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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1917)
HIE QAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSD AY, DECEMBER 6, 1917. Page Three Do Your Christmas Shopping Early 1$ Present day condi tions are such that useful gifts are the only sensible gifts to give. 1$ We are ready with new stocks of finely se lected Holiday Merchan dise such as Ladies' Sweaters ad Waists, Cap and Scarf Sets, Handkerchiefs Collars, Jabots, Boudoir Caps, Purses, Hand Bags, Indian Robes, Blankets and Steamer Rugs, and other things too nu merous to mention. We strive always to please and extend to all a cordial invitation to visit our store. THOMSON BROS. RedCross Donation mm at the Pavilion on SATURDAY, DEC 8th Bring in your donations of produce, cooked food, cider, jellies, canned goods, fancy works and towels, etc. There will be amuse ments and a benefit dance. All Gome WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST No News from the Soldier Means That He Is All Right. Although the failure to receive let ters from men in the service is not pleasant to relatives and friends at home the adage "no news is good news never was more true than at present. The report of every casual ty at home or abroad is immediately wired or cabled to officials at Wash ington, being relayed from there without loss of time to the emergen cy address of the soldier or sailor affected. It is also at once released for publication in the newspapers No news of casualties has or will be held up. No man in the service has received orders not to write home; he has been urged, on the contrary, to keep in touch with relatives and friends. The froces in France have at their disposal post cards giving general in formation in regard to health and the receipt of letters and parcels, which may be dispatched without payment of postage. Care is also taken to see that mail intended for soldiers and sailors reaches them promptly. Where the regimental and company designation of a soldier is not Known it may be secured by application to The Adju tant General's Office, Washington D. C. In one week 1,674 letters with in sufficient addresses were received at this office. On 1,232 the addresses were completed and they were for warded, 123 were returned to send ers, 68 went to the dead-letter office because senders' addresses were not given, and the balance were held with the view that the addresses might be completed later. vulcanlzers, gas-works employees, I rope riggers, cordage workers, auto-! mobile mechanicians, and men from other trades are wanted for general work. Application for information ; regarding enlistment may be made to Maj. Steever, 119 D Street NW., Washington D. C. The motor section, carriage divis ion of the office of the chief of ordin ance, will also need several thousand skilled men for its work. The section is intrusted with securing for the War Department such vehicles as four-wheel-drive trucks, caterpillar tractors, armored cars and tanks, and for maintenance and repair of this as well as artillery equipment. Men with experience as mechan ics, machinists, blacksmiths, and stor age battery experts are wanted. The re are four ordnance training camps where many of these men are sent to fit them for the grades of first class sergeant and ordnance sergeant. Many will later be placed in charge of enlisted men. Anyone wishing xo enlist should address Chief of Ordnance, motor sec tion, carriage division, 1703 New York Avenue, Washington D. C. All Former Exemptions Cancelled by ( New Selective Draft Roles. Under the new regulations every person registered for selective draft is restored to his original status, sec tlon 4 stating that all exemptions and discharges made prior to December 15 are revoked. The office of the Provost Marshal General declares it Is imperative that every registrant know his "order number." Every person who regis tered or should have registered June 5 is charged with a knowledge of the selective service law and additional regulations, and failure to perform any duty so prescribed Is a misde meanor punishable by Imprisonment for one year and may result in the loss of valuable rights and privileges and in immediate induction into mil itary service. Compressed Air Sends Missiles Into German Trenches Many of the mortars employed to day on the allied fronts are of the compressed-air type, using a puff of air or gas instead of powder to throw the shell Into German trenches. Present-day trench warfare has caused the pneumatic cannon idea to be developed after it had been laid aside for many years as impractical. Aside from being silent and inexpen sive, the pneumatic mortar is readily manipulated. It is used at ranges of from 750 to 1,000 feet, and is said to be exceedingly accurate. Machinery for the Farmer Whether it be PLOWS, HARROWS, DISKS, WEEDERS, DRILLS, WAGONS Or Something Along the Line of Motors, Gas Engines or Automobiles you will find whtt you want at VaaogDoim &'on Agents tor Hudson, Super-six Chevrolet Get our figures first or last Comparion of price with value will findjyou buying here. yy lieu ii n i liiic lu ivai JUST REMEMBER" The O. K. Restaurant CAN PREPARE THE HEAL THE WAY YOU WANT IT. OUR EXCEL LENT SERVICE IS MAINTAINED TO GIVE UTMOST SATISFACTION We Invite Your Patronaee T 3 Licensed Embalmer Lady Assistant J. L. YEAGER FUNERAL DIRECTOR Phone Residence Heppier, Ore go The Village Tailor Can Now See Ser vice With Oversea Forces. Men from 45 trades have oppor tunity to enlist in the army of skilled workmen being formed to go into France with the American fliers, and are promised experience as near the fighting lines as airdromes can be built. Cobblers and tailors can leave their benches to make, stretch, and repair wings; barbers are wanted to plyj their trade near no man's land; cab-, inetmakers and boat makers are needed for woodwork; coppersmiths will see that there are no leaky gas oline tanks. Instrument repairmen, Exports of Sugar to Nation's Allies Causes Scarcity Here. Some sections of the United States are temporarily short of sugar be cause the Nation is partially filling the imperative needs of the allies and is supplying sugar for its troops in France. In 1917 the United States has exported over IS times as much as it had averaged in the three years proceeding the war. The world's sugar crop for 1916 17 was nearly 1,900,000 tons less than that of 1912-13. A greater shortage, however, affects the Euro pean allies because their own produc tion has been greatly cut, and prior to the war Germany and Austria ex ported each year approximately 1, 722,000 tons. In prewar times Eng land received 54 per cent of her total sugar supply from the central pow ers, which is now supplied from the United States sources. While European allies are being materially aided with sugar from the United States, they are far from get- Community That's The Name Have you seen our fine line of Community Silver ware? Nothing better for Christmas Gifts We would like to show you both our Community and Rogers Brothers' silverware.. We would like also for you to see the Penninsular High Oven Range. It is destined to put the old style range in the background. TASH & AKERS SUCCESSORS TO VAUGHN & SONS (Continued on page 8.) M Buy Your Christmas Goods Early A few suggestions for suitable Xmas Gifts taken from our stock. A visit to our store will disclose many more DOLLS 35c to $1.25 TEDDY BEARS 60c BANKS 15c to 25c FRICTION TOYS .50c BALLS 10c to 35c GAMES 10c to 35c DRUMS 35c DISHES 10c to $2.50 TEAKETTLES 75c to $1.00 DISHPANS 40c to $1.00 PANS 10c to 40c THREAD, CORDONNET 10c a spool TOWELS 10c to 40c HANDKERCHIEFS 3 for 25c RIBBON. . . .5c, 10c and 25c a yard HOSE 15c to 50c a pair SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Tablets . . 5c Raglan's Variety Store
