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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
LUTHERANs PLEDGE SUPPORT

On his return to Minneapolis last
week DR.. H. J. Stub. president cf me
National Lutheran council. informed
A. r. Rogers, Ninth District Liberty
Loan Chairman, that the body Of
which DIR. Stub is president had adopt
ed a resolution at fits Chicago confer
ence pledging the unqualified support
OF the Lutherans 10 the United States
Government in all of its war activi-
ties.
The National Lutheran council II
composed OF synodicai presidents. pas
tors and laymen representing the vast
majority Of the Lutheran church bod
les In the United States and taking
In Lutherans Of all nationalities,
Swedish, German. Norwegian, Danish,
Finnish, and all others afh1iated with
this current church body.
The following is the resolution
adopted:
"As loyal citizens We win stand
back of our Government not only In
promoting the Fourth Liberty Loan
but also in supporting our Govern
ment in all activities necessary to
bring the wal to a victorious end and
to establish peace on the basis OF
right and justice to all"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10

The Investigation Of French rainfall.
as planned by the central m~eteorologi-
cal Office. has been carried out for n
portion Of the countryside northwest
provinces. Maps of the average rain
fall for 30 years-1S51-19OO-have been
compiled, and comparison has been
made with the records Of 10 stations In
France and across the border In adj
jacent countries. The leading rainfall
features for each month and for each
year have been summarized. A wide
variation over small patches OF terri
tory Is indicated. and while the annual
precipitation is more than 40 inches Mt
very few stations. It is 48 inches In the
Monts d'Arrce, and only 20 to "a inches
In the basins OF the Seine. the Loire
and the Disc. In nearly all parts Of
the territory. the w'ettest month IL Oc-
tober. The rainfall for this month ex-
ceeds four inches In the country Of
Caux. the department Of the Manche.
the western part OF Brittany. and the
heights OF Gatine. reaching the maxi
mum OF six inches at Saussemesnil.
and the driest areas, with a fall OF two
to three inches. are the middle valley
Of the Seine, the basin Of the Eure.
and In the Beauce. The driest month
IL February.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10

eoms citizen Of The United States
- America bought . Liberty bond;
perhaps II was only . ffty dollar bond.
A portion Of the money loaned 10
Gre Government BY the purchaser az
Girls Liberty bond bought the steel
helmet this soldier ID holding up for
your Inspection. Tho soldier, when
~ put Il on. called u = "tin hat
The soldier wearing thIs "tin hatv
which was bought for him with Lib
trty Loan money orr u IN The bet
~. a half dozsn bullets ratified
against Il and Ne stin hat,' tossed
thsm on and ths seidlsr kept on Tight
ln0.
Anyone - thsss hulists would have
ekoppsd the soldier, perhaps forever.
Ftaalty pleca o. shrapneI came
GloN0 and emashsd up against the
e$in he&.~ o. couros atm hats" as~
- tuist y ustastsrt sssss1Hss and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10

cai patriotism of Ae reoDoo = -
Ninth District ana n m 0stgrUw4 q
the individual allotment pnan U6hsr.
ally ~practiced In this district n De
third Liberty Loan campaign
When the individual allotment plan
hrst was taken under consideration
there were suggestiops and insinua-
lions that Il savored Of coercion but
1t was put into effect with such care
and diplomacy that these insinuations
were speedily dissipated as Il was
Q chat the individual allotment
plan had had its ambition only that
every individual should do h3s jset
share. no more, no hess. In each
community local committees met
weeks prior to the actual opening Of
the third campaign and checked svsr
the residents Of their respective COM
mrnities, seeking to gain m f.tel
ugent idea Of what esch individual IN
the community should take In bonds
as his or her Just share
In some sixteen Of tho two hundss6
and eighty eight counties the ieai
committees went even farther VEN
this plan and instead OF merely 0m-
ing their statesmen with m intelligent
idea of the individuals buying power.
the committee sent notices to each
prospective bond purchaser asking
them to call at certain centrally To-
Gated places at specified times ami
purchase the amount OF bonds allotted
to them. This was the first expert
ment with "over the counter" buying
and 1t was SO successful that the ex-
ecutive committee has recommended
it generally for the Fourth Campaign
In Steele county, Minnesota. three
thousand, nine hundred and eighty
four out of four thousand persons no
titled to come In and sign up for their
allotments stepped right up to the
mark and signed up for their bonds.
OF the sixteen who failed to appear
some were sick and some were away
from home.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
People OF Ninth District To Be
Given Opportunity to Pur-
chase "0ver the Counter"
PATRIOTISM RELIED ON
Personal solicitation and Salesman
ship To Hs Almost Entirely Dis
i pensed WIth-NInety Per Cont
o. Counties Adopt Method.

