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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21
SPREAD OF SPANISH INFLUENZA
MENACES OUR WAR PRODUCTION
u. S. Public Health Service Begins Ma
tion-wide Health Campaign.


Influenza IS crowd disease.
Therefore keep out of crowds as
much as possible.
Influenza probably spreads most
ly by inhaling some Of the tiny
droplets Of germ.laden mucus
sprayed into the air, when ignorant
or careless persons sneeze or
cough without using a handker-
chief. Therefore cover up each
cough and sneeze.
Influenza Is probably spread also
by the filthy habit Of splitting on
sidewalks, street cars and 9TH
or public places. Therefore do
not spit on the floor or sidewalk.
Influenza is probably spread also
by the use Of common drinking
cups and the use Fof common
towels In public places. Therefore
shun the common drinking cup and
the roller towel in public places.
If you feel sick and believe you
have spanish" influenza. 60 to
bed and send for the DOCTOR This
is important. Don't get up too
soon, your heart feels as tired as
your legs and needs rest.
In all health matters follow
your Doctors advice, and obey the
regulations of your local and stnte
health officers.
All that has been said above
about Spanish" influenza IL true
also Of colds, bronchitis, pneus
monia and tuberculosis. Do your
part to keep them away,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21
GERMANS RACE FOR THE RHINE.

The Germans are engaged in great at this
time according to military correspondents. Their
army commanders trying to reach the German de-
fense line with their forces intact possible be-
fore the panicstrcken civilians of the empire force the
kaiser to an unconditional surrender
Everything seems to indicate the correctness Of this
view.
The German armies being very sldllfully handled
but every day equal to perhaps two divisions lost
in killed, wounded or prisoners Foch hammers at the
retreatng lines and aims blow after blow at vulnerable
points the line weakens Since the middle Of July there
has been rest for the German soldier retreat short
the lines but always there fewer soldiers to hold
the new position and the allied pursuit never hats.
Bulgaria has surrendered Turkey may be forced into
submission at any time by the allies, and AustriaHun
gary rapidly disintegrating Threatened invasion from
the "iron gate of the Danube imminent would COM
pete the ruin of Emperor Karl's distracted nation.
Germany is isolated By next spring enemies will
be hammerng at her defenses on both east and west
fronts Suddenly her people have awakened from dreams
of conquest and world domination to realize that the
wreck of their country its homes and industries is close
at hand unless peace to stay spolaton That is
why the commanders race for home, where strong de-
fenses may hold the allied armies for time at least while
the leaders may play the politics of diplomacy in hope
of securing something better than unconditional surren
der.
But the miitarists will lose. Germany must soon
surrender.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRILS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's SplendidI

%
In one minute your clogged nostrils
win open, the air passages of your head
VIII clear and you can breathe freely
NO more hawking, snufiling, blowing
headache, dryness. No struggling for
breath at night; your cold or. catarrk
will be gone,
Get small bottle Of Ely's' Crean
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
Q little Of this fragrant, antiseptics
healing cream in your nostrils. Il pen-
etrates through every air passage of tho
head, soothes the inflamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in
stantly.
It's Just fine. Don't stay stuifed-uP
with cold or nasty catarrh-Relisf
comes 50 quickly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

As means of preventing such dead
locks as such which occurred between
the county court of Lane county and
the Southern Pacific ompany when an
effort was made by me state highway
commission to get the two to enter into
10 contract for the elimination OF the
grade crossing at Divide, on the Pacific
highway, Secretary Klein of the com
mission has requested the attorney gem
cral to prepare standard form of con.
tract for the elimination of grade eros
sings.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21
/: THE WIFE ::
By JANE PHELPS


hot corn bread for breakfast You n
be as glad to have her almost as
WILL Of course you won't love her as
/ iol''
"Ishould say mott Why should / love
a big, fat darky when ! have you tc
lovean
Kenyon Roberts and his wife had be
comic very friendly with Ruth and Bri-
an. In many ways il was good for them
all, but especially for Brian. Mr.. Rob
efts was very ambitious. He had de
termined to win success, if hard work
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

