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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14
PAPER TELLS OF
ACTS IN SERBIA
AUSTRIAN METHODS OF ELIMI-
MATING CIVILIANS ARE
DESCRIBED

A copy of the Serb Weekly, 4
newspaper published in New York
by the Serbian educational and be-
nevolent fund of the Serb federation,
was recently received in Goldfield by
Nikola Knezevic, a subscriber.
The front page contains a large
cut, showing the bodies of six Serb
ian civilians hanging from posts,
the work of Austrian army officials,
who are lei standing, smoking Gig
alettes and viewing the result of
their work. The paper states that
from Information received with the
photog. arI., such scenes are common
10 serbia under the rule of The
Austrians and Bulgarians.
The paper gives four offenses
for which hanging is the immediate
penalty, without leaving room for
argument of any kind on the sub
found with guns or munitions. The
second is for more than the amount
of food fixed by law to be found in
their possession. The third is tind-
ing munitions on their property,
ihe fourth is a more peculiar one.
1t lrovides hanging as the penalty
for a person who buys a uniform
from a soldier.
Inquiry as to what a Serbian
would want with an Austrian sol
dier's uniform revealed the fact
that Austrian military rules failed
to provide clothing for civilians, even
though the civilians may have
money with which to pay for same.
The Serbian winters are cold and the
Inhabitants would purchase the uni
forms and remake them for their
cwn use.
1t would seem hat perhaps some
of the rules, for instance the n
against being found with guns or
munitions, or the one against having
guns or munitions on Serbian prop
erty are born of military necessity,
but it appears that regardless of
what they are born of they are ad-
ministered in iniquity. 1t may he
seen that if the wife, mother or
daughter of a Serbian civilian is
coveted by an Austrian, it becomes a
simple matter to eleminate the Serb
by finding guns On his property.
The paper states that is is a COM
mon cause of hangings and that
the ruse of finding" the guns is
not always resorted to and that civil
ians are frequently hanged without
the Austrian or Bulgarian taking the
trouble to trump up a charge
against them.
Investigation of the Illustration
in the newspaper brought to light
Dan Ambulia, a Serbian proprietor
of a local saloon, who has lost three
brothers and three cousins, fighting
in the Austrian army. They were
inhabitants of the Austrian province
of Herzegovina and were forced to
join the Austrian army. His father
and uncle were hanged by the Aus
TRANS.
1t is not difficult to imagine where
the sympathies of Ambulia lie in the
present war between the United
States and Germany.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14
RIGHTS OF ALIENS
WILL Be RESPECTED
BANK DEPOSITS AND OTHER
PROPERTY WILL NOT BE
DISTURBED

A dispatch published by the Tri-
bune last week was calculated to
set at rest any apprehension that
subjects or Germany and her allies
now in this country might have re-
garding their property in the Uni
ted States, but this has been sup
pemented by a formal statement
from the Federal Reserve banks.
M. f. Hill. cashier of the John
S. Cook & Company bank, handed
to the Tribune today a copy of this
statement received from the Federal
Reserve bank at San Francisco,
which contains the following:
'The Department of State on
February 8th issued the following
statement:
1t having been reported to him
that there is anxiety in some
quarters on the part of persons
residing in this country who are
the subjects Of foreign states lest
their bank deposits or other pro-
perty should be seized in the
event of war between the United
States and a foreign nation, the
president authorizes the state
ment that all such fears are en-
tirely unfounded. The govern
ment of the United States will in
no circumstances take advantage
of a state of war to take posses
sion of property in which inter-
national understandings and the
recognized law of the land give
il no just claim or title. 1t will
scrupulously respect all private
rights alike of its own citizens
and of the subjects of foreign
states"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14
Governor Will Confer

Governor Boyle recently left for
Elko IN hold a meeting with the In
dustrial Home board to take up mat
ters of Importance to the institution.
While at Elko he also will confer
with the commission that will nave
charge of the experimental farm TO
be established in Elko county under
the terms of the act passed by the
last legislature. The governor VIII
then go to San Francisco to hold a
conference with the western branch
of the war department relative TO
military affairs that may develop In
Nevada.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14

