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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

Although we have seen no dispatch
confirming the statement the Spokes-
man-Review of Monday states that
among the first troops to be sent home
will be the 41st Division, made up of
National guardsmen from the Pacific
coast states. Washington Is particu-
larly interested in the 41st Division
as the 16lst Infantry, the old End
Washington, is part of that unit
Among one of those exigencies of the
military service that is necessity
in army organization certain troops
are held out for the purpose of train
ing fresh recruits for replacement
purposes and that duty fell upon the
fist Division, and had it not been the
list it would have been some other
division. Hence, while the 41st was
among the first troops from this side
ID reach France that division as an
organization has participated in none
Of the fighting at the front. Many Of
the original members of the division
were drafted into other regiments that
did see heavy fighting. and the 161st
contributed largely of that number.
We know from letters received that
members of the regiment compelled
to remain with their companies to
carry out the work to which they weie
assigned protested vehemently against
the part they were taking in the great
tragedy. They were anxious to get
TO the front and do their bit on the
firing line. But in the army the
rules governing are memorable, aud
what soldier is ordered to do he
must do. While they may not have
had any share in the glory of the
great victory toward which the Ameri-
can forces so largely contributed the
l6lst did what it was ordered to do
and did it well. The regiment, how
ever, has been unfortunate in the
service it has seen, if it can be called
unfortunate to be kept out of serious
danger. At the time of the Mexican
fiasco the End Washington was sent
to the Mexican border, and there held
in leash on this side of the border
sweltering in the fierce sun of that
south land. with nothing to do but
drill under the most trying conditions
When the End Washington was called
into service for the German war il
was one of the best drilled regiments
of the national guards. When sent
over seas the boys expected to get
action, and were eager to face the
Huns. Then the regiment, with the
division, was placed in cantonments
at the rear and there compelled to
take up the humdrum work of drill
ing replacement squads. The part
the regiment and division played in
the great war was an important one
but the members who failed to see
real war will return very much dis
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

HONORABLY DISCHARGED.

The first steps toward demo-
biization of the national army have
been taken and the first Okanogan
boy to be discharged from the service
rs result of peace Is Frank Wood
worth, Of Chesaw, who arrived In
Oroville Tuesday evening from Camp
Lewis on his way home. Mr.. Wood
worth's case is rather a singular one.
He went out with the first contingent
some IA months ago. He passed the
medical examination before the coun-
ty board, passed upon examination
when indicted into the army and dis
covered no defect physically until he
applied for entrance into the officers
training camp, when he was rejected
on account of a weak heart. AS the
physically unfit were to be the first to
be discharged from Camp Lewis MI
Woodwork made application for lis
charge and he and eighteen members
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29
LEST WE FORGET

Germans are making approaches to
the allies, and more especially to
President Wilson, in an effort to Sc
cure modification of the armistice
terms. They are appealing for mercy
when they knew no mercy when che
fortunes Of war were in their favor,
and even after their cause was lost.
They stopped at no cruelty, no brutal
ity. to civilian or soldier, and their
record for barbarity has never been
approached in the history of the
world Shameful atrocities were not
confined to the private soldiers of the
German armies, nor committed in the
heat and excitement of battle. With
cool calculation, under the instruc-
lions of officials in high place, civil
ians were murdered, women outraged,
children mutilated. prisoners tortured,
property, both private and public
ruthlessly destroyed or stolen. The
German civil population was as saw
age as the soldiers under arms and
prisoners were compelled to submit
to every indignity that the magma
ton could conceive from the hands
of both men and women. The treat
ment of prisoners was shocking be-
yond belief, and as those broken down
human beings, treated worse than
brutes, come drifting back into the
allied lines since war ceased the world
is beginning to learn to what extent
the German carried this abuse The
sight of these wrecks of men Will not
tend to awaken any pity for the
brutalized Germans no matter what
their plight may be. A correspond
ent writing from France, who has
seen some of these returned prisoners.
gives the following account Of their
condition:
81 have never seen human beings
in such a state of raggedncss. hun
ger and misery. When the camp at
Forbach, SS miles east of Metz, as
well as those elsewhere, was broken
up, the prisoners, most of whom
we're captured during the March
offensive were told to clear out and
and seek help from their Allies. They
started to walk the fifty or sixty
miles to the Allied lines, but were
given no food and had no money
They were in shameful rags, the
soles dropping off their boots. Some
wore clogs and no socks.
"They left the prison camps in
droves of hundreds in charge of
German officers and soldiers who
had deserted. The weather was
very cold and many died by the
roadside within a few miles from
friends. When the survivors enter
ed the French lines, French soldiers
who were hardened war heroes were
Mortified to see men in such plight
1t Is not doubted that this suffering
was Intentionally imposed upon the
British prisoners. Other natiuna1l-
Tres are Hgreeu rnar the British are
treated worse than the other pri-
oners at other German camps"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29
FIXING THE GUILT.

