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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

Even the dread declaration of war
with orders to mobilize a vast army
is not without dashes of humor here
land there. The most laughable joke
in this connection appeared in the
Wenatchee World of last Saturday,
when a conspicuous head line across
the front page of the paper read:
ASK for regiment of troops to pick
Iapples,' followed by the silly state
ment that the governor would be ask
ed to send regiment to Wenatchee
to pick apples. Another such prepos-
ferrous proposition has never been
seen in print. 1t is beyond the ken OF
man to know where the soldiers will
be when apples are ready to pick,
nor in what fearful conflict they may
be involved. We presume the We
natchee people would have the gov
ernor call the boys out of the trenches
wherever they might be, and no mat
ter what might be the situation, TO
engage in the sport of apple picking,
just as though men were enlisted into
the army for that particular purpose.
There would be very little encourage
ment for enlisting, and few enlist
meIts, if volunteers thought they
were being called away from regu-
lar vocations Just to pick apples, or
dig potatoes, or harvest grain at the
bidding of any particular community.
1t is seldom that such an absurd sug-
gestion finds it's way into print.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

In his speech prior to casting his
vote on the side of the enemy OF the
United States, Dill had the gall to say
that if war results from the action of
congress he would be loyal to the
president. The world can Judge of a
mans future actions only by his past
record Dill was elected to the office
he disgraces on the single slogan
Stand by the President" He proved
false to his promises, and he will
prove false to the hypocritical promise
made before casting his ballot against
his president and his country. Dill
knew, as well as he knew that he was
standing in the halls OF congress,
that the president of the United States
would be sustained by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and his using the word
IF" was a cheap evasion and farce.
At heart Dill favors Germany as
against America. No man can change
his set opinion in the twinkling of an
eye, and secretly Dill nurses the same
sentiment of antagonism to his flag
that he did at the time of voting. He,
and the others who voted with him.
are dangerous element in congress.
Ii our navy and army meet with re-
verses they will rejoice, and at every
opportunity they will extend aid and
comfort to the enemy, if they can do
so without jeopardizing their necks.
Those recalcitrant congressman
would resign, If they were honorable
men, and at once 60 over to the for
eign enemy they favor. So long as
they continue in office their actions
will be looked upon with suspicion by
every loyal American. This may be
strong language, but those fathers
who have felt it duty to the flag to
consent to their own flesh and blood
entering the service, taking the awful
chances of war, have the right to con-
denim and denounce those who in any
manner lend their aid to the enemy
their boys may be called upon to face.
and nothing has occurred that gives
Germany greater hope against Am..'-
lea, or more encouragement to keep
up the war she has already started,
than this endorsement of her course
by men in high place in the govern
mcnt of this country.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

Nowadays war is very different from
what it was some ages back in his
tory. Then, making war was a man 6
job. They swiped each other over the
sconce with an iron bound club. or
spitted each other with lances. or
slashed away with reckless abandon
with two-handed edged tools. Drawn
was the best asset when it come 10
giving and taking hard blows, and
fighting was done foot to foot. Some
OF the glamor was taken from war
when "villanous saltpetre" was dig
ged out of the harmless earth" and
the cannon, gun and pistol superseded
the catapult. the lance and the sword.
And even yet there was much pride,
pcmp and circumstance of glorious
war" with marching regiments, ban
ners flying, flying artillery yalloping
into advantageous positions, the stir
ring drum and inspiring bugle until
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

Senator Geo. w. Norris, of Nebras-
ka. was one of the un-American SEN
ators who stood out for a foreign ma
ton as against his own country. In
his speech he made the traiterous as
sertion that he felt that I'VE are about
to put the dollar sign on the American
flag" If this Geo. w. Norris is the
same Norris who at one time held The
exalted position of commissioner Of
Buffalo county, Nebraska, and we are
rightly Informed, he is the last man
in the country who should juggle with
the dollar sign, for a gonfalon decor
ated with dollar signs would win mis-
support quicker than any other at
traction.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