Characterizing the situation as a
national emergency" the president
under powers conferred upon him
by the last congress ordered made
Immediately available a fund of
$115%, O0O,00 for the construction
of small naval craft and speeding
up" of the entire building program.
The first use of the $115,00O,0 900
fund will be to construct ITO foot
submarine chasers for patrol work
and keeping the shipping lanes
open.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14

acres adjoining. The 120-acre tract
will be converted into an Indian
village and all the Washoe Indians
will be housed there. On the 40
acre tract a home for the old and
infirm Washoe Indians will be built
in which they car be cared for.
The entire plans and purchase of
the property have been approved by
the secretary of the interior.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14

1t was announced that Secretary
Daniels had directed the Brooklyn
navy yard to proceed at once with
the construction of sixty such sips.
They are to cost 100000 each, ex-
elusive of machinery and guns. De-
livery is to be made within sixty
to eighty days.
The navy yard authorities have
announced that forty of the boats
car be laid down at once and that
after sixty days they will be deliver
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14
Indian Bureau Buys Land

Colonel l.. A. Dorington, super
the secretary or the interior for the
districts of California, Utah, Nevada
and a portion of Oregon, is in Car
son closing the purchase by the
government of land for the Washoe
Indians. The land purchased con-
sists of what is known as the Hum
phrey ranch of 100 acres and AZ
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14
Ranch Changes Hands

One of the best ranches in Elko
county changed hands when Enoch
Gray, one of the pioneers of Starr
valley, sold out to AlonZo Stillwell.
The deal included about 700 acres
of land, $50 head of cattle and 80
head of horses. Stillwell is a young
stockman of Elko county.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14
GREEN MONSTER
MAKING SHIPMENTS

The Green Monster mine, one of
the famous old properties of the
district, is making shipments of
reports, the property still has many
years of profitable production ahead
CT i..-Goodsprings Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14

COUNTY CLERK H. c. ROBER-
SON left yesterday morning for Car
son on county business.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14

REV. AND MRS. HARLAN BAL
LER are here from Tonopah and will
remain for the Episcopal benefit to-
night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05
!. aof per Cent More Ground Space
!. Given to Growing Things
This Year Than
Previously.
MEANS FOOD SUPPLY
.,d.n. Are FIourishing, and the
government Garden Club is
Busy With Its
Work.

rooLnk and in fact the entire
!, iowa is dotted with gardens
:, ~; 4 estimated from the state agri
..,,ural college at Ames that the
.dan increase in Iowa this year is
Smashing like 800 percent. From in
Me.tions locally. Keokuk has devoted
so0 nercent more ground to gardens
this wear than last.
An inspection of local garden plots
,ears out this statement. Gardens
have been planted on every avail
.bIs space, and persons standing In
one ward and looking off into yards
next door, are almost sure to see
GARDEN plots as far down the block
a. their vision carries.
Keokuk is raising an unusually
,,rge amount of garden truck and
small vegetables this summer. and
the effect is being shown already on
nrices of some of the garden truck.
F,here are gardens throughout the
city. tended for an hour or so at
night which are furnished fresh vege-
tables daily for families of five and
seven.
Some of the gardeners tried only
potatoes, and the majority of these
have already had samples of their
PRODUCTS. But most of the gardens
are lovely conglomeration of early
and late vegetables. Peas and beans
are already bearing, and radishes and
lettuce are being planted for second
crops. Bantam sweet corn which is
growing in many gardens in town Is
already tasselling.
he youngsters of Keokuk are
growing their gardens under direc-
ton Of Uncle Sam through the Ames
people, and are members Of THE gov
eminent garden club. They are doing
their bit just as much as their big
brothers are doing enlisting, or their
big sisters helping in Red Cross
work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05

