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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-06

sent to Camp Tyler, Kentucky, for
training, but as the weather became
excessively hot down south the boys
were sent back to Camp Lewis to save
them from burning to death before
they got to France. La Vale, who
will be remembered as quite a young
lad when here less than year ago,
took to soldering like duck takes
to water. DR.. Lewis says the lad was
happy in the service and anxious to
get across to do his bit That he is
an apt scholar in the school of the
soldier is proved by the fact that al
ready he has been selected as an ar
tillery instructor at Camp Lewis.
Bully boy.
J. B. Bache, who has had charge
of the Oroville Pharmacy for J. F.
Samson for the past two years, left
Monday for Wenatchee to look after
his apple orchard, and it is with sim
cere regret we learn that he may not
return to resume his position. Mr.
Bache is an experienced, careful and
reliable pharmacist. and aside from
his ability as a drug mixer he is q
most likeable gentleman. During his
residence here he took an active inter
est in civic affairs and was largely
instrumental in bringing the loca'
band up to the high state of efficiency
| it reached. Mr.. Bache owns a large
orchard at Wenatchee that is just
coming into bearing, which his wife
has looked after, but now that the
trees have commenced yielding heav'
| lily it was imperative that he should
be at home to save the crop. AnC
the crop is some item as Mr. Bachc
will harvest over 5000 boxes of apples
this year, and apples are selling il
the neighborhood of 81 per box.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-06
IN JUSTICE COURT
James Ferguson. Justice.

James Ferguson, Justice.
The State of Washington, County OF
Okanogan, IS:
To Charles F. Sigrist defendant.
In the name of the State of Washing
ton, you are hereby notified that III. w.
Bragg, has filed complaint against you
in said court which will come on to be
heard at my office in Oroville Precinct.
Okanogan County State of Washington,
on the 21st day of September, 1918, at the
hour of one O'clock. in the afternoon Of
said day, and unless you appear. and
then and there answer said complaint.
the same VIII be taken as confessed, and
the demand of the plaintiff granted
The object and demand of said COM
plant is to recover from you the sum
of ninety-nine and 99-100 dollars for
merchandise sold and delivered to you
at your special instance and request and
for money loaned to you at your special
instance and request
JAMES FERGUSON.
Justice of the Peace.
Complaint filled August 18th, 1913
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-06
A hoarder Is a man VINO IS more IN
terested in getting his bite than IN CIV
ing his bit.

Last week C. c. Hedger, resident
manager of the Okanogan valley
Power plant, completed an entirely
new line from the plant to Night
hawk for carrying power to the varl-
ous mines in that neighborhood that
oro reouiring power. 1t was quite a
heavy undertaking, as the pole line
crosses much rough ground, and II
was very difficult to handle poles and
wire where vehicles could not De
used. Nevertheless, the work mas
been finished, the wires stretched and
the Juice is being delivered.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-06
n cereals and cereal products re-
ed to terms Of cereal bushels our
pments to Allied destinations have
n:
cal year 1861. 259, 900, 900 bushels
cal year 1918. .34O, 500, 900 bushels
Increase ......... SO,9O,OOO bushels
" these cereals our shipments of
prime breadstuffs in the fiscal year
$4,000, 900 bushels

Increase ......... SO,9OO,OOO bushels
or these cereals our shipments of
the prime breadstuffs in the fiscal year
1917-1S to Allied destinations were !:
Wheat 131,0OO,OO0 bushels and of rye
13,9OO 900 bushels, total Of 144,90O,-
600 bushels
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1867 were:
Wheat 135.10O000 bushels and rye
100000 bushels, total of 1877 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 ,OOO,-
900 bushels, or a total Of 154,900,OOO
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In ad-
dition to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
"Thls accomplishment Of our people
In this matter stands out even more
clearly If we bear in mind that we had
available in the fiscal year 1851
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200 900, 600 bushels Of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf,' Mr..
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 our 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
nv the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort Of our agri-
cultural population in planting much
Increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there a very large failure in wheat,
hut also the corn failed to mature prop
erly, and our corn is our dominant crop.
81 am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, that all the
millions of our people, agricultural as
well as urban, who have contributed
TO these results should feel very
definite satisfaction that In year OF
universal food shortages in the north
ern hemisphere all of those people
ioined together against Germany have
come through into sight Of the coming
harvest not only with wealth ana
strength fully maintained but with
only temporary periods Of hardship
ut is difficult to distinguish between
various sections of our people-the
homes. public eating places, food
trades, urban or agricultural popuia'
tions-in assessing credit for these re-
suits, but no one will deny the doml'
nant part of the American women
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-06
ATTEN TI0f'