science got busy and discovered more
expeditions means of producing sud
den death. War has always been hoc-
rible, cruel, sorrow-produclng, but at
no time in the past as it is today, aud
with all of our boosted civilization
man becomes more of the beast in
carrying on modern warfare at
the present time than ever before
since the beginning of history. Once
men fought for a principle, for defense
of all that Is sacred, even for the love
of fighting, but not with the ugly. I'M
appeasable hatred that distinguishes
enemies now confronting each other,
and foes showed some symptoms OF
humanity even under the stress of
war. Man possessed a certain chiv-
airy that baked at slaughtering nom
cOmbatants, women and children
without warning, and displayed some
mercy when the heat of the fight was
over. Mercy is not known in these
days when the Zepplin is used solely
to destroy the civilian population, and
the submarine sinks without warning
while the crews camly looks upon the
helpless struggling and sinking 10 a
watery grave without stretching forth
a helping hand. Men are smothered
with asphyxiating gasses, and shrivel-
ed to crisp with liquid fire without
conjunction of conscience. The high
explosive, the gas, the fire, the sub
marine and Zepplin take toll Of all
living things, and those who use them
Ito accomplish their ends are as heart
less as a stone image. Success at one
time may have depended upon the
strongest battalions as the great Ma
|poleon declared, now it rests with the
side that is better equipped with all
the instruments and material of tor
|ture that will snuff out human life
the most sweepingly and expeditions
ly. To make war now people must
eliminate all humane feeling, bending
every energy to kill, kill, kill. And it
is for this very reason that science is
devising new means and
methods of taking life that after the
present world upheaval wars can no
longer be, because human flesh can
not face and stand up before the
agencies employed to deface and ami
hilate man.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

The greatest activity prevails
throughout the country recruiting
troops, making preparations for Of
Tense and defense, construction OF
ships and the assembling of war ma
terial. So far there has been no arm
led clash between the navy and the
German submarines, but that may oc-
cur airy day. OF course under the pre-
vailing conditions there is no danger
of invasion as the kaiser's troops arc
busy elsewhere, yet at any time a sub
marine may bob up along the Atlantic
or Pacific coast and give the inhabi-
'tants a taste of war that has been
carried On in Europe German ennis
saries are trying to make trouble in
Mexico, but so far their efforts have
not developed anytli4g serious. Es
erybody trusts that some peace agree
ment may be reached before this
country is involved in actual hostil
ties.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

The dove of peace would have 10
travel far nowadays to find roost-
ing place. Almost every nation Oh
earth Is either involved in actual war,
Is preparing to get into it, or is feel
ing the gruelling and deplorable ef-
fects A few countries are still main
tanning an Indifferent neutrality, bat
the ruthless savagery of the central
powers has eliminated the friendship
ot about every government under the
sun.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

For one, we are getting tired of read
ing the Falstaffian buster of Roose-
welt, who wants to eat 'em blood raw,
and the Pecksniffian drivel of Bryan,
who would change the color of the
flag to one of yellow. Both of these
men strut and fret upon the public
stage, the one desiring to command
thousands and the other expressing
the silly desire to enlist as a pri-
vate, when above the age of accept
ance. Hundreds OF better men. the
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

No man in Germany, no matter what
may be his record, is better entitled
to the iron cross than the congress-
men and senators who went on rec
ord as loving Germany better than
the country in which they live. The
kaiser will prove himself the most de-
spicable migrate in history if he does
not send those American allies the
much priced decoration.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

1t is unfortunate for the reputation
of Benedict Arnold that the 90 con.
gressmen and six senator's who voted
against UNFOLDING the honor of this
country did not live during the revo-
luton. Any one of them would have
beaten Arnold to it in selling out his
country, and would have turned the
JOB for even lower price than Arm
ole asked
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

One of the most vicious pro-Ger-
mems in eastern Washington is an in
dividual living in Spokane named SUI
kesdorf. He is an educated barbarian
whose ultra anti-American letters in
the Spokesman Review should cause
his Imprisonment as dangerous
character He is hysterical in his de-
mands that the question of declaring
war be submitted to a referendum, At
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

This country is suffering from war
prices with the first announcement of
war. Wheat is over 50 per bushe! and
meat OF all kinds is higher than it has
been known for years. If prices con-
tinue to go up with the progress of the
war most of us will have to learn to
i've without eating, or confine our o'e
to grass.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

flower of the youth of the country.
cleaner, morally better and equally as
Intelligent as these posers for pub
licity, are enlisting every day to take
their chances in the accursed ruck oi
war, none of whom fish for front page
space in the daily papers.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

the time the kaiser held the destiny
of the world in his single hand, and
could have averted war by a word,
there is no record that Sukesdorf, or
any of his kidney, insisted that the
question of declaring war should be
Submitted to vote of the German
people. But that is just the attitude of
all traitors to the United States. They
believe anything that the kaiser does
is absolutely right; whatever the
president does is absolutely wrong.
And yet the denouncers of the United
States have not the courage to return
to the country that has their sympa-
thy and aid in it's battles. All such
people may and should, change their
place of residence after peace is de-
clared, for they certainly have no
place in free democracy In all prob
ability congress will pass laws pro-
viding for the detention of enemies of
the government at home, confiscate
their property and deport them at the
close Of the war. That would be only
just retribution for disloyalty
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

CUBA, like young bantam, has de-
ciared war against Germany.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

On the first of April year ago bows
went in swimming at the bath house
with ice still in the lake none of the
Youngsters had the courage to tackle
the water this year on that date.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13

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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30
FOR SALE CHEAP.

