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PAGE 4 TUB SPRINGFIELD NEWS TIIUIIF.TMY. JUNE 27, 1018. J9BHTH GRADE Q UilttTIOH RESULTS ABE ANNOUNCED Successful Pupils Are Named for Lane County; District Nineteen Appears Good. EIGHTEEN GRADUATE HERE Sixth Grade Physiology and Seventh Grade Geography Make Fine Llit of Graduates. tain,- Pearl Corey, Onrnl Fnndrom, Itarol Jones, Lester Hanks, Ehvoll Noblo, lluth McKcol, Elmer Sankcy, Allied Townsend, Audrey McFhor son, Mary NoBblt, Harold Stownrt, bosslo Starks, Charlotto Stewart, Richard Wcdd, Earl Tllton, Kennoth Girard, Mnrgnret Shahan, Horbcrt Horning, Mabel Root, Ilosy Cordelia, Alice Mortcnson, Walter Lnxton, Wit but Hayden .Charles Kirk, Qertrudo Wynd, Horace Myers, Alene Larimer, Untold Cupp, Dwlght Kossey, Llltlan I'-aker, Era Manwarlng, Albert Red ding, Reta Johnson, Bertha Hank, Frances McKecl, Vera Miller, Gladys Nystrom, Golden Nelson, Merle Cas teel, Margaret McClahny, Winifred Harpolc, Dorothy Ditto, Gladys Jones , and Theodora Coglll. i STEADILY WORST I HONS IN THE-AIR British Airmen Surpass Their Own Wonderful Records. THRILLING BATTLE STORIES Ruth Yeager, of District No. 150, Glcnwood school, passed In the State examination in geography. E. J. Moore, rounty school superin tendent, completed ' the eighth grado yapers last week "and has given the jesults throughout' the county. Tho list of those passing successfully in district number nineteen is as fol lows: William McCulIoch. Gretchen Herrlck, Evelyn Miller, Carrie Ditto, Stfwena Parsons, Flaud Townson, Les ter Smith, Roy "Wepe'r, Henry Tom aeth, Ore Chase." Clara Vollstedt, Em ma. Travis, Mary" Waecliter, Vesta La Tine, Dorothy Girard, ilabcl McPherson and Lyle Wynd. I with cholera morbus. I used Cham Those who "were-. seccessful in the bortatn's Colic and Diarrhoea Itemed j sixth grade physiology or seventh and It 'gave them" immedlatb relief? gradt geography Vrore: Wilbcrt Brat - ad Cholera. Morbus This Is a very painful and dangerous disease. In almost every neighbor hood somoonp has died from It before medicine could bo obtained or a phy slcian summoned. The' right way ta to have a bottle of Chamberlain' Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy In the house sons to bo prepared for It Mrs. Charles' Enyeart, Huntington, Ind. writos: "During the summer of 1911 Doris Smith, two of my children wero taken sick- A New Perfection On Cook Stove muni kitchen comfort and convenience- Ask jour friend who has one. Used in 3.000.000 homes. Inexpensive, easy to operate. See thern at yoax dealer's today. Ready to Cook in a Jiffy Just the touch of a match and your New Perfection Oil Cook Stove is ready for cooking. No waiting for the fire to burn up. Easier to operate than a coal or wood stove: No smoke or odor; no dust or dirt. Bakes, broils, roasts, toasts, all the year round. All the convenience of gas. And a cool kitchen in summer. In I, 2, 3 and 4 burner sizes, with or without ovens or cabinets. Ask your dealer today. STANDARD OIL COMPANY . (California) NEW PERFECTION OIL COOK iSTOVE M. C BRESSLER & SON Springfield, Oregon Are YOU Going to Do Your Part? UNCLE SAM NEEDS YOUR QUARTERS, HALF DOLLARS AND DOLLARS In the biggest job he ever tackled to keep this country free. HE DOESN'T ASK YOU TO GIVE. HE WANTS YOU TO SAVE and lend to the governmnet to save and invest ALL YOU NEED IS ?5 CENTS TO BEGIN. Buy your first War Stamp today! Buy more as fast as you can. ALL YOUR MONEY WILL BE PAID BACK to you in five years wlih a good, sure profit better than 21 on your investment. INVEST IN WAR STAMPS. THEY ARE ON SALE AT PLJRJP.OFFICE -an authorized agency of the Uni ted States Treasury Department. 