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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Naw's Gain in Men Is Big.

Washington, D. C.-More enlisted
men are in active service in the navy
now than ever before in the country 8
history. Secretary Daniels announced
Wednesday that the personnel for the
first time had reached the 81, 900 mark.
"There are now 81, OIL men in the en-
listed personnel" said the secretary,
showing net gain of 1864 since
March 4, 1913"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Lieutenant Edgar S. Gorrell.

Lieutenants Edgar s. Gorrell and
Herbert A. Dargue, now with General
Pershing's troops in Mexico, made a
record flight the other day when they
went from San Antonio, in Chihuahua,
to Columbus, N. NJ, a distance of
more than $50. miles in less than four
hours. They made single stop. that
at Casas Grandes, where they heard
reports that Villa had died of his
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Lieutenant Herbert A. Dargue

wounds.
Lieutenant Dargue said: "There
seems to be no doubt that Villa was
wounded; conversations with natives
and with physicians having convinced
me that he was shot through both legs
and one of them being broken by a
bullet, while another shot lodged in
his stomach. A man in that condition
without medical attention could scarce
ly live long"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
villa Leaves His Command;
Death Report Believed Ruse

Mexico City-Francisco Villa has
left the main body of his command and
is hiding, almost unattended, in the
Sierra mountains of Chihuahua, ac-
cording to information given out by
the War department Wednesday.
The latest of his retreating forces
passed through the town of Cusihuiria-
chic, chihuahua. in their flight toward
the mountains. They were closely
pursued by forces of the de facto gov
ernment, who hope to capture the
bands and locate their leader.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20

Rumors from several sources that
Villa had died of blood poisoning and
press dispatches from Queretaro tell
ing of an announcement by the de
facto government war department
that it had reason to believe the bandit
chief had been killed in action were
the occasion of much discussion here.
In some quarters there was disposi-
tion to credit the reports, but they
were without official confirmation and
both army officials and State depart
ment officials suggested that they had
probably been put out by Villas
friends as a ruse.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20

Ia devoted 10 the bcat interests
Of SPRAY and WHEELER
COUNTY. Tho liberal patron.
sTs Of tho citizens Of this soc.
tioo n respectfully solicited.
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
PARTIES VS..

The Tribune will again reiterate that in a democracy,
in all governments where the people rule, government is
BY parties. 1t has been fashionable in recent years to in
Weigh against parties. In many communities these
have been so persistent, SO violent, that men
who valued their self-respect and the respect OF their tam
lilies, have withdrawn from participation In party affairs.
They would not serve on party committees, they would
not be identified with party management, they would
even disavow the name of the party in whose principles
they believed and for which they had fought. AS a result,
in those communities, the professional politician has had
his way, the reformer was simply playing his game. He
threw down the bars for the professional CRATER and the
man whose occupation was politics, enabling him to as
sumo control of party management and through party
management the machinery of government itself. In
stead of working his reforms through the most potent in
strr1ment at his command, the reformer cast this aside
and the good citizen withdrew in disgust.
The present campaign promises a return to saner
methods. The good citizen is going to be in this cam
paign and he is going to be a member of one OF the two
leading parties. He is going to have not only the cour-
age of his convictions" but the courage to admit that
other men are entitled to theirs, and to have those convlc-
tions respected. We are going to return to the inevitable,
whether it be logical or not; we are going to return to
what all history has shown us to be the inevitable, whetf1-
er we like it or not. We are going to return to govern.
ment by parties, with party responsibility, instead OF
da1lvino with factional responsibility.
And the Tribune predicts that before this campaign
is two months older, there will be two great parties IN
this country and one or the other will be held accountable
for the conduct of affairs at Washington, while the pro-
fessional reformer to whom the spotlight is dearer than
his love of country-and we have thousands OF them
will be out of a Job. That was what happened in 1860,
and the country is ripe for a return to that theory OF
popular government.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
WHAT THE ECHOES SAY

