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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1918)
Tb« Life ia aa Army Hospital O b s e ry e r. Camp Lewis. August 31st Friend Editor: Think it ia about MORO, OREGON. time to write again. One of our bunch, Ealinger, took measlee and was taVan to the hospital. The rest of u» were playing a game of cards and con gratulating ourselves that it was not F R ID A Y .. September 13. 1918 one of us when in walked the -captain i and asks “ who slept in the bunks next to this man?” Karl Eaton and Entered •> »econd claw matter at the po*t office at M o ro . O regon, July 25, 1 8 9 L m yself meekly answered that we were guilty. He says, “ 1 give you men C. L . I reland ......... . Manager, two minutes to be ready to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance as measle contacts.” Soon the ambulance arrived, altho not in two minutes, but forty five, and we were off to the base hospital. On arriving at the receiving ward we were questioned regarding our dear ones and the word we wanted to send “ M y C o u n try ’T i« o f T h a a , S w eet Land them, also our religion, etc. So you of L ib e rty .” see, we were very ill. After getting through here we were assigned to our W e w ill not he responsible for the neglect of suhscribara to notify as of ' ward, a building that has the capacity changes in th ru address. N o r w ill the of about eighty mtasle contacts, and notification of a Postmaster that the sub , told to make ourselves at home, which scriber has " R e m o v e d ” settle the b ill of a I we did. Next morning we were MILLION DOLLAR SPECIAL WILL VISIT COUNTY FOUR-MILE FRONT W ill Carry Noted Speakers for Liberty Loan Drive and Two Soldiers OSsil Paper b tau Couaty. One a Returned Soldier from French Trenches County Chairman L. Barnum, for the Sherman county Fourth Liberty Loan, has received telegraphic infor mation that the famous “ Million Dol lar Yellow Demon” automobile w ill bring Judge John H. Stevenson and a party of orators for the Fourth Lib erty Loan to Moro on Wednesday, September 18th, at 10:&0 a.m. to de liver a pertinent message to the peo ple of this city and vicinity. The Portland committee has arrang ed to send an American soldier from the fron tlin e trenches to speak With the noted police court justice, as well as another aoldier f^>ro Vancouver barracks as the chauffeur of the car. Mark Woodruff of the Multnomah Hotel, w ill be with them as war cor return to Portland the Hotel Multno mah manager - presented the car to the Red Craw, and it was sold for 110,000 at the recent baxaar. Its present owner la Mrs. R. H. Stewart. The lady has generously donated the use of the car for the present trip and the Multnomah Hotel man is again paying the expanses of the car and the party of speakers. Milton R. Klepper has arranged the itinerary of the trip so that the party goes up the Columbia river to The Dalles and then covers many of the towns of central Oregon between that point and Klamath Falla and Lake- view. The car then crosses the Cas cades at Ashland turns north along the Pacific highway. The tour begins d e lin q u e n t. I Fifty Seventh Annual OREGON STATE FAIR SALEM respondent for the various Portland newspapers and w ill wire reports of the meeting here and the prospect of Sherman county helping to stop the Oregon Liberty Loan clock at 9 a.m ., September 28th. September 23d - 28th Splendid^exhibits; daily lectures and demonstrations on food productions and conservation; hi£h class amusements, attrac tions and entertainments; an excellent racing card; ideal camp grounds, and the best o f accommodations fo r both exhibitors and visitors. A . H . L e a , S e c r e ta r y , S a le m . Mrs. P. F. Altermatt FLECK DMM STORE MORO, O R E 6O N , Frosh Fruits and Vegetables in Q uantity and to Order. A ttention. Special Orders Given Prom pt Phone orders to Moro Store or to Fleck Orchards, Rufus, Oregon. F O S S ¿6 C O . M O R O , in c . o r e :. GARAGE < Blacksmith and Machine Shop Firestone TIR E S Boodyeir Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories Auto Repairing and Storage Iron, Steel and Coal, H ardw ood C arriage and W a g o n M aterial. You cuu still get Real Gravely Chewing Plug for 10c a pouch. It gives you more solid tobacco comfort than ordinary ping. Tastes better— lasts longer. Judge Stevenson is easily one of the best orators in Oregon and is now directly representing the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The returned sol dier who w ill be with the party w ill bring a story of what he has actually seen. The big yellow Locomobile is on its second tour of the state in support of the boys in France. During the sec ond Liberty Loan drive it was sent out by Eric V. Houser, of the Mult nomah Hotel, the car covering central and parts of western Oregon. On its September 16th and concludes at