4 OREGON POWER Co. Springfield I I Infantry and Gunners Alike Filled With Admiration by the Pluck and Self-Sacrifice of the "Eyes of the Army" Dash Down In Flocks and Rain Bombs on the Hordes of the Beast of Berlin. j "All ranks hnve their tails well up. and the superiority of British over en emy nlrniou has never been moro marked," said General Snlmond In his mtssago from the battlefield. British airmen with their "tails well up" hnve surpassed nil their own wonderful records In the great strug gle on the ol'd Sotutno battlefield. In the air they have the Huns "beaten to n frazzle." Infantry nnd gunnery, alike have Wen filled with ndmtratlou by tho pluck and self-sacrifice of th?' "eyes of the nnny." I The London Sunday Herald has comv piled a series of extracts from letters nf enmn lt Hinttii divine hnvd utlttf.n - -v r " vj ...at. v.,( io inumate inends nnu comrades nt ' homo In the few spare hours they have been ablo to snatch from the fighting.' Told In the breezy language of the- mesa room, iney are as tnniiing as any-, thing that has been written by even the II T ... u .1 ik I . . m ' a Dsn u uuu iiuiiK uumveu M.t-m- pleux and Pcronne," writes one of thse merry youngsters. "Tho Gcr. mans wero smashing' on. Our squad;., ron was returning to our base 'emptyj'' There was very hot s'tnn being pumn- ed at us. We could see miles of nuns,' our shells bursting everywhere among them. , , "Suddenly one of our scouts was winged. He dropped like a crippled pigeon, 'at a" trertiendous pace, and ' crashed horribly. At once nnothei chop swooped, Innded, picked him up, swung his blnrics. Jumped In, took, 'her' off and put his tail up to our lines. "It wns all the work of a minute nnif one of the pluckiest things I've seen this week." All Kinds of "Stunts." "Monday was great," another alri mnn writes. "All the wny west from below Cnmhral to La Fore, anywhere and everywhere, we hnil beautiful tar gets. "Our chnps dived, looped, nnd did nil; quite automatically. There was nc 'circus' about It. t, "We circled In formation, doshed down in flocks, rnlncd bombs on them, nnd linked up with the cavalry. There were no shell holes that could hld( the beggnrs. We raked their hiding places. j Vitus sun pelted down. The row was deafening. I wns bathed In pers piration. We got 'pockets' nbove olir yes ! far worse than the Basingstoke . bump from the guns, which lifted ut and flopped us down and nbout. 'The enemy had a rotten dny of It' "On Tuesday morning I saw a prefr ty bit of work. I "Fully 25,000 Germans were ndvnncv Ing below under our very eyes 10.00C feet nbove when from the direction of Chauny there swung round seven' French fighting squadrons 105 ma- chines glinting In the sun. I "They maneuvered beautifully.,, Fancy, Jim, a hundred 'pJones In a vor tical turn at once! They sprang a"' lovely E flat note, and 50,000 German ears heard It. "It was' laughable and tragic. "Down swooped the Frenchmen with a whiz. They spread fnnwlse. A' mighty crescent of 100-pound bombs fell, then another, then small stuff. Hundreds upon hundreds were killed. 1 "I saw five thousand men flat on. their faces at once hoping to escape. It was Just awful. Always on Offensive. "We've chased the devils all ovei the Mliop. You see, they have been fighting far from their Imse. Their pilots accordingly were carrying big loads of 'fuel.' We had minimum loads. So we were alwnys on the of fensive. Thi'rc has been no partial oi Intermittent supremacy about out boys. It has been a stable factor all the week. "The Germons hnve been using two geared machine guns, one on each side of their engines, on their fighters. Otli ers we've brought down had two Used guns on the machine body, so that they could swing them to aim at an enems above. "The guns are of the special Span dau variety, firing