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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
DUMMY WAR FLEET
 LEAVES ENGLAND
Arrivals In New York Bring a Tale of An Old Scheme To Block
 ade the keil Canal.

NEW YORK. April 7.-When the White Star liner Lapland arrived here yesterday she brought tale that the mysterious fleet of dummy warships, said to have been constructed at Bel fast under the direction of Capt. H. J. Paddock. Royal Naval Reserve, had sailed from that port on a secret mis- sion. The rumor was that the Brit ish admiralty intended to use them for blocking the Kiel Canal.
 These vesesls are old steamships bought from the merchant service and include ships like the Campania, Oru- ba, and Orotava, which have been fitted with dummy tunnels, wooden turrets, and guns, and their holds fill ed with cement to lower them in the water.
 This will make them torpedo proof, it is explained, because, owing to the hardness of the cement torpedo ex. ploding would only rip off a plate or two in the hull. An outside belting of cement has been Added to the hulls of these dummy warships to protect the engines and boilers.
 The fleet has been manned entirely by volunteers as it is hazardous un- dertaking and the captains are mostly retired rear admirals from the Brit ish navy who have volunteered for the war and have received commis- sions as captains in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
SEND MEN ID
 RAISE SUBMARINE
Cruiser Maryland Leaves San Fran. cisco With Divers and Equip
 ment To Raise Boat.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 7.-The U. S. Cruiser Maryland left here today for Honolulu with divers and equip ment for the purpose of raising the American submarine which went down on March 26th In the harbor of Hon. olulu and was unable to regain the surface again. Twenty men are en- tombed in the vessel.
 The order to the commander of the big cruiser is to make fast time in reaching the scene and the ship will be sent under forced draft all of the distance. .,'
 Divers from the government navy yard and equipment needed to raise the boat have been taken along and the, work of bringing the underwater fighter to the surface is expected to be a matter of but a few days after the arrival of the Maryland at Hono- lulu.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
ROOT HEADS
 N. '. CONVENTION

ALBANY, N. Y, April 1.-The state convention to revise the constitution of New York met here today and or ganized by the election of former Senator Elihu Root as president of the convention. The work of chang ing the constitution will require many mpnths. The Republicans control the convention and Republican desires will largely govern in making over the constitution.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
WANT A FARM
 FOR MINERS

JUNEAU, April 7.-Manager P. R. Bradley, of Treadwell, proposes to es- tablish farm near Juneau if he can find a suitable location. It is his pur- pose to use the farm for the benefit of the miners who work under ground and are often in need of recreation in the open air and a few weeks on the farm will be health-giver to the miners.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
NO NEUTRAL ZONE Y 0F: MEXICO CITY
Efforts of AdministratIon At Wash. inoton To Secure Safe Haven
 for Foreigners Fails.

WASHINGTON April 7.-In spite of the efforts of the administration to arrange with Provisional President Carranza of Mexico for the establish. ment of Mexico City as neutral city in which the people would be free from interference by any of the fac. tions now striving to gain control of the government Carranza refuses to agree to neutral zone and the danger to foreigners is becoming more and more accute.
 Just what action the government will take to protect foreigners is not known, but the continued sending of men to concentration camps near the border, the sending of more warships to Mexican ports and the purchasing of supplies for the army and navy indicates that strong pressure will be used to force CarranZa to protect for eigners and that the administration is determined to be ready in case in- tervention is made necessary by the stubbornness of the rebel leader.
 The residents of foreign govern ments in Mexico City have appealed to their government for aid and in turn the European powers have turn ed to this country insisting that we take such action as will result in safeguarding the lives of their nation als.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

: Capt. L. B. Ericksen of the govern 'ment steamer Donaldson has received
 word that his wife and two children,
 who have been visiting in Norway, will leave for their home at Fort Lis
 cum on April IA. .,,....
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

Persia Asks Russians To Evaeuate.
 BERLIN, April 7.-"The. Persian government has called upon Russia to evacuate the Province of Azerbijan, Northwest Persia,)" says an item given out by the Overseas News Az ency here tonight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
Adriatic Blockade Is On.