Ny Brothers gone away to war;
| never thought him grave before;
He never used to quarrel much
Or scrap or play foo ball or such.
But he came walking in one day
And said-in just my brother S way
" Well, folks, | guess IN 60. You see
II looks like it was up to me
To sign up with the other boys
And lefs without a bit of noise,
Ny brother did
Ny mothers gol lot of grit,
She only cried little bit
When he said that he must be gone,
And for Us not to worry none.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

That he'd be back, so not to mind;
The cause was just and God was kind.
And told me not 10 dare to cry,
And kissed us both along good-by,
And went out to the gate and then
Kissed both his hands and waved
again,
My brother did.
We watched them all the livelong day,
The soldier boys that went away.
A-trampin down the dusty street,
All khaki-clad, from head to feet,
Their smiles so brave, their heads so
high,
A-marching by, a-marching' by.
And there were flags-we had one, 700,
With just one single star Of blue. |,
| waved mine hard and hollered loud.
He looked ,he best in all the crowd,
Ny brother did.
Our service star ain t blue no more,
The way it used to be before;
They we put gold one in its place.
Sometimes I think my mother IS face
Is getting thin and that her eyes
Are tired like, >and awful wise, !.
Like she knows something she wonf
tell
To no one-eyen me oh, welll
| ain't goin' to worry none,
Like she has, since my brother 5 gone.
lie said for us to never mind,
The cause was just, and God was kind
And he II be comm back, know,
Because, you see, he told US So
My brother did.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21
RUTH HOPES KENYON ROBERT:
WILL INFLUENCE BRYAN FOR
HIS GOOD.
sHAPTER LxIII

cNAk EN- 1All
Ruth laughed al Brian The idea
that she should imagine Rachel would
want to 90 back, when she had grieved
for her, Ruth, ever since she was mar
ried.
"Just wait, Brian Haekett, until
Rachel eooks chicken and corn fritfers
for You, and until you eaa some Of her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

Portland papers are telling Of the meeting there Of
the state military police who quartered at the best
hotels at the taxpayers expense Some special nstruc
tons it seems to be issued to the governors political
body guard Probably they will be told by Joe Keller
how to put in the time during the next two weeks most
effectively in rounding up votes for Withycombe who,
90 he says is too busy to do any personal campaigning
Naturally it is up to the boys who hold the good jobs
to see that the governor is elected
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

Judge j u Campbell, Of Oregon City, sno doubt the
best equipped republican candidate for supreme Judge in
the field He has always been lawyer, not politician
and his present position the curcut bench is the
ward of industry and good legal ability. Judge Campbell
is sefmade man. who has the confidence Of the people
of his judicial district and is respected by the members Of
the bar who practice before him. His election to the
place filled by the appointment of the governors
pagn manager Conrad Olson would place man on the
bench who is especially well-fitted for the honor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

The German nation is said to be turning against the
military leaders, not for starting the war; but because
they about to lose it If that is the true sentiment we
inclined to sypathze more with the militarists than
the yellow rabbe who would desert them in defeat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

The six billion loan went the top in spite Of Span
ish influenza and German peace rumros.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

Sometimes when we think of what will happen after
the war desire for peace weakens materially For
instance all the swvetongued political cranks will come
out Of th'ir involuntary retirement and spring their
issues helpless world Even the tariff question may
be revived again.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

The voters of Oregon will be acting wisely if they
swat most of the initiative bills on the ballot good and
hard There are Jacksons delinquent tax and legal
tce spite bills the normal school graft and some other
bills that ought to be a dto rest for all time In fact the
voter who marks plain mo" all the measures ON the
ballot need not lose any sleep for fear he might have
made mistake in regard to some particular measure.
good rule
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21
THE MAN AND HIS TOWN.

