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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
Efficiency Of sammy's Kit.

1t may sound strange to American
ears, accustomed as they are to denun-
Citations of our national unreadiness,
says Leslie's Magazine, to hear that
the American soldiers equipment is
conceded by military authorities to be
the finest of any army in the world.
Thus il is that Sammy will go to
France Tor to Russia or Mesopotamia
or wherever the fates decree) carrying
on his person the most complete, most
adaptable, lightest, handiest and most
thoroughly efficient living, working
and fighting outfit of any soldier on
earth, not excepting either u enemies
or our allies. The personal equipment
Of the American infantryman (and we
take the infantryman because he Is
both the backbone of the army and the
bulk of it) represents American bust
ness efficiency and applied common
sense In its highest practical manifes-
tation. Each detail of every tiniest
article, even the most insignificant
strap or lace, is the result of scientific
study and experiment. Some things
about our army may not be above
friendly criticism, but when 1T comes
to the design of the individual soldiers
outfit the United States army has no
peer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
Motor. Driven earpes a Success.

A train of barges driven by motor
traction recently reached the Regents
canal with loads of coal from the Mid
lands in England. These were the
first motor barges to navigate the Eng
lish canals for any distance, and the
beginning of a development which the
board of trade is watching with In
terest. In their journey of 100 miles
from Cannock Chase to st. Georges
wharf, Kings Cross, the motor barges
navigated seven different canals, and
managed all the locks with ease, leav-
'ng the horses on the tOwpath painting
fter them In vain. The motive power
: a small motor driven by a mixture
{ parafiin and petrol. This is fixed to
he stern. and can be transferred from
ne barge TO another In a few minutes.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
CHAPTER v.

Duane looked around him for a book
or a paper. anything to read but all
the printed matter he could find con-
sisted Of a few words on cartridge
boxes and an advertisement on the
back of a tobacco pouch. There
seemed to be nothing for him to do.
He had rested he did not want to lie
down any more He began to walk to
and fro, from one end of the room to
the other. And as he walked he fell
into the lately acquired habit Of
brooding over his misfortune.
Suddenly he Strengthened up with a
jerk. Unconsciously he had drawn his
gun. Standing there with the bright,
cold weapon in his hand, he looked at
IL in CONSERVATION. How had he come
to draw 1t? II might have come from
a subtle sense, scarcely thought OF at
all. Of the late, close and inevitable re-
lation between that weapon and him.
self. He was amazed to find that, Bit
ter as he had grown of late. the desire
to live burned strong In him. Life
certainly held no bright prospects for
him. Already he had begun to despair
of we getting back to his home. But
to give up like a white-hearted coward,
to let himself be handcuffed and
Jailed, to run from a drunken, brag-
ging cowboy, or be shot in cold blood
by some border brute who merely
wanted to add another notch to his
gun-these things were impossible for
Duane because there was in him the
temper to fight.
In that hour he yielded only to fate
and the spirit Unborn in him. Here
after this must be a living part
of him. Right then and there he re-
turned to a practice he had long dis
continued-the draw. 1t was now a
stern, bitter, deadly business with
him. He did not need to fire the gun,
for accuracy was a gift and had be-
come assured. Swiftness on the draw,
however, could be improved, and he
set himself to acquire the limit or
speed possible to any man. He stood
still in his tracks; he paced the room ;
he sat down, lay down, put himself In
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27

them.
"The only Teller who's goin' to put
a close eye on you is Benson. He runs
the store an sells drinks. The gang
calls him Jackrabbit Benson, because
he's always got his eye peeled an
his ears cooked.
GLANDS not here tonight. He left
to-day On one of his trips. takin' Allo-
way an some others. But his other
man, Rugg, he's here. Riggs the
little bow-legged nan with half of his
face shot Off. He's o%ne-eyed. But he
can shore see out of the one he's got.
An there's Hardin. You know him?
He's got an outlaw gang as big as
BANDS"
Euchre went on calling Duane's at
tention to other men of the band. Any
one of them would have been a mark
ed man in a respectable crowd. Here
each took his place with more or less
distinction, according to the record of
his past wild prowess and his present
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27