ROME, April 7.-Commanders of the Anglo-French fleet in the Adriatic sea, according to advices from An coma, have been notified by their gov ernments that the transportation of goods of any kind to or from ports on the Austrian coast is prohibited under the terms of the Allies new blockade policy, and that steamers carrying such cargoes are to be seiz- ed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
Russians Claim Check Austrians.

Russians Claim Check Austrians.
 PETROGRAD, April 7.-The Austri- an advance northwest of Czernowitz has failed and the Russians have checked the Austrian offensive. The effort of the troops of the Austrians to envelope and flank the advance of czar's troops failed. The enemies offen- sive was for some time very threat ening and large forces of reserves were sent to the scene. The Rus sians, strongly reinforced, have now taken the offensive and are advancing unchecked in spite of the desperate resistance that is besng offered them.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
British Ships submarined.

LONDON, April 1.-The admiralty announced yesterday that the British steamer Northlands had been subma- rined in the English channel and had gone to the bottom. The crew was saved. One trwler used for mine sweeping went down in the North sea, having hit one of the mines she was seeking to destroy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
British Short of Ammunition.

LONDON, April 7.-Lord Kitchener stated today that the reason for the delayed general attack by the Allies upon the German lines was the fact that the British have been unable to secure enough ammunition for the new guns and have been sending into the German lines tremendous amount of shells, which has exhaust ed the supply and until the factories can turn out larger amount than at present the general engagement must wait.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
Germans Hold, ossowetz.

The Petrograda dispatches admit that the Germans still hold Ossowetz but that the fighting about the city continues. No change is reported in
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

James J. Godfrey, or the Mother Lode Mining company, was an arriv al on the Mariposa this morning. He is accompanied by Mrs. Godfrey and they will be visitors here until the return of the steamer tomorrow night
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

Charley Howard, of the Alaska road commission, arrived in town with nine head of horses which have been freighting supplies for the coming seasons work.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

G. w. Salmon, Earl Arnold, w. Simpson, all arrived from Fairbanks last evening with a dog team. The men will leave on the Mariposa for Seattle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
ITALY AND SERV|A FINALLY
 MAKE TREATY OF ALLIANCE
AGREE UPON DIVISION RETURN FOR ITALIAN AID RUSSIANS ASSERT HAVE CHE ckED AUsTRANs NEAR czER
 NowlTz-FIeHTINe vERDUN.

the positions of the opposing armies in Poland, but the Russians are ex- pected to start an offensive movement from Warsaw to break the center of the Russian line.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
French inerease Offensive.

French lncrease Offensive.
 PARIS, April 7.-The French troops have increased the offensie movement started few days ago and are push. ing forward in the Mouse and Moselle section and are striving to drive a wedge into the German line at St. 'Mihiel.
 Y French Claim Successes. ..f' The war office report of today's engagements state that the French troops have been successful northeast of Verdun in the drive the troops are making to strike at Metz, where the kaiser's men have established great military camp.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

Ray Willard, superintendent of the Granite mine, returned to Hobo bay this morning on the launch B. F. M. Mrs. Willard accompanied her hus' band.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
Russians Hold Own.

LONDON. April 7.-The Russian forces arc holding their own in East Prussia. where ,sthe Gerpaans, have been on the offensive and have made many attacks upon the Russian line.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
BRITISH BLOCKADE WILL
 DESTROY OUR PROSPERITY

COTTON MILL OWNERS PROTEST TO BRYAN CLAIMING MUST HAVE GERMAN DYES 2eoooo MILL WORKERS WILL BE OUT OF yoes-NslsT RIGHTS NEUTRALs BE PRoTEcTEo-AL' MOST ALL DYES COME FROM eERMANY-eERMANs OWN PAT En1 RIGHTS AND CAN STOP AMERICAN MANUFACTURE.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

