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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03
Emery Hiatt Has Slight attack of Gas

Emery Hiatt, Heppner boy now al
the front in France and with Battery
A, Field Artillery, has been seeing
quite lot of active service lately
He recently got some German gas
and was laid up in the hospital for
short time for repairs. In letter
dated August %, he writes his
brother John, of this place, concern
ing some of his experiences. He
says in part;
At last we have a little rest, don t
know how long, but at any rate l
went down to the creek, took bath
and washed all my clothes and feel
good, except being worn out with
such steady work at the front, with
out rest and shooting nearly all the
time and getting very little sleep. We
have already seen results of our
work along the road as we advanced
to the front line. Our orders got
tangled as we landed in the front
line with our Battery and it is a
miracle we got out without a
casualty, but later on had several.
l don't like to brag but Battery A
surely has had a horseshoe so far
l hope it may continue. l have been
gassed once and knocked down four
times by the concussion from the
shells hitting so close to me, but at
that l am feeling fine and will feel
dandy when l get rested up bit.
1t sure has been hot here for
several days and it will seem fine to
get back where we can lay in the
shade. l tell you another bath in
the Marne river would have been
fine today.
| crossed the Marne on the ruins
of the bridge at Chateau Thierrie
which was blown up to keep the
Germans from crossing the river.
Gee, you talk about war sights |
have seen. | hope l may never see
anything like them again but a
person has to expect such things |
guess and become hardened to them.
They got the best of me at first.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03
NOW OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE
Port Whence Sinbad Sailed on Voyage
Of Trade and Adventure
Has Deeayed.

In spite of the evidences of modern
industry, BaSra was the port from
which Sinbad set out on his voyages
of trade and adventure. Sinbad was
not myth, but a real man with a
sailors love for the sights of foreign
lands Louis A. Springer writes in
Asia. Il must have been a great event
when he sailed away with his fleet of
dhows and when he returned with
treasures of far-off China and the
Eastern islands. The Basra of today
is mean little town in clearing of
palm trees two miles from the river.
and ar its port, instead of the ladened
dhows are rusty tramp steamers with
taWdfy wares of the West. Farther
up the valley at Kurna, where the
EuphrateS and TigriS join, is the ira
ditional site of the Garden of Eden
beyond are the ruins of Babylon and
on the bank of the TigriS is the ro-
mantle city of Bagdad where Harrn-
al-Rashid, the great caliph, attracted
the wits and the wealth of Islam and
ruled in lavish Splendor. Down the
Arabian coast are great ruins. still
almost unexplored. Lovat Fraser. a
close student of this region, believes
that some day it will be demonstrated
that here was the scene of momentous
events that determined the course of
the human race while the shores of
the Mediterranean were yet in ilapene-
trable darkness and that here the first
dim gimmerings of civilization
dawned upon the mind of primitive
man.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03
Morrow County Boy Indulges In a
Little Poetry.

Corporal Frank A. Doble, an IT.
rigon boy who has been lover the
top with his company on several
occasions during the past nine
months that he has been in Uncle
Sans service in France, composed
the following verse while on a
twenty mile march:
LAFAYETTE, WE'RE HERE!
Lafayette we're here, our General
cries,
Four million strong are we.
We've come with sword and ample
To help win Liberty!
To you and France, brave Lafayette,
debt of love we owe.
And now we give our sons and
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03

Carl Yount, wheat buyer of lone,
reports some extensive sales there
The past week. Wheat is just now
beginning to come into lone at a
pretty lively rate and the elevator
and warehouses will begin to fill up
soon. Farmers in that vicinity re-
port conditions for fall sowing as
excellent-better in fact than they
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03
Walter Matteson Is Well Situated at
Camp kearny, Calf.

