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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT OCTOBE U. S. FOOD CAMPAIGN. Week to Commence Oct. ’2Mth and End Nov. 4th—Hoover’s Army of 100,000,000 to be Pledged. But non to spare. Eat what will spoil, Save what will not, Raise all you can, Waste not a jot. ----- o----- been wearing the ball and chain while we fought to recover the ground in this country held by the Germans. Better that we lay our own bodies and those of our sons a living sacri fice on the soil of France than to have the foot of the invador ever step on our soil. If we cannot serve in the trenches we can serve by saving, so that the fight may go on until Prus sian autocracy is wiped from the earth. The U. S. Food Administration By Fred Lockley. Week will commence on October 28 Withing the past few months here and end on November 4th, for the in Oregon thousands of mothers have signing of pledge cards to observe bid their sons “Good bye and God the plan of saving food in the home Speed” as they marched away. Hun as set forth by the executive commit dreds of thousands of mothers all tee of the campaign. State Supt. of I1 over America have smiled through Schools, Hon. J. A. Churchill has is their tears as they gave up what was A CITY OF SEIGES. sued a bulletin to the schools of Ore dearer than lite—their boys. No gon in which he calls upon the school ■ mother can think of her boy as a to carry forward his great work, and Iman. She went down into the shadows Verdun has Figured in Wars Since The Time of Ceasar. throughout the state of Oregon, this of death, bravely, uncomplainingly to The first appearance of Verdun in I is being placed in the hands of the 1 give him lite. It seems but a few years school teachers to the children, and since his head was pillowed on her the pages of history was in the time through the children to the home. breast. She can still see his baby smile of Julius Ceaser, who established at Mr. Churchill’s instructions are as fol as he looks up into her eyes. The ba Verodunum, as it was then called, a lows: by feet that were so uncertain as he magazine for his legions. I most earnestly urge that every tried to walk from the chair to her The Germans first attacked Verdun teacher in the State shall so familiar outstretched arms and how marching in the sixth century, when the Franks ize herself immediately with the mes away steadily and firmly toward a from the northwestern part of Ger sage contained in the enclosed pam distant land, to keep, perhaps, his many took possession of the town. By I phlet, that in the next two weeks she tryst with death. Brave indeed are the the famous treaty of Verdun, made on shall radiate the facts and appeal of it boys who go over the top into the this date in the year 843, Verduti into every home into which her in whirlwind of shot and shell that formed part of the dominions of Lo- fluence reaches. Our first duty now is sweeps like an iron hail over no man’s chaire. It was taken and annexed to to our country—to win the war. land, but what of the mother? She the German empire in 939 by Otho I. I other things can wait if need be. who tied up the cut fingers and kiss and placed under the temporal au I I had pledged to the Oregon Pledge ed the hurts of boyhood away, what is thority of the bishops. Card Campaign Committee that the she suffering as she reads that the Verdun surrendered to France in schools, if given the chance to do American casualty lists are expected 155 3, but was not formerly ceded to their bit, could and would obtain the I to bring home to America the serious- France, until nearly a century later. signing of the pledges described in | ness of war. Does she whose boy is During the French revolution, in 1792 this pamphlet in a very large part of I somewhere in France need any list of the citizens of Verdun opened their the homes of the state. Recpresenta- death and wounds to bring home to gates to the Prussians after a bom I tives of Mr. Hoover who came from her heart the horror of the gastly bardment of a few hours. The French Washington a few days ago for a con conflict waged in Europe. commandant committed suicide and ference on this subject, feared, while the revolutionary government execut ! Where a few months ago the sight the children could take the cards ed a number of others who shared the of a soldier ’ s uniform on the streets home and probably in most cases ob responsibility for the ignominoius caused the passerby to glance at the tain the signature, that the parents in surrender, including 14 girls jvho had many instances would not be suffi I wearer with curiosity, today we see offered flowers to the Prussian mon ciently impressed by the importance 1 the olive drab of our soldier boys on arch. The Prussians were driven out of its meaning. And, of course, , the all sides. I wonder how many of us after having held the town 43 days. I mere signing of this card is of < no ¡really appreciate the seriousness of The Tutonic hosts again swooped value if people forget to observe it. I the situation. My nephew. Lieutenant down upon Verdun in 1870. Unable That will not save wheat and beef Frederic Shepard, stopped over for a to take the town t___ by direct assault, ’ brief visit enroute from the Presidio and sugar and butter. they invested and bombarded it, and Notwithstanding these fears, the to American Lake and told me some the French, after a brave defense, Oregon State Executive Committee of the things that do not find their surrendered the fortress \yith 4000 have decided to trust the schools ! and way into print—incidents told Ameri men and large stores of ammunition. the children. They believe we can car can officers by Australian and Cana Verdun was the last place abandoned ry the message home to the hearts of dian officers now in this country re by the Germans, the troops retiring the people. We must not fail. Helped covering from wounds. I have on my in September, 1873.