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FIRE DESTROYS BIG
 OIL WAREHOUSES;

AMARILLO, Tex, July Fire, the origin of which has not been deter mined, totally destroyed the ware house and contents of the Pierce Oil corporation. located near the Santa Fe railroads general offices here, spread ing to half dozen freight cars, which were standing upon a siding nearby and entailed an aggregate loss esti- mated at S30,000
 Tom White, in charge of the ware house. discovered the blaze which had burst out behind him and blocked his pathway to the door. He smashed window and escaped from the build ing.
 Lubricating oil. cup grease and axle greases were burned within the build ing while two tanks O. kerosene out side were destroyed. Several minor explosions for a time endangered ad- jacent property.
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contact of flames with small 'nitre- fiers" or ''pulverizers."
 SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 1.-Two ter rife explosions occurred about 9:45 to- night in the direction of the Semet- Solvay plant, manufacturers of T. N. T. and other powerful explosives.
 The force of the explosions rocked buildings over all the city and brought thousands O. persons into the streets
 The factory, which has a large num- Der of government contracts is located about 31k miles from the center of the city About 5000 men are employed there.
 The police believe the list of dead and injured will mount above 100 men when final details are available. Un- equipped with fire apparatus, volun teer firemen were unable 10 make headway against the spreading flames.
 Columns of flames shot 300 feet in height. The heat was so intense that it cracked glass hundreds of yards away and a thick nOXious smoke com beind to handicap the fire fighters and
 
 The first explosion in one of the T. N. T. vats ripped building number l apart, buried guards under the debris and scattered the flames to adjoining buildings.
 Two workmen, caught in between two burning buildings, were hurled through a wall by the force of the eX. plcsion. Still alive, they were picked up without a shred of clothing on their bodies. Both probably will de
 Police headquarters reported at 11:3O o'clock that an incomplete ln' vestigation showed sixteen persons had been killed and scores injured many probably fatally.
 Fire which proceeded the explosion had leveled three of the buildings and was still raging fiercely.
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gle which is destined to redeem the World
 Cordially and sincerely yours,
 WOODROW WILSON !" To Hon. Newton Baker, secretary of
 war"
 Future is Speculation
 How long the present rate of trans portation will be maintained depends upon developments in France and the length of time the surplus ship ton mage furnished by Great Britain can be employed.
 Secretary Baker said tonight that he disapproved of speculation as to the future records in troop movements, saying he did not desire to have past performances made the basis of specu- lations for ohe future"
 As reserves for the million and more men now in France, more than another million are in training in the United States and it has been officially an nounced that 3,00O,000 American sol. diers will be under arms by the end of this month, while information re- gently furnished to congress by Briga- dier General Wood acting quartermas- ter general, discloses that his depart ment is planning to clothe 100000 men on next January 1.
 General Crowder recently told the senate military committee that class one registrants will be exhausted by the first of the year and he added the significant statement that everybody expected heavy calls to be made dur ing the first six months of next year"
 In discussing the heavy movement of troops in the last three months, Mir. Baker said it was worthy of men ton that the month in which German submarines were operating off our coast was the month in which we made the record number of ship ments."
 Not Transport Sunk
 In this connection, it was recalled that not a single American transport carrying troops to Europe. had been sunk by Germany's sea wolves, the only two destroyed having been at- tackled when returning home without the protection of American desroyers and other naval craft. Two British vessels carrying American soldiers have been torpedoed and a third was Sunk last month when returning to this country without convoy.
 Marines Proud Record.
 Secretary Bakers letter reveals for the first time the number of marines sent to France. They form only about half a division but they have been giving a splendid account of them selves since they helped to stem the German thrust for Paris and reports today from France showed that they again had battered through the Ger man trenches and then resisted fur ious counter assaults.
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 showing marked improvement in prac- tically all lines of necessary equip ment and supply
 Respectfully yours,
 MENTION D. BAKER
 President Wilson's Reply "To which 1 replied: [" The White House, Washington, July
 2, 1918.
 co My Dear Mir. Secretary.
 Your letter of July 1st containse a very significant piece of news and an equally significant report of the for warding of troops during the past year to the other side of the water. It is a record which l think must cause uni versal satisfaction, because the hear. of the country is unquestionably in this war and the people of the United States rejoice to see their forces put faster and faster into the great strug-
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CAMPAIGN IS BEGUN
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LONDON, July S.-The German Finnish campaign against the Mur- mansk region in northern Russia has begun. Masses of troops have con centrated on the Finnish-Russian bor- der and at several points have crossed thief rontier and fired upon Russians. This information is contained in dis
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ARMY CASUALTY LIST
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 WASHINGTON. July 2--Today's army casualty list contained eighty one names divided as follows:
 Killed in action, eight; died Of wounds. ten;: died Of disease, one; wounded severely. forty-eight; wound cd slightly. two; wounded, degree un- determined. two; missing in action ten.
 Private Frank C. McDermott, Por- tales. N. M.. wa5 killed in action.
 Priv. Jeff D. Clarke, Rockland, Texas. died of wounds.
 Priv. John w. Ivens. Grand Canyon Arizcna, was wounded severely.
 Corpl Harry A Jones. Westminster' Cclo.. and Priv Benjamin Birmingham' Corpus Christi Texas, are missing in action.
 No other man from Texas Arizona, New Mexico or Colorado was named in the list
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MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES
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WASHINGTON, July 2.-Today's marine corps casualty list contained the names of 29 men missing in ac- tion, including second Lieut.. Thomas W. Ashley of Deerfield, Mass; two died of wounds and one severely wounded.
 Sergt. Franklin L. Dost, for whom no address was given, and privates Clin- ton w. Fulmer, Concrete, Colo, and Raymond c. Johnson Denver, Colo, were listed as missing in action.
 No other man from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico CT Colorado was named in the list.
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patch from Helsingfors to he Mia Dag- ligt Allehandra of Stockholm and transmitted from Copenhagen by the EXC hange Telegraph company.
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ENGINEERS MAY VOLUNTEER

