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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

As completed, the Senate bills principal sections provide:
 Authority for the President to em- bargo exports when he finds that "the public safety and welfare so requires (not in the House measure)
 Authority for the postoffice depart ment to censor mails and exclude mai matter deemed seditious. anarchistic or reasonable, and making it's mail ing punishable under heavy penalties; For punishment of espionage, defined ir most detailed terms, including wrong ful use of military information;
 For the control of merchant vessel. in American waters;
 Punishment for conveyarlce of false re, ports to interfere with military opera. tions, willful attempts to cause disaffec ton in the military or naval forces ol obstruction of recruiting;
 For the seizure of arms and munitions and prohibition of their exportation un. der certain conditions;
 For penalizing conspiracies designed tc harm American foreign relations or fol destruction of property within the Uni ted States;
 For increased restrictions upon issuance of passports, with penalties for theii forgery or false procurement; and. foi material extension of the power to issue search warrants for inspection of prem ises.
 EMBARGO CLAUSE RETAINED
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

Entering the bank shortly after noon during lull in business, the bandits opened fire at Cashier D. E. Mclean and Assistant Cashier Frank w. Erbe. Stanley w. Rawa, patron of the bank, was bound and gagged. In the meantime the bank officers had obtained revolvers and returned the fire. The robbers forced an entrance to the cage and shot down Erbe and Mclean. Both died within few hours. Stepping over the bodies of the wounded men, the bandits entered the vault and gathered up several bags of gold and silver coin and packages of paper bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

New York, May l4.-Ihe As sociated Press summarizes the general war situation today as follows:
 Russia still looms in the eyes of the world as a portentous obstacle to an early successful issue of the war for the entente nations and the United States over Germany and her allies.
 With far from satisfactory state of affairs existing between the council of workmen and soldiers, deputies and high Russian government officials, which in the last few days has re- suited in the resignations of the con- manders of the forces in Petrograd and the minister of war and marine, comes renewal of the rumor that Turkey is following ia the footsteps of Germany and Austria Hungary and is endeavoring to effect separate peace with Russia.
 The compensation said to have been offered by Turkey embraces thing that has been the life dream of Russia the complete opening of the Dar-
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Townspeople, aroused by the sound of shots, rushed to the bank with revolvers
 rifles and shotguns George H. Beltz- hoover justice of the peace. was struck with a coin bag by one of the bandits and knocked to the ground. Two of the bandits rushed to their nearby automo- bile, while the other two ran toward the ground of the Castle Shannon Golf club. Followed by the posse across the golf grounds. one of the men was shot and killed and the other probably fatally wounded In the pursuit Nicholas Yost, a train dispatcher was shot in the leg. One of the bandits jumped from the au- tomobile near the outskirts of the village and escaped, but the other was captured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
Reports Now Come That Turkey Is Trying to Make Separate Peace With
 New Republic ANOTHER ZEPPELIN IS BROUGHT DOWN
 BY BRITISH GUNS ROuex Firmly in Hands of English-Jellicoe Heads New Naval Staff
 for England
APPEAL TO SOLDIERS

Petrograd. May 15.-lyia London.) The council of soldiers and work mems deputies has issued an appeal to the army, in which it declares that German imperialism is seeking to destroy revolutionary Russia and enslave the Russian people. It ap- peals to the soldiers to defend Rus sia with all their power and declares that separate peace is impossible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
 49,579 GERMANS ARE CAPTURED

With the French Army in France, May 14.-tFrom n staff Correspondent of the Associated Pres.) = According to authorita- tive figures now available the French and British armies between April and May IF captured 40.- 57s Gerlnans, including 976 off, cers, IA heavy and field cannon, D4s machine guns. and 3ss trench cannon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

| Louisiana and Arkansas and the St Louis and Southwestern railroads and the Bod
 IcaW Lumber company. on charegs of vio- llating the federal laws relating to re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15