Any city town is exactly what the people who live
in it make it. Cities do not grow upthey are built by
fhe enterprise and energy of their inhabitants town is
no better in any respect than its average citizen
The best thing in town is its broadestminded most pro-
gressive citizen; and the most damnabe thing in town
is the man who damns his own town.
Nearly every town has its home-detractor who thinks
it smart to call it "jay" town. Of course, if mans
town is not sporty enough for him he ought to move;
whether that would help him not it would the town.
1t is not the sports the sporness that makes town.
Most towns made by the lays" who attend strictly
to the Christanke attitude of their military commanders
"Gay White Way" was jay, and is yet Come to think
of it and examine the list it will be seen that every
in art science literature production and in
all America today either is or has been jay.
1t is safe rule that the jay who his bust
gets further along and is worth far to any
town than the sport who tries to other peoples bust
ness.
A town is seldom the result of virgin natural con-
dtons. At any rate it was man who saw the natural
advantages Many good town has been practically made
by one man. But he was booster not a knocker
The first process in the Improvement of any town is
to convert or get rid of the people who knocking it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

The Prussan junkers only recently declared they
going to hold Belgium and northern France to trade on
when the peace conference opened Since that time,
however, General Foch has given them to understand
that they will not have any delegates at the peace confer
ence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

The Prussian peace propaganda might call attention
to the Christan-ke attitude of their military commander
who are allowing Marshal Foch to beat them unmerci-
fully without striking back. q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

Hndenburg and Ludendorff may have designs on
Xenophon's retreat record.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

China is becoming civilized government very rapid
N Her total loans floated during this year up to dat
total $3.50 900.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21

Next comes the hustle for the consolidated war ac-
vites drive. Life to have become just drive
after another.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-21
MY BROTHER DID.
BY Gertrude Robinson
Of Dallas, Oregon.

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-12

was in Baltimore and that the family
would not probably hear from him
again for some weeks.
Uncle Sammy" the Red Cross
Rooster, after raising a large sum for
the Wauconda Red Cross branch. has
been forwarded to Republic, where he
will be auctioned off for the benefit of
the organization of that city and sent
onward to continue the good work.
Next Sunday will be the last shoot
in the Inland Empire shooting tour
nament, and it is hoped that the local
shooters will get right mad and make
another clean score. After making a
straight string once the friends of the
members of the club want to see the
boys duplicate the performance every
time they face the traps.
Mrs. Fred Retzer is arranging to
give a musical entertainment at Loo
mis- on the evening of Friday, April
26, for the benefit of the local Red
Cross. This paper feels confident that
under the direction and management
of Mrs. Retzer the entertainment will
be one of the very best that has ever
been given in the old mining camp.
Mr.. Smith took a trip last Saturday
to Oroville, where he met the basket
ball director of the Oroville High
School. They arranged for our match
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-12

rain had fallen during the night, the
sun came up bright and clear, there
was an exilirating crispness in the
clear, pure air and all nature had
taken on a freshness that was charm
ing to the eye. 1t was such day as
made one glad to be alive.
A new fraudulent game to get easy
money has been sprung recently, by
which volunteer from this part of
the county serving in the aero squad
ron has been swindled out of a small
amount of money. The air man had a
this place, and some days ago he wired
for $3.50 to be sent by telegraph. Fri
day the bank had another wire asking
that $50 be sent by wire to the same
person. The depOsitor's balance did
not amount to $50, but the bank wired
and behold, the bank received a wire
Sunday that the individual had not
sent the second telegram for money.
Now, the problem is, who sent the sec
ond wire and who received the money
forwarded in response to that tele-
gram?
r. II. Hoffmark, the popular repre-
/ sentative of Guthrie & Co., the big
| contracting firm that constructed the
West Okanogan Valley Irrigation sys-
tenn, under the direct supervision OF
Mr.. Hoffmark, was in town Tuesday
for the purpose of inspecting the re.
pairs made upon the bridges that carry
siphons across both the Okanogan ant
| Similkameen rivers. The directors o.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-12