Eugene the night of September 28th. Manager Klepper says that the “ M il lion Dollar Special” as the auto is generally called, w ill carry a billion dollars' worth of “ pep” and enthusi asm for the war loan and that the visit by the Hauser party w ill warrant the declaration of a half holiday in any town and surrounding country. No solicitation of pledges or sub scriptions to the Liberty Loan w ill be! asked for by the party in Sherman county, as the quotas are now all out and subscriptions coming in fast, said County Chairman Barnum in speak ing of the v isit of the special party. No one should permit any thing to interfere with a chance to hear what this soldier returned from France has to tell us. marched to the base hospital dining room which has seating room for about 1200, where we had a good feed. Also found out that we would have two weeks to stay in our new home. The base hospital consists of about 100 buildings and is all steam heated, with hot water furnished from one large heating plant. At this time it houses about 3000 patients. Here one can sure see all kinds of sick, lame and lazy soldiers. We measle con tacts being the lazy ones. The Y. M. C. A. gives entertain ments through out the wards, to cheer the boys and also distributes many flowers to those who are in bed. As for us, we played cards and pitched horse shoes for past time, when we had the ambition. Our two weeks is now over and we are back in our bar rack. The old company is gone. So here we are w>th practically all new men, mostly from California. Before closing want to say that 1 have been getting the Observer O.K. It w ill be forwarded to me, no matter | if I am tranafererd. Your friend, Thomas Douma, 15th Co., 166th Depot Brigade., American Lake, Wash. The stork was quite liberal with Sherman county this week, leaving three babies with our citizens. Sun day morning, at the P. J. Di 1 linger home, an 8J pound girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gray, nephew to Mr. Dillin^er. Monday morning at 2 a.m. a 9 pound baby girl was also boro to'Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mor rison, of Blalock, at the L. V. Moore home. And, on September 12th, a bouncing boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Belshee at their farm home east of Moro. Dr. Poley reports that all are recovering nicely and that he is in love with all three babies.t Elmira Edwards returned home Fri day from the Herman Pape farm, where she has been helping with the harvest cooking for the past month, only to be called upon to do the cook ing and housework Tor Mrs. T. E. Hul- ery, who has been sick for the past week. Miss Edwards w ill again re sume her studies in Moro High School next week. L en g th of Lobsters. With the American Army on the Aiane Front.—In the face of the stiff- est machine gun fire since the Amer icans crossed the Veale In force, Amer ican infantrymen advanced at certain, points on a curved line extending ap proximately four miles from Glennes to Vlell-Arcy. The advance was pre ceded by a heavy artillery bombard m ent From the plateau the Americans took np positions in the ravines, but the advance was necessarily cautious, owing to the commanding positions of La Petite Montagne, which is the high est point in that region. The French and American artillery bombarded this mountain, where the Germans had built strong emplacements for heavy machine guns, and a lso . kept up a continuous fire upon all points where the German artillery has been endeav oring to hold back the advancing In fantry. The Germans threw shells Into Fla mes, Bazochea, Blenzy and other places. In an effort to check the allied troop movement. The machine gun ners blazed aw^y, but the American detachments made headway at inter vals lay keeping under any possible cover and not attempting to go ahead In larga^numbers. American officers say Indications are that the Germans Intend to cling to every foot of ground south of the Aisne as long as possibly using ma chine guns until the gunners are blast ed from their positions.* Mothers' Day at Moro BRIEF NEWS OF THE WAR The allied aeries of powerful assaults along the German linea from Arras to Rhelma have almost wiped out the pliantw created by the German offen sives last spring. The famous Hlnden- burg line which stood all last year against the allied armies has been pierced on a wide front by the British in the north and the French have penetrated the line In the south. The British and French continue to cut their way Into the German lines on the lower part of the battle line In France. Notwithstanding the bad weather, the British have encroached upon Cam- brai and BL Quentin, while farther south the French armies are pressing toward La Fere and Laon. Between the Vesle and the Aisne rivers, where Americans are with the French, ground has been gained. North of the Aisne near Bolsaons the