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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 ,
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GARAGE
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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
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Lois Meredith and James Morrison
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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
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AMERICANS GAIN ON
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H.U. Martin, Manager, Moro