half-inch bullets. "Rut why don't they hit? "The Australian and American fly ers are Al. Everybody Is In tip-top form. See you again soon. Tol loll old boy." iiiii ii ii i i timmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmMmmm THRIFT STAMPS AS PAY Denver Junk Dealers Adopt Plan of German Jew. Until the end of tho war, whentjvei residents' sell thler old bottles, old rags, old iron, old rubber, In fact an; kind of old Junk, they will receive, A 1 ... I , f tit t ML . uiuir jmy 111 .turiii mumps. i M . I I I - I II... 1 11 UIJJUCUUU IB IIUIUU llll! JUUli II1UU will pay only half price for the debris.' The Thrift stamn nlun was orlcln nted by David Schwartz, u German t Jew, and I'M been adopted by wh .t is. Known locally ns me "junu ucaiers i, A Real Circus Coming to Town With Plenty of Clowns and a Great ' Big Menagerie Snake Charmers, Wild Animal Tamers, Bare Back . Rider -Trapeze Performers, Slack Wire Walkers . and Everything to Make Up a -t: Real Circus v See MRS. SILAS GAY as a snnke-charmor she cats 'cm alive. Have a look, nt LITTLE HIPPO, the only one horn in captivity. Hear GEO: AIAGILL explain how easy It Is to stop n falling troo. Cast your gaze over IIINJKY PINK MARCUS PEEREB, fresh from tho " ' ' har-ropnis o.f Chicago. Watch MAI3LE DURYEE nH she extracts tho elusive nlcklo from, tho un- ' wary while they are under her hypnotic power. Gaze, at ETHEL KINGSWELL, and wonder while she docs her harohack ' rido on her untamable steed ' See the only fat woman, FLORENCE COFFIN she will appear in a bath ing suit. The COPENIIAVER SISTERS will nppear in their dare davel trapeze act. MRS. PERCY TYSON In a plnyettc, will demonstrate how easy It Is to keep your husband home nights. t EDNA SWARTS, the Human Pin Cushion, will let you stick pins in her. Try It on and see how you come out. FRAN TRAVIS and ETIILYN POWERS In tho original old maids. BILLY HALL and BILLY GOTT will light a three round bout for half the gate receipts. BOB DRURY will explain how to be thin. JOHN WINZENR1ED, the only rubber (nock) man. . CHAS. EGGIMANN, half horse, half alligator, will do tho human top, or anyone else. EDNA DURYEE will do a thrilling slack-wire stunt, balancing two milk shakes and n near beer while skipping through space. See BILL HILL in his dangerous feat looping the loop In mid-air. In the side show you will see GLADYS LEPLEY nnd BULAII BUCK- NUM as the Siamese Twins. RAY ALEXANDER In his marvelous Dive from the top of, tho tent Into a tank of water. This act has never been triplicated. Hear JERRY VAN VALZAH, the only hyphenated skeleton, while ho plays "Wait Till I Get My Lunch Hooks on Klzer Bill," on his whangdoodle. O. B. KESSEY and CHAS. L. SCOTT will appear as the Japanese wrestlers. ERNEST LYONS and PROF. KIRK in a juggling and balancing act. JOHNNY KETELS will sing the song hit of the season, "DADDY LONG LEGS." And last but not least, GERTRUDE WILLIAMS will show you how easy It Is to roll as well as walk. All business houses are requested to close at 8:30 so as to bo in time for the last performance, which begins at 9 o'clock sharp. Three rings and five platforms. This is the biggest stunt over pulled 6fT in Springfield. Don't miss it. Plenty of Peanuts, Popcorn, Pink Lemonade and Ice Cream -for all. Your money extracted while you wait. This operation Is painless. Don't forget the time June 29, 7 o'clock Don't forget the place Mill and Main Streets Don't forget the girls Bring all of them This is for the benefit of the Red Cross Come 'and do yolir bit. . (WE'RE GOING OVER THE TOP.) Free Parade at 7 o'Clock COMMITTEE Mrs. Percy Tyson, Mrs. Silas Gay, Miss Edna Swarts, Miss Florence Coflln, Mrs. D. W. Roof, Mrs. Norman L. Howard. W . A. HALL, Advertising Manager. i -I Trust,"