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GRENADES IN WAR
HOISINGTON
Main and Court Streets
Terrible Weapons When Charged
That will serve as a guide to everything we handle
With High Explosives.
Fourteen years in Pendleton
Do not
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Hershey’s Cocoa, 1 pound can................................-
45c
Large Pkg. Snowflake Crackers
33c
9 lb. Sack Graham Flour
70c
9 lb. Sack Rolled Oats
65c
Fairbanks Dandy Soap, 6 bars
Citrus Powder
ROYAL BREAD
Shoe White Polish, Shinola Polish, Gilt Edge Liquid Polish
Phelps Cash Grocery
Frss Delivery to all Parts of the City
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For the latut style Hats and Materials.
Jill ki^ds of stork given
our prompt attention.
Fancy stork sold on commission.
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HERMISTON
OREGON
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». 1906, at the postomice at Hermiston, Oregon
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HENRY FORD, PATRIOT.
When asked for the terms on
which he would turn over his big
eastern assembling factory to the
government for use during the
war, Henry Ford replied: "No
terms at all; take it.” Of course
there are those who will belittle
the act with the remark that he
can well afford it, but it was
none the less a princely act of
loyalty. And it stands out in
such vivid contrast to the actions
and words of many professedly
loyal people that it is especially
noticeable. Mr. Ford did all in
his power to prevent this country
going into war, subjecting him­
self to ridicule in his efforts for
peace. Now, however, that his
country is into it, his brains, his
energy, his resources, and we
doubt not his life as well if it
were required, are at hid country’s
order. Of such stuff are patriots
made.
SENATOR LAFOLLETTE
"Treason” is an ugly word. As
applied to Senator FaFollette it
may or may not be rightly used
—only the senator's own heart
can answer that But of one
thing a large majority of hie
countrymen are morally certain,
if not positively disloyal, the sen­
ator is to say the least very im­
prudent Unless his personal
life and actions can effectually
give the lie to his accusers, he
would seem to be in a most un­
enviable light before the country.
He has systematically labored to
block the wheels of the govern­
ment machinery ever since, in
opposition to the will of himself
und a handfull of his colleagues,
the congress declared a state of
war to exist between this coun­
try and Germany. No doubt he
claims sincerity, but sincerity
ceases to be a virtue when it
degenerates into mere pig-headed
opposition to the will of the ma­
jority. We very much fear that
the trouble with the senator is
that he is a poor loser.
EDISON, THE SILENT
For many weary months now
the world has been asking itself
the question, “What is Edison
doing?” and as yet there has
been no definite answer. We
are assured in vague terms that
he is perfecting some device or
devices that will have powerful
influence in terminating the con­
flict, but the months drag on
and we are as much in the dark
as ever. We are mysteriously in­
formed that he has discovered or
isolated or located or invented
some kind of “ray” that will
burn up a battleship or a town
at a distance of many miles, but
that “ray” has not yet illuminat­
ed our darkness. It may be that
one or more of his discoveries
are already in use. If so, why
not let the public know? Surely
the bare knowledge that our
faith in him is not misplaced
could work no harm. Seriously,
the American people need all the
encouragement they can get in
the days that are before them,
and if Mr. Edison’s genius is
still working full time it would
help us to know it
240 Acres
Adjoining
Hermiston
Price Right. Terms Right.
Water Right Charges Paid to
$35 to $50
PER ACRE
We have just listed
240 acres
of excellent alfalfa land adjoin-
Ing Hermiston, for sale in tracts
prove the same.
land to be sold near town.
Ali
high priced.
Dodd & Knapp
They Are Made Now to Be Flung by
Hand at Close Quarters, to Bo Shot
From a Howltxor or to Be Planted as
Mines and Fired by Electricity.
The use of band grenades as an im-
plement of war dates back nearly four
centuries, and this deadly weapon re-
maina today, as in the sixteenth cen­
tury, one of the most effective weap­
ons of warfare. In the United States
Infantry Journal there la an article
dealing with grenades which is a trans­
lation from the German military pub­
lication, Militar-Wochenblatt.
“Hand grenades," the article reads,
“as an implement of warfare date back
many centuries. History records their
use as far back as 1536 at the siege of
Arles. Up to the close of the eight­
eenth century soldiers were trained in
the throwing of hand grenades. They
were for that reason called grenadiers.
"The grenades were hollow balls of
Iron or other metal about two and a
half inches in diameter, filled with
powder and provided with a fuse,
which was lighted before being thrown.
At first there were a few in each regi­
ment, later entire companies were
formed, and still later every infantry
battalion had its own grenadier com­
pany, which in the different armies had
precedence over the other companies
at parades and other formations.
“During the war between Russia and
Japan hand grenades were again used
in great quantities by both sides, espe­
cially in fighting at close quarters, and
so deadly effective were they that it is
not surprising the Inventor’s mind oc­
cupied itself with this means of com­
bat and endeavored to adopt it to the
requirements of modern warfare.
“First of all, it was very important
to Invent a projectile that would unite
deadly effectiveness with complete
safety of the thrower. Mr. Assen, the
Danish inventor, constructed a number
of hand, rifle and mine grenades which
are said to fulfill these requirements.