The military powers of Germany
have persistently insisted from the
beginning that Germany was not re-
sponsible for the war, that Germany
was forced to take up arms and that
the war was a defensive one. This
false attitude has even been accepted
and insisted upon by sympathizers
with Germany in this country. There
has always been a studied effort to
absolve Germany of the crime of be-
ginning the war. but testimony from
Germans in high positions has shown
the falsity Of that position. If any
further evidence was needed to place
the responsibility at the door of Ger
many and Austria, and Germany IN
particular, for a word from the kaise'
would have prevented the declaration
of hostilities, it is given in the follow
ing revelation that has been received
by wire from a source that can no
longer be questioned:
Publication of official reports from
the Bavarian minister at Berlin to his
home government confirm evidence in
lhO VI Illc EHLcult lHdl NtC-
many and Austria conspired to bring
about the war. 1t was for this reason
that the terms of Austrias ultimatlln
to Serbia were made so drastic that
hostilities were bound to follow.
These revelations have been pub
lished in Munich after permission had
been asked by the Bavarian premier
nd Wi, ,cfN Af
German federal government. They
are in the form of a report sent to
Munich July 1S, 1914, by Count Won
Lerchenfeld, the Bavarian ministers at
Berlin.
According to the report the de-
livery of the ultimatum to Serbia was
delayed until after President Poincare
and Premier Viviani of France had
gone to st. Petersburg, which would
make it difficult for the Entente ma
lions to arrive at an understanding
and take counter measures.
Count Won Lerchenfeld said that
Serbia obviously cannot accept such
conditions as will be laid down" and
that as a consequence there must be
wal iic GU lnctJ dCIIOu Ju lut
part of Austria could not be long de-
layed, "for that might give Serbia
under pressure from France and
Russia, an opportunity to offer salts
faction"
In telegram to Munich from Ber-
lin on July 81 1914, Count Won I.er-
chenfeld said that Sir Edward Grey's
efforts to preserve peace would Ger
tainly not succeed in arresting the
course Of events" Later, the same
day, he wired information as to the
ultimatums to Russia and France,
forecast their rejection by both ma
tons and told of plans to hurl Ger
many's armies against France. which
he said would be overwhelmed in
four weeks" He said that the morale
of the French army was poor and
that 1t was poorly armed.
On August the Bavarian minister
outlined Germany's intention to vio-
late Belgian neutrality, saying
"The chief of the general staff has
declared that even British neutrality
will be paid for too dearly if the price
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