such as is possessed by the British
government, is also essential.
Newspaper censorship is COM
paratively simple matter, helped as
it is by the good will Of the news
paper men themselves, who in Great
Britain frequently help the censor.
Newspaper censorship in England
is effected through the channel of an
institution known as the press
4, bureau. The story Of it's early eccen-
tricities is best forgotten. 1t has
now as one of it's heads, Sir E. T.
Cook, formerly one of our leading
newspaper editors. All war news
passes through this central estab-
lishm ent. Technical army and navy
matters are referred by the press
bureau to experts. Delays occur, but
delays are part of the war. The COM
mander in chief in the field, Sir
Douglas Haig, has supreme control of
all news sent out by the correspon-
dents with his armies. There you
have censorship at glance.
"Democracies are entitled to the
fullest news of their soldiers and
sailors. The war correspondent is no
longer regarded as nuisance as in
the early days Of the struggle. He
is looked upon as a valuable ally
and is SO treated by the British and
French armies.
I'VE have found that the more
news, the fewer ugly rumors. Press
comment is invaluable to democratic
governments. 1he newspaper focuses
the ideas and suggestions of millions
of watchful minds. 1t often affords
valuable pointers to government de-
partments. It's criticisms suggest and
stimulate. The recent struggle for
the re-establishment of free press
in Great Britain has restored liberty
of expression to patriotic writer's.
The systematic publication of
news, good and bad, is means of
giving confidence to the governments
of democracies."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05

States" In message to every
board General Crowder declared II
is an imperative national necessity
that the serially numbered copies OF
the cards be in the hands of the
states adjutants general and another
copy be mailed to Washington before
saturday.
1.-THE nrst test Of the efficiency OF
the great national war organization
on which you are an important mem
Der, comes now" the messages read
eThis is the most important element
in the conduct of war. 1t is plain
to see how great the nations de-
pendence is on each particular man
in whom the president has expressed
his confidence by appointment to a
local board.
at would be difficult to overesti-
mate the value to the nation or the
thing.you are here called upon to do,
nor to the Importance that it be done
within the limit herein indicated
In spite of the call for haste. off,
Gals believe that a few days may be
lost in filling vacancies caused by
designations from the boards. Any
disposition to shirk the duties with
out a valid excuse for resignation,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05
NORTHCLIFFE
/. ON CENSORSHIP
Says Greatest Danger From spies is
Found In Private Letters
and Cable
Messages.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The pri
yate cable leak-and not so much
what is printed in the newspapers
is the deadly peril which this govern
ment must wipe out in its campaign
against spies.
This was the warning given by
Lord Northcliffe head of the British
commission in this country, In an ex.
elusive interview with the United
Press today.
Pressed constantly for interviews
ever since his arrival in America,
Northcliffe has been notably retlcent
for fear that pro-German influences
might seek to create the impression
that he is Quitting in with advice
to- America.
He was found by a United Press
staff correspondent today working IN
his shirt sleeves, debating TO
stenographer.
"The censorship question" he
echoed, replying to query.
"If the censorship can effect the
saving Of single American life, 1T
is worth the while.
"The present censorship in Great
Britain, about which you enquire,
was arrived at after more than two
wears of experiment and is worthy
of consideration.
at is roughly divided into three
sections. the most important being
the cable censorship. Then follow IN
their respective order, newspaper
censorship and the censorship of
mails. These censorship aim primar-
ily at the suppression of information
likely to help the enemy and at dis
covery of information which may be
If assistance to the allies. The cable
censorship of private and commercial
messages presents the greatest diff
Guilty.
ct would be easy for well in
formed spy to cable to neutral
country a few domestic or business
phrases conveying news of priceless
value to the enemy. Spies who have
been caught, tried and shot in Eng
land have usually been found in pos
session of what appear to be bust
ness codes. In one case I remember
the spy and his accomplice posed as
travelling statesmen in Dutch cigars.
Various brands Of cigars represented
certain kinds of ships.
"People are much too prone to con-
slider the newspaper leak which is
open to all eyes and not to consider
the private cable leak, which is the
really deadly one.
Power to open all overseas mail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05
The Old Age Sign
Double Crossed