Two 4 H. P. Boilers. One 12 H. F. Boiler. One 16 H. F. Boiler. Two 6 II. F. Boiler.
 DARLING X DEAN co. GET TEE NEWS fIfGHT. iiE.i !I THE WORKER.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30

Chase of the Nome river road house paid Nome visit yesterday Quite number of anglers are making his hotel a headquarters on their fishing expedition.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30

II. H. Moller will dispose of his grocery business before the clost of navigatioa and intends goin9 outside I.a intends to dispose O his stock by public sale and is mak ing arrangements for tho :an.e, so as te cleaa out every b,t of hh supplies o1 hand before leaving Nome.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30
$. \. SILVER WAVE.

The mail schooner Silver Wave will sail Friday for kotzebue Sound and all way points. For freight or passage apply to the THE ALASKA LIGHTERAGE and
 COMMERCIAL CO.,, Agents.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
 AND TOWN TOPICS
FOR SALE.

Ford tournig car. Apply this office
 
 | Speaking of coal the Secretary | of the Federal Labor Union said | that the $22 rate extended to mem- bers of that organization was mere ly an extension of a company rule to give lower rate to it's em- ployees.
 The LatCuche is expected today. The steamer left Seattle on August 15 but had a stop at Kings Cove which delayed it coming to Nome. The steamer Skagway was expected to arrive yesterday. The Skagway carries a quantity of coal. On Saturday evening at eight clock it is announced that the Territorial Commissioner of Edu- cation, MT. Henderson will give a public talk in the city hall on foot conservation. It is open to the public.
 Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Rooms $2.OO X $500 per week and up. 50 cents ments.
 | Dad James has now placed in cir culation the subscription list to se- cure enough money to decently inter those bodies which are eX posed along the shore bank on the old graveyeard. The cause being a worthy one the subscription list is meeting with favorable results.
 H. H. Moller will dispose of his grocery business before the close of navigation and intends going outside. I.g intends to dispose of his stock by public sale and is mall- ing arrangements for the :an.e, so as to cleaa out every b,t of his supplies Or hand before leaving Nome
 A Cand- arrival when inter viewed or the matter of the Walker lala strike frankly con fessed tha- there was nothing known as ys# All we do Know' said this n.asr lis that those that went in did rot come out and that there mus He something to keep them there .ens certain.
 
 The Euszian gunboat Yakut dis trfbuted quite 9 bit ot radical lite raturc lo4lIy which is issued by the poliuai parties in Russia. On all of these pamphlets is the motto of the Russian revolutiouists "N Borbc Onretsch ri Pravo Swayo', which Ling interpreted means "only by ghting can you win your rights. These pamphlets consist of all kinds Of propaganda and educational articles "How to Straiehteu out the Land Question" The Social Revolution for Land and City Workers" It is strong socialist or I. w. W. direct actionist stuff and it ia interesting to ob serve that the Intornationole and the .Mar-c.llaise are among the two 2 first items on the musical program . 1t is quite unusual 10 observe this 1 sort Of literature circulated by a : government warship and whC e would have thought to sec it on 3 Russian lDat? Its significance i: certainly not to he orer-ratod The n world surely do move, not all of Il;
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30
1appENrERs AND JOINERs.

CARPENTERS AND JOiNERs.
 Local, Union I7Ss. Carpenters ana so,ners of America, meets every Fri- s.v nt Al Orland's shop Front st. Carpenters Headauarter'' Feoer- EI Labor Hall. ct D. m.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30

LOCAL o4O, l. |. NJ. NJ. X 5. w.
 The regular meeting or the Nome caine workers Union, Local NO. g4o. of the W. F. of M.' is heiu every Saturday evening at D. Ill., "' n,ner's Hall. Office hours l p. m' so D. m., ' D. m. to 8 p. m.
 ANDREW BECK. President
 JONH HOEM, Sec.-Treas'
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30