1 to embargo exports was retained in the bill virtually as drafted by administra- | ton officials It was modified once, but the unqualified provision was restored after it's necessity had been explained last
 week in a days session behind closed doors.
 1 Vigorous efforts to retain provisions for l newspaper censorship and partial prohibi- | ton, together with foodstuff conservation, | during the war culminated in final votes 1 today in which the Senate voted, 4S to 3 | to eliminate all provision for the press censorship. On behalf of the administra- | ton forces, Senator Overman, in charge | of the bill had moved to reinsert modi- 1 fled censorship clause. As the House bill | contains 9 provision for determination by the jury of culpability for violation of censorship regulations to be promulgated l by the President the administration Is expected to bring strong pressure for drafting in conference of a compromise censorship section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
Fines Are Assessed

Texarkana, Ark, May IA. Fines aggre-
 gating s4o.ooo were assessed in federal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
ACTION ON PROHIBITION

On the question of prohibition and food stuff conservation, the Senate, by a vote of '46 to S7, reversed it's action on Satur- day. in accepting Senator Cummins' amendment providing that, during the war, manufacture of cereals, grain, sugar and syrup into intoxicating liquors should be prohibited.
 An amendment by Senator Thomas to suspend, during the war, exchanges and boards of trade permitting future trad ing In foodstuffs was rejected, 49 to "A, after three hours stormy debate. Many
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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05
Justice Court Proceedings

The proceedings which were COM
menced in the Justices Court of Eu-
reka Township last week upon COM
plant of Antonio Tognoni to require
Pete Edera to give a bond to keep
the peace. were dismissed by Justice
of the Peace L. w. Cromer, on Tues
day. without a hearing of the evil
dence.
There was considerable argument
as to the nature of the proceedings.
and when the court held that the de-
PENDANT was being tried for a crimi-
nal offense. District Attorney N. P.
Morgan offered in behalf of the State
to prove that a crime had been
threatened, but refused to take part
in a criminal prosecution on the
ground that no crime was charged.
The offer was denied. and the Dis
trict Attorney asked permission to
withdraw from the case.
Attorney w. R. Reynolds, repre-
senting the defendant. asked that the
action be dismissed. and the motion
was granted.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05

Since the above was written, j. E.
Sexton, General Manager of the Eu-
reka-Nevada Railway, has furnished
the SENTINEL copies of two letters
which he wrote to the State Railroad
Commission. and also his correspond
ence with the Post Office Depart
ment at Washington. Below will be
found in full the letters to the Rail-
road Commission; but the CORES
pondence with the Post Office De-
partment will not be published until
next week for the reason that the
matter was received too late for pub
LEGATION in this issue. Mr.. Sexton is
now in San Francisco and has given
an interview to the San Francisco
Examiner of May 3 in regard to the
situation, and this will be found 10
full below:
Letters to Railroad Commission
Palisade, Nevada. May l, 1917.
Railroad Commission of Nevada,
Carson City. New.
Gentlemen: You are hereby advised
that the Nevada transportation Com
pany have adjourned "sine die" eff
fective midnight April 80. 1917.
1t is now up to you to either OBJ
tain for me a minimum of $3.50 per
annum for carrying the mail tri-
weekly. or a promise from the Post
Office Department that they will not
request of me to carry the mail at
all. if said sum can not be paid.
The attached letter fully sets forth
all of the facts in the case, and un-
less something can be done on or be-
fore May 8, 1917. the employees of
the road will be dismissed and | will
take a much needed rest, with pleas
ure.
regret very much to be compelled
to suggest your getting into the high
speed, but as labor unions find that
method popular even with the Chief
Executive and Congress, it a not
be considered out of order to find
y~ourselvesi in the same complimentary
position, (supposing of course FROM
THE WAY they went to the job
that it was a compliment to be made
to move.
Neither weeping or e%xultant at
the position you are placed in for the
benefit of the community. l am,
Yours very truly,
]. g. SEXTON.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05
eUREkA'S FIRST VOLUNTEERS
Theodore Johnson and Frank Nostros
Leave With Recruiting Officer
Thursday