WASHINGTON, July 2-Draft regis trants may volunteer for induction in to the engineer corps, said an an- nouncement today by Provost Marshal Crowder.
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General Otto VOn Below led the Austro-German forces in the great offensive along the lsOnZo last october. He remained there un- til last winter when he was trans ferred to the German armies on the French front He was in the Bapaume sector during the March offensive and was in command of a portion of the German army dur ing the battle south of the Aisne ate in May.
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GENERAL VoN BELOW
 TAKES CHARGE or
 ITALIAN FRONT TROOPS
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 ZURICH, July 2.-General otto Von Below has been appointed commander in. chief on the Italian front. according to Munich papers. Another change reported is Field Marshal Arthur Arg Von Straus- senburg, chief of staff, is replaced by General Krauss.
 According to the Munich Zei- tung. Austrian military circles at tribute the defeat on the PiaTe mainly to the strike in the Buda- pest intuition factories.
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SIXTEEN DEAD AND MANY HURT
 IN EXPLOSIONS

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TANK AIRFLANE.
 FIGHTERS BEAT
 GERMAN PLANES

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 teen times; one bullet grazed the gas tank, another cut a strut, while the fusillage was like a sieve.
 The American pilots credited with bringing down the German planes are Wm. J. Hoover of Hartsville, ;. C.; Alfred A. Grant, Denton, Texas, and John MacArthur, Buffalo, N. Y.
 An unexpected deposit of chalcopyr- ite, has been found in cross-cuttine west for a stump from the 10O-foot sta tion in the Gadsden shaft at Jerome,
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MORE THAN MILLION
 TANK TROOPS IN FRANCE JULY 1

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contact of flames with small ''nitre- fiers" or 'pulverizers."
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29