The quality Of patriotism 10 90 firm
~ intrenched In the hearts OF the peo-
pie of the Ninth Federal Reserve Dis
trict that IN nearly ninety per cent
Of the two hundred and eighty-eight
counties constituting this district the
people will have the opportunity to
step up to the counter and do their
bond buying without personal solici-
tation.
In none Of the other Federal Re-
serve Districts is such q plan being
ATTEMPTED, but the executive commit
tee OF the Ninth District feels conf
dent that II Is justified In the conf
dence II Is reposing in the people Of
this district when II invites them to
do their own bond buying over the
counter. and dispensing thereby al.
most entirely with personal solicita-
ton and salesmanship.
Good morning, neighbor. How
much money does our Government
need from me In this Fourth Liberty
Loanf"
That Is the question fully q million
residents OF this Ninth District are
expected to ask as they step into their
usual polling places OF. some other
centrally located headquarters on the
opening Of the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign.
And the man behind the counter
will say after consulting his card in
dex:
well. Mr.. Jones. our Government
Is looking to you this time for a loan
Of about $1,000"
And the good American purchaser
Ia relied upon to reply: +,
"AIl right neighbor. that sounds
like q fair allotment to me. Just
hand over the necessary papers and
I will sign up"
This method Of bond selling Is not
made compulsory throughout the dis
!rict. but the district committee, hav-
Ing had considerable experience, and
after much consideration decided to
recommend "over the counter" sales
10 all county organizations and near
" ninety per cent Of the county
:hairmen sent In word that they
would adopt this plan.
This unique development is regard
I'd as probably the highest compli-
nent that could be paid to the practi-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10

the stssi savs wsy letting daylight
through the hat, but n~svUsthsless che
steel was good enough and tough
enough 70 20 pause that piece 81
shrapnsl In it, hight that 'astsr n ct
through Il only made = scalp wound IN
the soldiers head.
The army surgeon HaIntagWed ~
Liberty bonds, quickly bandaged up
the head and the soldier 10 wsarin0 Z
Liberty Loan smile.
Now you people who hssseats absss
bsylng Liberty bcndss lust sesp and
look a. thIs plcturs. This Id b
NphtIns for you but whsrs would ~
b II somebody, perhaps semsbsdy N
your own home town, had ne< pc -
The money to the oovssNmsnt tsa&
the Government might ~ him shls
good "tIn hats Aftsr pa have pom
dsred over. this, % bsU feugth ~
sFsy Lear scnds
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
Second Annual Sale Of
Pure BREEDS at St. Lawrence

Secretary Jarmuth, of the Hand
County Registered Stock Sales Asso-
citation, announces the associations
second annual combination sale at
the st. Lawrence Stork Pavilion on
Saturday. October 26.h. The sale
will be under the management of
Magness Bros. and Bert Humphrey.
and their Offering will include pure
bred cattle Of the three popular
breeds, Herefords. Short Horns and
Angus. They invite the public.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10

Daily papers report continued
spread Of the new disease called
Spanish influenza to many sections
OF the United States. 1t is reported
to be an epidemic similar 10 la grippe,
but more dangerous. The danger ap-
pears to be, however, in pneumonia
which frequently accompanies or fol-
lows it. The doctors advice great
care in eating and catching colds. In
many places efforts are being made to
avoid crowds. closing schools and
theaters. Local doctors report a few
cases in the state and county that
agree with the symptoms Of the dis
ease.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
Sales