Germans are fighting hard, realiz ing that if the French gain much, the move token in conjunction with the maneuver in progress around the 8t. Gobaln forest Will place »the entire German defense line eastward toward Rhelms in a critical position. t Mothers' Day w ill be observed in Moro with appropriate exercises on Saturday, September 21st, at 2 :80 in the afternoon. A patriotic program w ill be presented at the Opera House in honor of the mothers, wives, sis ters and children of the men who are serving in the army or navy of the United States. Sherman county is w ell represented in both branches of the service, many of our boys being already at the Front in France, and a goodly number are on American bat tleships, submarine chasers, and other war craft—but all doing their part in the world war for liberty and human Jim T om lin, proprietor ity. A cordial invitation is hereby extended to the mothers, wives, sis ters, and children of these men to be present on the 21st inst. at the C ity D ra y in f, Express. Freight, Moro Opera House. Don’t forget the date. Similar exercises w ill be held any hauling attended to pro m p tly in Wasco, Grass Valley, and Kent. Mrs. E. D. McKee w ill be in charge OREGON at Wasco, Mrs. I. N. Lemon at Grass M O R O , Valley, and Mrs. J. K. Irby at Kent. Mrs. Stella Poley, County Chair man Womans’ Liberty Loan Com. M o ro Real Gravely Chewing Plug a pouch— a n ti w orth it G r a o o ty ta e te on J * V Ser^t.ArtlmrGuy < em pey (Himself) % S upported by Lois Meredith and James Morrison VITAGRAPH’S MARVELOUS PHOTOPLAY OF EMPEY’S WORLD-FAMOUS BOOK J M O R O T H EA T R E Thursday Afternoon and Evening S e p te m b e r 1 9 th TEE ÏUBA TRACTOR M A D E i N t h r e e s iz e s 1 2 -2 0 2 0 -3 5 4 0 -7 0 GINN, COLEMAN & CO. MORO, OREGON Agents for the Counties of Sherman Gilliam and Wasco All necessary parts will be car ried at Moro and a complete sup ply of parts will be carried at Spokane, Washington. • COME IN AND LET S TALK IT OVER Watch Out Now that the paragraph«™ have be gun to ask "What has become of the old-fashioned man who used to shave the back of his neck?” It’s time fer the barber» to sit up and take notice.— Buffalo Times. An Open Letter to the PsMic Moro, Oregon, September 9th, 1918. To the Public: It has been reported to me that var ious citizens have been reporting that Ifmade a trip up to LaGrande and via ¡ted the District Board—and asked for a deferred classification for J. F. Peters, who has been for the pest four years in my employ. For the purpose of correcting this statement I wish to briefly state just what was done by m e; Some few days prior to starting my harvest I made a trip up to LiGrande and called upon the following mem bers of the District Board: Mr.N.K. West, Mr. John O’Ceanel), Dr. C. T. Bacon, and Mrs. W .4 . Chorch, who is assistant secretary of the Board. I stated to these members the following The Germon Yoke N ever w ill the German yoke be fitted to an American neck, but it’s up to you to kill auch German hopes by Buying Liberty Bonds Until It Hurts. facts: | lobster« that may b> legally taken from Itiea fer Mr. Peters, but that 1 had I 9 to 8 inches, the menuvre might well 1700 acres of g ra in to hardest and that be entitled a hill to furthèr the exter Mr. Peters was a truete< engineer on mination of the lobster. The lobster my caterpillar and that I wanted to is rapidly disappearing, partly, at any know, If possible, whether or not Mr. rate, because young and Immature Peters would he allowed to remain specimens are permitted by law to be with me until this harvest was com caught. The present 9 Inches la thia pleted. 1 stated to them that Mr. state Is shorter thaa the Maine law Peters was not Reeking a deferred allow»—sad that la none too long.— cHmaiflcation—that personally he was Boston P o et ready and w illing to serve his eonntry at any time, hot that if he was going to be take« from me before harvest Three-Dollar Gold Pieces. The coinage e< >8 »Md plecee was waa completed that it would be neces authorized February 21. 1868. and the sary for me, if poeaihle, to make ar act discontinuing It was passed Sep rangements to get some one to take tember 28. 1890 Between the veors his place. 1864 and 1889 Inclusive 689.792 pieces ' This is all I said and did in the were coined. Those still In existence matter under discussion. aró practically all In the hands of col Respectfully submit ted, lectors T ra n s fe r Com pany Whatever may he the excellent la That I was not there for the pur tent of the hill filed In the Massachu pose o f seeking a deferred classiftce- setts legislature reducing the length of Peyton Brand 10c AMERICANS GAIN ON •. • L. L. Peeta. BUY Fourth Liberty Bonds A ny Bank W ill Help You a d v i x t h i m o t oowtbxbutbd t x x o ü g x t u j a t b io t ic o o . o n x i T i o x o r Tum-A-Lum Lumber Go., H.U. Martin, Manager, Moro