Sergeant E. c. Freeman, a United
States recruiting officer for this Sec
ton. arrived here Thursday by auto
from Ely. He endeavored to take
four volunteers from Eureka on this
trip. but only two. Theodore johnson.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence John
son. and Frank F. Nostrosa, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Nostrosa, left
with him on his return to Ely about
6 a.. m. Friday morning en- route to
San Francisco.
Young Johnson has enlisted in the
Signal corps. and Nostrosa in the
auto service. They are both popular
boys here, and many warm hand
shakes were given them by their
friends while extending their good
wishes and bidding them good bye.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05
Visit Of Grand Worthy MatrOn

Mrs. Anna v. Bridges of Reno,
Grand Worthy Matron of the Order
of Eastern Star of Nevada. who is
visiting officially the different Chap
ters of the State. came into Eureka
by Mondays. train and the same
evening visited Iphigenia Chapter.
Following the exemplication of the
work of the Order. social converse
ton and a bountiful banquet that
had been prepared was enjoyed by
those present. Vocal and instru-
mental music was a pleasant feature
of the latter part of the evening.
Miss Irene Mendes and her brother.
William Mendes, Jr.. of Duckwater,
and Mrs. James Griffin of Carlin,
were out-of-town members present.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05
Carson. Nevada, May 4, 1917.

To w. H. Russell, Eureka Nevada.
Yours third received. Commission
has advised Eureka-Nevada Railway
that unless adefnite reply is received
by 3 p. m. to-day, stating that road
will re-commence operations immedi-
ately, a receiver for the property
will be applied for.
Attorney General is now prepar-
ing papers.
RAILROAD COMMISSION OF NEVADA.
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and replacement of bridges. the
work on many of which would have
been commenced Immediately if the
local railway had not gone out of
service. AS an early resumption of
this service now seems probable, it
is hoped to soon have most Of the
roads repaired.
Major H. G. CatIin left by auto at
noon to-day for Elko to meet a bust
ness engagement. He stated before
leaving that it was planned to con-
tinue the extensive development
work being carried on at the Connol-
ly mine on Prospect mountain, should
the local railway company resume
operating as now seems probable.
but that the present supplies or hand
would only be sufficient to keep the
plant in operation for between 80
and 40 days. The Major will be en-
gagged with his other business affairs
and does not expect to return to Eu-
reka before the latter part of next
month.
Prof. j. r. Young of the Depart
ment of Education of the University
of Nevada. arrived in Eureka by
auto from Ely Monday evening.
Prof. Young is the State High School
Inspector and this visit was for the
purpose of looking into High School
conditions here. All day Tuesday
was spent in looking into the records
and observing the work being done
in the High School. Wednesday
morning he left for Austin to inspect
the High School there. from which
place he intended to proceed direct
to Reno to be present for ar engage
ment on the evening of the 4th.
d. E. Sayre, chief engineer of the
Eureka Power & Light Company.
was an arrival in Eureka Thursday
evening from Salt Lake City. Mr..
Sayre states that all the equipment
for the electrical plant to be built in
Eureka has been purchased and will
commence to arrive here in about
three weeks. At that time the COM
pany will begin the construction of
the buildings and plant-possibly be-
fore then-all depending on trans
portation. Mr.. Sayre is accom-
panied by D. Miller of Salt Lake
City, a metallurgist, who is here to
look over this and adjacent mining
districts. The gentlemen expect to
be with us until about the middle of
next week, when they will return to
Salt Lake via Ely.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05