“The hand grenades are carried by
the man until required and then
thrown by hand. The rifle or ‘howitzer’
grenades are fired from a firm rest
such as a wooden stand made from a
rifle placed on the ground and directed
at various angles of elevation by means
of stakes. The mine grenade is an­
chored in the ground and discharged
by electricity upon approach of the en­
emy. In each case they are veritable
death dealers.
"The rifle grenade weighs about 550
grams. It contains seventy-two bullets
weighing 2.5 grams and seventy-two
grams of explosives. The seventy-two
bullets cover a space of at least forty
to fifty square meters. The rifle gre-
aade may be fired from an ordinary
army rifle at any range up to about
400 meters. The great destructive ef­
fect of the grenade is due to the fact
that the explosion takes place immedi­
ately after the grenade strikes the
ground before it has bad time to bury
Itself In the soil.
“The •howitzer’ grenade weighs one
kilogram and contains 215 bullets and
a bursting charge weighing 200 grams,
it can be thrown with the hand forty
meterá or with a ‘howitzer’ 300 meterá.
The ‘howitzer’ is a contrivance made
of a cylinder and weighs twelve kilo-
grams. It may be carried like a rifle.
The bullets of this grenade cover a
semicircular space of at least eighty
square meters and spread only to the
front and laterally, but not to the rear
toward the thrower. They are, there­
fore, of especial value for fighting at
close quarters. They are constructed
so that they may be exploded only aft­
er they have traveled eight meters to­
ward the target.
“The band grenade weighs one kilo­
gram and contains 190 bullets weigh­
ing 2.4 grams and a bursting charge
weighing 110 grams. In contrast to the
above described 'howitzer' grenade the
bullets fly in every direction, so that it
is only used for throwing from cover.
"The last kind of these grenades is
the mine grenade. It weighs about
four kilograms and contains 400 3.3-
gram bullets and a 200 gram bursting
charge. The 400 bullets will cover a
space of at least 800 square meters
These grenades, together with their
electrical connections, are placed about
one-half meter under the surface of
tbs ground, so that they are completely
Invisible to the enemy.
“When it is set off the grenade rises
about three-fourths of a meter above
the ground, then explodes and throws
ths bulista in all directions parallel
with tbs ground. At a distance of ten
meters the bullets will go through
wood at least a hundred millimeters
thick and retain deadly effectiveness
for a distance of fifty meters. A de-
tachment of a hundred men can lay a
4,000 meters tn less than two hours.
"In a test three mine grenades were
laid in the corners of a triangle whose
legs were thirty meters long among a
group of 145 wooden double silhouettes
that were scattered over a space of
2,700 square meters.
The grenades
were set off electrically one after the
other. The result waa that 130 all
houettes were hit TOO times.
He takes life very seriously.
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season is now here in ear-
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next party.
See Us First
Before Starting Construction Work
and You Will Find We Have Just
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are al ways fresh and nice.
Our line of box candies
is unexcelled. Bulk can­
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and purity as the box.
what You Need
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for all kinds of
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Stand at Siscers. Phone 262
First Class Tailoring
We are ready at any time to go any
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Made in all popular flavors
Special orders given
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Just received a fresh shipment of
M. DUTY, PROPRIETOR
Morris Hams, Bacon and Lard
DONE
HERMISTON CREAMERY
COMPANY
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and our price is right
Back Bacon, lb.
. 37 l-2c
.
Breakfast Bacon, lb.
Lard, 5 lb. pail
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Lard, II lb. pail
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40c
$1.50
SHAAR’S
Shoe Repairing
Tonsorial Parlors
Better than ever now that the
machine is installed. To out of
town customers sending work we
will return it by next mail, paying
postage one way.
. $2.90
Shower and Plain
STOCK MENS’ WORK AND DRESS
We carry
A Full Line of Groceries Now
and we want your business. If
you will give us a trial order
we will sho* you that we can
save you money.
BATHS
Scientific
Ton «ori al
SHOES JUST ADDED
Try Our “Neolin” Soles .
Full Soles and Half Soles. Better than ien!"
Sam Rodgers
Om«
Hermiston
Treatment
We Want Your Eggs and Butter
WE ENDEAVOR TO PLEASE
and will pay you the same as we
sell for in trade.
AUSEONS
Wm. Shaar, Prop.
We will pay the coming week
fur fresh eggs, 40c in trade, and
for good country butter will pay
45c in trade.
“The Movie”
Barber Shop
ESTABLISHED MX YEARS
is now at
Try a sack of
Wake Satin Flour
Best in town.
Umatilla Flour
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Hermiston Auditorium
$2.90
Better price by bbl.
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$2.80
Our Aim Is
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Public
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Wednesday and Saturday
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BATHS IN CONNECTION
Frank J. Auseon,
Proprietor
Pure Bred Percheron Stallion
... The Registered Pure Bred Percheron Stallion “Yourg Milton,”
State License Certificate No. 2310, will be AT THE RANCH OF JAS.
SCPTT-IN
BALANCE OF THE YEAR FOR
Err HERMISTON,
roung Milton THE
is dark brown and weighs 1920 pounds.
Hermiston Horse Company