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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-07
. Heavy Artillery Fire
(By Associated Press.

cndon, Jan. There has been
= asicnal hostile artillery activity
Qtheast Of Messines in Flanders,
war once reports says.
il Ready Coming to United States
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-07
GERMANY HAS
RECOGNIZED
FINNISH GOVT
(By Associated Press. J

(By Associated Press
Amsterdam, Jan. 7.-Germany has
recognized the Finnish republic. &C.
cording to an official dispatch from
berlin received here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-07
BRITISH DURING
PAST WEEK LOST
1898 MEN

(By Associated Press.)
London, Jan. British casualties
during the past week totalled 49,
99S, it is officially reported.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
A CLOSE CALL,

The local high school basket ball
team is either losing it's pep and punch
or neighboring teams are improving
at such speed that the local gladiators
find it harder to win. Last Friday even
ing, pitted against Omak, they snatch
ed victory from defeat when there was
grave danger that the snatching would
not be very good The stunt was pulled
off at the high school gym, before an
excited crowd of rooters. From the
very start it was to be seen that Omak
was putting up game tnat threatened
to leave the home boys in the soup,
and they played frantically to keep
out of the tureen. 1t was touch and go
throughout the two chapters and at the
end of the second canto the score
was even at the hoodoo figures of 13.
After cooling off, the two teams tangl-
ed together for another five minutes
bout, and if ever fellows worked to
save their bacon it was the home ag-
gregation. Thankful were they and
their hackers when time was at last
called with. the Oroville team hanging
on to victory by the narrow margin of
a single point, the score board show
ing the figures to be II to 16. 1t. was
one of the hardest contested and clos
est games that the home boys have
had any hand in this season. After
this battle royal the young folks
mingled together on terms of happy
fellowship, and dancing was indulged
in during the balance of the evening.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
COMING TO THE FRONT.

A week ago Sunday the Oroville Gun
Club made better showing over the
traps than they did the first Sunday
they took part in the Inland Empire
contest, and Sunday the club members
moved up a notch, making the best
record so far during the contest. Not
only did the five high surpass former
records but all who took part show
ed decided improvement. DR.. Masters
and S. B. Gjerde broke 2l targets each,
but it was necessary to go better than
Fl Sunday to get on the list with the
best five. If this improvement keeps
up in a week or two 25 straights will
be common score. Sunday Oroville
was pitted against Wenatchee in the
shoot, and led Wenatchee by five tar
gets, the score being 116 to Ill. The
weather was favorable for good shoot
ing, there being warm south wind
and cloudy. The following is the full
score of the shoot: R. Butler 25. DR..
D. H. Lewis 90; J. G. Hare 23; c. C..
Hedger %; c. B. Powell %; S. B..
Gjerde 21; DR.. ]. l.. Masters 81; H. c..
Cox II; w. B. Mishler Is; M. L. Reed
IA; l.. E. Phillips IA; Mace L. Reed 10; ;
F. w. Taylor 12.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
ICE CROP HARVESTED.

The contractor who furnishes all the
ice used along the Great Northern
system, finished cutting, hauling and
delivering to the several railroad ice
houses in this part of the state this
week. Owing to shortage in the ice
crop on the bodies of water where the
ice for the railroad is harvested every
winter, the contractor was compelled
to go all the way out to Otter Lake,
near Princeton, to secure the neces-
sary supply. Ice cutting commenced
late in the winter, as the contractor
held off hoping that Jack Frost would
supply the ingredient nearer at hand,
and when at last it was decided to get
the supply out via the Oroville-Prin-
ceton line, the force OF harvesters
made rush job of it. For days long
trains of cars loaded with ice have
passed through Oroville, delivering ice
to the big storage building at this
place and to all the ice houses along
the Oroville-Wenatchee branch to
Wenatchee. Tons upon tons of ice we're
delivered and the crew finished up the
Job this week. While the trains were
moving the Oroville yard presented
very busy appearance, as immense
strings of cars were going and COM
ing at all hours Of the day and night.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
LABOR, STOCK, AND FEED
CROP SURVEY FOR COUNTY