A large load of oil went out to the Julian dredge yesterday.
 J. H. Young left yesterday for Nome river to try his luck with rod and line.
 The Silver Wave left yesterday for St. Michaels and way points with mail and some passengers.
 For the best soc. Dinner in Nome go to the Board of Trade Lunch Counter.
 H. H. Moller had a painful but not very serious accident yesterday when he fell through the trap door leading into Billy Rose cellar.
 The Dobson dredge on Windy creek, off American river, formerly the Welch dredge will be running in full blast in few days.
 John Paul Jones and Miss Hollie Jones will leave either on the Arctic or the Silver Wave on the next trip for Shismaretf.
 Pioneer Igioo Hotel. Rooms soc, and up. Large Reading Room for guests. Mrs. Jno Monohan, Prop.
 Geo K. M'Leod of the Fairhaven company will leave on the Arctic for the Inmachuck just as soon as that boat starts north. The Bernard dredge on Swanson creek in the Port Clarence district has been running for the past four or five days.
 Chase of the Nome river road house paid Nome visit yesterday Quite number Of anglers are making his hotel a headquarters on their fishing expedition.
 We are using Moonlight water i'll the Elite Bath House.
 The Arctic is likely to wait il Nome until the Umatilla arrives II IS intimated that the motor sehoon- CT has got another Chief Engineer the former chiet having quit the ship.
 An effort to secure the release O. Tom Watson at Seward OH WIT. Of habeas corpus failed, according to reports, the court refusing tC grant the order releasing him.
 Harry Phillips the Nome movi, camera expert made trip to tho Yakut yesterday and shot few on the Russian boat, the captain calling a fire drill to effect better picture. Phillips was treated witt every courtesy by crew and officers Take your Lunch and Dinner a the Board of Trade Lunch Counter only 30c.
 Olaf Nelson who arrived on th Silver Ware from Candle will rc turn on the Silver Wave to fu}i an engagement for an Outside cor1 pany which is interested in tn Kobuk.
 The registration office for me of draftabla age is being kept ope
 from now until September ? unt
 9:3O evening in order to give thos who work out of town chance get their names in.
 The DIE herring run lS ho" oi Advicas from down the coast rC port that tho long delayed arriv' of this toothsome fish has bee overcome and shoals are now litel ally crowding the waters off tn coast. The fishermen are all read and will put a large quantity
 salt herring for the Outside mari cts. Furthermore it may be trutl
 fully stated that never were the ia fish fatter or in finer shape an they ought to sell very readil Experts report that in all the worl without exception there is no fin' fish than the Boring Sea herrin
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30
ORGANIZED LABOR.

rNVERN UNION MiNh' MILL X SHELTER WORkEhS' Headquarters 511 Denham buid g.
 Denver. Colorado. ru.a MOWER. ERNEST MILLS, F.. Preaident.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-30
FEDERAL LABOR UNION.

Meets every Monday at S;3O D. m' fin the F. U. U. Hall.
 B. H. ANDERSON, Pres.
 HENS OLSEN, Sec'y.-Treas.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-19
COMMENDS PICKET ARRESTS.
Reader Thinks Propaganda Does
Not Represent Stuff Cause.

Editor The Washington Herald.
The newspaper accounts of the con-
duct Of the "pickets," police, ana
people in the streets in front Of the
White House, during the past week,
are distorted, misleading, and value
less, as record evidence for history
Indeed. their misstatements seem tu
have mislead you in your editorial
comment.
As an eyewitness permit me to state
one fact not yet placed before the
public; one of grave Importance,
namely, that the ''pickets" made no
effort, whatsoever. to resist the re-
moval of the flag by Gottlieb from
the Cameron House. though each and
every one of them fought fercely each
and every attempt at the capture OF
their picket flags and banners.
Every woman In the Cameron House
would have been justified in shooting
Gottlieb to death in his forceful, un-
lawful act of removal of the flag from
their premises. Instead, they did not
raise a finger against 1t. They looked
on and saw II removed without pro-
test, in striking contrast with their
strenuous efforts to save their own
banners, particularly while two were
battling in a balcony with two boys
for possession, third boy seizeo
hold, helped to draw near balustrade,
over which he stepped, swinging clear
and dropped to the ground below
with the banner.
Again, there was no mob. no riot,
ut any time. 1t was simply a good
natured crowd of hundreds, at first,
swelling to thousands, later with
newspaper publicity, of intelligent
looking men and women. looking on,
quietly encouraging by merry shout
and laughter.
As a whole the score or two of
boys. mostly clerks, called yeomen
in the government service. with a
sailor clad man now and then was
in horse play destruction of the
Kaiser Wilson" banners of the
''pickets" in their vaudeville stunts
at the White House gates and around
about. Eventually men were drawn
in and no doubt mob riot and
murder may have followed
These so-called suffragist "pickets"
are to women suffrage organiza tions
what the 1. w. W. are to labor or
ganization, namely. the disorderIy
and criminal element.
The police taking the matter in
hand again was considerate but firm,
and. in all, most praiseworthy.
But. in the future, they should not
let New York, New Jeresy, or any
other Influence interfere with, their
loyalty and duty TO local law and
order.
The press and people will back ana
VindiCate them.
ANDREW JORDAN GREEN.
The Cecil. Washington. D. c.