Such echoes as have come from the two national
conventions which adjourned at Chicago on Saturday
afternoon indicate that there will be but one ticket IN
the field as a result of their deliberations.
1t was plain that Colonel Roosevelt did not desire a
nomination at the hands OF the progressive convention
without similar action on the part of the republican con-
vention. 1t was also made plain that he preferred the
nomination of another to a divided party. This is seen
in his suggestion of Lodge as a compromise, and his
tentative refusal to stand as the candidate OF a third
party.
The statement of Hughes, following the acceptance
by the president of his resignation from the bench, has IN
if the ring of Americanism as its dominant note, and IS
likely to command the approval of the masses OF those
who urged the Roosevelt nomination through motives OF
patriotism and not from motives of personal pride or
selfish ambition. Won Never, who led the Roosevelt
forces. and Cortelvou who worked with him, both for
mer members of Roosevelt's cabinet, have been prompt
in such action, and nobody has yet accused Hughes OF
y lack of sincerity or lack of courage. lie has been ire
quent1y charged with an excess OF these qualities Dut
never with a deficiency.
1t is safe to predict on this 18th day OF June, 1910
that the leaders who followed Roosevelt IN 1912 Will FOL
low Hughes in the present campaign, and that Roose-
Welt will not be a candidate.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
A COMMUNITY'S MISFORTUNE

Elko has apparently been in the throes OF an 1nqu1sl-
ton, or a slander-fest, that would nave shamed many
communities in the days when witchcraft poisoned the
minds of otherwise sensible and rational beings. One
reading the Elko newspapers and the news dispatches
from that center might gather the impression that some
thing was morally wrong, or the community out OF joint,
or the machinery of the law out of gear. 10 the credit OF
the local newspapers there has been visible an effort to
minimize the evil and to keep the lid, while off, from be-
ing carried away by the hurricane.
A woman of admittedly shady reputation married a
man much older than herself and possessed OF wealth.
Before doing so she secured divorce from another. The
new husband died and the woman in question stands con-
victed of numbering him by poison. She and others,
largely others, have tried to involve a large element of the
population in an alleged conspiracy. If their whisperings
and the stories they have conceived-ln dreams or other
wise-be true, Elko is a community of murderers-which
it is not.
There are always a few people in every community
ready to besmirch any character not already beSm1rched.
They usually proceed on the theory that misery loves
company. Being themselves unworthy OF confidence or
respect, and knowing it, they cannot conceive how others
are entitled t.. it. And if they did they would rob them of
it to put them on their own level.
The Tribune has not followed this case closely
enough to gather all its details, but a man with one eye,
no ears and lust a little common sense will readily gather
enough in a dav to convince him that the time is ripe for
the activity of the good citizen, under whose guiding hand
reason will supplant suspicion, and SANDER Weld to fact.
E1ko has her full quota of the good citizen, and his duty is
RIGHT before him. The lid should be restored to its place
and the town gossip should be under it.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
THE BRUTALITY OF SEA FIGHTING

The number of men killed in the land fighting OF the
present war has been many times greater uan LII n nnnar.
killed at sea. vet il is the loss in the sea fights that apPals
us. chills us with horror, and holds us with a sort o i te.I-
BILE fascination. This possibly is because the III
at sea is so sudden. so spectacular and so complete Inc
land unit which suffers defamation is the exception, yel
when a modern sea fight is undertaken 1t is a Ioiesone
conclusion that a large percentage of the units VIII suHer
absolute obliteration. There is something that moves 10
strangely in the thought that within ten minutes .h"e
a magnificent vessel constructed by the patlent U u
years, equipped with costly and ingenious machinery, and
filled with hundreds of splendid young men, can De sent
to the bottom of the sea, all on board dying miserdDy,
Yet this very thing has happened scores OF times since MS
f~erociously brutal war began. Charging across an open
plain against batteries of machine guns is Tar less naZard,
Gus than is steaming into a naval engagement on board
a perfect battleship. The wounded of a stricken regiment
all have their chance, but the wounded OF a stricken pat
tleship have none, nor have the unwounded more than
the ghost of a chance.
So terribly destructive are the modern engines OF war
that we novices sometimes wonder why all this equ1pp1ng
with armor plate when armor plate avails nothing. In
deed, it sometimes seems that these great metal monsters
we call warships are in reality but death traps tor their
is given them. We have seen, however, that when much
smaller and less powerful freight and passenger boats nave
been torpedoed, from ten minutes to half an hour elapses
before they go down, the interim usually giving time
enough for the launching of a few boats. The tremendous
weight of a battleship, however, seems to serve as an ee-
ment of destruction and to insure the doom OF all on board
when once it suffers deadly injury. Naval constructors
know their business, of course, and it is absurd Tor those
IMMERSED in war to question them, yet experience has
taught us that modern naval warfare has been made so
inhuman1y helish by the terrible offensive OF battleshlps
md their inability to withstand assault that all romance is
eliminated and sea fighting is reduced to the plane OF
brutal and disgusting %butchery.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
T THREE A

