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1 Editorial Page of The Eugene Daily Guard PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE III GUARD PRINTING COMPANY Quentin and Nieuport, with' Calais and the other Channel ports as the objective. "(3) To break through the French line between Soissons and Verdun, with Paris for the objective, as in 1914." Announcement ter had thrown me. I spoke of It to Lillian one day. "Do not use any of Dicky's money," I said slowly and painfully. "My own bank hook in desk." She took it out, add I also gave hor the bank book and papers my father had given me the day before he left for South CHAS.

H. FISHER, J. B. SHKLTOtf, malitit. Editor mm Mauser.

Office, 053-662 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon. NEGRO SOLDIER IN FRANCE Eastern Representative, Robert E. Ward, 6 South WabuhtAvenue, Chicago, Ilk, Brunswick Building, New York. Full Lease Wire Report of United Press Associations. DAY OR TWO AGO we had our first funeral.

It was not I one of our boys, but a colored boy from Alabama, who had been brought into our hospital. For some days it was known SUBSORIPTIOH HATKSl America. "Keep thera for me," I whispered, and then, at her tender, comprehending smile, I had a sudden revelation. "Then you know" Astonishment made my voice stronger. What Lillian Did.

"That Robert Gordon is your father," she returned briskly. "Bless you, child, I've suspected it ever since I first heard pally, br carrier, per year In advance tS.OS rinili mpkIav nf mnntli that he could not live, and I had visited him several times. No coffins had come, so the boys made a pine box. We gave him a pally, by mall, In Lane County, per B-0j uaiiy, ny mail, ouisiae iane uonniy, per year soldier's funeral. We drapped him in the United States flag, half THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1918.

filled the grave with holly, then taps were sounded. How shrill it sounded over the chilly French fields and how white the boys' of his emotion on hearing the names of your parents. But nobody else knows. I didn't think it necessary to tell yonr mother-in-law or Katie, unless, of course, faces looked in the fading light. So that is the end of the colored boy from Alabama.

Aye, not the end, but the beginning. He must have had a spark of idealism or he would not have been you want me to do so." Her smile was so cheery, so infectious. here. Somehow, it got hold of the boys and me. From a Sol that I could not help but smile back at dier letter, published in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

her. There was still something on my mind, however. "This house must be closed," I told her. "Try to find positions for Katie According to their decision of the awards made bv tfc. following three disinterested judges, Mr.

J. Shrftn editor of the Daily Guard; Mr. Frank Jenkins, "edlterS the Morning Register and Professor Turnbull of the So nalism Department of the University of Oregon, relati to the Doll Contest to girls under 13 years of age win write the best letters, giving reasons why the citizen, of this city and vicinity should trade with us are the follow ing successful ones, who receive a doll Absolutely Free, on" March 2nd. No. 1552, No.

2848, No. 3-754, No. 4864 tL 5587, No. 6772, No. 7879, No.

8769, No. 9Ra7 No. 10770, No. 11837, No. 12583.

M' From time to time we shall publish these letters as they are written. Below a sopy of number 552, winning first choice: 1 Clean Store. 2 No Frauds. 3 Best Quality For Least Money. 4 Good Clerks.

6 Always Have What You Want. 6 Will Guarantee Most Everything. 7 Good Management. 8 Don't Cheat the Ones Who Don't Know the Difference 9 Things That You Buy Have Not Been Handled. 10 They Are Not Second Hand.

11 Clean Goods. 12 Clean Clerks. 4 13 Places to Rest. 14 Most GeniaLAfynager in Town. 15 Goods 16 Bargain to Choose From.

17 It Is a. Day Light Store. 18 Bargains At All Times. 19 Best Window Display. 20 Where Cash Beats Credit.

21 Where Proprietor's Wife is not too proud to wait on Customers. and Jim." "I'll attend to everything," she prom ised, and I did not realize that her words A Story of Married Life REVELATIONS OF A WIFE By Adele Garrison meant directly opposite to the interpre tation I put upon them, until after myself and nil my personal belongings had been moved to Lillian's apartment in the city, and I had thrown off the terrible Why Madge Sadly Said "Never My Home physical weakness and mental lethargy which bad been mine. Again, I Fear, Lillian." The weeks immediately following "I had to do as I thought best about Dicky's departure are almost a blank to the house in Marvin, Madge," she said firmly. "I thoroughly respect your feel ing about using any of Dicky's money for your own expenses, but you are not liv me. I seemed stunned, incapable of action, even of thinking clearly.