PARIS, April 7.-Italy and Servla have arranged treaty settling the differences between the two nations and arranging for a division of spoljs in the Balkan region in the event of a successful war with the Teutonlc allies and it is certain that if the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the |Servian Council ratify the treaty, which settles all matters in dispute, that Italy will be in the war in few days and will send troops into Servia and Montenegro to attack the Austri- ans. The strongly fortified border line between Italy and Austria would make an attack upon the Austrians holding the positions between the two countries almost foolhardy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

If you want all the news all the time, read the Prospector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

French Fall To Regain Lost Ground.
 BERLIN, April 7-The French have failed to regain the ground recently lost south of Dixmunde and although they sent attack after attack and lost hundreds of men they were unable to recover the lost trenches.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07
JANE IS SOON TO MAKE
 RAILROAD ANNOUNCEMENT

TELLS REPORTERS PUBLIC SOON TAKEN COMMISSION CONTINUE HAVE CHARGE OF coNsTRucToN-ARMY ENGINEERS EMPLoYED-ALAs. kANs THINK INDICATIONS SHIP CREEK AS TERMINAL -DREDeEs FROM PANAMA CANAL BE usED
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-07

The Prospector office.for job work.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK SHOO
CHICKENS FROM ROOSTS

This part of Nevada was rudely
shaken by the earthquake which COW
cred practically all of the Pacific
coast state last Saturday night. No
damage was reported.
At Caliente. clocks were stopped
at 11:55 and c. l.. ADJUSTS chick
ems, to the number of about sou, left
their roosts; ran to the yard sQuawk-
ed bloody murder. Notwithstand-
ing Mr.. ADJUSTS effort to persuade
the feathered tribe to 60 back into
the coop, they declined until the
sun appeared. In Phoebe, Tom Barra-
ciough's flock performed like antics:
while the old brindle COW in the yard
beloved and aroused Thomas from
peaceful slmmber. The dishes rat
tied In the cupbords and other spook-
ish noises alarmed others.
Several huge rocks were shaken'l
down from the cliffs overhanging the
canyon road just this side Of Cali
and which, out Of necessity. caused
Murray c. Godbe to go to the ex-
ert'on Of rolling them out Of the way
Of his motor car enroute from Cali
ente to the Prince mine Sunday morn
| ing,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
ALLIES SEND MEN
TO DEFEND SERBIA
HOPE THAT WAR IN BAlkAN9
MAY BE AvERTED VIRTUALLY
HAS BEEN ABANDONED.
Action Follows News Of Arrival In
Bulgaria Of Austrian and Ger
man Officers to Direct the
Bulgarian Army.

London.-The hope expressed that
war in the Balkans might be averted
virtually has been abandoned, accord
ing to the belief expressed in official
circles.
Foreign Secretary Grey announced
Friday afternoon that Austrian and
German officers were arriving in Bul
garia to direct the Bulgarian army
The secretary said this was a fac;
which the allies regard with the ut
most gravity"
The foreign secretary authorize
the following statement.
Information has been received tha
German and Austrian officers have fol
several days been arriving In Bulgaris
with view to taking an active part In
directing the Bulgarian army This
action is precisely similar to that TAX
en- in Turkey, where German officer.
forced Turkey to make an entirely un
provoked attack upon Russia las
year.
Since the allied powers are bount
to support the states who are threat
ened by such proceedings in Bulgari
this news is regarded as of the utmos
gravity"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
President Hull Is
Pleased with Bristol