The season of public sales by u
tior has opened up again, and this pa
per contains many notices of this ma
ture. Read the notices. Perhaps some
Of them contain what you want, or
you may want to have Cleanup
sale" yourself sometime.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10

A new type Of garden laborer. known
as the 'moonlighter," has appeared X
London (Eng.) suburban country dis
tricts, owing to the shortage Of genera.
laborersL The 'moonlighter Is q work.
man who Is employed all day, but who
IL willing to earn q little extra money
BY working during the moonlight
nights In the gardens and allotments
His IL the only sort Of labor that the
suhurhQnitc can now employ In the
digging and sowing Of the vegetable
plot which every suburban householder
rcrnrds = an essential part Of his
household.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
Coughs and Sneezes
Spread Diseases

IN the head. eyes. ears. back or other
parts OF the body and q feeling Of Sc
we're sickness. In most Of the cases fhe
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly ecover-
ing. Some Of the patients however.
develop pneumonia. or Inflammation
OF the ear, or meningitis, and many Of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called Spanish influenza Is
identical with the epidemics Of lnfiuen-
n OF earlier years Is not yet known.
sEpidemics Of influenza have visited
this country since 1647. 1t Is interest
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia.
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics Of the dis
ease. In 1880 and 1890 an epidemic
OF t~nfusuza, starting somewhere In the
Orient. spread first to Russia and
thence wei practically the entire civ
ilised world. Three years later there
was another fare-up Of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread wide-
" over the United States
Although the present epidemic IL
called Spanish influenza there IL no
reason to believe that 1t originated In
Spain. Some writer's who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call at
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10

The November allotment for the
city surgical dressing rooms includes
It's small oakum pads: $500 2x2 wipes
100 influenza masks. We want all the
workers we can get. Meet Friday In
Commercial Club building. Com.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
s0,sO0,0O0 bushels

Increase $1,000. SO,SO0,OO0 bushels
or these cereals our shipments of
the prime breadstuffs In the fiscal year
1017-18 to Allied destinations were:
Wheat 49, 100000 bushels and of rye
l3,0O0.O 900 bushels, q total of 144,9O0,-
600 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1901 were:
Wheat l35, 100000 bushels and rye
1900, 900 bushels, a total Of 137, 100000
bushels. In addition some 100000
bushels Of 1917 wheat are now In port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest of
wheat will be therefore. about 141 .00O,-
600 bushels, or q total Of 154,900,OO0
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In ad-
.ditlon to this we have shipped some
lO,OOO.OOO bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us. and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
"This accomplishment of mi people
IN this matter stands put even more
clearly II we bear In mind that we had
available In the fiscal year 1016-17
from net c~drry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
2O0.OO0,O00 bushels Of wheat which we
were able to export nat year without
trenching on our home loaf" MI.
Hoover said. 'This last year. however.
owing to the large failure Of the 1917
wheat crop, We had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only Just about normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent ap-
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
these figures, however. do not fully
convey the volume Of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
By the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort Of our agri-
cultural population In planting a much
increased acreage In 1917. not only was
there q very large, failure In wheat.
but also the corn failed to mature prop
eriy. and our corn Is Dur dominant crop.
II am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, shat all the
millions OF 0uf people, AGRICULTURAL ~
well as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel . very
definite satisfaction that In q year OF
universal food shortages In the north
efn hemisphere all Of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight Of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained. but with
only temporary periods Of hardship.
1T is dificult 70 distinguish between
various sections of our people-the
homes public eating places. food
frades. urban or agricultural popula-
tlbns-in assessing credit for these ~.
sults. but no mi win deny TIE domk
nant part Of the American women"
h~~~Aoe q >~w 49, q -~A> -
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10

a hoarder - Z man Who = more In
ss=s=sed In getting his bite than n CIV
tng his bit
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
y. S. Public Health Service issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.
Epidemic Probably Not Spanish In
orIoln-oerm stu unknown-Peo-
pie Should Guard Against "Droplet
infsctlons-surpeon General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement

