and :i5, and they must be intelli
gent, responsible women of good edu
cation and sound health. They may
enroll as engaging to bold themselves
in readiness until April 1, 19111, to
accept assignments to nurses' train
ing schools, or may enroll as candi
dates for the army nursing school es
tablished by the wai department. A
third alternative is given in which'
women may enlist to hold themselves
in readiness UT.tll April 1, 1919, to
accept assignments in either a civilian
or militarv training school. The lat
ter offers the greatest chance to see
immediate service.
Further particulars may be obtained
by writing to the Women's Committee
of National Defense, Washington,
D. C.
Machines Run All Night.
From ill over the Inland Empire
come reports to Spokane of an unex
pected eaily harvest due to the un
usual spell of hot weather which rip
ened grain at a most alarming rate.
Every labor agency, commercial club
and employment bureau is besieged
with calls for field workers. Thresh
ing ontfits are in such demand that
crews are working double shifts and
in some Instances machines are run
ning all night.
Installs Pumping Plant.
A. A. Foss has come to tho rescue
of his lawn by installing a pumping
plant, and now he can use all the
water he wants for irrigation purpose?.
To a force pump, an ordinary hot
water lank is attached, and from this
the hose carries the water to the
sprinkling nozzle. .The use of the tank
does away with the vibration that
would result wero the hese connected
directly to the pump. A gasoline en
gine is used for power.
Fourteen of the men who reported
at Pendleton Tuesday for entrainment
for Camp Lewis, were exempted until
the next draft, there being that num
ber in excess of the call. From Ath
ena, Jesse Myrick, Roy Read and
Charles Payne were left over. They
will work in harvest.
PEOPLE OF ATHENA TO
AOOPT FRENCH ORPHAiv
The local committee for the Adop
tion of Fatherless Children in France,
have received a list of French orphans,
which it is earnestly desired may be
adopted at once by the people of Ath
ena. Ten cents keeps a child a day,
13.00 a month, and $!IO'.!0 a year, in
its mother's home in France. Upon
receipt of your pledge to support a
child for a year, and first payment,
the name and address will be given
you.. Further particulars may be re
ceived of the committee. Mrs. H. I.
Watts is chairman, and Mrs. F. S.
Le Grow secretary, both of whom hold
a list of the names given below.
The Athena Girls' Honor Guard has
already adopted an orphan and pledged
support for one year. The name and
address of the child is Lucienne Blot
tiere, 4 rue Mazagran, Elbeuf, Seine
Inferieure, France, born December 8rd
1911. The list assigned to At'iena for
adoption follows:
Boys Mathurin Le Meyec, born
June 28, 1914; Josehp Le Muitec, born
June la, 10 1 M : Jean Le Nabat, born
July 24, 1909; Jean Le Pare, born Feb
ruary ill, 1901; Louis Le Pare, born
July IS, 1907; Etienno Le Pen, born
February 20, 1909, (spoken for;)
Pierre Le Pennac, born September 9,
1914. Girls Marie Le Navcnec, born
May 18, 1900; Maria Le Navenec,
bo-n Sept. 9, 1908; Jeanne Le Pallec,
born March 21, 19U; Simone Le Pall
ec, born April 8. 1018; Eugenie Le
Pen, born April 14, 1903; Odile Le
Pen, born Sept. 2, 19111; Philomene
Le Pen, born Jan. 7, 1909; Marie Le
Pile, born Dec It), 1911.
Soldier Home on Furlough.
Virgil Willnby is the first Atliena
soldier to be furloughed home from
service. He arrived from Camp Lewis
Monday evening. He has a mouth's
leave of absence and secured it for the
purpose of working in thu harvest
fields. He looks well and says soldier
life agrees with him. He is as hard
as nails, as compared to his physical
condition when entering the army.
He enjoyed a pleasant visit with his
mother and brother before coming
home, they having gone to Camp Lewis
to see him.
Sunset in Reserve.
From the grouping of the American
troops co-operating with the French in
the second battle of the Marne, aB
given out by General March, it would
appear that the Sunset Division, in
which are innny Oregon and Washing'
ton soldiers, is being held in reserve,
although that division is a part of thu
first army corps and the commanding
officer, General Liggett, is in command
ut the American troops on the firing
line.
Alfred E. Franz, who lived on the
LaBrache place near this city until
the death of his wife, was Bhot by a
detective for the New York Central
Railroad, near Erie, Pa., Saturday
July 14, and died Sunday night as the
result of the shooting. Franz was in
the draft from this county and was t,,
have reported at Camp Lewis with tho
contingent that entrained at Pendleto;;.
Tuesday. An Erie dispatch gi rhr
following account of the shouting:
JCh Earl Mc-
J& Four Mile
I and started a
patter claiming he
fi for car-iobbery,
led this as found
it he would "get"
's story to the po
tshooting, McCol
t and in self
his club, which
by McCollum's
.,g Had to run, but
, .vertook him, upon which
King nred. Franz was hurVied to the
hospital and was apparently improving
when a relapse took place.
Agatha Franz, niece of the deceased
says her uncle had nothing to do with
McCollum or his friends. She said hur
uncle his wife and another niece, had
gone to the patk to spend the day, as
her uncle had been called in the draft
and ordered to report this week in
Portland, Or. The party was prepar
ing to return home when the uncle
suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, my God,
I'm shot." The niece says besides
a mother in Portland, Franz left a
father, brother, wife and grandmother,
all residing in Erie. An inquest over
the body will be held tonight. Inter
ment took place todav in Erie.
BURNING OF PLANTING BARN
THOUGHT TO BE INCENDIARY
Recently thero have been several
mysterious fires in which barns in tjiu
surrounding country have been des
troyed. The first was that of the Bar
rett barn on Pine creek last fall, when
ten head of valuable horses, feed and
harness were consumed by flames. The
origin of that fire has remained a mys
tery. Several weeks ago another barn on
a place northwest of Adams burned
under suspicious circumstances, and
Monday morning the large barn on tho
Walter Planting place near Adams
was completely destroyed. There is
every reason to believe that it was an
incendiary lire, and a report that a
man wearing a white hat and corduroy
trousers was seen to leave the barn and
disappear in a wheat field, led to call
ing out of tho Oregon military police
to assist the county officers in hunting
the fellow. At last accounts he had
not been apprehended.
This fire is said to be the fourth to
occur in that section in tho past few
weeks. The third was the burning of
the Johnson barn, another the destruc
tion of a vacant house in Gerking Flat,
and the instance of the burning of a
machine shed and combined harvester
on the Kupers place.
Team Ran Away.
One of Charles Williams' teams ran
away, out at the ranch Monday, and
as a result one of the horses was per
haps fatally injured. Mr. Williams'
young son was driving down a hill
when something went wrong with the
rig and the horses lunged ahead ut
brcukueck speed. The boy escaped in
jury. Dr. Baddeley hopes to save the
horse.
Fall Ginghams
J ust arrived, pretty new fall Ginghams in all the new
shades, including very pretty stripes, plaids and checks
Our prices are always right, as we buv from six
months to one year ahead of time, paying spot cash
and selling for cash. That's the reason we are always
under -other stores in price. Our prices for Fall are
very little higher than spring, quality just as good.
We have a very" wide range of patterns at 19c per yard
Large assortment of bright, rnappy patterns, 25c per yard
Many very pretty light and dark patterns, 27 l-2c per yard
Girls Gingham dresses, age 2 to 14 years, - - 98c to $2.49
Ladies Gingham dresses, size 34 to 46. - - $1.49 to $4.50
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