Don't let gray hair make you look years
older than you are. for it is now an easy
matter to tint gray, faded OR bleached hair
in a harmless way. The new preparation,
"Brownatone." IS proving so popular that
thousands of people ofrefinement and many
leading hair-dresser5 are now using this
wonderful product exclusively.
'Brownatoneo meets every demand ana
fu1fills every test required of it, and is so
simple to use that no previous experience is
necessary. Comes ready for use-no mixing
and is entirely free from lead, sulphur.
silver, zinc, mercury. anillne, Coal-tar pro-
ducts or their derivatives. There is no
danger of irritation or q poisoned scalp
when you use "Brownatone,n because 1t Is
guaranteed harmless.
Produces the most beautiful shades from
light golden to the deepest brown or black
Will not rub or wash Off and cannot be
detected. Most all leading druggists every
where now sell "Brownatone" in two sizes,
Csc and sl.O0. and in two colors-one TO pro-
duce golden or medium brown, " the other
dark brown or black"
Get a zoo bottle from your dealer today,
teresting book Will be mailed on receipt
of loc. to help pay postage and packing
charges. If sent to the manufacturers,
The Kenton Pharmacal Co,
I'll Coppin Bldg, Covington, Ky.
Sold and guaranteed at all leading
drug and toilet counters.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05
Do You Kno.u Rank of Soldier
by Looking at His Uniform?
This Will Help You Out

master corps wears a sword and key
! crossed On a wheel surmounted by an
eagle.
Ordinance oficers wear a she'll and
flame. The general staff wear the
u. S. coat of arms, superimposed on
a five pointed star; the adjutant gen
erals department a shield and the
inspector generals department a
sword and fasces crossed and wreath
ed.
How to Determine an Officer.
The second lieutenant wears only
:: his collar ornament; the first lieuten-
ant has one silver bar on his should
er loop; the captain two silver bars;
the major a gold leaf; the lieutenant
colonel silver oak leaf; the colonel
a silver spread eagle; the brigadier
general one silver star; the major
general two silver stars; the lieuten-
ant general one large and two small
silver stars and the general coat OF
arms of U. S. and two silver bars.
If the officer has on his overcoat his
rank is told by the stripes on bis
sleeve. One stripe is for each grade
above second lieutenant. And officers
below general wear a knot composed
of three loops on the sleeve, row OF
black soutache for each grade from
first lieutenant to colonel, inclusive.
On service coat bar Of brown braid
81 of an inch wide on cuff about
inches from end of sleeve is worn by
all officers.
officers Of the army reserve corps
wear U. S. r. on their collars-not
u. S. A.
Enlisted Men.
Now about enlisted men. Every
soldier wears a hat cord denoting
the arm Of service or corps-infantry,
light blue; cavalry, yellow; artillery,
scarlet-as those worn by local bat,
terymen;T signal corps, orange; en-
gipeer corps, scarlet piped with
white; medical corps, maroon.
All enlisted men wear, on the col
lars of their service coats or flannel
shirts, bronze metal disks, with the
arm of service insignia or corps in the
center of one and the letters ~. S.
or state abbreyiation in the other;
and this is the only way of telling
regulars from national guards.
commissioned officers wear
chevrons above the elbow on their
sleeves to denote their ranks--a cor
2oral. two bars in his chevrons;
sergeant, three; first sergeant, or
stop sergeant" as he is generally
known, three bars in his cheyrons
and a diamond or lozenge in the GEN.
ter; battalion sergeant major wears
three bars and a strap in the shape
of bow under the point; regi-
mental supply sergeant wears three
horizontal bars under the chevron;
the two color sergeants Of a regi-
ment wear star in the point Of a
chevron; a stable sergeant wears a
horses head in a point of the chew
ron and saddler-sergeant harness
makers knife IN the point of a
chevron, like a small curved garden
spade. There are many more indica-
lions of rank among the enlisted men.
Now recall your sons rank in the
army or guard and endeavor to pick
out from group Of passing soldiers,
soldier Of his equal rank.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05