—New York by all the publicity that will be given desk a report recently received from World. _________________ Herbert Hoover. In it is a report through the women’s organizations from Frederick C. serv- and press, platform and pulpit, we,- — :r- Wolcott, ■ who —7-77 "Hollering.” must make the state vibrant with this I wltb Red Cross forces in Eu- movement by October 21. Every 1 roPe. an<l who 1S now- bX voice of pen ___ _ do __ children always _ play at “Why teacher becomes the captain of a I‘ryng .,o >mpress upon America the the top of their voices?” asked a man j need of conserving our meat and company, marshaled for a definite wheat that the battle line in France whose nerves were frazzled by the | part in the war. may not give way through lack of shouting from the vacant lot near by. j County Organization. "Why do children do everything at During the past week county school food. In his report Mr. Wilcott tells the top of their voices?” replied his ' superintendent Geo. B. Lamb has in of motoring along one of the three wife. And there the matter rested. j structed nearly all the teachers' great military highways in Poland, A little story in the Denver Times ■ throughout the county in the work, along which more than five million sheds a bit of light on the problem. and Russians— and Mr. Rollie Watson the county troops—Germans A kindly gentleman asks a diminu campaign manager, and Mrs. Jennie passed in August and September of tive newsboy “Where d<? you get . Kemp of the executive committee of 1916. The German troops drove the your papers, my little man?” the state, have also instructed a num Russians back into Little Russia. On “Oh, I buy ’em in the Times „alley.” i ber of the schools tributary to Tilla the road from Warsaw to Moscow, a "What do you pay for them?” mook City. The county organization distance of 230 miles, more than a “Fi’ cents.” is for the sole purpose of carrying out million people were made homeless. “And what do you get for them?” the suggestions from the headquart Of this million more than 400,000 “Fi‘ cents.” , had died along the roadside from ers of Mr. W. B. Ayer, the Fpod Ad “You don’t make anything at that.” ' hunger and exposure. "I saw typhus ministrator of Oregon, who is being “Nope.” directed by Mr. Hoover from Wash in every barracks I went into, where “Then what do you sell them for?”„ | the pitiful few survivors of this home ington. “Oh, just to get a chance to holler.” | The work that wc arc asked to do less host arc quartered,” says Mr. That helps to explain a lot of ju- ' Wilcott. ‘ Going back over the road I at this time is: venile psychology and vocalization. saw both sides of the road strewn First. To get into the hands of Children holler because they want to ( every housewife in Tillamook County with mud-covered and rain-soaked —which is almost as good a reason as clothing. The skeletons had been the home cards telling what she can most grown-ups can give for doing do to help win the war. Home card picked clean by the crows, and the the things they do. should be placed in a conspicuous German motor lorries had gathered But why do they want to holler? place in the home where it will be up the larger bones to be used in the “Because,” explained a cynical evo ever ready as a future reminder, dur manufacture of phosphate and fertil lutionist, “all children are savages. izer. The little wicker baby baskets ing the war. Some people, you may have noticed i Second. The housewife is urged to i that swung from the rafters of the never stop hollering.” sign the pledge card, pledging herself I peasants’ cottages were scattered insofar as her circumstances will per along the roadside by the hundred. I THAT KNIFE-LIKE PAIN. mit, to carry out the directions and ' saw thousands of bones of little ones advice of the food administration, and ; too small to be worth picking up by Third. To place a membership card | the German motor lorries for use as Is Only One of Nature's Warnings °f Weak or Disordered Kidneys. in the window of every home in Tills- I fertilizer. In Warsaw I found the peo Have you lame back, aching day and mook County so that all may know ple dying by the thousands from lack who arc dedicated to the cause of of food and from exposure. I went to night? Do you feel sharp pains after Governor General von Beseler to see stooping? Are the kidneys sore? Is helping win the war. As to the purpose of the govern if he had signed the order to send their action irregular? Use Doan’s ment in requiring this, it is apparent I these people into servitude to work Kidney Fills—the medicine that is that the principal idea is just what 1 behind barbed wire entanglements