All interested in -
purchase of hay TO
feeding purposes .
requested to call at J.
First National Bank 81
once. This is entirely
for your own protection
and you should respond
Immediately.
We want to assist you.
The First National Bank
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-09-06
our SAVED FOOD
FED The ALLIES
ROOD Administrator Writes Presi.
dent America Conserved 141,.
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
meat and Fat Shipments Increased BY
s44, 100000 Pounds.

conservation measures applied BY
one american people enabled the Unit
Ell states to ship to the Allied peoples
ana TO our own forces overseas al.
ooo,oOO bushels of wheat and S44.6OO-
VoV pounds OF meat during the past
year, valued In all at $1,4OO, DOC. 900
Ihls was accomplished In the face of a
serious food shortage in this country.
Despeaking the wholeheartedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad
rood Administrator Hoover, In a LET.
ter to President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met. The voluntary
conservation program fostered by the
rood Administration enabled the piling
up OF the millions Of bushels of wheat
during 1917-1S and the shipment OF
meat during 19l7-18.
The total value Of all food ship
ments to Allied destinations amounted
to u, OO,0OO,OOO, 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 80, 1918
The shipments Of meats and fats
(ncluding meat products, dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, etc., to Allied des-
tinations were as follows:
Fiscal year 1851. 2, 160, 500 900 lbs,
Fiscal year l0l7-1S. ..3,011 100 900 lbs.
-
Increase ........... S44 ,60O,OOO lbs.
Our slaughterable 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 1,266, 100000 pounds
in the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average Of
SO1 100000 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 year 1867. $50 10000 bushels
Fiscal year 1917-1S. .34O, 100000 bushels
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25
RAIDS
HUNS FAILURE
German Fliers too Busy
Protecting Home
Borders.

London. England-There have been
no successful air raids on London
for four months-since May 20. And
this is why:
The German airmen have been too
busy at home!
Since the inauguration, early this
year. of the allies vigorous aerial
offensive, the Kaiser has needed
every German fiier and every Ger
man machine for defense.
TT is the old truth OF war demon
strated again: that 'offense is the
best Defense" said a high official
in the air ministry.
From June l to October 1. 1911.
the German airplanes raided Britain
sixteen times, slaughtered 440 per-
sons and wounded lilo persons.
They did little military damage.
The Allies Record.
Since the first Of June this year,
the Germans haven't done anything
to British by air But.
In the last three months the Indc-
pendent Air Force alone has made
230 separate raids on German mill
tary objectives and has done i'm
mense military damage. The l. A. F.
works independently from the air
forces attached TO the army and
navy. doing bombing almost exclu-
sively.
Also in the last three months In
the British aerial offensive along the
coast one Zebruggee has been raided
seventy-two times: Brnges sixty
three times; Ostend sixty-four times.
A total of 1879 raids on three import
ant coastal bases alone-and many
other works have been attacked-in
addition to the 800 raids of the 1.
A. F..
Those figures include only a part
Of the British operations, and none
OF the French and American bomb
| ings
One of the outstanding features of
the war is the sudden leap of the al
lies In 1913 TO marked aerial supe-
riority. In reconnaissance and battle
work the allied air forces are like
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25
CITIZENS FAVOR
new FAREPLAN
Association Proposes Uni
vefsal Transfer as Com
promise Measure.