General Funston's announcement that the American
border is being threatened by new bands OF Mexican
outlaws is a sufficient commentary on the effectiveness
of Carranza's troops and a complete answer to his pomp-
Gus declaration that he is able to take care OF his bandits
without aid from us. Indeed. it might also be SAID to
be proof that our own forces are not so grand and glorious
as we have reioiced to imagine them. For three years
now our Mexican border line has been an unsafe place
for American citizens. simply because the United States
government has displayed an inability to cope with
banditrv. And even now, with practically our entire
available army on the scene, the danger to American c1t1-
zens peacefully pursuing their business on American soil
is greater than ever. We are not able to defend ourselves
properly from the bandit hordes of a weak and discussion
torn neiehbor. vet we hear hundreds of flat-heads OF the
Bilv BRYAN stripe advocating the abolition OF our army
and inveighing bitterly against preparedness.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
C~ONCILIATING THE BULL

Washington dispatches state that while PRESIDENT
Wilson'S reply to Carranza will be firm, it will be OF a
concniatorv nature, and that an effort will be made to
convince that worthy that the intentions OF the United
States are altogether righteous. There is that about 1t
all which somehow recalls a half-forgotten nursery
rhyme concerning a very prim and proper old school mas
ter who was one day pursued across a field by an angry
and who took refuge on top of a stile, where he chung
in considerable perturbation while the bull tore up the
cod viii, his horns and beloved fearsomely. The school
master finally, as we recall it, adopted the exped1ent OF
pacification. and soulfully exclalmed:
81 will sit on the stile
And smile all the while;
It NAV soften the heart of the cow.
We cannot recall Just how the plan worked out, but
there is an abiding impression that the smile as a bull
softener was not exactly a success. Nor do we believe
that our Washington school teacher is going to get very
far with Cancellation as a remedy for his bull. The thing
for him to do is to suddenly turn matador and fill the
NANCY old hide of the bumptious Carranza full of darts.
It's the only thing that will tame him.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17

In Chicago the federation of labor refused to par
ticipate in the preparedness parade, officially, although
many union labor men are said to have been among the
marchers. The Chicago papers are now denouncing the
organization as un-American, or at least unpatriotic. Mr..
Gompers is quoted as in favor of preparedness and his at
titude is used to rebuke the local labor leaders in that CITY.
For the labor leaders it is explained that they refused to
participate and affiliate even in such a parade with many
of the men and interests that were prominently repre-
sented.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17

Live naturally and keep sweet is the advise that
Chauncev Depew gave to his friends in Chicago for the
secret of eternal youth. Mr.. Depew has followed his own
advice and at the advanced age of more than four score
which is spoken of as a gem and which could be heard
BY al present. Live naturally and keep sweet" that is,
follow nature and do not let the little cares and worries
of life mar and fret you.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17

MI. Marshalls friends are submitting figures to prove
that his denomination for the vice presidency is certain.
The Tribune sincerely trusts that these figures are
authentic, but it shall not be wholly treasured until they
are verified by the convention.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
AUSTRIANS AT VERDUN?