His abrupt departure, his inexplicable letter to Lillian Underwood saying that be should nerer see me again, and that he would put in no defense if I sued him for divorce, was in its effect upon my brain ing in the Marvin house. It is simply Dicky borne, which, as his friend com missioned to see after his affairs, I am going to keep in readiness for his return, and will power almost liko a paralytic unless I receive other instrctuions from stroke. him. Jim and Katie will stay there as If it had not been for Lillian, I do not caretakers until this horrible mistake whatever it be is cleared up. Thus your home will be always waiting for WAR GARDENS AND VICTORY you." know what I should have done.

She cared for me with infinite tenderness and understanding, she stood between me and the imperative curiosity and bewilderment of my mother-in-law, and she made all the arrangements necessary for my taking up my life as a thing apart Never my home again, I fear Lillian," me tenderdly, and then she put her arms around me and held me tightly. "I don't know what it is all about, dear child," she said. "I hope all is as it seems outwardly. But remember, Margaret, 1 am yonr friend whatever happens, and if it will help you any yoa may remember that too, have had to walk this same sharp paved way." Then she went away. I remembered that she had said something of the kind once before, giving me to understand that Dicky's father had caused her much un-happiness.

Did she believe, too, I wondered, that Dicky was with Grace Draper, that his brief infatuation for the girl had returned when he had seen her again? For days after that I drifted there was no other word for it through the hours of each day. When it was absolutely necessary for Lillian to know some detail, which I alone could give her, she would come to mo, rouse me, and, holding me to the subject by the sheer force of her will, obtain the information she wished, and then leave me to myself or rather to Katie agoin, Katie was my devoted slave. She waited on mo hand and foot, and made a most admirable nurse when Lillian was compelled to be absent. "Then You' Know When I thought about the matter at all, I realized that Lillian was preparing to have me share her anartment In I said sadly. front my husband.

SPRINGFIELD IK It seemed almost like an interposition of Providence that two days after Dicky's bombshell his mother received a letter from her daughter Elizabeth asking her to go to Florida for the rest of the winter. One of the children had See Boys Go Through. Quite a number from here were at fro a few days from her home is X6- and Mrs. Ira W. Baker, of East Springfield, returned to her home on Monday.

Eugene when the special carrying the ftjton. Buy Vincent of Elmira spent a f(w been ordered south by the family physi. cian, and Dicky's sister was to accom days in town. troops passed through Eugene Wednesday morning. Among the Springfield boys who were aboard the train were Ivan McKinnoy, Paul Meyers, Lester Hill, Wanna McKiniey is ill at her how with conjestcd lungs.

pany her little daughter, while the other children remained at home under the care of their father and his mother. Mother Graham dearly loves to travel, iCussell Dimm, Alnn Stewart and Dcl- bert Hinson. Boxes of good things for Visits Brother. Mrs. Oscar Vaughn, of Cottage Grove is spending a few days here' visiting the hospital where her brother Floyd Me Gee, is receiving treatment.

Mr. McGec was hurt at Mabel three weeks ago, when A pile of ties fell from a height, fracturing bis skuil in two places. The young man is doing nicely. Mrs. Ida Woodbury Will the boys were brought from friends and and 1 knew from Lillian's reports and the few glimpses I had of my mother-in- relatives, law that she was delighted with the prospect before her.

Funeral Held Thursday. The funeral of William F. Feales. who city when I should be strong enough to How Lillian managed to quiet the elder woman's natural worry about Dicky, her hnlf-formed suspicion that something Go to Everssn, Wash. Mr.

and Mrs. William Cyre and three small children left Tuesday afternoon for a three weeks' visit to Mrs. Cyre's parents at Everson, Wash. Be Union Meeting Speaker Mrs. Ida Vose Woodbury, ef Se York City, will be' the speaker at tbt union meeting to be held in the Cmire-gational church tonight At 7:30.

Mn Woodbury Is the national field tKRttrf of the A. M. A. work of the Oonrnp-tional denomination. She is a womaa wide experience and rare to obsorve the working of the democratic spirit among the belated races in ou country.

Her theme will he "The Tett was wrong, and her conviction that with out her to look after mc I should not be aKle to get through the winter, I never knew. VrflTHIN the next few weeks the 1918 war gardens will be riy planted. These back-yard and vacant lot projects are going to mean more to the individual and to the nation this year than ever before in history. The planting of small food crops by the men, women, boys and girls is going to make a big difference In the. cost of living for all of us and it is going to make a difference to our soldiers and our allies who must depend upon America to continue sending a constant supply of food to England, France and the men in the trenches.

