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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

ing, but the once victorious Huns are
compelled to give ground to the SUI
perior fighting qualities of their OPP
ponents. The machine that was fifty
years in the making is being shattered
by men who but short time ago
were following peaceful vocations.
Upward of 100000 prisoners have
been captured during the past week,
by the allies. while the Germans have
suffered an enormous loss in killed
and wounded. Naturally the losses
of the allies have been severe, being
the attacking party, but nothing to
compare with those of the enemy. If
the present offensive can be main
tanned for few weeks either the war
will be at an end or the Germans will
be at bay upon their own soil, with
the end only question of time.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

Conconully was the first town in the
county to subscribe its full quota of
Liberty Loan Bonds, $500. Pateros
covered its quota Of s10,500.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

The ownership of Liberty Loan
bonds and War Saving Stamps is evil
dence that ssur heart is with Uncle
Sam in this great war for freedom
In the future your loyalty will be sized
up by what you did in helping win the
war. The man who did nothing when
he had the chance, or the man who did
little when able to do much. will be
looked upon with contempt after the
war by all honorable men. Don't bear
that stigma through life. Take ad.
vantage of the chance today and sign
up for a lot of bonds.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

The kaiser is a funny old crab. He
Is putting up mournful protest
against the use by Americans of the
shot gun in trench warfare and at
the same time encouraging his own
people to sink passenger ships carry
ing non-combatants, women and chill
dren, also hospital ships, bombing
cities and towns, maltreating women
and children and crucifying prisoners
If the allies we're one thousandeth
part as brutal as the Germans the
kaiser might have ground for protest
The Spanish influenza, an agra
waited species of the la grippe, has
spread to an alarming extent through
the country, and especially among the
army training camps. There are thou
sands of cases and more soldiers are
dying from the disease than would
be killed in large battle.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

Secretary Baker happened to be in
France and on the St. Mihiel front at
the time Of the big American drive,
when Pershing's men cleaned out that
menacing salient. When the German
prisoners came streaming back, &C.
cording to press dispatches. Secretary
Baker interviewed many of them and
ascertaining their condition ordered
that they be clothed, supplied with
substantial food and each prisoner
given a blanket. To many readers it
looks as though Secretary Baker had
been entirely too generous to those
Germans in the face of the treatment
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04
Serial No. O13SS6.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. ~ August
office at Waterville, washington
Notice 5t1S is hereby given that TO wso' o.
Collier. of oroviile. washington, a w,S en-.
February ., 1915, made Dese,Ns wv Ts"Is Es
try, serial No. O1SSS6. for !, MA paange II
Section Is. Township 80 north. f sded 10.
East Willamette Meridian s maj nroof 70
tice of intention to make n,'s above ys De.
establish claim to the lana r unltsi
scribed. before John X ru IaJifIl wash
States Commissioners at O oo,onsr. 1915
sore aen! SIM mia Hankn, Otto RhsnTMs Wash 3d.
Andrew Carlson. all of crowns
ington. r>, SPEAR
Register.
First publication, Sept. D. Iva"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04
Hotel de Grub.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF
OkANOGAN

, In the Matter of the Estate of Frank
Bartell, Sr.. Deceased. No. SOC. in
Probate
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed. Emma Bartel executrix OF the
estate of Frank Bartell, Sr., deceased,
to the creditors OF, and all persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased to ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouchers,
within six months after the first publi-
cation Of this notice. to-wit: within six
months after the goth day of September,
1918. to said executrix at the Office OF
J. NJ. Adams. in Oroville, Okanogan
County, Washington.
EMMA BARTELL, Executrix
Dated September goth. 1918
]. NJ. Adams, attorney for the execu-
trix, Emma Bartell. Oroville Washington.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

:, slight error crept into an item pub
ished last week reporting the raising of
I ruilos Tor the salvation Army. Credit
was given to the Red Cross for RAISING
the money apportioned to Oroville Thai
credit was due the Three Minute Women
ana II took them about three minutes
TO raise Orovilles quota some s45
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

How are you going to look the sol.
der boys in the face upon their re-
turn If you have not backed them
when they were in danger with your
financial aid? Get behind the boys
by getting behind the Liberty Loan
bonds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
SEAMEN'S ACT
IN HIGH COURT
Partly Affirms Decisions In Lower
Courts, Knocking Out Sew
eral Very Important
Provisions.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON. Dec. %. = The
supreme court today partly affirmed
decisions of the lower courts knock
ing out important provisions Of the
La Toilette seamen's act.
The law, which was passed for
protection of seamen, provided that
a sailor could demand half his
wages at any American port and If
it were refused he could libel the
vessel.
Action of the court today clearly
restricts the privilege to Americans
Advances to seamen were prohib
tied and it was made unlawful to
give compensation to a third party
for finding employment for a sailor
All these provisions were applied
10 foreign vessels touching American
ports, as well as vessels of Amerf
can registry.
The attack on the law was brought
to the supreme court in four sepa
rate suits in which the government
interviewed on behalf of sailors who
had been denied redress in lower
courts on the grounds that the mas
ter of a foreign vessel could not be
forced to pay half a sailors wages
on demand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
MRS. AMY HEATON
FUNERAL TODAY
She Died in Davenport, and Formerly
Lived in keokuk Where She
Had Many Friends Who
Mourn Her coss.

