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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-20
THE MAN FROM NEVADA"

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uas:aa m.o~. fro,, r p Connolly that has
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served as a stimulus TO the study ol NeV'ua seosiap"y'
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where the nearest towns were Virginia City and Carson,
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-20
OUR IDLE AND VAIN WOMEN

The women of New York and other highly polished
centers of civilization who spend their time gliding their
finger nails really attach much more Importance to them
selves and their finger tips than the rest of the world does.
The rest of the world is no more interested in those nails
than it is in the claws of a cat. The men folks to whom
those women "belong,' or whose money they spend, may,
however, indulge them in anything to keep them from
scratching. Generally speaking a woman who has no
more to do in this world than to adorn herself is
worse than a parasite on the public. She must indeed
be heartless, as we'll as mindless, in this world of oppor-
tunity and endeavor, of need and possibility, to dispose
of her time and talents, If she has any, for purely selfish
purposes and that selfishness concerned with vanity, in
the bargain. There is something useful, something help
full, something beautiful for each one to do in this life,
and the pity is that all persons do not find that some
thing, or find no pleasure in the doing of it. The bees
and even the birds find their something-and in both
instances it is something very useful. But human beings,
highly endowed as they are, still are apt to be more mis-
fitting in the world than the lesser creations, who at
least seem always able to find their proper place and to
do their allotted work.
General Grant once remarked, Il propose to fight it
out on this line if it takes all summer. Apparently that
same spirit inspires both the defenders and the assailants
of Verdun. Almost we are reminded of what happens
when the irresistible force meets the immovable obstacle.
The shortage of chemicals is hardly likely to result
in a scant supply of political vitrol this season.
The longer an American studies Europe and Mexico.
the more enthusiastically does he subscribe to the doc
trine that there is no place like home,
The chief trouble in those border towns of Texas and
New Mexico is that there are too many Mexican-Ameri-
cans in their population,
Circumstances alter cases, but Germany has at last
discovered that they don't alter the rules OF international
law.
One fly swatted today is equal to 1888 on June II.
Swat him today.
Swat the fly before the fly swats you. It's simply a
case of self preservation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-20

All deserving Mexicans should understand that We
will supply them with abundant ammunition If they viii
only expose enough of their anatomy to receive it.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-20

A woman delegate from Montana to the republican
national convention has already reached Chicago. How
happy Chicago would be were all the other delegates tc
emulate this glorious example.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-28
POLITICS IN UNITED STATES