awkward positions; and from every
position he praeticed throwing his
gun-practiced it till he was hot and
tired and his arm ached and his hand
burned. That practice he determined
to keep up every day. 1t was one
thing. at least, that would help pass
the weary hours.
Later he went outdoors to the cooler
shade of the cottonwoods. From this
point he could see a good deal of the
valley. Under different circumstances
Duane felt that he would have en-
loved such a beautiful spot. He saw
a good many Mexicans, who, OF course
were hand and glove with Bland
Also he saw enormous flat-boats. crude
OF structure, moored along the banks
of the river. The Rio Grande rolled
away between high bluffs. A cable
sagging deep In the middle. was
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
Anyone of Them Would Have Been a
Marked Man.

possibilities. Duane, realizing that he
was tolerated there, received in care
less spirit by this terrible class of
o~utcasts, experienced a feeling of re-
vulsion that amounted almost to hor-
ror. Was his being there not an ugly
dream? What had he in common with
such ruffians? Then in a flash of
memory came the painful proof-he
was a criminal in sight of Texas law /;
he, too, was an outcast.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
GhoIONE 4
OIAQQANGEp
APOMANCF OF TIE BORDER,
5YZANE CRY
AUTHOR OF
THE LIGHT OF WESTERN
STARS"
RIDERS OF THE PURPLE
@ ETC.
c~oPrNoHT. ~ HARPER NsD ssorHsy
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I'm Wellston, Texas. II
becomes with Buckley Duane a case OF
nght or run from Cal Balm. Duan kills
mis- man and becomes an outlaw.
CHAPTER HE meets Luke Stew
ems. an outlaw.
CHAPTER ITT-Stevens goes into the
town OF Mercer to buy supplies and is
shot by a rancher. Duane buries him.
CHAPTER IV-Duane goes to BANDS
outlaw stronghold in the Rim Rock and
after shooting Bosomer. who quarrels
with him over Stevens death, decides
to stay there. Euchre takes DUANE for
a partner and tells him about Bland,
the outlaw chief. and his band.
CHAPTER V-Duane practices gun
and his gang.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-11-27
Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

. High School Honor Roll fl November-Flora Davey. Grace McGon- 2
. agile, Amelia Mayer, Pearl Trousdale, Minnie Wolf. Inez Laveaga, Her .
. bert Mcmillan, Willie Hebard, Eddie Nicholas, Adoph Laveaga, Earl 9
. Charter, Jarvis Williams and Alma Job. "
Q First Intermedfate-Eduh Lewis, Lille Mayer, Toodes Bonniheld, .
. Joe McInerney, Fred IaGrave, Kate McInerney, Vera Guthrie, Annie .
. Roddy, Daisy Lorenz, Harry Warren and Mamie Mayer. "
. Primary Observation-Disclosures Correco, Eva Case, Jessie Cody, ?
o Edna Giroux, Alma Groux, Lucy Laveaga. Genevieve Lying. Eva Rask. 2
. Mamie Staunton, Flossie Pascal, Norma Warren. George Summerfeld, .
o Carl Schmidt, Stuart Robinson, Andrew McInerney, Frank Krenkel z
9 and Eddie Lying. ?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21

Y. NJ. C. A. is doing here to use in the
campaign, of which, in Lakeland. !
understand he is at the head, but
could not find time to do it. Will
say, however, that they are doing a
great work here and abroad. The
good they do cannot be estimated and
this cause deserves the support and
should have it of all the people who
are not taking an active part. I can
not 60 into detail regarding their
work here, but for example, they are
giving an education to the men who
come here who cannot read or write.
You may not believe there are many
of such men but our Company (M)
and Company L of Reg. 324, supply
one class, (26 men) out of a total
strength (both companies) of only
about $50 men now.
Kindest Regards,
GEO. E. SOUTHARD, Jr.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21
MECHANICS ARE IN MUCH
DEMAND BY GOVERNMENT
State Labor Inspector Is Urged to
Give Any Assistance Possible