the district had those bridges raised
several feet this spring as a greater
precaution against high water, and
Guthrie & Co., had the contract for the
work. Mr.. Hoffmark making a number
of trips in to superintend the work.
The visit this week was for the pur-
pose of inspecting the bridges and
Mr.. Hoffmark was accompanied by
r. HerZog, chief hydraulic engineer
for the Great Northern railway.
A report was in circulation during
the week to the effect that Lawrence
Tillman, son of A. r. Tillman, the
we'll known Loomis saw mill man, had
been killed in France. Up to the time
of going to press the report could not
be confirmed, and Mr. Tillman had
received no such word. If this report is
untrue it was cruel act on the part
of some one to give such statement
circulation. 1t is trying enough to feel
that loved ones are in the battle zone.
facing great danger. If the worst is to
happen, bad news travels fast enough
| without being assisted with falsehood.
Young Tillman was born in Okanogan
county, grew up to manhood at Loo
| mis-. He is we'll known throughout the
! north part of the county. and a most
| lkeable young man he is. He was keen
to get into the saw mill division Of the
army, as he has had experience In that
line, and enlisted in the service. He
was assigned to Co. F. goth Engineers,
| and the last his father heard OF him,
only a couple of weeks ago, he was
working in a forest in France.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-12

mighty fine showing when you con-
slider the many calls made upon the
purses of the people at this time. The
money goes to most praiscwOrthy
cGusc, as it will be used in the pur-
chase of materials to be made up for
the comfort CT the soldier and sailor
boys in the service.
Go Slow" signs requesting auto
drivers to keep down the speed limit
10 ~ miles per hour, have been placed
on the principal streets of Nelson. To
the average auto driver go slow sign
Is to laugh in Oroville the admonition
to "go slow" seems to be an invitation
to go swift, as autos fly through the
principal streets at from rs to 80 miles
per hour. The result is noticeable this
spring by the sadly gouged out macad-
amiZed streets If few of these speed
fiends could only be fined to the limit
Il would stop the tendency to turn the
main streets of the town into a race
course.
Again this week, has been one of
great strain with the second German
drive on, and every scrap of news was
seized upon by the public. More con-
tdence was felt in the ability of the
allies to hold out, but from the fact
that the Americans would probably be
| in il this time, and there are many of
the boys from this part of the state
| in France, the interest was as keen as
| on the occasion of the first great Of
| fensive. Through the courtesy of the
| Wenatchee World and the Spokesman
Review occasional bulletins were re-
| ceived. and as they were always OPP
| timstic the people here felt very much
| encouraged as to the ultimate result.
Claude Sexson has been unable to
\ break into the navy. Some weeks ago
he went to Spokane for the purpose of
| cnlisting, but upon examination he
was found to be under weight Return
| ing home he started in in an effort 10
accumulate moro flesh, and feeling
that he could kick the beam at the nee
essary figures he went out again last
week and offered his services on the
ocean blue to your Uncle Samuel
Again he failed to come up to require
lments as to weight, and was disap-
pointed in not being able to get into
the navy. Mr.. Seasons perseverance,
Is both creditable and admirable. He
has shown his willingness to do his
bit. and that he is barred out from
following the flag is no fault of his.
This is a country of wonderful eli
matte contrasts. and the clerk OF thu
weather having jurisdiction over thi!
particular section is a rapid chang,
artist. Late Monday afternoon the val
ley experienced one of the most violen
I and disagreeable dust storms that VI
[ can remember as occurring in the pas
J ten years. and Tuesday morning wa
/ one of the most delightful specimen
| of a perfect spring morning we hav
: ever seen in Okanogan county in pos
4 Isibly twenty years. Quite a copiou
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-12