The presidential election and the
campaign which preceded it occupied
a large part Of the attention Of the
people Of the United States through
out the year 1919 June s. the Wom-
ans party was originated and opened
It's FIRST convention In Chicago. Two
days later both the Republican and
Progressive national conventions open
ed In Chicago. June 10. former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt was nomi.
mated Ter president by the Progressives
and Charles Evans Hughes, associate
Justice Of the. United States Supreme
court and former governor Of New
York. was nominated by the Republi-
cans. The Republicans nominated
Charles w. Fairbanks OF Indiana for
vice president and the Progressives
named John NJ. Parker of Louisiana as
Rooseveat's running mate. June l6.
the Democratic national convention
convened In st. Louis and the follow
ing day President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall were renominated
without opposition. June a6. Colonel
Roosevelt declined the Progressive
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nomination and the majority OF the
members Of the Progressive national
committee. meeting In Chicago. en-
dorsed the candidacy Of Mr.. Hughes.
The election on November was
one of the most unusual ever held In
the United States. the result not being
definitely known until three days ar
ter the election. when the final count In
California gave the Is electoral votes
of that state to President Wilson ana
gave him victory. President Wilson
won 276 votes In the electoral college
and Mr. Hughes 255. The vote cast In
the election was larger by several mil
lion than any ever cast before Ia the
United States, President Wilson re-
ceiving a plurality Of about 4OO.OOO In
the popular vote. The great increase
In the size of the vote was due partly
to the fact that women voted for presi-
dent In this election In II states.
Four more states voted to adopt
statewide prohibition In this election.
They were Michigan. Montana, Ne
braska and South Dakota. The Demo
Gratis retained control of the United
States senate. but as a result of the
close election. neither Of the two ma
jor parties has majority In the low
err house Of the next congress. The
balance of power Is held by five men,
bers not elected as members Of either
party Socialist, Progressive. 1
ProhibItionist, Protectionist and l
independent.
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sent Identical notes to the entente al
lies through the United States. Spain
and Switzerland, proposing that the
beliigerents arrange a conference for
the discussion 1f peace terms. The
notes were transmitted to the allied
governments by President Wilson with.
out comment. The peace proposals
were received coldly. Premier BRAND.
In the French house of deputies. Is
sued warning against q premature
peace, and the Russian duma. accord
Ing to announcement made December
10. passed resolution favoring re-
fusnl on the part Of the allied govern
ments to enter into any peace nego-
tiations whatever under present con.
diti0ns.
As II In answer to the peace pro-
posais. the French In the verdun Sec
tor delivered a crushing attack on the
German forces December Is. winning
IL square miles Of territory north of
Vertlun and driving the Germans back
close to the line from which they start
ed their great offensive against Yer.
dun In February. General Nivelle,
who directed this attack. had been a
few days before placed In supreme
command Of the French armies In the
west. succeeding General Joffre. who
was made commander In chief OF the
French armies but with little more
than advisory powers.
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November 5. a large party OF l. w.
w. members from Seattle engaged 10
a battle with sheriff's posse at Ever
EFT. Wash. Seven men were killed our
ing the fighting.
November 70. Judge Hook OF the
United States district court ut Kansas
City, Mo-, held the Adamson eight-hour
law unconstitutional and IN agreement
was reached between the representa-
tives of the government aud of the rail-
roads for an appeal to the United
States Supreme court In an effort 10
obtain a final decision on the validity
of the law as soon as possible.
The year was one Of great prosperity
In all manufacturing and agricultural
Industries. Foreign trade Of the Uni
ted States. as shown by reports OF the
department of commerce. reached
total Of 81. 463. 100000 In the year end
ing November l, an increase Of S1,JOo,-
100000 over 1915, and s2,50O,0O0.oOO
over 1914.
The total wheat yield Of the United
States In 1916 was only 547,OO0,0oo
bushels. as compared with l.0ll,OO.oOO
bushels In 1915 and at the same time
there was almost proportionate fall
ing Off In all other grain crops. While
the crops decreased enormously in
quantity. they also increased enor-
mously In price. The value Of 10 staple
crops. as based on the November ! es-
innate of the department Of agricul-
ture, was $1,000 .33S031. as compared
with the estimated value on November
|. 1915, of the same crops of that year
Of $685.. 306.S17. The aggregate value
OF oil farm products, including live
stock, was estimated at $4,000. OOO. 600.
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recourse to arms" and followed this
up on June 16 with a definite threat OF
attack unless the troops were with
drawn northward. The following day
re-enforcements were rushed to the
United States troops In Mexico ana
within a short time the expeditionary
force aggregated about 12.O0O men.
June IS, the war department ordered
all the state militia mobilized and with
In the next two weeks $1,000 OF the
state soldiers had been rushed to the
border.
A detachment of American troops
was attacked by Carranza troops at
Carrizal. June q. and twelve Ameri-
cans were killed and II captured.
A short time later Carranza nban-
doned his hostile attitude and In
concilintory note to President Wilson
suggested the appointment Of joint
commission to settle the dispute BE-
tween the two countries. July ".
President Wilson accepted this pro-
posaI.
IIesiutHt NHsDIt uatieu soctiCtais
Of the Interior Lane. Judge George
Gray and Or. J. r. Mott as members OF
the American commission on August
% and on September 6. the joint COM
mission began its sessions at New Lon
don. Conn. The sessions continued un-
til November "A. when a protocol was
signed providing for the withdrawal
of the United States troops from Mex
leo In 40 days. conditional upon the
Carranza government showing within
that time that 1t could protect the Dor
der and prevent raids by bandits upon
American territory.
Two days before the signing Of this
protocol. Villa, at the head of a strong
force. attacked chihuahua City and af-
ter battle lasting several days he
captured that city.
Carranza forces regained control Of
chihuahua City December and Villas
forces fled to the mountains west OF
that city. where they were later re-
ported to be gathering new recruits
in preparation for more extensive
operations.
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Congress was in session continuous.
~ from January 4. when it reassem-
bied after the Christmas holidays, un-
til September 8. Early In the session
hot fight developed over the Phil
ippine bill passed by the house, The
senate adopted the Clarke amendment
providing for the granting of full In
dependence to the Philippines within
from two to four years. May l, the
house rejected the Clarke amendment
and on August l6 the senate accented
compromise pledging independence
to the Philippines when the Filipinos
are fit for self-government
February 2. the house passed q bill
prohibiting child labor In the manu.
facture of products for Interstate COM
merce. and late In the session tho bill
was passed by the senate and signed
by the president February 10. the
senate ratified the Haitian treaty, pro-
viding for American supervision Of
the 6nances and police regulation Of
the republic.
Legislation providing for large In
creases In the strength Of the army
and navy received much attention.
The navy appropriation bill. a inally
passed, provided for the building Of
lo' ships during the next three years.
The army bill. as passed, carried ap-
preparations of $313, 1910. AT for the en-
suing fiscal year. an increase Of $751;
oo1'sl over the amount carried by
the bill as 1t first passed the house.
Copyright. 1916. BY the McClur. N.w.r.
Ser Syndicats.s
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DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