William H. Hull. president OF the
California. Nevada company, left yes
terday after having spent a week at
the properties Of that corporation at
brisol and before leaving expressed
much satisfaction over conditions as
he found them and of the plans out
lined by Sup't Bent for the future de-
velopment and operation Of the mines
He sees a bright career ahead for
the California-Nevada. The tramway
Is working smoothly and one day
this week 100 tons of ore was con-
veyed over the mountain to Jack Rab
bit in six hours. The company is
planning to develop a water supply
on the Bristol side and officials feel
hopeful Of the outcome. At present
the water question is source of
much expense and by developing an
ample supply this item Of cost
will be eliminated.
A hosting plant has been order
ed for the Hillside mine; so this
property will soon be added to the
number Of Bristol producers.
Many Of the leasers are making
good progress. Carl Sampson, on the
National; ]. A. Nesbitt and win
Tulloch. on the Great Eastern have
struck high grade ore within the
past week.
About rs men are now employed at
Bristol and Jack Rabbit.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
Caliente

CALIENTE. New, Oct. 6-Mr and
Mrs. Seymour and Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffs
left several days ago on a hunting
trip. They have returned to get some
meat.
Cy Land killed deer last Mon
day. Cy IL some hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cram and son,
Harry. have returned from a brief
trip to Salt Lake.
j. Williams intends. to move his
family to Caliente.
DR.. l.. Marco, "Our Dentist" has
returned afterr an absence Of about
three months and will look after the
wants Of his patients here and at
PlOche.
Herbert Archibald has been on the
sick list this week.
Mr.. Frank Ryan and mother, Mrs.
Chas. St wart, accompanied Commis'
sioner Ryan to Phoebe last Tuesday.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
LAS VEGAS GIRL MEETS "A
MOST HORRIBLE DEATH

Margaret Grace Harmon, IL year
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
B. Harmon, was terribly burned Sun
day evening at o'clock from the ef-
fects Of which she died at o'clock
Monday morning.
She was lighting q gasoline stove
by the aid of wood alcohol. when the
bottle containing the wood alcohA
and small can Of gasoline exploded
throwing the burning liquid over
her clothing. In agony she ran out
the door followed by all members Of
the family. Just as she was rushing
toward her mother. who was hldoing
the baby In her arms. she was caught
by w. z. Arnold. who lives next
door, and who ran out when he heard
the explosion. Mr. Harmon. assist
ed by Mr.. Arnold. smothered the
not lanes IS quickly as possible. but
not until the little girl was terri
bly, burned over nearly the entire
body.-Lsv Vegas Age.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
fendant was Immediately released
from custody

ilOIA CuSIOuy.
The frozen carcasses of $50 reindeer
will arrive at Seattle in few days
to compete in local markets with beef
and mutton. Regular monthly ship.
mehts will be made next year, and
promoters expected to establish q
market all over the United States.
The supreme court of Wyoming has
declined to interfere with the extradi.
tion OF Harry ZeuGh, F.ni,y Zeulch
Herbert McCafferty and Floyd Widdle
to Calumet, Mich, on charges of being
implicated in an alleged suit club
swindle involving several thousant
dollars.
AS result of the decision by Judge
Averill recently, the town of Tonopah
Nevada, is to change its form of gov
ernment and plans for a commission
system are under way. 1t was decid
ed that the county commissioners
have no jurisdiction over the camp.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
Alamo

ALAMO. Nevada. Oct. 6-Miss
Laura Koyen. who has been spend.
ing the summer in Hiko. returned
last Wednesday.
J. w. Richard. Sid Pace and the
Wadsworth brothers returned from
the cattle range at Willow Spring
Monday.
Mrs. Sid Pace entertained at a
children's party Sunday afternoon in
honor of her son, Leland.
The Alamo mail was somewhat late
in getting into Caliente Monday ow-
ing to q breakdown of A. J.Richard's 3
car.
Saturday morning party of
young people motored from Caliente
to Alamo. Their sole object In com.
inglng seems to havo been to dem
onstrate that they know how to rag
and scream. After this fact was clear
ly shown, they went to Hiko where
they entertained themselves and on
lockers by wading up and down the
Hike bitches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Higbee oi
ToQuerville, Utah. are visiting II
Alamo this week, the guests Of theil
brother, l. w. Higbee.
William Higbee went to Calientt
last week with load Of wheat.
VIM. Lamb. Jr.. was thrown from
a horse Sunday. Billie assured thu
writer that It was done so Quickl!
that he didn't even have time t.
select q soft place to light-he fel
into a patch Of cock burs.
A. J. Stewart made a trip to Cal
lente last week.
The Alamo farmers are now harvei
ing their fourth crop Of hay.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
FORD TRACTOR HAS
BEEN DELAYED SOME