M. B. Gilbert of Seattle, field repre-
sentative for the Pacific Coast Defense
League, was visitor in town this
week for a few days in consultation
with the members of the Commercial
Club explaining the aim and objects
of the proposed military defense coast
roads, Of which much has been heard
of late. The inner defense road of this
system is to extend from Oroville to
Los Angeles, in case the plans are
carried out, and Mr.. Gilbert is out at
this time to cover the entire territory
between the northern and southern
terminus to arouse interest among
the people along the proposed line.
Mrs. Geo. H. Ellis Jr., arrived from
Spokane Tuesday evening, and will
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank M. Dallam, for several weeks.
Mrs. Ellis has graduated in the sur
gical dressing department of the Red
Cross, and will probably instruct a
class OF members of the local Red
Cross branch during her sojourn in
Orovilie.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29
BIG STAMP SALES.

The box social given under the aus
pices of the high school teachers and
pupils in the Orpheum last Friday
evening was we'll attended and result
ed in the sale of goodly number Of
War Saving stamps. That was the OBJ
ject of the affair. The plan followed
was for the ladies to supply boxes Of
edibles and have them auctioned off
to the highest bidder, the bidder buy
ing War Savings stamps to the amount
of his bid. The audience was addressed
by Harry j. Kerr, Of Okanogan, one
of the strongest and most interesting
patriotic speeches that has yet been
delivered in Oroville. w. e. Grant
acted as auctioneer which is equiv
olent to saying that this feature of the
evening was crowded with humor and
was q source of a vast amount of mer-
riment for all present A liberal spirit
animated the audience and the bidding
was fast and furious, and some of the
boxes were knocked down for large
sums. The total amount OF war savings
stamps sold was $1,51O.55. A few mu-
steals selections and readings were
put on by the high school as a pro-
gram and at the close of the enter
tainment a dance was given that was
largely attended.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29
ALOYAL COMMUNITY.

In conformitory with drive that is
taking place all over the state the
ladies of Oroville engaged in a food
conservation campaign Monday which
proved to be marvelously successful
in securing favorable responses. The
town was laid off in small districts
and committees previously appointed
visited every family in town. Every
where except, in one single instance,
these committees met with pleasant
receptions and found the women Of the
households eager to do their bit by
conforming to the prescribed regula-
tions. In a very few instances was it
found necessary to explain the pur-
pose of the committees visit. The mere
mention of the object was sufficient
to win the cooperation of the person
approached. All were gladly and earn
estly willing to do their part in the
conservation of food. In the entire
town there was but one single woman
who refused to sign the card.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29
IMPROVING THEIR RECORD.

The Oroville Gun Club made
cracking good record Sunday. out do
ing all previous records. Not only was
the score of the five best, higher than
any previous shoot, but the shooting
all along the line was very much i'm
proved. Two new men broke into tho
high column, shooters who have been
comparatively hitting but few birds
heretofore during the match. They are
VIM. Sexson and Beverly Powell. The
club was pitted against Sunnyside,
and those terriors with the scatter
gun had the bad taste to break the
same number of marks, so that the
match of Sunday stands tie. A rec
ord of 1872 for the five high Is one to
be proud Of and II the boys keep up
that lick they are going to win more
matches before the contest is over
The weather Sunday was very cloudy
and damp. Indeed during part of the
shoot rain fell heavily. The additional
prizes have put the marksmen on their
metal. The following is the score OF
the shoot: Hedger 25; Masters 25;
Gjerde "a; Sexson "a; Beverly Powell
"a; Butler 90; Hare %; Frank Taylor
22; Lewis 81: Chas. Powell 21: Phil
lips 21. M. l.. Reed 90; Finsen 20; Cox
10, Stannard IA; Gene Taylor 13;
Mishler 13; Mallory II.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29
GREATEST BATTLE
Of THE WAR