The North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association went on record
last night as favoring a straight o.
cent fare on the lines of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. The association proposes, how
ever. as a compromise mea sure that
the company adopt the universal
transfer system.
The question was discussed thor
oughly by the association before a
committee Of three members was ap-
pointed to, represent it at the open
hearing of the Public Utilities Com
mission on the increase in tariff pc
tition. The committee appointed con-
sists OF E. +. Foulke. chairman: w.
E. Henderson and C. A. Borman.
The committee was instructed TO
support the request of the company
IL the foregoing provisions were
made. The committee is also to rec
ommend that instead OF abolishing
the present system of selling tickets
this policy should be continued with
the substitution of five tickets for a
quarter in place of the six now being
sold. It was pointed out that this
would be great convenience to the
riding public.
|, Touching tributes to the memory Of
the late Senator Gallinger. of New
Hampshire, were paid by members of
the association. The Senator's kind
ness toward the association as a body
and toward the members individually
were recalled. During the time he
served in Congress the late Senator
gave freely of his time and energy
in aiding the association in bettering
the conditions in the community.
. The association also announced Its
intention to follow nm Its fight to Sc
cure teachers pension and a basic
salary for teachers of 1900. Some
time ago a resolution was adopted
calling for the. increase, but no ac-
ton has been forthcoming and the
association. wishing to refresh the
minds of those in authority, and feel
ing the need of retaining the serv-
ices Of the more efficient teachers
who were leaving in order to secure
higher pay. passed another resolution
demanding action.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25
COLORED MAN ADMITS
KILLING BARTENDER
Confesses to Crime Committed in
Local Near Beer Saloon.

Lewis william Mckinley Clifton.
colored. 20 years of age, of 1343
East Capitol street was arrested
yesterday and charged with the
murder Of George Binns. white, a
bartender. % years of age, OF 1926
NJ street northwest.
Clifton confessed his crime after
he was put through a rigid cross
examination by Detectives O'Brien.
Scrivener and Sweeney and Precinct
Detective c. P. Cox Of No. Precinct.
tBfnns was killed by revolver shot
in a near-beer saloon near his home
on September IS.
There seems to be no direct
evidence that Clifton actually shot
! at Binns. From what could be
learned OF the case last night. It
appears Clifton. together with Ed
ward Plummer and Milton Jackson.
colored. both of Bethesda, went into
4 the saloon to get some near-beer.
Several white men were in the place
| drinking whisky. it was stated, and
picked a fight with Clifton, who
fred. the bullet hitting Binns. who
was standing behind the bar. Plum
mer and jackson are being held to
await an investigation.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25
ACIDS IN STOMACH
CAUSE INDIGESTION
Create Gas. Sourness and Pain.
How to Treat.

Medical authorities state that
nearly nlne-tenths OF the cases OF
stomach trouble. indigestion. sour
ness, burning, gas. bloatinE nausea.
etc, are due 10 an excess OF HYDRO
chloric acid in the stomach and not
as some believe to a lack OF digeStfv,.
juices The delicate stomach lining
is irritated, digestion is delayed and
food sours, causing the disaEreea bic
symptoms which every stomach suf-
ferer knows so well.
Artificial digestents are not needed
in such cases and may do real harm
Try laying aside all digestive aids
and insteadsget from any druggist
few ounces OF Bisurated MaEnesia
and take a teaspoonful in a quarter
glass Of water right after eating.
This sweetens the stomach, prevents
the formation OF excess acid and
there IS no sourness, gas or pain.
Bisurated Msgnesia Gin powder or
tablet form-never liquid or milk Is
harmless to the stomach, ineNpen-
sive to take and is the most efficient
form of maEnesia for stomach pur-
poses. 1t is used by thousands OF
people who enjoy their meals with
no more fear OF indigestion.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25
WOMEN WILL
REPLACE MEN
Man Power in All Nones-
sential Industries
Must Go.