Election next Tuesday. No doubt
the country will survive no matter
VINO may be the choice of the voters
for town officers.
A large party of British Columbia
INNING men stopped over In OrovilIe
sunday night on their way by alto
from Princeton and Hedley to Green
wood.
Young Jack Gormley returned to
seattle tuesday Morning where he is
IN the United States naval force after
d lurlough of fortnight, which was
spent among relatives In this place.
now that the war is over there is no
'eliing how long these last enlisted
Seamen Will be held in the service.
slX-weeks-old child of Mr.. and
YRS I. W. Fellon, living in the south
Par' OF town died Saturday from the
eHects OF whooping cough and inf'u-
ehza' The family Is sadly afflicted
as two other children have been quite
III recently while the father has been
great sufferer from rheumatism for
a long time.
Inc following is an additional list
VI contributors to the United War
work fund that came in too late for
puollcation last week: s. A DeMer.
chant, j. j. Bennett, H. A. PentIand
+ rank Dickey, Harry Williams, ]. E.
rohgacre' S. L. Peterson, Chas. L.
nline. M. Van Klinken, Tom Morrow
Geo. Van Klinken.
Enher was slipping around
w Teuhesday in very disfigured car.
ne left the car standing at the top of
.ne grade at his residence and some
tlllle IN the night the machine s4nr.Aa
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

While war with Germany Is prac.
tically ended it is really only sus-
pended until the representatives of the
several powers meet in council and
formulate the terms upon which peace
Will be granted. 1t is now given out
that peace negotiations will not begin
until about the first of January. The
peace terms cannot be definitely
settled in few hours or a few days
and it may require month for the
various interests to come to an ami
cable understanding. OF course there
will be much discussion, exchange Of
views upon the various questions to
be considered, concessions, conces-
sions among the allies, we trust,
without notifications for the Ger
mans. OF course Germany, Austria,
Turkey and Bulgaria will have repre-
sentatives at the council who will
have very little to say as to the con-
ditions to be imposed upon the Cen
tral Powers, but they will certainly
use every method known to diplomatic
skill to have the terms modified,
carefully forgetting the harsh terms
Germany imposed upon France in
1871, when they had that country
helplessly by the throat. Whatever
the terms may be the Central Powers
will have to submit, for with the
surrender of her navy, the disbandon-
ment of her armies, state Of almost
anarchy prevailing within her bor-
ders, without food or munitions, Ger
many, the chief conspirator in the
world war is in no position to re-
sumo hostilities, and If Germany
'Gnnot wage war then Austria, Tur-
1ey and Bulgaria are helpless. What
erms will be decided on at the peace
conference is beyond conjecture at
this time, but no matter how severe
they cannot be sufficiently drastic to
properly punish those nations re-
sponsible for the misery that has been
inflicted upon the world and for the
crimes committed in the name of kul-
ture. Germany should not be left in
position where she can ever again
be able to precipitate another world
war.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

of his company received their honor
able dismissal during the past week
He was member of the 4th company
44th infantry. Fewer finer looklhs
specImens of young manhood stand IN
khaki than Frank Woodwork, ana 10
look at him 1t seems incredible that
he could possibly be in the physically
un6t class. His friends in the north
part of the county, and he has many
express regret that he was unaoie 10
realize his ambition to secure a com
mission. as he worked hard to make
Tho officers training camp.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

Friday last VIM. G.. McAdoo, secre-
tary Of the treasury in President Will
son't cabinet, rendered his resigna-
ton which has been accepted by the
president. Mr.. Meade gives as his
reason for taking that step that he
must get back into private life in cr-
der to retrieve his personal fortune
The sudden resignation OF the secre-
tary Of the treasury has given ground
for much speculation in Washington
but correspondents at the capital
state that the public is inclined to
take Mr.. McAdoo's statement as the
real cause for his action. Secretary
McAdoo was director general of rail-
roads as we'll as secretary of the
treasury and consequently very
busy man. He was undoubtedly the
most able and capable man in the
presidents cabinet He has been
prominently spoken of as the logical
democratic candidate for president in
1920, but as he announces his retire.
ment from public life he may have
given up that ambition, If he ever held
It. The president has not as yet nam
ed his successor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