The funeral service for MRS. Amy
Heaton, who died in Davenport Satur-
day, was held this afternoon from the
undertaking parlors of ]. j. Crimmins
& Son with burial at Oakland Gene
terry The services were conducted
by Rev. Huell Warren of the First
Christian church.
Mrs. Heaton formerly lived in Keo-
kuk and has many friends here.
She was the wife of Artie
H. Heaton, formerly Of Keokuk. She
is survived by her husband and a
young son, sister, Mrs. Eta Humph-
rey Of 1912 Park street, Keol1uk; two
half sisters, Mrs. William H. johnston
of Canton, Mo-, and Mrs. Charles Nor
ton Of Denver, Colo, and also half
brother, D. Frank Clark of Custer.
Mont.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
GOOD WOMAN OF
DONNELLSON
Mrs. William n. Hancock was Born
at Charleston Seventy Years
Ago and Lived at DonneII-
son Long.

Mrs. William H. Hancock, who
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Myrtle Battice, in Chicago, last
Thursday, was born and lived most
of her life in Lee county, and her
funeral was largely attended yester
day afternoon.
The services were held in the
Meth odist church at Donnellson, with
the pastor, Rev. W. E. Buell. officiat-
! ing. Burial was in the Donnellson
cemetery.
Mrs. Hancock was Miss Greta Anna
Hamilton, and she was the daughter
| of the late William and Martha Ham
ilton. She was born at Charleston,
October 6, 184S. She lived there dur
ing all her youth and until her mar
riage in 1872. Since then she lived
in Donnellson.
She is survived by her husband
and five children. Clyde G.. Hancock
of Keokuk, is her son. The daugh-
tiers are Mrs. Effie Wagner of Mont
rose, Mrs. Battice of Chicago, and
Mrs. Maud Casper of Donnellson
One child, Edwin Ross Hancock, died
at the age of four years. Her
brother, Charles Hamilton, lives at
Guthrie, Okla, and a sister is Mrs
A. J. Apologize of Old Monroe, Mo-
Mrs. Hancock had been a member
| of the Methodist church in Donnell-
son for fifteen years, and for over
forty years had been identified with
affairs in that town. She was hard
working and kindly devoted to her
! family.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Iowa in FIfth District.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.
\ WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The
United States has been divided into
| eight districts for convenience in re
turning casuals. The states are di
q yided as follows:
District No. /, New England and
New York.
District No. 2, Pennsylvania, Della
ware. Maryland. West Virginia, North
Carolina, New Jersey and Virginia.
Il District No. 3, Ohio. Indiana, Hi
|nois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ken
ftucky.
District No. 4, South Carolina
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennes
|iee and Mississippi.
II District No. 5, Minnesota, Kansas
plowa. Nebraska and Missouri.
District No. 6, Oklahoma, Arkan
as Louisiana and Texas.
District No. Z, North and South
Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho
Washington and Oregon.
District No. 8, California, Nevada
Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New
Mexico.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
E,.., Rules Of Food Administration
governing Margin Of Profit
by Dealers are Pro
muIgated.
~, DEALERS NOTIFIED
s.,mer Also Protected by Putting Out
Of Business Buyer Of Cream
Who Paid Too Low
Price for It.

The Iowa food administration be-
lives that it has taken action to help
f@e consumer OF butter, the price OF
|.hch has scared steadily until 1t is
|ysry high indeed.
This action is a new rule govern
M margin OF profit allowed makers
mi dealers in butter, all Of whom are
|ucensed.
Ali concerned, to whom the new rule
krlies, have been notified of 1t, and
m not receiving the changes in the
kdce margin regulations may get them
4 once for asking for them
they go into effect at once. BY them
Ne consumer is guaranteed that no
pfiteering shall occur. At the same
line the farmer producing cream is
detected by regulation which put
1t Of business some buyers, who had
isited outlying districts and bought
Feam below the market price, or at
asst will stop this practice.
Food Administrator Deems believes
HAT the new rules will stimulate pro
Euction and thus in another way lower
The price of butter.
Keokuk housewives devoutly Lope
hat they will accom- pIish som ething in
hat direction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
CHRISTMAS
WITH SOLDIERS
Great Preparations Being Made 20
Make Great Day One of Joy
and Feastino "Over
There"
lBy Fred S. Ferguson. United Press