at recommended by so many people in shows on the face, that is, 1—The j | making ammunition to kill their own this locality. Read this Hillsboro res conservation and utilization of all people He said: I have signed so many ident's experience. Mrs. A. R. England, 728 W. Oak food stuffs, using especially those orders I do not know whether I sign items at this time which are perish ed that one or not; take it to General St., Hillsboro, Ore., says: "Two years able, and conserving and saving such ' von. Krics; he can tell you the facts.” ago I had such a bad attack of lum I General von Kries acknowledged bago that I wasn't able to get up or food as will keep, so that most of the food will be released for shipment the facts, but said in explanation: down stairs. When 1 sat down on a abroad for the use of our soldiers and "What is best for the German state is chair, I could hardly straighten up. our allies. 2—To obtain a complete I best for the world. The German state Sharp pains, like a knife sticking me list of every loyal household in Tilla j is founded on the right kind of found- in my back, nearly killed me at times. mook county, and further, 3—To ob ation, and we propose to win, no mat I could hardly drag myself around, as tain advice as to which houschald ter what it costs. We can accomplish 1 felt so completely played out. I had throughout the county are not in a , with starvation in two or three years taken only a few doses of Doan’s more than wc have accomplished in Kidney Fills when my back com cooperative mood at this time. over a hundred years in Poland. This menced to feel stronger. I had used General Plan. The general plan for handling the is a rich alluvial country. We have only one box when I was able to get I wom will be Mv ...» work the utilization _ of _ the needed it for Germany for several about as well as ever. Since then I public school system. 1—Teachers of generations for ou r overflow. We are have never had any trouble with my the schools will be a committee in 1 going to get the working people out back or kidneys." Price 60c. at all dealers. Don’t their numerous districts, to advise j of Poland into Germany so our Ger- man workers can go to the front to simply ask for a kidney remedy—get their pupils and carry forward the I' Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that work, of giving information to the : fight. We will let German families Mrs. England had, Foster-Milburn children and the home, and to make it 1 overflow into Poland. See how simple possible for the housewife to sign the 1 it is. When we have to give Poland Co., Props., Ruffa'i N. Y. I pledge cards and to finally place the ' back her freedom she automatically The wrong kind of partnership dis window card as a badge of honor in becomes a German province.” General the window of the home. 2—After the ivon Blissing said to me: “We are go- played by the "Non-Partisan League" teachers have placed in the hands of ling to colonize the Belgians in Mes- in North Dakota in sending to Cong th<* children of the school, the home sopotamia. We will let the Germans ress a Socialist. Single-Taxer, Pro card, which will be supplied them, the overrun Belgium; when the war is German and Free-Trader recalls the i pronounced , instructions given the children in the over and we give Belgiam back her sententious judgment, usual school work and finally having I freedom she becomes a German prov- some thirty years ago by Denny Han- 1 Dakota needs the pledge cards returned to them, i ince and we have the port of Antwerp ifin. "Wliat North most,” said Denny, "is more political and 3—On the last day of the cam i which we have long been after/ "Under the leadership of German graveyards. They would enrich the paign to return the same as instruct ed, to the county manager, for tabu officers more than 600,000 Armen- soil and purify the air." Also, it might ians have been slaughtered in cold be remarked of present day condi lation. It is requested by Mr. Watson , the blood. W hat Germany has done to tions. they would eliminate some of campaign manager, that all of the the people of Scrvia is worse than a the “bugs" that are now so active in teachers of the county and the school nightmare. Do you know what has the “non-partisan”politics of North • children, enter enthusiastically into ! happened to the women of these na- Dakota. the campaign work during the week 1 lions’ Do you know what has happen- beginning on Monday, October 28, | ed to the women of Northern France’ and having our part in the campaign 1 Women by the scores and hundreds cleaned up by Friday. November 2nd i have been tethered for months at a j time with a ball and chain in the un- | for the final report. derground places used as officers' I Team Work. quarters for the nse of the Germans.” It isn’t the guns nor armaments. MONDAY AT TILLAMOOK There is more, but it is so terrible l Nor the funds that they can pay. that it cannot be printed. Some day I TUESDAY AT CLOVERDALE Rut the close co-operation, the facts will come out why certain ' That makes us win he day. regiments of Canadian troops never j WEDNESDAY at TILLAMOOK It ain’t the individual. take prisoners. Nor the army as a whole, THURSDAY AT TILLAMOOK Here in America we shrug our I Rut the everlasting team-work, shoulders and say: "W hy should we