With the streets OF Keokuk more
or less filled these days by men In
military uniform-even as the streets
Of hundreds of other American cities
are filled-great interest Is aroused
in the Significance OF the United
States army uniform.
How many people out Of the great
mass Of civilians passing the soldier
each day, really know his rank after
gazing at his uniform?
The answer is ventured, estimated
quite safely indeed-ten per cent.
The average civilian fails to com.
prehend-really doesn't know-the
significance of the silver bar, the
cheyrons on sleeve or the many other
indications of rank.
This civilian is not to be incor-
rectly judged. He is not to be cen.
sored But he would profit and profit
greatly, If he were to become &C
quainted with the more intimate
phases Of army life.
Are not mothers, fathers and rela.
tives intensely interested in their
loved ones career, even though he
|retuyn to civilian walks Of life after
the war with Germany? They are.
1t Is not unusual to see a group OF
soldiers all in spic and span attire
and no two dressed alike except, per
haps for the khaki cloth, which In
deed appears in several hues.
PuzzIing to Civilian.
It is puzzling to know what the
various rating and service bars,
stripes, badges. chevrons and orna-
ments, signify. Particularly is this
true in the vicinity of the arsenal.
1t is no simple matter to illustrate
this intricate subject. The army
uniform is being changed constantly.
No less than five amendments to uni
form specifications were issued from
the end Is not yet.
A rule of thumb method of distin-
gushing officers from enlisted men
is by the leggins, officers wearing the
pigskin and enlisted men, except cav
airy, wearing canvas leggins. al
though officers sometimes wear can
vas in the field Ali officers, how
ever, wear black and gold hat cord,
while non-coms are indicated by the
chevrons on their sleeves.
Ranks.
The infantry officer wears collar
ornament of crossed rifles, with the
number of his regiment in the upper
angle. If of the cavalry he wears
crossed sabres; If field artillery,
crossed cannon with the number OF
regiment in the upper angle. The
coast artillery crossed cannon, with
number of company in intersection
of cross; engineer corps. turreted
castle: the signal corps crossed flags
with flaming torch; the medical
corps a wand entwined by two wrlg-
ling serpents, known as caduceus.
This emblem, by the way, was the
staff or wand of Mercury. the mes
senger OF the Gods, and probably
signifies that the doctor. rather than
the chaplin is the messenger OF the
Deity.
/. If the officer is of the medical re-
serve corps he wears the letters r.
C. and if Of the dental corps D. G.
above the caduceus. The quarter
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05
DRAFT LOTTERY
COMING SOON
Local Boards Must be Complete d
Before First Mum Der is
Drawn from Regis
tration Cards.

by Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The draft
lottery will be staged in the capitol
on the day following completion of
organization of local exemption
boards
THE minute the local boards are
completed and have the new num-
bered more than 100000 registra-
ton cards, we will be ready for the
draft" was the official announcement
from Provost Marshal General Crow
der's office today. General Crowder
has urgently insisted the boards
finish their labors before Saturday
He emphasized that every day lost
now means a day lost in organiza-
ton of the armies of the United
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-05
The FOURTH In Rome.

limited Press Leased Wire Service1
ROME, July 5.-"Americx will not
sheath the sword she has drawn until
there is final, decisive victory over
autocracy," declared American Am
bassador Thomas Nelson Page at
Romes monster celebration of the
American Fourth of July.
Page was the central figure in the
demonstrations which was the most
impressive and the most enthusiastic
Italy has Witnessed in years. Thou
sands damned Capitol square and
cheered for America agSan and again
Some of the nations highest officials
were present. Premier 4osselli pre-
sided and his words of appreciation
for Americas entry with the allies
evoked great enthusiasm.