The War Department at Washing
ton desires the services of skilled me-
chanics such as tool makers, lath op-
orators, drop forgers, pipe filters,
blacksmiths and electricians, and C.
H. Van Dusen, captain of the Ord
nance Department has written to J.
G. Privett, State labor inspector, ask
ing that as many of these craftsmen
who desire employment with the
government to register their names
with him, so that he can furnish the
department with as many of the
names as are registered.
The following letter is published,
and all desiring employment as
skilled mechanics in the foregoing
crafts are urged to write tn einspec.
tor, who will be glad to aid the gov
ernment in securing the required
help:
Washington, Nov. II, 1917.
Mr.. j. c. Privett, State Labor Inspec.
| tor, Room 6, Baldwin Building,
| Jacksonville, Fla
Sir:
| l. The Ordnance Department de.
sires to obtain as soon as possible a
, list of the skilled laborers in your
State who might be available for civ.
ilian employment in the government
1 arsenals and other establishments.
| 2. The chief of ordnance therefore
directs me to request that YOU send
to the civilian personnel division at
your earliest convenience, the names
CT skilled workmen, such as machin.
lists, tool makers, turret lathe oper.
ators, drop forgers, pipe filters, black.
smiths and electricians. This divis.
ion will then arrange, if possible, for
the employment of applicants who
must comply with the usual civil ser.
vice requirements.
). In this emergency it is important
for the department to have your CO.
operation in securing the large mum
Der of men urgently needed to do
government work. If your records
SHOW the age, nationality and partic.
ular qualifications of the possible an
plicant, it is suggested that this infor
nation be included with the list OF
names. In case you are not able r.
supply the list, kindly refer us to the
Official who has charge of this matter
in your State.
Respectfully,
c. H. VAN DUSEN.
Capt Ord. Dept, U. s. R
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21

From our Office we are trying to
touch every Sunday school in the
State. We want all to SO learn the
Christmas lesson as to desire no can
dy nor presents SO long as one suffer-
ing child exists here or across the
seas. We sincerely trust that every
right thinking person will take up
this great, humanitarian plea and
urge everywhere a safe and sane
Christmas. The United States Food
Conservation committee is working
with us, but the best of all is that
the schools of Florida will be work.
ing in harmony with the laree idea
of Christian brotherhood whic is
aireading around our globe.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21
Interesting
Letter From
Geo. SOuthard Jr.
CONTINUED from page 81

rot seem to have been much exag-
gerated, according to what we are
told by the French officers here.
Those of the officers here, who know
most about conditions over there,
however, seem to be the least anx-
ious to get into the fight. One Of the
French non-coms told us he thought
that after the U. s. got her army
over there the war would be over in
s months. An official French war
picture (France in Arms) was shown
to us last Sunday. If it comes to
Lakeland, do not fail to see it. 1t is
a wonderful picture-shows a Ger
man aeroplane shot to earth and the
only official picture of French
charge and also gives some idea Of
the magnitude of the war, especially
as regards food, clothing, equipment,
munitions, arms, artillery, ETC., and
what the French are doing. Am
sending some panoramic views of
Camp Jackson home with request
that they be framed and put on exhi-
bition somewhere in town SO the
home folks can see how we live (from
the outside Of the barracks). The
inside is o. X. too. We have cots
with mattresses (flled with straw.
army blankets and comfort. Mess
hail. sleeping quarters, bath houses
are all heated with large stoves.
The pictures do not show many of
the soldiers for some reason-guess
they were taken when we were at
mess.
Had letter from Mr. w. F. Mar
tin, Bridgeport and he said he, with
the others had received dividend Ger.
tificate payable in January on their
Natal Hay Association holdings.
While / have burned all my bridges
behind me, would be interested to
know in detail what has been done
at Brooksville, how much hay has
been cut, ETC., and If everything has
turned out so far in accordance with
your expectations
| intended the past week, to write
Mr.. Haldeman something of what the
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21
TAX NOTICE.,

| have issued executions on all
unpaid personal taxes, and have an
pointed Mr.. E. H. Garland Of Lake.
land. Fla, as my deputy to collect
same, he will collect both taxes and
costs. The law presrribes that the
deputy may collect. the following
costs: "On amounts Of less than *
taxes, his fee shall be fifty cents; on
amounts of over IS and less than
SIC taxes, his fee shall be rs cents.
and on amounts over $40 taxes he
shall receive fee of one dollar 4"
J. P. MURDAUGH,
oHS" Tax Collector.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21

| love to watch Old Glory
Wave in the breeze above;
l like to hear somebody
Kiss the flag of the land l love.
like to see you through fields,
like to hear your name;
| love the flag, and you, dear
You seem very much the same.
When | see you
see Red, White and Blue
Everybody knows your lips are red
Your cheeks are rosy, too.
Your teeth are like 2
The pearly white,
And both your eyes are blue.
Every time you hear me brag
How love the flag
1t means you!
Composed by BILL HERRINGTON
Co. D, 124th Infantry, Camp Whee
er, Macon, Ga.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21