washington. d. C-tSpeciai)-Al-
though King Alfonso OF Spain was
one OF the victims OF the influenza cpl
demic in 1898 and again this summer.
Spanish authorities repudiate any
claim 10 influenza az q =SpaBish" dis
ease. II the people OF this country do
not take care the epidemic Will be-
come so widespread throughout the
United States that soon we shall hear
the disease called American" iniu-
enxa.
In response 10 n request for definite
Information concerning spanish !nfiu-
ea=s Surgeon General Rupert Biue Of
the u. 8. Public Health Service has
authorized the following official inter
view:
What 10 Spanish ~;nluenxa7 10 II
something newt Does II come from
spaIn7
1.-THE disease now occurring I'm this
country and called Spanish rniuen-
IN resembles q very contagious kind
Of cold accompanied by fever. pains
Coughs and Sneezes
Spread diseases
q
f "
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
s44,eo0,0oo lbs.

1uCiCuSC sssss' CHHsvVVtV~S "
Our sla% ughterable animals at the be-
ginning OF the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly In hogs, they
were probably less. The increase In
shipments is due TO conservation and
the extra weight Of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect of these efforts began
to bear their best results in the last
half of the fiscal year. when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100000
pounds, as against 1926, 500,0 900 pounds
in the same period Of the year before.
This compares with an average OF
S01. O00. 900 pounds of total exports for
the same half years In the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal rear 1861. 259, 900, 900 bushels
Fiscal year 1917-1S. $40, 500. 900 bushels
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-10
OUR SAVED FOOD
FED the ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi-
dent America Conserved 141,-
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased BY
s44,soo,ooo Pounds

Conservation measures applied By
the American people enabled the Unit
Cd States to ship to the Allied peoples
and to our own forces overseas 141.-
100000 bushels Of wheat and 644.6O0.-
600 pounds Of meat during the past
year, valued In all at $1,400.000.0O0.
This was accomplished In the face OF Q
serious food shortage in this country.
b~espeaking the wholeheartedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad.
Food Administrators Hoover, In q let
ter to President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met The voluntary
conservation program fostered by the
Food Administration enabled the piiing
up Of the millions Of bushels of wheat
during 1917-1S and the shipment Of
meat during 1918.
The total value Of all food ship
ments to Allied destinations amounted
to S1,4O0. 900, 900, all this food being
bought through or In collaboration
with the Food Administration. These
figures are all based on official reports
and represent food exports for the
harvest year that closed June 30, 1918.
The shipments of meats and fats
(including meat products, dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils. etc., to Allied des-
tinations were as follows:
Fiscal year 1916-17... %, 1853, 500, 900 lbs.
Fiscal year 1917-1S.. ..3.011, 100, 900 lbs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-02
THIS COUNTY BEHIND
ON THRIFT CAMP PAIGN

Umatilla county will have to speed
up in the purchase OF thrift stamps II
she hopes to go over the top This was
the announcement of the executive
committee this morning and is based
upon reports of the sales during De-
cember and January.
Umatilla county's quota Of war saw
ing stamps during the year 1918 is
$4,000, which means about $4,000
a month. However, to date the sales
reported are less than $4,000. The
various postoffices have reported S.
1874, the American National Bank
reports sI030 and the First National
s2072.S0. There are probably some
other agencies in the county which
have not sent in reports but their to-
tai TO date is probably not a large sum.
The local bankers declare the war
savings and thrift stamps offer the
finest investment for the poor man
that has ever been offered. The
stamps bear four per cent interest
compounded quarterly and are not
taxable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-02
EXAMINATIONS STOP
AWAITING NEW RULES