The women of America are 10 be
called upon by the government to
hlI the places left vacant by men
in nonessentisI industries.
Lists are being prepared by the
various community labor boards
throughout the country Of in
dustries where men may be replace
ed by women. These lists are short
ly TO be published. and employers
in such industries will be asked TO
release men employees and substi-
tute women.
1t is expected that such employ
ers will voluntarily agree 20 the
labor boards suggestions. but in
cases where they refuse 10 comply
the United States Employment Sery-
ice will take steps to force them.
In recent leafet published BY
the Department OF Labor it was
suggested that women could MI
positions such as the following:
Clerical and cashier service, ac-
counting in manufacturing. mer-
camille and financial esta ablishments.
and in the ofices OF transportation
companies and other public utilities:
sales clerks and foorwaIkers in
cluding those in department ana
speciality stores.
War Work Lays.
The movement is expected 10 com
pletely eliminate manpower in non
essential industries. The Federal
Labor Board in a recent statement
pointed out the fact that at pres
ent the lack OF maupower in war
Industries was seriously hamperIng
the war program.
IF we can have shells enough in
France next year. we can blast a
path TO Berlin" the Director Cen
eral Of Employment Service ~
clared in a recent letter Of instruc-
ton sent to the various boards. To
the extent that we fall behind in
the supply OF material we shall
have to make up the deficit from
! the living bodies OF our young
men"
In the letter TO the community
boards it is stated that the pro-
gram planned by the War Depart
ment appears 20 be reckless Of the
/ fact that there is Ia Dor shortage. ''
But, in fact, the department is
relying on the will OF the American
/ people TO drop everything else and
see 70 II that the war program goes
1 through"
In order 20 safeguard the health
or the women, the Employment Ser
vice has issued instructions adding
two women TO the number Of en-
ployes on each community board.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25
TRADING in RUSSIAN
RUBLE NETS FORTUNE
"Get-Rich-Quick" Scheme Discov-
cred in Japan.

ereo IN Japan.
Stockholm, Sweden.-While Rus
sia fights its revolts and Russian
money values are precarious
quantity, one Russian who lived in
Japan is making a fortune out OF
the ebb and flow in the value OF the
Russian ruble. the standard coin.
He has built up a ruble buying
and selling organization that is
said 10 bring him an income OF a
million rubles a month, a sum equal
in normal times to $500, 600 Here's
how this remarkable financial gem
ius works.
The value Of the ruble differs in
various cities. For instance, it
may be high at Harbin when il is
cheap at Vladivostok or Shanghai,
and vice versa. The essential fact
is that Il is never the same in any
Chinese, japanese or Russian city.
By means OF his organization this
shrewd Russian continually buys
in a cheap market and sells in a
dear one. His system is so simple
that il is wonder II is confined to
him. 1t requires an immense initial
capital, however. and a perfect
knowledge OF exchange rates.
So. while Russian business men
are wondering whether they ought
to keep their capital in rubles or
exchange il for Chinese yen. this
man goes on plaCidly eccUmUlating
fortune. The allied expedition 10
| siberia may put a crimp in his op-
] Grafton, however.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25
FIGHTS
OPIUM DENS

London. England.-The British au-
thorities are taking firm steps to
stamp out opium dens which send out
women "touts" to lure men TO them.
The chief difficulty is weakness
OF law and the cunning with which
the smuggled drug is concealed.
The women "touts" generally get
men to the dens on promises OF Sc
curing drinks for them after the
$50 closing hours.
This promise is also employed to
get patrons for the dawn dances"
conducted in the fashionable west
End. Authorities are also on the
trail of these dances. which fire.
quently last until 5 a. m.
Because of light restrictions" Z"
the halls where these dances are
held are dimly Illuminated by oil
lamps and candles.
The Empire News. which conduct
ed an investigation of the opium
dens recently. says:
Women Hnrpies.
The dope houses Of the West
End are fitted with a cheap finery
and are touted for by women har-
pies who introduce their victims to
dangerous vices when the men are
under the influence OF liquor.
"Once there, the men is kept in a
muddled condition with drink and
drugs until he finally wakes up tot
find his money gone. a score of
people are produced to insist that
he spent it legitimately. The spirn
of siventure carries soldiers into
these places and a sense OF shame
generally prevents them from COM
planning.
THE authorities are concentrat-
ing their efforts toward checking
the vice upon the prevention of
opium smuggling. As the law
stands at present, the task of
stamping out the opium den is !
rather hopeless one"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25