demonstration the city authorities
passed law prohibiting the carrying
of the red flag in New York Satur-
day proposed red flag demonstra-
ton in Minneapolis aroused the SOL
diers and citizens of that city and the
parade did not come off. Congress
should pass a law making it a punish
able offense for raising the red flag
anywhere within the borders of the
United States, and providing penalties
so severe that no one would dare to
transgress the law. This is no coun-
try for the red flag or men who en-
dorse what the red flag stands for.
Russia today is under the brutal
domination of the followers of the
red flag and that object lesson is one
that should put every country in the
land on guard. The flag stands for
murder, pillage. outrage, chaos, and
means destruction and ruin wherever
its followers are permitted to gain
control.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

From all appearances at the present
time it looks as though the Bolshiviki
element in Germany, the radical So
cialists, are gaining in power aud
there is danger of a repetition of
Russian anarchy in Germany, entail
ing the same scenes Of repine and
blood shed that has made Russia q
very hell on earth. If such results
follow the unsettled conditions in that
country Germany will be only reap
ing the whirlwind as a punishment
for inaugurating the world war. In
any event of that kind the return of
peace may be postponed indefinitely
as there would be no stable govern
ment in Germany with which peace
could be negotiated with any hopes
that the terms proposed would be
carried out. To save Europe from
the horrors of Bolshivikism the allied
armies may yet be compelled to invade
Germany and aid in the establishment
of stable government
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

236.117, divided as follows: kiiied
and died of wounds, 36.l54; died oil
disease, 1851; died from other
causes, 2,2O4; wounded, 1885; pris-
oners 2,163; missing, 1.16O. The
Americans captured $4,000 German
prisoners and 1,400 guns. The AM
erican loss was not so great as conf
pared with the losses Of the other
allied nations, but Americans were on
the firing line hardly year. and only
few of them at that until toward
the end of hostilitles. Considering
the fact that America had upward or
100000 men in France the loss Is
light.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

| off on its own hook and slanmeu
into a telephone pole with the fe'uII
that the entire front was pretty s'n'
orally smashed uu.
The public will not freeze. Inc
wood famine was broken this WEN
when the Woodbury. company receiYea
a large consignment of fuel h. W.
Bragg also expects a large shipment
soon, which will relieve the appreneh'
sion felt among many who feared Iua'
they would have to stay in pea IL
order to keep warm.
Miss Heathman, after her long anu
serious illness with influenza wa
able to take charge of her classes !"
school Monday. Miss Davis, teacne,
of domestic science, another victim, =.
the flu, was not able to resume ns'
duties. However, she is rapldV ~
covering and will be back III '
school room in a few days.
Say; this town needs public aAi,
more than any other one thing 'u''
now. When we get through pu.'"s
up for war purposes it would Us
good plan for the citizens to lo'm n.r
Joint stock company and build n 20,
that would answer the purpose ~
travelling shows, entertainments
public meetings and dances.
Frank Buckingham is again ao' .,
swing the razor after pelns la The
for two weeks with the inlluenA" 1.-two.
family of R. C. Johnson, MI Du' sowu
hams father-in-law were aiso s a
with the same malady, but are IN Mr.
recovered. Mrs. Buckingham anu u. II
Johnson were the only members
the two families that escapea'
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

November 20, 1918.
Minutes Of the regular meeting oil
the Town Council.
Present, Mayor Beale, Counci'hieh
Starret, Covert, Smith and Hart.
The reading of the minutes or the
previous meeting was postponed until
next meeting.
The matter Of appointing election
officers for the coming election was
taken up and the following were APP
pointed for inspector, r. Butler; for
Judges, Mrs. Viola House and Judsoh
Murray.
Clerk Hoose reported that work al
crusher was nearly completed.
On motion council adjourned.
f. r. HOOSE, Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