Theo. Johnson returned home last
week from Seattle where he has been
working in a ship yard for some weeks.
He reports that the several young men
who went from Oroville to Seattle
during the winter to find work in the
ship yards are all employed at big
wages.
S. J. Sincock, a pioneer of the north
crn part of the county, now living at
Tonasket, was in town over Sunday.
Time Is treating Samuel kindly, as he
Is in much better health than a few
years ago, and he is enjoying consid-
cradle of the going prosperity.
Oroville and vicinity Is expected to
dig up $25,70O as its apportionment
Of the Liberty Loan bond subscription
on the third call. Let us go over the
top with double that sum. Better sub
scribe literally, receive interest on
your subscription with the return of
the principal at some future time than
have the government take your money
by an increased taxation. In which
case you get rid of your cash with no
prospect of ever seeing II again.
1t is reported that man nursing a
disposition to stand more for some
other country than for this, narrowly
escaped a raiment of tar and feathers
at Tonasket by hitting the ties while
the citizens were out gathering the
decorations. He came as far as Oro-
vile. and Tearing that pro-Germanism
was conductive of i'll health around
here he gave his legs another chance
to move his body elsewhere. Men OF
| that kind should be kept moving.
The Oroville Commercial Company
has installed a new wrinkle in their
grocery department that is intended to
keep vegetables fresh and clean. A
long, shallow, open. tin-lined box, di-
vided into compartments to hold the
various kinds of vegetables Offered for
sale, occupies a place in the front
of the store. At the top of this elon-
gated recepticle is perforated pipe
from which a spray of water contin-
ually sprinkles the green vegetables
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Powell, of Orc
Vile, were visitors on April End at the
.big exhibit of Southern California pro-
ducts maintained free to the public In
the Los Angeles Chamber of Com.
merce. They also attended the lectures
and moving pictures that are a part
of the daily program. The exhibit is
the largest of any in the country main
tanned by a commercial organization
Before returning home, Mr.. and Mrs
Powell expect to visit several of thu
many other places of interest eli
Southern. California.
The dance given by the members o
the Young Ladies Knitting Club las
Friday evening was corking success
both in point of joy in circulation
and financial receipts. A large crow,
was present, and as result the youn
ladies took in some s102, which is
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-04-12

roville was quite we'll represented
khe Better Roads Association and
ekmcn's Association that met at
3nogan last week.
|ay Tew, who has been doing a
X in Oroville, has offered his
Vices to the government in the rail-
b regiment that is being raised,
he expects a call to report at any
bin HOrrigan, a member of Co. E.
b Infantry, who went through in
tive training for several months at
hp Lewis is now in France with the
erican expeditionary forces, and is
badly busy pumping lead into the
BIS, and that is the kind of dose
have coming.
/ you are not already on the honor
of Liberty Bonds purchasers by
time go to one of the banks today
Tomorrow and subscribe. The entire
ok has been held open for voluntary
.scriptions, the regular drive, when
fwho have not come in out of the
are to be solicited, commences
Aday.
rank Schultz, who has been billet
ht Camp Meade, Maryland, a men,
of the 23rd Engineers, has sailed
France, or at least that is the sup
+ftion of the family here, as the last
I'd received from Frank was that he
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-06

err peoples property, professors, writ
ers, members of a hundred leagues,
passers of al million %ferocious resolu-
tons, gentlemen of l~ong-tailed coats
and decorations multiform, irreconcil-
able enemies Of other than a German
peace, you who have been believing
against any form of peace that would
not crafty your elaborate passion for
robbery, o. is the time to go and
fight for your convictions.
There was a time, it seems, when
German soldiers, too, liberal and not
sufficiently orthodox in their opinions,
had to die to carry out the theories
of the pragmatical professors and
d~octrinaires and militarists obsessed
with. remaking, the map of Europe
and Asia and Africa. 1.-THE time has
gone by" says Mr. Demel in this hour
of bitter confession, when the trench
es should be used for punishment"
Anybody who thirsts for fight when
the hopelessness of fighting against
inevitable defeat is so clear to nation
al consciousness, should rush to the
trenches and get his fill of fighting.
When irony like this Eliminates
what sometimes seems the hopeless
density of the German mind, we may
feel that the ultimate hour of German
clinging to a forlorn hope has almost
struck. Hear Mr.. Demel again. He
writes like a nan whose intellectuals
are yielding reluctantly in his midst.
who sees no Christmas geese flutter-
ing down from the Pan German heav-
en- of Cockaigne TO cheer his larder.