Since Thursday, March 81, through
nine awful days of slaguhter. the
greatest battle Of all history has been
raging in France over an extent of
many miles. in which the central pow
ers on the one hand and the allies on
the other are struggling for suprem.
acy. Thousands of lives are being sac
| rificed and untold agony suffered to
determine whether German autocracy
shall rule the world. Never before
have such vast bodies OF men met in
mortal combat. With every known
modern engine of destruction brought
| into play the losses have been enor-
nous and the battle goes ON with un-
| abated fury. So far the advantage has
been with the Germans, although they
have not broken through the allied
lines, nor gained any of their object
i've points.
For some weeks prior to the blow
German headquarters announced that
a great drive was about to be made
for which they had been preparing
for months. The two great forces have
been deadlocked in line of trenches
extending for hundreds Of miles
through France and Belgium, and it
seemed impossible for either side to
break through. Evidently Germany de-
cided to risk all on a single blow. and
| concentrating hundreds of thousands
Of men and enormous number Of guns
landed the blow Thursday of last week
in the vicinity of st. Quentin, and one
Of the nearest points on the line to
Paris and Amiens. the two objective
points. Attacking in mass formation by
the weight Of numbers the Germans
slowly pushed backward the English
and French fiercely defending every
foot Of the line. Although so far, the
Germans have failed to break the line
of resistance. the French and British
, have been driven back some 80 miles.
The initial advance was along front
OF some 21 miles, but the fighting has
been more or less severe at many
points on the extended line of en-
Itrenchments. The loss Of life has been
| frightful. Attacking in mass the Ger
mans has lost three men to the allies
Olc, tuu oO ldl tuc CdoudlICIco Ou OOtu
sides runs far up into the hundreds Of
thousands.
| The American troops are reported
to be fighting in conjunction with the
French and British, but no particulars
Of the part they have taken have been
received
The very last word received just be-
fore going to press Friday morning is
that the Germans were concentrating
every effort to reach Amiens but were
being held, and that the French, Brit
ish and Americans were engaged in
heavy counter attacks and meeting
with considerable success.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29
GRABBED A PRO.GERMAN.

Monday morning one of the most
tense and exciting episodes that has
occurred in Oropille created consid-
cradle excitement While eating
breakfast in the Crescent Cafe, Geo.
8. Stair, registered alien enemy.
who has been hanging around town for
several months, inquired as to the
war news. Mrs. Burgett, waiting at
the counter, replied that the latest re-
port was that the Germans were on
the run. Stair said that they would not
run very far. He was told that he
ought to be in Berlin fighting with the
Germans, to which he replied that he
would be II he could get there. Stairs
statement at once gained circulation.
Wrought up as they had been for
three days over the war news, recog-
nizing that the American boys were
undoubtedly in the fight sacrificing
their lives for the country, the citi-
zens Of the town Immediately seized
Stair. and 1t was only through the
earnest efforts Of few that the man
was not summerily dealt with As the
marshal was out of town and no key to
the Jail available, Stair was confined
in the immigration strong box until
Sheriff Ward could arrive from Okla
hogan.
In tho afternoon he was arraigned
before Judge Parsons who sentenced
him to the county jail for 30 days. In
the meantime every effort will be
made to have this dangerous alien re-
moved to detention camp to be con-
fined during the duration of the war.
Those who took part in the arrest
are staid. peaceable, law-abiding re-
sponsible business ana professional
men of the town. The sentiment
against pro-Germanism in the COM
munity has been strong at all times,
but is intensified by the situation on
the fighting line. 1t is felt that there
Is no room in this county for men
who are not in sympathy with and
loyal to the government. It is past the
time for half way measures. The man
who is not in accord with the govern
ment should go to that government of
his choice, and 1t Is felt that he should
not be permitted to give aid and CON-
fort, or support in any way to a beast
ly enemy. In this case the man guilty
of disloyalty was treated gently and
mercifully. far different from what
any American would have been treat
ed in Germany under the same provo
cation. But 1t may be stated here and
now, If the federal government will
not punish. and punish severely. men
guilty OF disloyelty, whore the evil
dence is conclusive, as in this case.
people are going to take the law in
to their own hands. No one wants to
see mob violence resorted to, but that
is what the government is inviting by
its sapient position in this matter of
dealing out Justice to this class.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29