Republic has been afflicted with the
influenza, as has every other city,
town and hamlet in the land. and sew
eral residents have succumbed to the
disease. The people of Republic dis
played more kindly and generous
spirit than any other community in
this upper country so far as heard
from. While the disease was at its
height the citizens of Republic in
meeting assembled organized a relief
committee, and the leading lawyers
and business men of the place, as we'll
as citizens generally, volunteered their
services to care for the sick and sac
cor the needy. That is display CT
unselfish Christian charity and real
brotherhood of man that Is worthy of
emulation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

If the kaiser has anything of the
kind stuck about his person his con-
science must be bothering him just
now with his great military machine
a total wrech, his navy surrendered
and his country so torn up by internal
dissensions that Germany as natio.,
ceases to exist. He must commence
thinking his side partner he has so
oftvs.~ .~~r1ad with hio nu,s, nome d
thrown him down.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

Recently the appearance of a red
flag, the ensign of anarchy, in pro-
cession in New York precipitated
riot. A crowd of soldiers and sailors
attacked the procession and destroy
ed the banner. AS a result of that
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

A heavy snow just now to stay
would hit cattlemen pretty hard as 1t
would require feeding two or three
weeks earlier than was expected, ana
hay represents dollars this season.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

According to the report of General
Pershing the total casualties of the
American Expeditionary force up to
the end Of hostilities, November H.,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

is respect of Belgium An attack on
France is possible only through Bel
GUM"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-29

Every
approae
troops
OF the
pass as
OF ster1
alton a
sidered
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Profiteers in Bad Odor.

President Wilson's statement in
his address to Congress that there
was In the hands of the government
"indisputable evidence" of profiteer-
ing at the expense OF the Treasury
and the public stirred up demands
for a new set of Investigations. The
President advised that the prof1teers
be reached by the imposition of spe-
cial taxes, but this was not suf-
many members of Congress-. Senator
Borah introduced resolutions calling
on the administration to lay before
the Senate the evidence Of which the
President spoke. and demanded that
unless profteers could be reached
criminaily under laws already on the
statute books that new laws to reach
them should be enacted.
While no announcement has been
made. 1t is to be assumed that II
ton of law the evidence has been
turned over to the Department of
Justice. And II there has been wrong
doing which cannot be reached by
existing law. Congress. no doubt, will
be called upon for legislation. The
hurts and paying heavy taxes cheer
fully. but they are in no mood to
abide patiently . belief that any part
of the money extracted from them
finds its way wrongfully into glut-
tonous pockets.
There is growing unrest at the con-
tinued increase in the cost of all the
necessities of life. and while 1t is
recognized that high prices are in
separable from war. there are in
will be an unhealthy place Of resi-
dence for the profiteer. either at the
expense Of the government or of the
people.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
PRESIDENT WILSON DEPOSITS
HISTORIC FLAG IN u. S. MUSEUM

President Wilson has deposited in
the United States National Museum
a flag which will excite in the hearts
Of the people feelings OF the deepest
gratitude toward our allies. It is the
United States flag used at the burial
of American soldiers who were lost
with the sinking of the Tuscania.
The flag was made by four Scotch
women and a Scotchman of Islay
House-Jessie Mcclellan, Mary Cum
ningham, Catherine McGregor, Mary
Armour and John McDougall-in
order that over the United States SOL
diers when laid at rest there might
wave the Stars and Stripes for which
they had given their ALL
Frank NJ. America of the London
staff of the Associated Press. who was
the first American to arrive at Islay
after the disaster to the Tuscanfa,
was asked by Hugh Morrison, the
Scotch landowner at whose residence.
Islay House, the flag was made. to
send this interesting relic to Presi-
dent Wilson with the request that it
be placed in some museum or institu-
tion to be selected by him. Mr.. Nor
Tuscania relief work and donated the
land for two cemeteries in which
American soldiers now lie.
The flag, 81 by 81 inches in size,
shows plainly by its workmanship
that 1t is hand made. 1t was trans-
mitted to the President by Melville
E. Stone, general manager of the AS