with a division detached from east OF
the Jordan. provided west of the Jor-
dan a strength OF about 1900 rifles
and ! 600 sabers; an erroneous impress
sion appears to have been caused by
an announcement OF the approximate
Turkish rifle strength as representing
the total strength OF the Turkish
force.
East Of the Jordan was the Fourth
Army under Kuchuk Jemal Pasha
comprising the Second and Eighth
army corps and the Forty-eighth COM
posite and the Sixty-second division
with a strength of about 5000 rifles
and ] 800 sabers. with a propOrtiOnate
number OF guns; the Twenty-fourth
division from this army was attached
to the troops west OF the Jordan
Were 100000 Turks.
'In reserve TO the above three
armies was part Of division recent
ly arrived from the Caucasus and
some depot troops.
1T will thus be seen that Gen.
Alenby has been dealing with a
group of armies representing
strength OF about 1000 men Cabout
5000 rifles.
The Arabs acting in close CO.
operation with Gen. Allenby have
already severed the communications
OF this army with the North both
above and below Deraa. The mas
terly conception of Gen. AIlenby s
plan will thus be realized, and there
is fair promise that its execution
will tend to outbid the conception.
The Turks have a long account OF
selfshness and neglect against the
Germans, disasters in 1912 and 1918.
abortive and disastrous offensives
at Sarikamiss and against the Suez
Canal at the beginning of the war.
the waste OF their man power in
the Dardanelles; the full effect OF
the DardanelIes campaign has not
been correctly appreciated by the
world.
The loss OF Basra. Bagdad, Mecca
and Jerusalem. the almost >inevit-
able loss of Medina. the Turkish
lives sacrificed in order to provide
the German exploitation OF Ru-
mania, and the isolation Of their
Arabian garrisons must also pro
vide bitter memories.
Proud of Indians.
ut is source OF the greatest salts
faction to the British empire that her
Indian representatives have had 4
large share in. this iar-reaching vic
tory.
The striking power and maneuver-
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25

ing capacity which they have de-
veloped under the able leadership OF
their commander cannot be clsssed as
other than remarkable when the diff
culties OF the terrain are considered
In conclusion, il may be. source Of
satisfaction to Berlin, but can scarce
ly be so 10 the Turkish people, that
under the dctation OF Falkenheim
and Liman Won Sanders Palestine
alone has presented the British with
fully 5000 prisoners OF war from the
depleted ranks OF the Turkish army
within the. last twelve months"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25

wise daily demonstrating their ever
increasing superiority.
Allies On Offensive.
June, July. August and Septom-
ber have furnished many clear
nights, ideal for night-bombing, but
no Germans have appeared.
Safs the Air Ministry:
They may have refrained from
coming because they are afraid OF
our night scouts and our barrage
or because they are afraid that air
raids on Rhine towns would be
made more frequent. Or because
their airdomeS have been torn up.
their hangers destroyed and their
giant planes burned. 1t may be be-
cause so many of their bombing
machines have been shot down in
France. or because they are being
used on the battle line.
But all OF these causes come un-
der the one heading of the allied
offensive
The Germans are making every
effort to speed up plane production
and training OF fiiers. But this
speed-up can never overcome the
allied superiority.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-25
Fate Saves Aviator.

LondOn.-LlOyd \. Hamilton Of
Vermont. American aviator on the
northern end of the line in France.
lis still alive by one of the wars
Thousands Of freaks. Hamilton was
lcalled upon recently to lead tho
7suuadron Of which he is a member;
1.-The leader was i'll. He took his
Splacc at the point" and on the trip
tnto Germany the man who took his
Yplace in the formation was shot
down.