The federal plan of live stock, labor,
feed and crop survey is now being put
into operation in Okanogan county.
This work Is to be carried out under
the supervision Of the county agents
working in cooperation with other
working clubs within the state. In
Okanogan county the plan is to utili-
ze the school system in placing the
matter before the farmers by the
school children of each school district
and will be collected from the farmers
by the school children. The material
asked for in these blanks is of vital
Importance to the United States de-
partment of agriculture in carrying
out the plans for the coming year and
years. The information asked for is
plainly set forth in the blanks. 1t will
not need any explanation and will not
take much time for the farmers to
supply this material and place it into
the hands of the school teachers. They
will then be delivered to this office
or to the banks or other clerical
forces that are being asked to cooper
ate in the tabulation of the informa-
tion secured.
It is expected that the people of the
county will realize the Importance of
securing the information asked for in
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
DISLOYALTY AT A DISCOUNT,

There are altogether too many hypo-
critics working againts the government
under the cloak of religion. The man
of the cloth who opposes his country
in the present war deserves no more
mercy than the l. w. w. All the pun
ishment that he could receive under
the law is not as much as he has COM
ing. A story comes out of Loomis that
a preacher from Conconully recently
reflected on the Red Cross in a SER
mon preached in the old camp. Now
disloyalty don't 60 at Loomis, and the
man seeking trouble will find it sud-
denly in that place by criticising the
Red Cross or talking pro-Germanism
In this instance 1t is related that an
ardently patriotic lady was IN the act
OF baking pies when she learned that
the visiting preacher had disparaged
the Red Cross in public speech. She
requested her husband to watch the
pies, put on her hat and sailed forth
to interview that preacher. She hand
led him without gloves, advising him
at the close Of the seance to hit the
trail south, and twas not long before
he was moving in that direction Good
for that Loomis lady. II there were
more to call every man or woman
who utters disloyal sentiments to
time that class Of people would keep
their mouths shut il they wanted to
save their faces.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
aoN---
FOOD CONFERENCES,

Federal Food Administrator for the
state of Washington, Chas. Hebberd.
has sent telegram TO the County
Food Administrators of this state,
urging them to hold special confer
ences of representatives of food COM
mittees, farmers organizations, coun-
ty defense councils, school superin-
tendents and principals, and CONNER
cial, labor and women's organizations
to plan cooperation within each coun-
ty. ~
The purpose of the council Is to con-
solidate public sentiment and the spir-
1t of national service back of the re-
sponsible agencies of the national and
state agricultural departments in Il
campaign for greater food production
and conservation in 1918.
By calling all the above named
forces together, it will be possible to
effect an understanding of needs and
methods of procedure that will not be
possible of accomplishment in any
other manner. The food problem is be-
coming more serious each day, and in
order that each real American may be
able to do his or her part it is neces-
says that we become more earnest
fighters at home and place ourselves
ready for any service.
AS county food administrators for
Okanogan county, we are asking that
you make the necessary sacrifices to
attend one Of the following meetings.:
Okanogan, March 9th at 80 o'clock
p. M. at the court house
Oroville, March 18th at $50 p. m. at
the Civic League building.
Pateros, March 12th.sat (; 80 p. m. at
the Odd Fellows building.
w. A. HOLT,
County Food Administrator.
GEORGIAN DONALD,
Assistant
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

this survey and will give every assist
ance in completing the survey. The
government has given us the assur-
ance that this plan Of securing this
information will supercede the old
system wherein there were numerous
surveys of different types covering
the work of the different departments.
1t is hoped that the farmer who re-
ceives one of these blanks from the
school child will give it his earnest
consideration in complying with the
wishes of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and will see to
it that the blank is returned to the
school from which it came.
In other lines of work we have
found the schools very effective so
the arrangement has been made with
the schools to secure this valuable
and much needed information.
WALTER A. HOLT.
County Agricultural Agent
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

usual clear pink complexion with
which French children are blessed,
and sweet, happy, winning face. APP
parently permanently crippled, she
makes a most appealing little figure.
and her bright, quick understanding,
her friendliness typical of all French
children) and her ready confidence
and pretty manner make her all the
more attractive. By dint Of both severe
mental and physical exertion we final
ly evolved combination of signs and
quaint mixture of Anglicized French
and Francacized English by which we
learned that our little friend lived
down the road in the direction in
which we were going, and by the fur
ther exercise Of ingenious conversa-
tional pantomime asked for and was
accorded the pleasure of carrying her.
My companion carried her crutches
and picked her up and strobe toward
her home. From that minute, we, the
little French maid and I, bridged the
of language and made friends
without regard to pronunciation She
snuggled in my arms and when I said
friend she replied 'fiance.' So now l
have little sweetheart She sealed
her avowal with kiss, and again
kissed us both good by when we
reached her home.
II have told this lightly, but the en-
brace of that tender, confiding little
crippled child gave. me rare happiness.
I'm addition to the letters that the
mail has brought me in the past few
days (letters dated away back in De-.
cember). | have copy of the Gazette
of December IA, copies of the Sunday
P-1., and Times of December %, and
two copies of the Town Crier, one the
handsome Christmas number. These l
have not yet had time to read, and
have that pleasure before me. OF
course | am all but entirely out of
touch with the progress of events in
northwest America, and for that mat
ter throughout the world. While the
Chicago Tribune and the New York
Herald publish Paris editions, those
papers are such miniatures, and are
so carefully pruned of interesting
news that one can get very little out
OF them other than uncommunicative
communiques, or misty generalities."
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
Trinity Episcopal Church.
(G. II. Severance, Dean.)