dictated letters to the Nevada State
Railroad Commission and to the Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General,
giving them his ultimatum.
The Government is ponderously
moving toward confscation. of the
road, it appears. The situation is as
follows:
On April 80. after negotiations of
months had failed to get Sexton a
mail contract at the price he de-
manded, he abandoned operation of
his road. which is 81 miles in length,
between Palisade and Eureka.
He announced that he must have
a minimum of $3.50 a year for ear
rying mail or a promise from the
Post Office Department that he
would not be asked to carry mail at
all.
Maximum Price
The Government has offered him
the maximum price under the law,
$3.50 a year and demands that he
carry the mail at that price.
William J. Carr, chief clerk of the
railway mail service of that division,
has been ordered by the Postmaster
General to remain at Palisade and
tender the mail pouch to Sexton
each day.
Every day that Sexton refuses to
carry the mail costs him $1,000. He
has been fined $4,000 already and soon
the Government will own the road
under the fining process unless some
other way out of the difficulty is
found.
Sexton said last night that he was
neither weeping nor exulting at the
situation in which he finds himself.
He says he is in need of a vacation
anyway and intimates that he may
take his engines and go into the con-
tracing business. The Government,
he insists. cannot force him to carry
mail at a loss.
Trouble Over Two Years
Trouble has existed for two years
between the Post Office Department
and Sexton. The Government pays
a stage company 81 $3.50 a year for
carrying mail tri-weekly. Sexton
offered to do the same job for $1,000.
The Government refused to consider
more than 81. $50 and Sexton was or
dered to begin the carrying at that
price on May l.
In his argument to the Second AS
sistant. Sexton wrote:
While the people r very anxious
to obtain their mail by train, l do
not see that | should be expected to
carry it tri-weekly for approximately
$1,350 per annum in 8 hours. while
the horse drawn-stage line is allowed
SIS, $40 to carry it between the termi-
nails in 35 hours.
The property has been in bad shape
for a number of years. 1t has been
twice in the bankruptcy courts. The
year 1916 is the only one that pro-
duced enough revenue to pay a full
rental and it is very certain that the
present one will not.
After a discussion with our rail-
road commission | may under certain
conditions resume operations.
Sexton has operated under a lease.
The road is owned by the Mills and
Whittell estates.
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II pcOpte VI GuTchd anu NiClLitJ
were made to realize the possibilities
that lie in the cutting off of trans
~portation facilities. when, early in
the week it became generally known
that the Nevada transportation Com
pany, which operates the Eureka
Nevada Railway, had ceased all train
service after April 80.
As announced in last weeks SENTI-
MEL, the train made a round trip
from Palisade on last Monday; but
contrary to the announcement, the
other two trips were not made, and
Eureka has had only one train dur
ing the week.
On Monday all employees of the
railroad were notified that their SER
vices would not be needed after mid
night. and on Tuesday the following
notice was posted on the local depot
building:
To Whom it May Concern: The Eu-
reka-Nevada Railway ceased to exist
at IL o'clock midnight, April 30, 1917.
j. E. SEXTON.
The people of this community have
received no information as to the
cause of the company's ceasing oper-
atoms. MOI have they been given any
assurances regarding the resuming
| of service by the railroad. If the
road is not o on put into service
again, it will mean suffering and
hardship on those who are dependent
on it for their supplies from the out
side. and will also work a great in
convenience upon those who have
ore to ship out.
A survey has been made of the
food conditions. and it has been de-
| cided that the conditions are such as
to demand immediate action to have
the railway service started again.
A number of the business men of
Eureka and Ruby Hill have gotten
into telegraphic communication with
the State Railroad Commission. stat
ing to the Commission the serious
ness of the situation, and requesting
relief. The Commission has taken
up the matter with the railway COM
pany, and from the following tele-
grams it would seem as though we
may soon have the trains running
again as usual.
Eureka. Nevada, May 8, 1917.
Railroad Commission of Nevada.
Carson City, Nevada.
Eureka-N Nevada Railway c ceases
operations May 1st without notice,
leaving Eureka with less than ten
days food supply. Recent storms
have made roads impossible. and I'M
less immediate relief is had. people
will be in distress. Kindly take ac-
ton in matter soon as possible.
Signed by a number of business men
of Eureka and Ruby Hill.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05
Carson City. Nevada,