Thousands of lives were lost during
the year by the sinking Of merchant
vessels and warships as a result OF
their being torpedoed by submarines
or blown up by mines. The greatest
loss Of life In accidents or attacks
of this kind occurred February 26.
when the French cruiser Provence
was sunk In the Mediterranean sea.
and 3,13O persons were drowned.
April %, more than 1000 lives were
lost In a collision between q Chinese
cruiser and transport.
February 2, the japanese liner
Daijin was sunk In a collision and 16O
lives were lost.
February 9. the French cruiser
Admiral Charnier was torpedoed and
sunk with loss of 374 lives. February
10. nine persons were killed when the
opera house at Mexia. Tex. was de-
stroyed by fire. February 20, great
snowslides In the Salzburg alps killed
nearly 100 persons. February. 22. ten
persons were killed In triple COL
lision on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad, near Bridgeport.
Conn. February %. an explosion In
a mine at kempton. w. Va. killed Is
men.
March 5. the Spanish steamer Prin-
cipe de Asturias struck rock and
sank off the coast of Brazil, with a
loss of 300 lives.
March q. 26 persons were killed
and many were Injured In a collision
on the New York Central railroad
near Cleveland. O.
April 10, Kansas and Missouri were
swept by tornadoes which killed II
persons. June 5. tornadoes killed 81
persons In Arkansas and 40 In other
middle western states. May 8. the
steamer Kirby sank In Lake Superior
and 20 lives were lost. May Is. an
explosion In the Du Pont powder plant
at GIbbstown. N. j., killed Ii men.
Hundreds Of fishermen were lost In
monsoon Off the Ceylon coast,
July 70. July "a. q men were killed
by an explosion Of gas in water tun-
mel at Cleveland, O. A trolley wreck
at Youngstown, Pa, took q toll Of Is
lives. August Il. August %. the Unit
ed States cruiser Memphis was
wrecked by a storm in the harbor at
Santo Domingo and Al lives were lost.
Twenty-seven men we're killed Sep
TENDER II, when the central span of
great bridge being built over the st.
Lawrence river at Quebec, col
lapsed and fell. September Is. a
great dam near Hannwald, Bohemia,
burst and 800 persons were drowned.
| A fire In the Christian Brothers COL
sege ut st. Louis, Mo-. killed nine men,
October 5. and 10 persons lost their
lives In a fire which destroyed q hos
pital at Farnham, Que. October 20.
November 3, the steamers Connemara
and Retriever were sunk by a collision
In the Irish sea and % were lost. On
November Z, SO lives were lost when
a Boston IL" car plunged OF bridge.
An explosion at Bakaritza, Russia,
November y, resulted in the death Of
341 persons.
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MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The relations Of the United States
with Mexico became more strained
during 1915 than at any previous time
during the years Of civil war that fol-
lowed the retirement Of President Por-
firio Diax. They approached crisis
early In the year when, on January ~.
nineteen men, nearly all Of them
Americans. were taken from a train
near chihuahua and killed by band
Of bandits.
Conditions became still more tense
when. on March o. several hundred
bandits led by villa raided and burned
the town Of Columbus, N. NJ. killing
nine American civilians and eight Uni.
ted States soldiers. March 10. Presi.
dent Wilson ordered $500 United
States troops into Mexico to catch
Villa.
General Carranxa. head of the de
facto government In Mexico. began
soon to display antagonism toward the
American expedition and on March II
he issued orders forhidding American
troops from entering Mexfcan towns.
He also refused to grant permission
for the American forces to use the
Mexican railroads for the transporta-
ton Of supplies.
April IL, detachment Of United
States troops was attacked by Carran-
m troops and citizens Of Parral. Two
Americans and 10 Mexicans were kill
ctl In the encounter. The following day
Carranxa demanded the withdrawal of
the American troops from Mexico. but
his demand was ignored. The pursuit
Of villa came to a standstill, however,
because Of the hostility of Carranxa.
May 81. General Carranza again de-
manded the withdrawal OF the United
States troops from Mexico on peril Of
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WAR AND THE UNITED STATES