The war garden this year, may be the victory garden. The thousands and thousands of little, tracts of land where American families raise a portion of the food they eat may be the deciding factor in the great world conflict. Certainlyyno greater disaster could happen to the forces arrayed against Frusianism than to have the people of this nation Ignore the call to plant and devote a few hours each day or week to the cultivation of crops planted, in bringing them to successful maturity. Efi There is pleasure in caring for a garden. There is a fascination about the work and the things that you can carry directly to the table in your home have added value as food because of freshness.

The garden is also economical. It is not unusual for a -housewife to purchase a quantity of vegetables of perishable nature and have some of them, go to Waste. When she is getting her own vegetables from the garden, she can gather just the quantity wanted, and, if 'she finds this is not enough, it is an easy Matter to add a few more at the last minute without the necessity of sending some one to the market or store. The garden is of educational value. It brings to the children in a home, a knowledge of nature that all of them should possess and interests them in a work, which, though small, is a great constructive agency.

Then, just at this time, the garden is a mark of patriotic devotion to the country's cause. It is one of the things which Is vitally necessary to winning the war. There should be no slacker acres this year of all years. There should be no slacker back yards or vacant lots within the city of Eugene, if it is within the realm of possibility to have them producing foodstuff. A suggestion has been made to The Guard, which, we believe, of great value in increasing the number of war gardens in died Tuesday noon, at the home of his mother, Mrs.

Dolly Fcgles, was held Thursday. Death came after a period ef two years suffering from diabetls. William Fcgles was well known and well liked young man. Ho was a nephew of E. A.

Fcgles, bookkeeper at the Fischer Boutin mill and was 24 years old. The funeral was held from Walker's chapel, the Reverend V. G. Clark, of the Church of God, of Eugene, conducting the I do not reniGmllOr nenltltr mv mitlm. Petty Thievery Abroad Again.

Some petty thief entered the old laundry building on west Main, street a few nights ago and stole some things belong in-law but once or twice in the inturvnl between the receipt of Dicky's letter, and of Democracy." Everybody welcome. re my nome. Harry Underwood had gone with my father to South America for a trip which would take many months, so I made no protest. I knew also, because of questions she had made me answer, that she had arranged with the Lotus Study club to have an old teaching comrade of mine a man who had experience in club lectures take my place until I should bo well enough to go back to the work. In so fnr as I could feel anything, the knowledge that I was still to have my club work gratified me.

The 20 a week which it paid me, while not large, would preserve my independence until I could gain courage to go back to my teaching. For one feeling obsessed me, was strong enough to penetrate tho lethargy of mind and body into which Dicky's let ing to W. J. Baker who had them stored nor own departure. Tile memory of her good-by to me, however, is very distinct.

She come into the room, cloaked and hatted, rendv for the tn whicli there. A mnttrcss and leaves for an extension table were among the stolen Camp No. 15 Establishes 100 Per Cent Efficiency take her to the station. Katie was to go Here from Salem, Guy Smith of Salem spent Tuesday in town on business and visited with relatives. Mr.

Smith is a lawyer. into New York with her, and see her safely on the outward bound train. Her face was pale, and I noticed listlessly that her eyelids were reddened as if she had been weeping. She bent and kissed Returns to Washington. Mrs.

Nellie Cooper of Kalamn, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. SPRINGFIELD PERSONALS Mrs. Crow of Wendling, is here daring the illness of her young son, who underwent an operation for appendicitis. While here Mrs. Crow is the guest of her mother.

Mrs. Rosa Bosserman. N. C. Nesmith of Blue River passed through Springfield en route to Goshen to spend a few days visiting at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr.

Burch. Miss Alice Shultz has gone to Walton Ukrainin People's Republic Camp No. 15, ef the Booth.RBj Is her company, recently estahllshtd ttai Wendling, is making a record for per cent loyalty to the comttrrs cnn. The 41 meir employed there are not esOj members of hte Loyal Legion of IW" and Lumbermen, but every one of has taken out a membership in til Cross. Some of the men who were of the Red Cross were talking work of the organization last SstnrJif.