W. H. Russell, Eureka, Nevada.
Eureka Nevada Railway advises
that lessee will re-commence opera
ton by eighth. and asks if this is
satisfactory to Commission. Com
mission has replied by asking whether
there is any good and sufficient rea-
son why operations should not be
commenced Immediately.
RAILROAD COMMISSION OF NEVADA.
Answer To Above
Eureka, Nevada, May 4.
Railroad Commission of Nevada,
Carson City.
By all means insist that Eureka
Nevada Railway begin immediate
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05

Ban johnson. president of the
American league. has predicted that
unless peace comes before next De-
cember that there will be no base
ball in 1918.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05
Local Train Service Ceases

Ievada Transportation Company, in Charge of the Eureka-Nevada
Railway, Stops Operating Road at Midnight, April 3O-Pos-
sible Food Shortage in Community-Upon Request of Local
Business Men, State Railroad Commission Begins Action Look
ing Toward Relief of Situation-Letters to Railroad Commits
sion and Statement of Manager Sexton.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05

Miss Eileen Breen of Eureka, a
teacher in the Carlin public school
for the past year, has been re-en-
gagged to teach the coming year.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05
Palisade, New. May 1. 1911

Palisade, New. May l. 1917.
Railroad Commission, Carson City,
Nevada.
Gentlemen:
The letter and attached papers are
not to be used or taken under Off
cial consideration until Thursday
p. m. the 3rd, when you r at lib
erty to use the same.
The letter to the End Assistant P.
M. General will reach him Friday
morning.
| will be at the Palace Hotel. San
Francisco, being compelled to leave
here tonight, otherwise would not
bother you about the affair until
Thursday morning.
Will come back if things can be
fixed; otherwise will stay, so it would
be useless to try to do anything less
than indicated in letter.
lOuTS very iuiy,
j. E. SEXTON.
Interview With Manager Sexton
From 8. F. Examiner May
John E. Sexton, vice-president and
general manager of the Eureka-Ne-
vada Railway. has started a peppery
little war of his own. He has defied
the Postoffice Department to do its
worst. He has abandoned his rail-
road to the junk dealers and or May
s will discharge all his employees I'M
less the United States Government
comes to terms with him in the mat
ter of a mail carrying contract over
his 80-mile line.
Sexton arrived at the Palace last
night in fighting mood. He had just
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-05

operations. Delay means serious
distress here. w. H. Russell.
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SH0RTING OF THE WAR !
. by Charles j. ROsebault Of !
= The Vigilantes y
y q

Do We Americans realize fully what
delay in supplying the funds neces-
sary to the conduct of the war would
mean!
From time to time the various ma
tons engaged in this war issue lists
Of the number of their men who have
taken prisoners. The total in a single
Say is staggering
Soon our boys will be in the thick
If the fight. They too will be sub
jected to the memorable results Of
war. We will be issuing our casualty
lists. The figures will not be small
and everyone of them will symbolic
blood and tears, suffering and disease
Is there any American so callous that
he would not make a personal sacri-
flee to cut down these casualties by a
single day, single hour?
Our Government does not ask sacri-
fee. 1t only asks that we lend it our
money-money that we do not need
'nr immediate use-and for this loan
1t even agrees to pay as much inter
ut as can be obtained through any
other safe investment, Lending this
money now - buying the Liberty
Bonds-and lending it in such over
whelming amount, and with such
promptness and enthusiasm, as will
make all Germany realize that we are
in this war heart and soul, with all
our resources to the very bitter end,
mean shortening the war by many
hours, many days, many months 49,
possibly many years for no one
knows how long the war may last if
we allow our energies to trickle in
rather than to 60 in with the speed
and force of which we are capable.
There are thousands of individual
supplies needed to equip our soldiers
and keep them equipped. All cost
and have to be paid for, and the Unit
ed States Government is no more JUS
tilted in contracting debts without
certainty of having the means to pay
than any prudent individual would be.
1t must have the money. II must have
1t at once.
The Liberty Loan is to provide this