are interested in protection, among
them President Davis Of the National
Highway Association, Secretary Batch
elder, of the American Automobile
Association, Admiral Peary a member
of the National Council for Defense,
and probably Colonel Owsley, of the
Department of Agriculture.
"The Portland Chamber of Com
merce has kindly offered to take
charge of all arrangements. We hope
for convention rates on all railroads
and shall expect delegates from COM
mercial organizations, county and
state officials and newspaper men.
THE League is working out a plan
for the adequate distribution of the
cost of the proposed system of high
ways.
There can be no possible argument
against the timeliness, and importance
of the protection we are asking. And
all indications point to ultimate sue
cess, provided we can secure the
united and enthusiastic and persistent
cooperation of every interest on this
coast"
The Commercial Club endorsed the
work of the League, took $25 mem
bership and urged support and coop
Grafton from all Okanogan county
commercial organizations.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29

w. H. Crandall was severely hurt
Monday evening by running into the
wire fence that has been built across
the railroad right-of-way on the south
side of the track Mr.. Crandall who Is
far advanced in years and an old res
ident Of Oroville, had been away from
town for several weeks and when he
arrived here Monday evening on the
train he was ignorant of the wire en-
tahglements that had been erected
across the path that has been travelled
by pedestrians even since the town
was first established. Leaving the
train he started down the walk at a
rapid gait. and not seeing the wire
fence ran into it with full force.
His lips were severely cut. two teeth
loosened and he was otherwise consid-
erably bruised. What made the acci-
dent more painful was that he had two
ribs broken short time ago and the
impact caused him much pain where
the break had occurred.
Percy Eastman who was treated at
the Oroville General hospital for sew
eral days for an affliction Of the eyes,
had so far recovered by Saturday that
he was able to return to his home at
LOomis.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29

has the official approval of the secre-
tary of war.
Many commercial organizations on
the coast have adopted resolutions en-
dorsing the plan and constant
stream of information is going for
ward to congress.
The San Francisco Call says of the
Leagues work: 1T is the most i'm
portant of any since the completion of
the Central and Union Pacific rail-
roads" Senator Poindexter says:
Your plan is patriotic and vital to
the defense and development of the
Pacific coast"
I'VE are planning a great convention
to be held in Portland. May oath and
25th, to thoroughly arouse and crys-
tallize public sentiment so we can
send a delegation to Washington,
properly clothed with authority and
sufficiently enthused to carry convic-
ton to the powers that be, for most
certainly a system Of especially con-
structed highways that shall be ample
for the economic movement of troops,
supplies, food, etc, during war is as
vital as any other feature of sane
national military preparedness policy
"At this convention We are already
assured of the presence of some of the
most noted men of the nation, who
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-29

grew about 1900 popunds this year. 1t
seems that the seeds of lettuce, beets,
carrots, parsnips, onions, beans and
peas have been successfully grown
here in a small way. 1t also appears
that roots, such as parsnips and car
rots can be safely left in the ground
in certain favored localities without
any special care and produce seed the
following year. Climatic conditions
seem to be very favorable, and most
of the soil is Of the right type Per-
sonally, l am we'll satisfied with what
| have found through my investiga-
tions and have made tentative ar
|rangements with several to carry on
tests to prove points which now seem
a certainty. Unless my decisions are
reversed by the officers of the North.
rup, King & Co., these tests will 60
ahead this year and if satisfactory
they will be ready next spring to con-
tract a considerable acreage of gar
den seed.
In contracting, Northrup, King &
Co.. agree to furnish the seed and
agree to buy the product at a fixed
price agreed upon before planting, the
quantity of seed furnished Is deducted
from the crop delivered in the fall. In
! this way a mans market is assured
before the crop Is planted and the
profits depend upon the yield.
j cannot understand why alfalfa
seed is not harvested here. Conditions
seem to be favorable and the market
is always good. II anyone has samples
of seed OF vegetables which they have