NaAtCT MuttcSoH is " ell situated al
Camp Kearny, Calf.
In a letter to this paper, dated
Sept. 18th, Walter Matteson gives an
interesting account of his situation
at Camp Kearny, Calf. He also
expresses his appreciation of the
home paper, and says:
Received your paper tonight and
thank you very much for it. 1t
seems good to get the news from
Heppner. You know, Mr.. Crawford
a soldier does not get much money
in the army, but will try to pay you
for the paper as soon as possible;
viii also write once in a while and
give you some news.
am not starving here. We get
good eats and plenty of it. weigh
1S5 pounds, so you can see starva-
ton has not struck me yet, and l
feel good all the time. 1t has been
very hot here the past week, but is a
little cooler now, has been raining a
little, but you know how it rains
here, mostly mist.
| am on guard M. P. and only work
8 hours out of every 24-from s D.
m. to II p. m. Large numbers of
new recruits are coming in for train
ing, can't tell how many, but
several thousand.
l was in San Diego recently on
pass and saw and talked to John
Redington, former newspaper man
of Heppner and who run the Gazette
years ago.
l don't know when will go
across but maybe sometime. 1t
does not look very encouraging to me
but l am marked for overseas duty.
We have nice Y. M. C. A. build
ing here, just finished We also
have fine theater. 1t is called The
Liberty Theater and the players all
volunteer their services. 1t will
seat 1000 people.
Our officers here are all good
fellows and our especial favorite is
Leiut. Taylor, who has been in the
service for II years. He knows how
to handle his men and they all like
him fine. When off duty Lieut..
Taylor is one of the boys, but when
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03
FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS
Emery Hiatt Gets Gas and Rest for Short Time From Field
Artillery WorkCoporal Frank Doble in Poetical Frame
of MindWalter Matteson Appreciates Home Paper

wealth,
That Right the world may know.
The last Crusade is marching on,
Thou, Truth, shall rule, march on!
A cruel foe of God and man must
fall
Fer World Peace dawn.
Thy many wounds, poor bleeding
France,
Columbia shall bind and heal;
And Love shall rule the world,
The Liberty Bell once more shall
peal!
CORP. FRANK A. DOBLE,
Co. M, 29rd Inf. A. E. F, France.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03

The road crew done some mending
of the pavement at the turn of Main
street near the hospital corner this
week. The constant moving of autos
and other vehicles around this corner
had worn out the road bed pretty
badly, hence the need of repairs at
this time.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03

Mrs. Willis-What did Mr.. and Mrs.
Bump quarrel about?
Mrs. Gillis-Religi0n.
Mrs. Willis-You don't say!
Mrs. Gillis-Yes; she wanted to at
Tend a church that has an unmarried
preacher and he wanted to attend one
that has a lot Of pretty girls in the
choir.-Judge.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03

on duty he lets us know that he is
the boss.
PVT. W. L. MATTES0N,
Med. Dept, Base Hospital,
Camp Kearny, Calf.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03

have been for years, all of which
promises we'll for next seasons crop
yield.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-03

FOR SALE-A registered SOW and
boar, also some pigs ready to wean.
26-4t A. E. PIERCE, lone, Ore.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
FREELY ADMITS
 D|SCONTENT OF
 GERMAN PEOPLE
But Chancellor v0n Hertling De- clares it Uniustified-"Situa- tion Grave" He Asserts Urges Greater Courage.

London, Sept. 24.-Count von Hert- ling, the German chancellor, address ing the main committee of the Reichs- tag today, declared that the public discontent is not justified by the military situation on the western front, according to a dispatch from Berlin today
 The chancellor opened with the promise to meet the desire of the Reichstag for information as far as possible. He proceeded to allude to the "deep discontent which has seized wide circles of the population" and said that the principal reason was the pressure of the terrible four years of war, with all the deprivations and sufferings brought in it's wake and the sacrifices imposed on all classes. families and more or less on every in- dividual.
 "l have no intention of trying to diminish this pressure by words" he continued, but, gentlemen, if this discontent is influenced by our pres ent military situation, by the events on the western front, l must, without desiring to anticipate a statement which we may expect from a repre- sentative of the war ministry, declare most emphatically that it far exceeds justifable limits"
 Count von Hertling admitted that the last German offensive was unsuc- cessful and that it had been necessary to withdraw to the Siegfried line.
 "The situation is grave" he added but we have no cause to be faint hearted. We have already had to pass through harder times"
 "We never lost courage" he said, but showed our enemies what a reso- lute will to victory could do.
 How do things stand now? We have peace with Russia and Rouma- mia, and even though conditions in Russia are not yet clear and the flu ture appears uncertain, nevertheless the former menace from two sides has disappeared and a considerable part of our men of the eastern army can be employed in the west"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
TO PROCEED
 WITH CLASSIFICATION