NU ~ oS' S'
Special Lenten services will be held
on u.xt Wednesday evening, March 13,
at 8 p. m.
Trinity Guild will meet on next We'd
nesday afternoon at the church at 2:SO
p. m. This is very important meeting
and every member is urgee TO be pres
ent and bring a friend.
The Junior choir will meet for re-
hearsal on Wednesday, March 13, at
p. m.
There will be a meeting of trustees
Immediately after the evening service
on March 13.
Sunday school meets every Sunday
at 12. All are cordially invited.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
TO STOCK MEN.

The annual meeting of the Okanogan
county cattle and horse association
will be held in Okanogan on April 4th
and 9Th.
Many things have transpired dur
ing the past year seriously affecting
the interests- Of practically every
stockman in Okanogan county and a
number Of these will demand the most
serious consideration of the associa.
ton.
The most important question to
come before the assembly will be the
policy of the state toward the present
users of the national forest range
which will in the near future be taken
in exchange for section 16 and 36
scattered throughout the state.
This exchange will effect practically
the entire Okanogan river slope and
the Columbia River to Pateros and af-
fecting the privileges of every associa-
ton on the forest reserve with the
possible exception Of one.
Under the present state law the
lands must be leased to the highest
bidder in restricted amounts or sold
at a stated prices.
1t is we'll known that under the ex-
listing conditions transient sheep men
can and will bid more for those lands
than the cattle business will justify,
therefore it behoves the association to
draft a change in the present state
land laws and get the matter through
the coming session of the legislature.
Mr.. Savidge, state commissioner OF
lands and Mr.. Thos. p Mackenzie, the
chief of grazing district No. 6 will be
present as will also State Commission
er or Agriculture E. F. Benson and
many other prominent speakers whose
names will be given later.
The meetings of the Okanogan
: County stockmen are undoubtedly the
most important and widely advertised
OF their kind in the state of Washing
ton, owing to the results accomplished
and the large attendance each year OF
successful stockmen from Oregon and
Washington as we'll as the hundreds
of local members of the association.
The list of speakers who have sig
nified their willingness to be present
is one that is rarely equalled and sell
dom exceeded by a state organization
in the northwest.
| Okanogan city as host to the conven-
tion promises to exceed the successes
of the past two seasons. therefore il
may be expected that the standing
room only sign will go up in the big
auditorium early in the evening of the
feed and high jinks which regularly
marks the close of the meetings of this
iassociation.
Every member of every local asso'
citation in Okanogan county as we'll as
outside stockmen should plan now tC
be in attendance from the opening mo-
ment at 10 a. m. to the close of the
meeting some time next a. m. Watcf
the Gazette for further announce
ImentS.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

Chas. E. Blackwell, who has been
named chairman of the Limit Cam
paign" for the sale of War Savings
Stamps in Okanogan county, met with
the county committee Sunday after
noon and outlined a plan for the SELL
ing of the $377,OO worth of stamps
that the government expects Okanogan
county to buy during the year 1918.
The plan is partly in accordance with
suggestions sent out by the National
War Savings Committee and partly
adapted to te more suitable to condi-
tions in this county. The campaign
will commence next Monday if it is
possible to get the machinery in work.
ing order by that date. and it is ex-
pected to have the entire amount of
sales pledged by the end of this month.
Pledges will be taken to buy War
Savings Stamps in sums of $1,000, $500
and 500. The pledge sent out by the
committee is as follows:
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
WAR STAMP DRIVE.