The report that Austrians are helping the Germans
in the effort to capture Nerdun has not been confirmed
and probably is not true. The Germans have not yet
shown such signs of exhaustion as to necessitate their
calling on their allies for assistance in the western cam
pai2n. To all appearances, they still have men enough
and to spare. although the slaughter around Verdun has
been friehtful and the loss the severest OF the war.
Besides that, the Austrians are busy CARRYING on an
offensive Of their own against Italy. At the same time
they must defend their eastern border from the Russians
and their southern border from a possible movement OF
the allies from Saloniki. The Austrians would hardly be
in a position TO lend men to Germany tor service IN the
western camnaien. and the Germans probably d. not vet
need help.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
CARRANZA CLUSTERING AGAIN

Mexican matters have been slightly neglected by the
public for several days, because of more important bust
ness elsewhere, but the trouble across the Rio Grande is
likely to be given some serious attention almost any time
now. The Carranzlstas are supporting their demand tor
the withdrawal of American troops IN true bandit fashion.
While guilty of no overt act, and friendly enough on the
surface, the de facto government is at least cogn1zant OF
if not actually an accessory to anti American agitation
that if left unchecked may prove serious. President
Wilson is understood to have tentatively suggested media
ton, although this has not officially been promulgated.
Carranza has met the suggestion with his customary blus-
ter and with no sign of willingness to assist in bringing
the affairs of Mexico to a settlement, MIR. Wilson should
advise his friend that he would better not push his people
too far in their renewed offenses against Americans.
Some German writer's express horror at what is called
the war of attrition, wearing out and eXhausting an en-
emv. nation. They declare it to be immoral" and all
that. They have special reference to blockades and
starvation. But is it more immoral to pinch a people
with hunger than it is to blow poisonous gases into their
faces? From the poisonous fumes there is no escape, but
from hunger there is always an outlet-all one has to do
is to quit and the hunger pressure will be removed auto
maticallv. The Germans most of all should not complain.
They starved Paris in 1871, when the capital of the
French world was besieged. In that relentless doom
babies cried for milk and they were not heard. The Ger
man answer then was, in effect. YOU can have milk as
quickly as you quit resisting us.
7. Frank Hanley was nominated by the progressives
I1-:- 10 g.. 00-0.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17

7. Frank Hanley was nominated by the progressives
in Indiana some weeks ago as their candidate for COVER
nor. In a telegram from a Chautauqua platform in Min
nesota today he withdrew, giving as his reason the re
fusal of the progressive convention at Chicago to incor-
porate a prohibition plank in its platform. Those who
know Mr.. Hanlev will be at least curious as to what other
reasons NAV have influenced him.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17

One doesn't hear of Admiral Won 1lrpitz. General Won
Hindenberg, Kaiser Wilhelm or any other German whose
life is especially valuable to his country in warfare, rashly
venturing into danger. To be sure, we hear OF them at
the front" but it is the front constructlvelv speaking.
They are not in the zone of danger and there is every rea-
son WHY they should not be. Their lives mean too much
to their country to be thrown away. Yet General
Kitchener, we are told, constantly incurred danger OF the
most perious sort. He made frequent sea trips into wa
tiers infested with submarines and in France he was sew
eral times upon the firing line. To be sure, 1t proved HIM
TO be a brave man, but no one questioned his bravery, and
n O questions that of the German generals who
nrudentlv keep out of danger. Kitcheners death very
easily in one wav or another may cost his country thou
asnds of lives that would not be sacrificed but tor his loss.
His life was one which should have been most zealously
safeeuarded BY England
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17

AS bottling works proprietors, Messrs. lellicoe and
Beatty are still numerous kissing exploits behind Hobson.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17

Don't let anything else distract your mind from your
ever present duty of swatting the fly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
WANTS ACTION ON DAM
City Clerk Wilson Urges Council ia
Take Steps to Protect Water Pipe
Would Cancel Benson Contract. -