Little Rock, Sept. 25.-Local boards m Arkansas are being instructed to proceed with classification of regis trants of Sept. F, except that action shall be deferred in the cases of board members, draft officials and employees. tiremen and policemen, government employees, recent marriage cases, re gistrants with non-citizen dependents abroad aliens, legislative, executive and judicial officers, and registrants who, upon induction into the service. would receive income from their state or municipalities. In respect to these classes, the new regulations will make important changes.
 It is suggested that district boards should have received and mas tered the new regulations by the time the cases of Sept. 12 registrants are received and would upon receipt of such cases, proceed immediately to the consideration thereof"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
472I IN ARK ANSAS ARE
 CLASSED AS OBSERVERS

Little Rock, Sept. Ex-Governor Brough recently issued proclamation setting Sept 30 as the final date upon which all registrants of the first draft who have not yet answered the call of their local boards may appear for examination and induction. That there may be no injustice done by lack of sufficient notice, the time has been extended to Oct To-
 The records of the adjutant general show that there is a total of 472l in Arkansas who come within this class. many of them, of course, technical Printed lists are being sent out to all local boards, county councils and the newspapers, so that the widest pub licity may be secured, and every one named be given an opportunity to re port and clear his record
 The lists include registrants who have failed to file their Questionnaires. to appear for physical examination or otherwise comply with the selective service law.
 All the machinery of the depart ment of justice, the state Council of Defense system, the war department, and other agencies are being invoked to apprehend every deserter and de linquent within the state boundaries
 Each member of the State Council, of the various county councils, and of the 4,000 or more community coun- cils, is called upon to assist in de- tecting deserters in every community and reporting them to the authorities.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26

enormous amount of time and labor has to he devoted to repairs. In re cent speech Sir Erie Geddes said :; During one month the number of war vessels which needed repairs was nearly l .OOO-that Is, in addition to the 1. lOO merchant shlpS-and that was by no means m abnormal month. Since the beginning of the war 3l,ooO war vessels, including patrol craft and mine sweepers, have been docked or placed on the ways, and these figures do not include repair work done to the vessels of our allies"
 Add Ia this the armlne of the vast fleet of British merchant vessels, and We have some conception of the enor- nous task of shiphuilding, eQnipplns and repairing carried on hy the British admiralty.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
NEW CALOMEL IS
 WHOLLY DELIGHTFUL

Calotabs, the new harmless and nausealess calomel, may now be ob- tanned at almost any good drug store. As liver-cleanser and system-puri- her the new Calotabs are even more effective than the old style calomel vet there is not the slightest danger nausea nor unpleasantness.
 One Calotab at bedtime, with a swallow of water, that's all. Next morning you awake feeling fire. with hearty appetite for breakfast. Eat what you please, fruits, acids or any thing. There is not the slightest dan ger nor interference with your work. CaIotabs are sold only in original. sealed packages, price thirty-fve cents. Your druggist will refund your money if you are not delighted recommends them.-(Advt.)
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
TokYo Grows In importance.

The prosperity of Greater Tokyo city is shown h, the increased taxes over Inst year. the average being 37 per cent In the eight taN-colection districts the total exceeds M,oO0,OO yen (S49 ,5oo,0o0); the rates of in crease vary from sia per cent in the YotSu,n district to 50 per cent In the Ryogoku and = per cent in the feitai districts. where the offices and resi- denceS of the narikin are located,
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
COUNTY JUDGE
 APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT

Little Rock, Sept. 25.-J. N Brom- ley, of Searcy, former county judge of Searcy county, has filed in Supreme court his appeal in the recent case of in which he was convict ed in circuit court It was charged that he unlawfully entered of record a certain claim of $500 for one s. w. Wood, He was fined $262 and re- moved from office and J. F. Henley was appointed in his place,
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26