Okanogan. Wash. March 4, 1918.
Oroville Gazette-Gentlemen
The War Savings Stamp Committee
have asked me to solicit the assistance
Of the county press in getting the
Limit Campaign before the people of
the county and I am taking this means
of hurriedly addressing you. This
county must buy $4,000 worth OF
War Stamps before January /, 1919
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

Clyde Hicks has bought out the
Merchants Delivery line from Vernon
Sexson, the deal taking place on the
1st of the month. Mr. Sexson will prob
ably devote his entire attention to the
hardware business with his brothers
Besides delivering for the merchants
Mr.. Hicks expects to do other dray
work on the side.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

Is Oroville as liberal in its patriot
the question that arises when reading
Of the size of funds raised for Red
Cross purposes in other places. Last
week an auction of donated articles
was held in Twisp, a place about a
third as large as Oroville. Articles
were purchased, donated back to the
Red Cross and auctioned off time and
again The receipts netted 1875. What
do you know about that?
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
and it is planned to have pledges sign

and it is planned to have pledges sign
ed up for this amount during this
month. The following short story ex-
plains the means that will be adopted.
You may use this in any manner you
see fit. | believe the state committee
will send you some dope later along on
this line
If you can give this matter boost
1t will greatly oblige,
Yours truly,
H. WOODY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

E. ]. Waldorf, manager for the firm
of Galbraith, Bacon & Co., of this city.
announces that Cecil H. Bacon of the
firm of Galbraith, Bacon & Co., has
sold his interests in the company to
the remaining stock holders.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

The plan decided upon by the COM
mittee at the meeting Sunday is to op-
crate largely from the county seat. A
Icommittee or three Minute Women
will be detailed to work IN a given To-
cality for three days, these solicitors
to draft one or more resident assist
ants whose acquaintance with the peo-
pie and conditions will be of benefit
liz prosecuting the work. Then this
committee will move on to another To-
cality and the local solicitors will fin.
ish up the work there. A meeting of
the Okanogan Minute Women will be
held in few days at which time as
signments for the work will be made.
One particular object Of the Limit
Campaign" is to teach the people of
the country that the War Savings
movement is not for children alone.
The school children are we'll organ
lied in this work and doing their share
but 1t would be an impossibility for
them to purchase the amount of
stamps necessary to take up the coun-
tvs quota in the year. The adults have
got to get into the harness. The state
committee has adopted this pledge sys-
tenn and it is being inaugurated in ev-
cry county in the state.
Everybody should buy the limit or
such part of it as he can. These pur-
chases are expected to be made from
the savings of unnecessary expendi-
lures and it is not primarily intended
that funds should be drawn from the
banks in lump sums.
The War Savings Stamp should be
familiar to everyone by this time.
These baby bonds" are the best and
simplest government security. They
pay four per cent interest compounded
quarterly. They are sold by postmast-
ers and banks and numerous other
agencies throughout the county.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
Another One Dish Meal

cups cooked hominy, potatoes. cups
carrots, tb salt Ia lb dried beef, 2 cups
milk. 2 tb fat 2 tb flour.
Melt fat, stir in flour, add the cold
milk and mix well. Cook until it thickens.
Cut potatoes and carrots in dice, mix all
materials i'm a baking dish and bake for
one hour. Serve with bread and with
fruit for desert. you have all five kinds of
food your body needs
Cornmeai Pudding.
l pt new milk. Scald in double boiler.
Sweeten with moasses to taste Add egg
beaten well with pinch of salt and corn
meal to make thin mush Cup of raisins
and spice to taste. Put in baking pan,
cover with sweet milk and bake one hour
Serve with cream or pudding sauce.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08
War Savings Committee of the State
Of Washington.
OkanOgan County Branch

OhduoSdn COunty Branch.
l hereby subscribe for
(maturity value Jan. 1, 1929, War
Savings Stamps, with the understand
ing that as far as possible, this sum
will represent actual savings through
refraining from unnecessary expendi.
tures."
/ hereby direct
to charge my account on the 10th day
of each month with ...........
War Savings Stamps for
months. beginning
.@'Au ''''''' war
savings Stamps in December to COM
plete the pledge.
l have already purchased on this
account
Amount may be paid in full at any
time If desired.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

To 1-2 cup of corn meal add 1-2 cup Of
wheat flour. Cut l tb of margarine or
butter into mixed corn meal and flour.
Add 1-2 tp salt and tb of milk. Roll out
very thin. Cut with biscuit cutter and
bake in quick oven.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

The American Red Cross is financing
land reclamation in Serbia. q, 900 acres
of land in the region of Monastir is being
reclaimed and is being cultivated with
moaefn sno machinery son unaer the direction OF
of tonnage can thus be saved by sending
from America machinery and seed in
place of food for the population.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-08

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