j FRIDAY AT TILLAMOOK Of every bloomin' soul. —Kipling. send our wheat and meat to the al- j lies’” Whv? Because for three years’ SATURDAY AT WHEELER ------ o------ Hoover’s Doctrine of the Clean Plate they have been holding back the flood that, had not the line been held, Both Phones. Ruv with thot. would have overwhelmed Europe and Cook with care, our wives and daughters would have Serve enough, DR. WISE Can be*Found on 18, 1917. Announcing Some Special Sales and The Arrival of New Merchandise at BUTTERICK PATTERNS The new November’ Pat- terns are now here—10c., 15c., 20c., 25c. Butterick Quarterly 25c., including any 10c. or 15c. Pattern. Free Fashion Sheets. Sub scribers and counter De- lmeators 15c;peacopv\^^^ New Taffetas So/t Tillamook City ¿MUNSING WEAR UNION SUITS Our New Fall Stocks in these fatuous Union Suits for Men, Worfien, Bovs anti Girls are now here in a great variety of fabrics and styles. Know real under wear comfort by using Mun sing wear. —Brassieres---- Dress Satins— Very . Special The Silk for Fall. 63c. $2.25 Fourdistinct styles—three front fastenings and one back fastening—two em broidery trimmed, one lace trimmed, and one of good heavy net. All sizes from 36 to 44. These are the famous "Jewel” Brassieres, are shown in white only, and are worth very much more than the price quoted today. Fashion says “ Duchess Satins for Fall” and when you see what lovely weaves these are you will agree with Fashion’s choice for they are beautiful beyond words to describe. Shown in lovely shades of Navy, Russian Green, Dove Grey, Havanne, as well as in Black, these silks are 36 in. wide. and Lustrous, $1.75 A very special price this for 36 inch wide, all silk Taffetas, and were they bought today we should be compelled to ask a much higher price. The colors included in the selection are Black, White. Navy, Havanne, Old Rose, and a \ inch Black and White Stripe design. -Silk Waists— -New Millinery- ---- Petticoats---- Late ¿Models Priced $2.50 to $8.90 “ Chic” ¿Models from cyiW Silk $3.25 to $7.50 $4.75 to $5.75 We cordially’ invite you to come to the store and view the lovely Crepe de Chine, Georgette and combination silk waists now being shown here. The color selections in clude Maize, Flesh, Pink, Old Rose, Irish Green, White, Black and novelty stripes. This week sees our superb stocks of Fall Chapeaux augmented by the arrival of beautiful new Models. Come to the store and have Mrs. Critcblow show and fit these new Fur Sailors with colored facings, large Sailor Shapes with collap sible crowns, Sailors with shirred brims, Saratoga and novelty Shapes in all the leading coldrs. —Boys' Caps— Soft Hats Very Special Value» ¿Men's Stylish Shapes 39c. and 75c. $3.00 $1.00 to $2.00 You will want one of this snappy cloth Hats as|soon as you see them, Sir! They are just fine for present wear and are shown in most pleasing shapes. The colors include Khaki, Heather, Olive Green, Brown mixed, Dark Blue and Dark Green Plaids. Also we are showing new Fall Mallory Hats, 13.00, $3,50 and 14.00 Here’s a most interesting showing of new Fall Caps for Men in all the latest self colors and plaid mix tures. The New Trench Cap with strap and buckle is shown in Khaki only, as well as the new one piece top in several colors all beingun lined. Come and see them today At last! We have been expecting these Caps for a long time and now they are here. But they were worth waiting for--the patterns are so pleasing and the shapes so stylish and be coming. There are dark colors in checks, stripes and fancies and a splendid selection of Plaids and Checks in vari ous colors. Boys' Underwear Regular anti extra size petticoats in the loveliest of colors ior wearing with the new colored outer garments, Self and two tone colors in Pinks, Blues, Tans, Greens, Purples, Browns as well as in Black and Navy. These Petticoats all havt? the adjustable bands an J come in assorted lengths. —Men's Caps Just Rjeceived Ladies' Hose Very Special Values Shirts and Drawers 20c. to 65c. 50c. If bought today these garments could not be sold for less than 75c. per gar- ment. They are shown in fine Egyptian combed cotton, fleeced on the inside and in sizes 4 to 16 years. Also Actual to 90c. Union Suits for Missesin sizes 4 to 16 for per Suit 69c. Ladies' black Stockings 'in qualities that cannot be duplicated today either in price or quality. Huy now and buy for future needs. .. 20c. Black Cotton Hose............. .. 25c. Special Value Hose........... .. 35c. Burson Lisle Hose............. . 65c. Wayne Knit, Lisle........... . 35c. Rib Top—Extra Sizes-.. . . 65c. Wayne Knit—Extra Sizes Every Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Garment in Stock is Included in this Great Underprice SALE OF NEW FALL WEARABLES If you have not yet bought your Fall Suit, Coat, Dress or Skirt,come to this store to-day and see what lovely new styles you can buy at a saving price. Every style shown in this sale is absolutely au thentic, many of the garments having come direct to us from the fashion centers of the East Note the price range selection—no matter how much’or how little you plan on spending, you will secure|value, style and satisfaction by choosing now. SUITS. COATS. $13.45 to[$32.45. $13.85 to $23.85. DRESSES. SKIRTS. $15.95 to $19.95. $6.65 to $11.65. Don'1 Can be h pari Sterne