Robert Wood, inc famous head waiter of the National Press club at Washington, is happy over being called to the cOlorS. Robert has waited on more distinguished men than any other waiter in America. He has served, when they were guests at the Press club, three presidents Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson; cabinet officers and distinguished foreign rep resentatives. including the duke of Connaught, Arthur Balfour General Joffre Vice President Viviani of France. and the heads of all other al- lied missions to the United States, Tn addition to every foreign ambassador stationed in Washington during the past five years.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
1T GREAT WARS HAVE COST
|hdltures That in the Aggregate
 Amount 10 Sum Sufficient to "staeQer Humanity"

fNftIy the congress of the United
 K passed almost without debate.
 restesi budget in the history of
 Fald making available for Uncle
 SmWOe00 In order to carry on fr on q scale commensurate with tstness. l. Is interesting. there
 ia compare with this the cost ot vars, The Napolcouic wars. fnsed over Europe from 1193 to
 cost approximately S1UoO 1000 0on. FSme amount that congress- pro \ for the United States to enter
 he conflict and 0lat was only a Ehing
 X Mexican war cost thc United K about slo0000ooo. a compara- Y lrlflng sum The Civil war. ger was.a very expensive affair |lHg the expenditure of SS 0OO.- w9irom lSGl to lS65. The Franco EaR war cost the two nations en- \ about 3,j00.oOOWm. The second II African war, froW l9aa t0 1902 |NdogHU0 the cWHi,t between M aRd Japan consumed almost |"'veo, while thr United States |@ Very cheapIy .0 th, Spanish F1Can war with am expenditure of |"lV", The estimates on the out |N Ine present war up to October
 'ns year Were SaS Sl4.S15.OND.- F Mountain News
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
Removlnq Childish Fears.

Fear Is matter of feeling and must he reached through feeling, not by will nor reason. If your child has fear of some object and you wish to cure him, two things are essential, You must make the object familiar and you must arrange for him to have pleasant as- soclations in connection with 1t. Any fear treated in this way will rapidly diSappear.- Exchange.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
Why He Was Short.

This man says you owe him money, sam" said the judge.
 "Dats right. judge, | does
 "Well. why don't you pay him| "why. I hain't got nothIn' ( ppy him wiv. judge.'
 Well. why haven't you|
 ITO tell de homes truf, judge, 'spects my wife has felled down on de ioh "
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
Wsrship Repairs.

N ano ahove the great activity N British wards in building new
 NlN' particularly deStrovers, and
 ''iSructlon of merchant ships. an
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
131ST VOLUME HAS
 JUST COME FROM PRESS

Little Rock, Sept. 25.-The 131st volume of reports of the Arkansas supreme court has just come from the press and is being distributed. It contains the decisions from October to December, 1917
The Prescott daily news., 1918-09-26
BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND MAKE
 THE WORLD FREE
By J. Dale Wilson

you free, And buy Liberty Bonds-both for you
 and for me. For what if the Germans shall win in
 this war? Would 1t not mean destruction to all
 near and far? We must all do our duty-must all do
 our bit, And leave nothing undone to give the
 kaiser a hit We will win in this war with our boys
 so brave, But we must help them unceasingly
 if Freedom they save. For their perils are many by sea.
 trench and air. Do you hear them complainng-sup-
 pose you were there? Every Liberty Bond is saving to you With the interest the same that from
 banks would be due. So help out your cOuntry-make Dem
 ocracy sure. Every Liberty Bonds helps our trou-
 bles to cure. The crisis has come-all must join in
 the fight. Use your utmost endeavor by day and
 by night. Never grumble nor fret if your Ira
 tions" are short, But go after the kaiser and all of his
 sort. For Uncle Sans boys are all fighting
 for you. If we help them to win our complaints
 must be few We must look to the flag that makes
 us so free, And buy Liberty Bonds-this means
 you and means me. Dear Father Almighty-our Saviour.
 we pray, Take care of our boys when they en-
 ter the fray. For some are so young and they all
 are so brave, We trust in Thy goodness and mercy
 to save" 'Tis a a heart-rending parting for all
 to go through, For parents and sisters and sweet
 hearts so true But our freedoms at stake and we
 know they must go, So fight bravely, dear boys, till you
 conquer the foe. There is war weary France, soaked in
 tears and in blood, That has flowed from their children
 a terrible flood. Twill bring misery and suffering and
 awful disgrace On the head of the kaiser and all of
 his race. The seas will be free and the sub
 marines gone? The kaiser be vanquished- ed-demolished
 his throne. From Somewhere in Europe" a wire
 less will come. That our armies have conuuered-the
 Allies have won. So let's all do our best and hasten the
 end. When your boy and my boy will
 march home again. With bright colors streaming and
 hearts light and gay, To dwell safely in peace till the great
 judgment day. How joyous for all that great day
 will be, When the homecoming boys shall
 bring full liberty. No war on the land and no war on the
 sea. For the wrong is defeated-the whole world is free. FORMER COUNTY JUDGE
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-26
Poultry Ban Lifted