Diplomatic difficulties growing out
Of the war In Europe continued to
confront the United States govern.
ment throughout the past year. The
submarine controversy with Germany
which had been more or less acute
since the sinking Of the Lusitania. was
Intensified March 2. when the British
Channel steamer Sussex and the Brit
ish steamer Englishman, both of which
carried Americans. were torpedoed
and sunk without warning. This oc.
CURED about two weeks after congress.
at the urging Of the president. had re-
fused,y.to adopt resolution warning
Americans to remain OF armed mer.
chant ships Of the belligersnts. The
german government at flrst denied any
responsibility for the attack on the
Sussex. and on April IS President VIII
practically to IN ultimatum to the Ger
man government. In this note the pres
ldent declared that unless Germany
Immediately declared and effected an
abandonment of It's methods OF sub
marine warfare against passenger and
freight-carrying vessels, the United
States could "have no choice but to
sever diplomatic relations with the
German empire altogether" Ger
many's reply to this note. received In
Washington May 8. promised compli
ance In the future with the laws Of
warfare In its submarine operations
A supplementary note from Berlin. re-
ceived May 10. admitted that the Sus-
sex was torpedoed. expressed regret.
offered indemnity and declared that
the submarine commander had been
punished. No further serious contro-
versy occurred with Germany until
after the sinking Of the Marina. with
Americans aboard. October %. 1t was
charged that the vessel was torpedoed
without warning. After an tnvestign.
ton Germany assumed responsibility
for the sinking Of the boat. declaring
that the captain OF the submarine
thought the Marina an armed trans
port.
An interchange Of notes between the
United States and the entente govern
ments, regarding the seizure and exam
ination of American nails was produc-
tive Of little result. In several COM
publications Great Britain and France
insisted upon their rights to examine
neutral mails. but on October L. they
made some slight concessions, promis-
ing to Improve the mail service he
tween America and neutral countries.
A blacklist against American firms
and individuals. charged with dealing
with Germany, which was published
by Great Britain July IL. and by
France August 6, brought emphatic
protests from the United States gov.
ernment. but on November IL Grea,
Britain formally rejected the American
protests, declaring that the blacklist
Was not aimed at neutrals.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-28
POLITICS IN OTHER LANDS

The Sim Fein revolt In Ireland. the
establishment of revolutionary gov.
ernment In Greece, the proclamation
OF Poland as an independent nation by
Its Teutonic conquerors and the res
toration Of the republic in China, con-
stituted the most important develop
ments Of q political nature In coun-
tries outside Of the United States In
1916.
An official mandate. issued March
~. announced the abandonment Of the
Chinese monarchy and the restoration
Of the republic which had been dis
placed by the monarchy during the lat
ter part of 1915. Yuan Shi Kali an
nOunced his rejection of the emperor.
ship and resumed the presidency OF
the republic. June 6. Yuan Shi Kali
died suddenly and Yuan Ii Hung be-
came president.
The Sim Fein rebellion In Ireland
was precipitated on April Is. when Sir
Roger Easement. former consular off,
Ger of the United Kingdom. was cap
tured while attempting to land in Ire
land from Germany and German
ship loaded with arms to be used In
m Irish uprising was sunk while at
tempting to land the arms. April "A.
the Sim Fein rebels seized parts Of
Dublin and serious fighting In the
streets followed. The revolt spread,
and on April "a martial law was de-
clared over the entire island. April
Is. loyal troops took st. Stephens
green In Dublin from the rebels. cap
turing 400 of them. and the following
day, Peter Pearse, president Of the
Irish Republic" surrendered. The
next day the main body Of the reb-
els surrendered. May 8, Pearse. Thomas
J. Clark and Thomas McDonagh. lead
ers Of the revolt. were executed In the
Tower OF London, after being found
guilty Of sedition ut a military trial.
Ten other leaders of the rebels were
executed during the next few days.
June "a. Sir Roger Easement was
placed on trial for treason In London.
He was convicted and sentenced to
death June % and the sentence was
executed by hanging In Pentonville
prison. August 3. Following the Sim
Fem revolt, an effort was made by the
government to bring about a compro-
mise which would result In the grant.
Ing Of home rule to Ireland at once,
but the effort was fruitless
The revolutionary movement In
Greece. which resulted In the forma.
ton Of q provisional government by
former Premier veni1elos, grew out Of
the refusal Of King Constantine tc
be drawn into the war on the side o,
the entente allies. September p. the
island Of Crete seeded from Greece
and on September %. Former Premier
venizelos and Admiral Coundourioti:
issued a proclamation declaring the
establishment Of provisional govern
ment for Greece.
The independence Of Poland. which
had been wrested from Russia by leu
tonic arms, was proclaimed by Ger
many and Austria. November 5.
The death of Franz Josef. emperor
of Austria Hungary, which occurred
November u. was expected In som.
quarters to be productive of event,
of far-reaching Importance from n pc
litical viewpoint In the dual monarchy