| [By Fred s.. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Dec. 23.-For most of the
Idoughboys, this will be their nrsl
Christmas in Europe. 1t can now be
stated there were only two American
divisions in the training area last
Christmas.
All auxiliary organizations of the
army consequently are meeting the
first real test of their ability to spread
good cheer.
Thousands of packages mailed from
America reached France during the
past week and were hurried to the
| front. The Y. M. G. A. has forward
ed 100000 packages OF cigarettes and
like quantity of gum, which will be
distributed from Belgium to Lorraine
and as far as the Rhine brtdSeheads.
In addition, fourteen carloads OF gifts
have reached the army region, includ-
ing more than 300,0UO individual pres
ents from home and more than 1900
boxes Of Christmas tree decorations.
The knights of Columbus have made
special arrangements to provide
Christmas entertainments. Every Sal
walton army hut is working overtime
preparing pies, doughnuts and other
edibles that appeals to the doughboys.
Every sick and wounded man in the
hospitals will receive gifts from the
| Red Cross. Their cots will be filled
with candy, nuts, fruits and smokes.
Special entertainments will be given
in all the hospitals. A reception and
dance Will be held for officers and men
at Red Cross headquarters in Paris.
| Besides caring for the men in L1or-
raine and Germany, the widely scat
| tered American units will be remem-
| bered. A battalion of the 339th in
fantry (Minnesota), the 31Oth engin-
GERS and a hospital company are in
Russia. They landed on the Thurman
coast In August. The first battalion
of the 332nd infantry (Ohio) is near
Cattaro, Italy. The Second battalion
| is near hume, and the Third battal-
Ion is near Treviso.
| Christmas cheer will enter thou
sands of French homes in the pro-
/ vinces, through the Red Cross. 1t Is
| in the smallest villages. stripped OF
i their men, where houses are partially
destroyed and streets are ankle deep
| in mud that the woe stands out naked
lily More than six thousand children
| in the regions from scissors to Cha
iteau-Thierry will have their stockings
| filled with toys, candies. muflers and
mittens. Huge Christmas trees will
be raised in scissors and other cen
tiers. The Red Cross will also deco
rate more than 5000 American graves
while French women and children will
re-decorate graves near their homes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
No SCHOOLS
THIS WEEK
This is the Only Vacation for the Pu-
pills Of the Public Schools Dur
ing the Entire
Year.

\ There was no school this morning,
|Nl the public schools being closed for
[Ehe Christmas vacation which will be
|hly this week.
4 The public schools will open Mon
Eay. December 80 and stay open the
Rest of the year.
| There will be no shring vacation.
hnd the holiday vacation is shortened.
School will run on continually from
hext Monday to the end Of the school
year. June 49,
/ All this is due to the schools being
closed in October for several weeks.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
DaiJy Stock Letter,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today says:
Today's market was dull and de-
void of general feature or trend. The
many absentees and the lack OF con-
structive weekend developments, to-
gether with a pre-holiday spirit, com
bined in the direction OF restricted
volume and lethargic movements.
Shipping, oil and tobacco stocks at
times gave an appearance or
strength, but there was little impe-
tus or incentive TO do business
The weakness in rails was the
only fresh feature in the late trad
ing. Lehigh Valley lost more than
two points. The declines were due
to the thin character of the market
rather than to a large amount of
selling pressure Lack of activity or
definite trend was especially pro
nounced during the last hour.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
BAKER COMPANY
MILL DUST FIRE
Mixer Isnites and Bad Fire Is Pre-
vented by Prompt Applica-
ton of Water From
House Hose.

Electrically or otherwise, mill
dust fire occurred in the mixer In
one of the buildings of the S. F. Baker
and Company plant this forenoon.
The mixer is used in the manufac-
ture of stock medicine, and is a
large affair containing many canvas
tubes.
The fire was promptly extinguish-
ed by employees of the firm with hose
provided inside the house. before the
fire department got there on the
alarm turned in. The mixer was de-
stroyed. but extension of the fire to
the building was prevented
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Chinese Crew Mutinied.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Dec. 80.
After mutinying and overpowering
their officers, twenty-five Chinese
members of the crew of the steamer
Arbien. in port here, reached shore
this morning. They were soon
rounded up by the police and in1Ini-
grafton officers.
In the fight aboard ship George
Geisler. chief engineer, and F. Hest
berg. chief officer, were stabbed, bit
ten and beaten.
The mutiny followed the refusal of
the ships officers to allow the crew
to go ashore because of the immi-
grafton laws.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Good Policy.