R. r. Orr, of the City Garage and
local agent Of the Ford company. mas
received the following letter from the
the sa.es department. relative to
the manufacture of the farm trac-
tor which the Ford people propose to
place on the market in the near fu-
ture:
1.-The Ford farm tractor is .
success all right; it has been tnor-
oughly tested during the past seven
years and has sat sfactrolly met ev-
cry demand for which it was created
But, when it acn be marketed ID
quantities to justify placing u
on the market for general sale is
an unsolved problem-it may be six
months, it may be year. it may be
two years, it may be longer.
One thing is certain; that not
minute will be lost in getting the
tractor on the market. but you car
understand that with the great de
mand for Ford cars and with tho
prospective output Of between 5oo.
900 and 100000 cars for the presen'
fiscal year, the chances for bring
ing the tractor out In sufficient Vol
nme to market In the near future
docs not seem very hopeful"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09

CQlTfY
@%R
Panaca

PANACA. Nevada. Oct. 7-Joseph
R,nnow. Sr.. went to Las Vegas last
Monday on business. He returned the
following Thursday.
Messrs. Frank C. Lee. VIM. Adair
and Lawrence Lee left for the Val
ley View farm to assist in threshine
grain.
Born: To Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Math.
ews, baby boy, Oct. 3. All concern
ed are doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Wadsworth left
for st. George Saturday to be gone
all winter.
Miss Leila Ronnow has been on the
sick list this week.
Bp. VIM. Edwards sAd sons. Harolt
and Nephi. spent two or three day.
of last week In the mountains gather
Ing pine nuts.
Ell Edwards. John Nelson and Err
nest Wadsworth went out to thu
range Wednesday to ride for cattle
George Reynolds was In from thu
Comet mine Sunday, returning tn,
next day.
Game Warden D. A. Wadsworth ws
at Caliente and Barclay Saturday ant
Sunday on official business.
John Hollingshead is hauling OF,
from the Highland Mary mine.
Hose Edwards left for Salt Lak'
last week to be absent two or thre,
weeks and expects to visit the Cali
fonia exposirtions before erutnrgin.
Miss Lula Jones and Bert Carte
were married here Wednesday h,
Bp William Edwards.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
County Tax Rate
Fixed By Commissioners

The most important business trans
acted at, the meeting of the Board Of
County Commissioners last Tuesday
was the fixing of the tax rate fo1
1915 and It is most gratifying to re-
port that the rate is the lowest that
Lincoln county taxpayers have en-
joyed for many years.
The general county rate is seven
ty-four cents on each 500 of assess
ed valuation; the state tax rate Is
Sc cents-having been fixed at that
amount by the last legislature-mak-
ing the the general state and coun-
ty rate total $1.3O. as against $l.6O
in 1914.
The basis for the above Is arriv-
ed at in this manner. showing the
1919. as well as the 1914 rates:
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
Building Contractor Arrested.

Chicago.-Thomas Kelly, contrac
tor, who erected the Manitoba parlia
ment building at Winnipeg, was arrest
ed here Friday at the request Of Win
nipeg authorities. Kelly is charged
with having defrauded the Manitoba
government out Of S1,250,000 in con
nection with the erection of the parlia-
ment buildings.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-10-09
FEW CHANGES MADE IN
LINCOLN ASSESSMENT

Assessor Dan Ronnow returned
from Carson last Saturday where he
attended the meeting OF the state
board of equalization. With the ex-
ception Of raises made on the Prime
Con-, Phoebe Pacific and Bank Of
Pioche. Inc. the Lincoln county as
sessment roll will stand the same as
first reported by Mr.. Ronnow.