Physical examination Of men IN
Class was stopped this afternoon up
on receipt by the local draft board of
o telegram from the provost marshal
general directing such work to stop
uutil the arrival OF the new rcgula-
tlons. These regulations are now in
the mails and should arrive within a
few days. 1t Is said that the new reg
ulatluns make the qualifications for
service lower than the old ones
Six out Of 20 mon examined yestcr.
noon and this morning were rejected
by DR.. ID, ]. McI'aul. Those rejected
were John L. Harvey, Walter Stark,
Robert II. Harris Ole Albert Johnson
Lawrence O'Sulllvun and Albert Du-
Pulls. Those accepted were John
Schwanson. Wilbur Minthorn, Roscoe
Fisher, Joseph l.. Mcttie. Harry Shlpp.
Reinhardt. Blocschcr. Guy ClOpcr,
Truman l.. Rogers. Lee West, II, a,
Ncwcomb, Archie Gllllland. Arthur
Wynans, Stanley Mlllkan and Alfred
Johnson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-02
FROM THIS 1T LOOKS LIKE
WE MAY SEE SOME BASEBALL

The local fans with whom Hicks dis
cusscd the matter Of the Portland
team training here during the sprins,
state that no formal proposition has
yet been made by them or by Nc
Credie. They suggested that they
would he willing to guarantee a rea-
sonablc sum FOR expenses and take
chances of being reimbursed from the
receipts of cxhibition games Some
proposition will probably he made by
Judge McCrcdic soon Among those
taking an interest in the matter here
arc II, W. Collins, II. W. Ritncr aud
Carl Cooley. all OF whom were Off
GERS of the Pendlctun club of the old
Western Tri-statc League.
The possibility of the Portland base
ball team training-in PendletUu this
coming sprjug has blossOmcd into =
probability judging from an article in
the Orcgonlan this morning from the
pen OF Jimmie Richardson. Comment.
Ing on the return OF Judge McCrcdle
to Portland. he writes
That IA proposition to train the Port
land team in Pendleton had been
made which appears very inviting and
which would in all probability be ac-
ccptcd was confirmed by the Port
land baseball magnatc.
ITarvc W. Hicks. former Chicago
White Sox booster. now travelling pas
sengcr agent with the O,-W. Il. * ".
Company I'm eastern oregon. submit
ted proposition to Judge MeCredio
which evidently pleased the Portland
maEnatc because he instructed Hicks
to close tho deal and forward the pa
pcrs to him for signing
The proposition to train in the
Roundup city was made by four OF
Pendleton's most prominent citizens
and baseball fans. While Judge Nc
Credie would not give out the finan-
cial chickering's, II is understood that
the Pendleton "thirty-thtrd degrees
have offered to put up all the moncr
necessary to house and feed the Port
land team during their sojouru in the
"Buckaroo" city and the quartet to
take an the gate receipts from the eX-
Lihition games.
The only expense Judge MCCredie
will he put to viii be the trausporta-
tion bills Of his recruits" from their
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-02-02
PLAMONDON TELLS OF
CONDITIONS At FRONT
ENGINES IN AUTOS AND TRUCKS
LIGHTER THAN ARE USED
IN AMERICA.

Some interesting observations on 4hs
automobile in France Is contained In =
letter received from Lieutenant ]. u.
Plamondon, formerly of this city. by
Henry A Barrett ofsAthena. The let
ter reads in part:
I'VE are having a real touch of
winter. not so very cold but some fog
tonight which reminds me of home.
Monday. in coming here, / drove
about 25 miles, or 40 kilometers. as
the French say, in a French 'camion,'
over the usual magnificent roads.
Tho French autos and trucks have
very small engines, compared to our
as the grades are all much
less. and get their power by speeding
the motor and using the gears more
than we do They do not consider a
driver a goon one il he tries to take
everything on high
"Thers are many Packards and JET
frey Quad trucks in service here and
some C. NJ c. and Fords by the thou.
sands. The Quad certainly Is power.
full and hauls immense loads. II drives
as you know. by all four wheels. There
are also in the service, many Cadillac
touring cars and some Dodges. "Pe.
troll Is scarce and very little for act.
uaI pleasure cars. In fact. do not
believe l have seen half dozen pleas
urc cars since have been here, Tor
everything is in the war service.
Many mules and some horses ar~
in use and do not think It will ever
be possible to do away with the army
mulo in this war. for when the roads
and ground are torn up by shell fire
he is the only thing that can ge,
through. So keep on raising mules
and feed for them, too--for By tho
time America realizes that she has
real Job on her hands. they will ba old
enough to work