The others who were not mtBhwJJ' came 'interested, and as a resolt of 4 conversation 28 new members wie el to the roll of the Lane comfy i Cross chapter, and the camp in rated as "100 per cent efficient." PBTROGPAD to teach. Mr. and Mrs. Max Green of Donna wos a city visitor on Tuesday. T.

W. Bowman left for Portland Tues SCAt.S Of MILS? iE1 i XXSCXX BATTLE LINE day where he will visit his son Thomas whom be has not seen for nine years, Mr. Bowman will stay indefinitely. Eugene. It involves a matter of the co-operation of all the peo CLAIMS' OF UHAtAWAAr ple of the city.

It is a matter of "daylight saving," but not in the sense that involves turning clocks ahead. It is proposed that PSKOV Chas. Holmes left Tuesday for Divide to work in the camps there. Mrs. Jess Hansard If visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs.

E. Darling, I PART Of POLAND Try a Eugene Special for a gee I CEDED TO UKRAJNIAHSl DANZIG the stores of this city close evenings during the gardening season at o'clock instead of 6 or 6:30. This would mean that virtually all business in the city would suspend from one hour to tne and one-half hours earlier each day, excepting Saturdays, to permit work in gardens. It would mean, provided all the people VITEBSK GERMAN POLAND VlVA AIOSCOW. LITHUANIA SMOieASK co-operate, that the efficiency of the city would be increased, The same amount of business would be handled in a shorter day, i sBRt I WARSAW ST-UTQVSK WIN THE WAR BY PREPARING THE LAND SOWING THE SEED AND PRODUCING BIGGER CROPS.

Work in Joint effort the Soil of the V. S. and Canada-Ct-operative Farming in Man Power Necessary to Win Battle for Liberty. The Food Controllers of United States and Canada are asking for rfj mm The principal merchants of the city, we understand, are willing to adopt the plan. Aa a War measure, it appears to be a common sense suggestion.

The people who would be affected only by a RUSSIAN POIANO matter of convenience in shopping, we believe would readily give the plan their endorsement. iooo proaucaon, scarcely 100,000,000 bushels of wheat can pe lilies overseas before the cros harvest. tTnon the effons allies overseas before the crop harvest. Upon the the, CAACOW-( united states and caada rest the burden of supply. Every Available Tillable Aere Must Contribute; AUSTRIAN POLAND THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE Germans threaten us with a desperate offensive on the CZKNOVIT2 AUSTRIA HUNGARY i mmm ssf- ffcS mm A mt a Available Farmer and Farm Hand Must Assist.

Western Canada has an Mormons acreage to be seeded, hot Din Pg is short, and an appeal to the Unit 4 States' allies is for mere on seeding operations, aaaA!) Canada's Wheat Production Last Year Was Bushels; the Demand From Canada Alone, for BW 400,000,000 Bushels. To secure this she mutt have Resistance. She has the ld. ifS! the men. The Government of the United State wonts every o'fifi effectively help to do farm work this year.

It want tht tairi IB States developed first, of course; but it also wants to help CeajU; ever we find a man we can spare to Canada's fields after oars plied, we want to direct him there. Mt Apply to our Employment Service, and we will where serve the combined Interests. 7 -t Western Canada's Help Witt Be Required Not IJzl April m. Wages to Competent Help, $50 a Month ant Board and Lodging. who, respond to this lineal will get warn, welcome, good good hoird, sad Sid comfortable homes.

They will get Vm. cent a mils from OaaaOlaa bwndary points to desttosfioi i and For particulars ss routes and ptaces where employment aw apply to U. S. Employment Service, DeptofWii roomssA wn west. As in the past they may seek out a weak point of a locality that seems vulnerable to treachery.

Or they may make another colossal effort of the Ypres or Verdun sort. All we know is that their offensive has been much advertised (with Intent to intimidate) and that where it may fall we do not know. The German-Swiss and the German-Dutch frontiers have been closed for weeks, so as to conceal the movements of troops as much as possible. i Writing in the London Graphic, Demetrius C. Boulger says tRe German high command can have no more than three main alternatives before it.

They are: 'Yl) An advance by Belfort and Besancon, with Lyons as the objective. "(2). To break through the British position between St RUMANIANS. This map shows tho extreme claims of the new "Ukraine People's Republic," north and south 840, containing more territory than Germany. The population t-t this territory is about In Kiev, the capital, which Is Indicated by a circle, some 4,000 were killed in fight-ing between the Ukrainians and the Bolshevik! governmnt of Ptrograd.

ruunlng cast and west 810 miles and.