Show I I I I S SMELTER IEL TER THREATENED BY MYSTERIOUS l FIRE Omaha Jan 7 The 7 The entire Omaha plant of the American Smelting Smelling Refining Refining Re Re- fining company compan was threatened b by a a. mysterious fire tire Sunday SunJa which completely completely com corn destroyed the tine office orfice and laboratory of the smelter The Omaha plant has hns largo large government contracts on Ott lead leatI zinc and other metals and Is working a large force torce twenty-four twenty I hours out of or the tIne dR day I The fire broke out In the office and workmen t In the plant are aro said to have hare heard an explosion Only the fact that thal thata thala a strong wind was blowing from the smelter smeller buildings s towards the tho office prevented pre tho tine entire plant from Cretin burnIng burn burn- I Ing n g. g r I |