The Gods OF Chickens turned their
heads away when ths United States
Food administration changed is
mind and lifted the ban against the
killing OF poultry a week sooner than
had been contemplated.
According 10 the ruling made in
nit-WinteT. freshly killed hens could
not be sold between February 20 and
April 80. The amended ruling made
the sale Of hens and young poultry
legal from midnight OF April 10
Weather conditions which brought
about an early laying and hatchins
period are given as the reason for the
change In ruling.
In lif'ing tho restrictions. the Food
Administration appeals 10 the farmers
not to begin rushing their hens 10
market. but 10 send them gradually
and thus prevent flooding the market
which will result in a heavy spollaEs.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-26

John Quintana transacted busines.
in town the first of the week, dowr
from his ranch at Parlin.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-26
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-26
nOOVER ASKS STATE
TO GIVE HER WHEAT
TO ARMY AND NAVY

Colorado has been called upon B.!
State Food Administrator Thomas l.
StearGs to tighten It's belt and sem
all OF its excess wheat 10 America
soldiers and sailors.
This latest wheat order emanating
from Herbert Hoover asks that ever
public concern and individual repor
TO the nearest county food admins
traitor any flour on hand in excess l.
months supply before May l. a
months supply is estimated on ths
basis OF six pounds . month for each
person
In Colorado there are approximate!
ly 100000 people and each one, un-
= he Law. is allowed six pounds Of
wheat month. This makes the
monthly consumption Of wheat be-
$4,000 900 pounds-24 coo 900 that Col
orado can. II she will. send TO the
fighting line Of France.
We are counting on the splendid
spirit of CoIoradoaas to make II un-
necessary for the government thru
this Food Administration to comman-
deer the stored and boarded wheat.
Food Administrator StearnS declared
emphatically. but Americas fighters
must have wheat and Americas al
lies must be fed during these hours OF
their great need, and II Colorado
should disappoint Us and refuse TO re-
linquish her excess store willingly We
will have to take It from her
The Food Administration is making
arrangements for storehouse In
which the flour will Be cared for until
IT can be loaded onto cars and sent
direct to some designated point.
Farmers may turn over their supply
to the nearest mill and elevator and
definite points are being named BY
county administrators at which indi-
viduals can turn over their wheat
supply
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-26

Reports from al the counties in the
state, collected and compiled by the
State Board Of immigration, show
that the amount Of cultivated land in
Colorado in 1917, exclusive Of that de-
voted to orchards and small fruits,
was approximately 4,122,s00 acres.
This is the first time that such data
has been collected by counties since
the 1910 census, which made q COM
plete compilation Of agricultural data
for the state for the year Of 1909. The
acreage cultivated then was 2,614,312.
The increase in acreage since that
time has been approximately So per
cent and in value Of output more than
100 per cent.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-26
STATE BEAN GROWERS
TO INCREASE ACREl6E

ID Rsassursd by the rapidly inarsas.
Nc demand and IN snlarging maSksA
Colorado pinto bean growers have
hsso quick to ssiEs the Opportunity
thus offered and sesd orders have
been deluging the office Of the Deaa
Division Of the Ca'orsdo Food Admin
bt1Ati0n. ~ aozf ~
'Estimatsd o. the numbsr os $50
orde1 We have been filling" saiA q.
H. Lisbsss. head Of the bean divisioe,
~Ceiofado's bean acreage IN 1918 win
undoubtedly surpass last years b. .
large margin" ff -
Reports from the East stats that
ptntos have come into high favor anA
that housewives are demanding Colo
rado beans - never before.