Attempting to take the initiative to
tect the water main thru which the
city draws all of it's supply where the
pipe crosses the channel Of Asher
creek, City Clerk Wilson attempted ID
get resolution thru the council this
forenoon canceiing the contract will.
H J. Benson Of Union, for dam to
be built below the water pipe line. The
contract was for $3.50. II was made
Oct. 6, 1915. and It gave Benson sixty
days in which to build the dam.
The dam was partly built. High
water tore it out, and tore out great
deal of the bank at both ends OF the
dam and deepened the channel under
the dam. The situation Is now, from
the standpoint OF protecting the water
main, more precarious than it was be-
fore the dam was started.
The council declined to take action
on the resolution until an opportunity
was given to notify Benson, who Is AT
present in Kentucky. that unless he
took advantage OF the first low water
stage to come to the city and build the
dam, the contract would be Cancelled.
Council members said then they were
ready to go ahead at once.
City Engineer Steiner and City Clerk
Wilson for months have been urging
the council, and especially Councilma II
Mcfarland, that some effective means
be employed to protect the pipe line.
It was thought the dam would do so.
So far 1t has proved q failure. Part
of that time any construction work 10
| protect the pipe has been prevented by
| high water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31

Marshalltown ...... 100000 "a
Three-base hits-Harmon, Murphy.
Sacrifice hit-Boezle. Stolen bases
Meinert 2, Murphy. Struck out-By
Baichley S. by Ulch 1. Bases on balls
Off Baichley 8, off Ulch 5. Wild pitch
|-Ulch. Double plays-Harmon to Nc
Glade; Morgan to Harmon to McGlade: :
Nespo to Lee to Byers: Murphy to By
ers. Time of game--1:45. Umpire
Logan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
TAKE BOTH GAMES
N HOT FINISHES
-,
MARSHALLTOWN WINS HOLIDAY
DOUBLE HEADER FROM
PATHFINDERS.
CAPTURE CONTESTS
IN CLOSING INNINGS

Come From Behind and Win to 4 and
4 to 8 by Sensational Rallies-mur-
ply Plays Leading Role, Getting Sew
en- Hits in Eight Times UP and Per-
forming Brilliantly in Field.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
Second Game Sensational.

If the first game was exciting the sec
ond was bad for weak hearts. Taking
4 lead of two runs in the second, Mar
shalltown was forced to see Burlington
forge to the fore in the sixth, and then
crowded to the wall, gave battle in the
last. ditch. scattering the enemy as the
sun was sinking in the golden west.
Durham led away in the second with
a single, but was forced out by Lee.
LeBeau raped out Il clean single anG
Byers was again the maj of the 'houf
when he hit safely, scoring lee Le-
Beau then scored on Boez!"'s error.
A base on balls to Stanley, and Har-
mons three-baSe hit, gave the Path
finders one in the fourth. arc Eunicks
poor throw. walk. and L mt gave
them two more in the sixth. MARI was
given life on Ryan's error, but he was
Immediately forced at second by Meii,-
ert. Meinert stole second ard STANLEY
walked. Harmon hit to Eunick, who
attempted to tag out Meinrrt on the
base line and then made hasty thro"
to first. The throw was imperfect and
Meinert scored. McGlade's slrgle ac-
counted for the other run, registered by
Stanley.
Fill Bases; No Score.
Some exciting baseball marked the
next inning. the visitors filling the bases
with no one out, and then failing to
score. Lunte. Morgan and Boezle
singled in turn. crowding the paths.
Baichley then fled to Ryan. who made
a pretty catch. Mari hit a long fly to
Murphy. who made a perfect peg to
the plate, retiring Lunte. This was the
only inning in, which the Pathfinders
could register more than one safe blow.
Wild Scene at Finish.
The finish was as wild and woolly as
that of the great eleven-inning contest
of Sunday. Murphy opened with a
single and stole second. Nespo flied to
Blaichley. but then the Pathfinder
pitcher weakened and passed Durham
and Lee. LeBeau proved capable in the
pinch, hit for a corner. scoring Murphy
with the tieing rim, Ryers. who has
been called on three times in, recent
days to drive in the winning run, did
not fail. hitting thru short and sending
Durham across with the fourth and de-
Gliding tally. The score:
BURLINGTON