New York World: The war de-
partment has decided that all dis
charged soldiers may permanently
retain the uniforms and overcoats
they wear when mustered out That
was good policy in 1865 and is good
policy now. There will be occasions
when the public will want to see
these uniforms again and the men
who wore them in their country's de-
Tense may be counted on to hold them
precious.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Street Car Strike Ended.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service
\ OTTUMWA, Iowa, Dec. Bot
.itumwa's street. car strike is ended.
IA resolution was adopted by the city
council today. granting the car com
apany the right to charge six-cent
fare until after peace has been
|aftually declared, at which time the
Ifv-cent fare will be resumed. The
Icrews will now get an increase in
wages.
No car service has been afforded
|Ottumwa since last Saturday at nine
Ia. m.
Mayor Leeny has threatened to
begin Injunction proceedings against
the granting of increased fare to the
operating company.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Government confesses Error.

rJrnited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The gov
eminent today confessed error in the
conviction of Conrad Kornmann, OF
stony Falls. S. D., under the espion-
ape act and in the supreme court to-
dav asked that the decision OF lower
courts be reversed.
Korumann was fined S1255, largely
on letter he wrote to F. w. Sallet of
Aberdeen. S. D., on July 1, 1917, in
which a rattle Of a picture Of the crew
NJ submarine was suggested
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
One Hundred Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-By a vote
of "a to 20 the senate late today adopt
ed an amendment to the revenue bill,
introduced by Senator Thomas, Colo
RADIO, levying a tax OF one hundred per
cent on all campaign contributions in
excess of $500.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23

Christmas in years. State agents
today began cooperating with police
authorities to GUST the bootleggers
from Des Moines.
The sudden activity is due to word
from Camp Dodge that soldiers
would be prevented from coming to
the city unless the booze and paint
ed ladies" were given the gate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Tr,nennH ON Mav

UNITED Press Leased WIRE Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The trans
mort Rinfdam has sailed from France
with 3,022 officers and men, the wal
department announced today. She vii
probably dock at Newport News about
January L xs..x
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
General Rhodes iured.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Dec. 23.-General Rhodes,
head Of the American armistice CON-
mission. was severely injured in an
airplane accident on the outskirts of
Paris today. His pilot was killed.
Rhodes was flying from Treves to
Paris in an airplane piloted by Lieu
tenant Giltirr, according to LIE Journal
The machine collapsed jdst as II reach
ed the edge of the city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Money
call, 5h percent.
Six months, 59l percent
Mercantile paper, 51a percent.
Bar silver London, 4S 7-16d.
Bar silver New York, S1.01 Is.
Demand sterling, $4.T5.82k.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Danish Ship Lost.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.J
BOSTON, Dec. 23.-The loss OF the
Danish Scotia Queen off Cape Halter
fs December 10, became known today,
when the tank ship Gulfland, of the
fGulf Refining company arrived here.
She had on board Captain +. j. Rich
Rrds and the crew Of the schooner
who were rescued after clinging to
he rigging OF their vessel for eight
ZEN hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Titles THROUGH Life.

UNITED Press Leased Wire SerVice.1
WASHINGTON Dec. %. = Secre-
tary of War Baker has recommended
to congress that Generals Pershing,
March and Bliss and Lieutenant Gen
erals Liggett and Billiard retain their
present ranks through life in recog-
milton Of meritorious service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Ran on Punch Boards.

TJTnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 2S.-Iowa
merchants who stocked up on candy
expecting a heavy play through the
punch boards, are stuck An or
der by Attorney General H. M. Hav.
ner today put the ban against all
punch boards and dice games in
cigar stores and other business
places
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
Waqners Widow Dead.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 23-Tasima
Wagner, widow OF Richard Wagner,
German composer, Is dead. according
to a dispatch from Beyreuth today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
, TAKE OUT MEMBERSHIP I
) CARDS ON ANY EVENING 4

, Headquarters Of the Red
, Cross membership campaign,
, the object Of which is to enroll 4
, every person in Keokuk as
, member Of the Red Cross, will
= be open every evening this
. week from to o'clock. 4
. The daytime hours there are
, from 8 to S o'clock.
, The place is 62S Main street.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
r--------------------
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our neighbors
Id friends for their kindness during
! g Illness and death of wife and
&by, also for the beautiful floral
3erings.
ID. w. LAISLE AND CHILDREN.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
|eoop NEWS FOR THE LADIES

IGOoD NEWS FOR THE LADIES.
Big shipment expected new Phoe.
blk silk hosiery, silk underwear, pet
|dcoats and kimonos, gloves, waists,
silk corset covers, novelties, furs,
DOLLS, etc, and special ready to wear
BALES entire first and second floor.
bowitz. The great gift shop for men,
women and children. LOWITZ. A
merry Christmas to all.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-23
VERY Dry Christmas.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 23.-Des
Moines is going to spend It's dryest