Have you all tho Insurance you
need? Ask w. D. Edwards, Room
II, Post ONCE. S7s7
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21

Insure your Buildings Merchan-
disc and Automobiles, with w. D.
Edwards, Room II, Post Once. s766
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21

THANKSGIVING approaches,
dismal
= with which
and its doaryed beyond all
workers fully employed
the patriot with
OPEN WITH US TO-DAY
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21

"WHEN ! SEE YOU,
SEE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-21
Florida Sunday Schools
Asked to Observe q "SQte
And Sane" Christmas

The Florida Sunday School Asso.
citation is this year suggesting to the
Sunday schools of the State that the
governments appeal for food ccnser-
walton be observed, and that all pu-
pills in the State be asked to give
gifts for worthy enterprises instead
OF expecting to receive gifts from the
Sunday schools.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-05
STEAL CLOTHING
FROM STUDENTS

The theft of wraps from the cloak
room of the Longfellow school is
battling the teachers.
Rewards have been offered for the
arrest of the guilty parties, and pre-
cautions have been taken to prevent
thefts.
Some little progress has been made
in ferreting out the guilty parties,
and prosecutions will follow unless
the stolen wraps are returned to the
principal.
The thefts have occasioned con-
siderable hardship among youngsters
whose parents had fitted them out
for the winter at a sacrifice, and are
hardly in a position to buy second
outfit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-05

START MUTINY
IN WORKHOUSE

Washington. Oct. 5.-Militants of
the women's party serving time II
the wofkhouse for demonstration
before the White House were charg-
ed yesterday with mutiny as q re.
suit OF their rough and tumble ighi
yesterday with guards and negro wo'
men prisoners.
The charge Of mutlnous conduct is
made in a report by Alonzo Twee-
dale, auditor. A long story 10 told
by the report OF how the eighteen
suffragists attacked the acting SUI
perintendent, the prison matron and
three male guards who had been
called to the rescue, when the ON.
GERS sought to remove one OF their
number, Mrs. Margaret Johns, for
medical treatment at the washing.
ton asylum hospital.
Negro Women To Rescue.
. It tells of negro women OF the
prison kitchen force rallying to the
aid OF their boss, the matron, when
she was threatened with a blow on
the head with q club, of a general
wild scramble about the workhouse
corridors and yard, and eventually
of Mrs. Johns departure for the
hospital lin a doctors automobile
after she and her guards had been
much mauled and hauled about. The
acting superintendent emphasizes
the statement that extreme forbear-
ance was shown the prisoners, the
male guards obeying orders to, handle
them with every possible considera-
ton in spite OF all that happened.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-05
The Forum S Tobacco
Fund For American
Soldiers In France

used up most of their supply on the
long trip over, and to replenish that
supply they had to pay 40 cents for
an ordinary scent sack Of smoking,
and as high as $3.50 for a 10-cent
plug OF chewing. At that, the little
stocks of French merchants didn't
last very long, and there are thous-
ands Of fellows today who are going
without their smokes and chews.
They have long since given up
hope of ever learning to like French
or English tobacco, both of which
are very scarce. French tobacco is
hot and curly, and English tobacco
has q taste like an old copper boiler.
Adoption ls Easy Matter.
Tobacco adopting" an American
soldier in France is an easy matter.
The Fargo Forum has made Il easy.
Through an arrangement with a
large eastern tobacco company. The
Forum has made 1t possible for %
cents to buy so cents worth Of to-
bacco, and deliver 1t into the
trenches.
Every package carries a postcard
with the name and address Of the
donor, so the soldier can acknowl-
edge receipt.
Adopt your tobacco boy" today,
and induce your friends to do like
wise.
Fund Passes $500 Mark.
The "baccy" fund passed the 5000
mark today, which means that more
than 500 American boys have been
tobacco adopted. Fourteen con-
tributiens, totalling $13.25, boosted
the total to $204.0l.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-05
WIDEN ROAD
In LIBERTY
LOAN DRIVE

Four-minute speakers Of the SIS
units in North Dakota will carry the
campaign for the sale of Liberty
Loan bonds into the churches, into
the courtrooms. into the lodge rooms
and into every public meeting in
addition to the theatres. 1t was
decided at a conference OF chairmen
with Don r. Cotton, st. Paul, divi-
sional chairman of the department Of
public information, Washington, ID.
c., and III. III. Wooledge, Fargo, state
chairman, in the Fargo Commercial
club rooms this morning.
This second sale of Liberty Loan
bonds must be a success, said Mr..
Cotton in addressing the conference.
and our part in making IL a success
will be to bring tt before every per-
son in the country.
Part of the people we can reach
through the theatres, another part
can be reached through the churches,
another part will have to be reached
through the lodges. but reach every
one.
'tGet the best speakers in your city,
town or locality. Keep changing the
speakers, confine them to four
minute talks, keep everlastingly at It
and success crown your efforts. ~
Chairmen at the conference report
ed that four minute speakers of their
units were well received whenever
they spoke, and that theatre owners
were giving the heartiest co-opera-
ton,
State four minute men will open
the big drive on the second Liberty
Loan campaign on Monday, Oct. s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-05

is supposed to be Anderson; Dolly
Johnson, wife of William Johnson,
now serving 80 days in the Cass
county Jail for bootlegging, and
Mrs. L. B. Mathiason. of the Daco-
tab hotel, whose husband figured in
an embezzlement suit for $500 in the
Fargo courts a month ago, were a
few of the witnesses introduced by
the state.
Spent Money Freely.
Miss Minnie Foss, with whom the
alleged murderer and bandit Is said
to have been in love, testified that
Anderson gave her several rings, q
watch and other articles OF jewelry:
She said he claimed to have bought
the jewelry at Devils Lake while
drunk. She said he always had plenty
Of money and spent it freely. 1t was
Miss Foss' testimony given yester-
day that the defendant had told her,
1T Is too bad that killed the old
fool" that startled the spectators in
attendance and was the most damag-
ing OF any given during the day.
Mrs. Dolly Johnson, wife OF Will
liam Johnson Of Fargo, testified that
Anderson had asked her to swear
that she and Minnie were with him
in his room at the time of the muir
der. She testified to the fact that she
refused and told him she would stick
to the truth. She also told of seeing
him dressed in overalls with a red
handkerchief around his neck and
that he had told her he was going
out threshing.
Mrs. Tilda Mathiason who lives at
the Dacotah hotel, Fargo, told of
meeting Anderson in the hotel lobby
the morning after the murder. She
said she had expressed surprise that
1t had rained during the night and
Anderson had said: II knew it rained
for I was out in it all night" He
also told her of the appearance Of
his partner in uniform"
Mrs. Mamie White, a chamber
maid, was one Of the witnesses call
ed; also Chief Of Police Peter Malvey
Of Moorhead, who told Of the work
done to connect the links in the
chain of evidence. NJ. H. Rhea, the
night baggageman, was not called.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-05
COLLEGE AFFAIR
STILL IN air

Matters relating to the affairs Of
Fargo college are still in status
quo"
The business mems committee,
which Is conducting an investigation
to learn the exact sentiment Of the
merchants and others relative to the
college, has given out no report.
Thursday morning the COMMITTEES
members met and asked the college
authorities for more information,
which is being prepared and will be
given TO the committee for presen-
tation to the citizens Of Fargo.
This COMMITTEES Is composed OF IA.
A. Baldwin, G.. r.. stone, -. "A. Rick
err George HOLSTER and M. L. Hib-
bard.
AT a meeting OF business men to
the number OF IA held at the Annex
hotel during d. noon luncheon on Oct.
q and presided over by Attorney j.
a. Tenneson, II seemed to be the
consensus Of opinion that the college
would not close during the present
year in any event as the teachers
nave been engaged and the opening
of the doors met favorable enroll
ment,