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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-24
NIX ON GRAVE DIGGING
SAY WAR DIRECTORS

NEW YORK, Sept. 2i.-Mass meet.
ings of all kinds and varieties are com
monplace affairs in New York. Scarce.
ly day goes by without mass
meeting Of some sort to protest about
something or raise funds for some.
thing else. but New York IL soon TO
see the first OF series OF mass meet.
ings designed to protest against the
proposed policy OF the government To
compel the mass meters to become
grave diggers. Doesn't sound pos.
sible. does It? II you don't believe
tlous Directors and they will tell you
II Is true.
The conscientious objcctors" are
willing to pray they won't fight,
having conscientious objection" TO
war-but they certainly do object &C
being forced into service as grave
diggers. And that IL what the war
department proposes to do with them
They will be sent TO France to dig
the groves for and bury the brave men
who die in action.
Charles Sonncshcin, head of thC
league. thinks the proposition Is :
public scandal.
We cansidcr II national disgrace
10 be placed in the category Of grave
diggrs." he said. with more show
OF rage than an all wool and n yarC
Wide {. o. ought to own. The hu
initiation Of the Objectors is kecnly
ieli, and their Indignation knows NJ
bounds. Every conscientious objCcto
IN the country will be given chance
10 express his opinion about bcint
claSsed rs a grave digger.
TO hell with grave digging, W
want something more cheerful"
One would not have imagined thn
a real c. o. could muster sufncien
resisting force To indulge In thI
character Of dcnunciation. hut tn
emperagc Of the G. O.'s Is AT full till
ana u the heat continues some n
"em may get angry enought to enlist
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is. TROOPS|N
FRANCE EAGER
+ FOR FIGHTING
American Soldiers Credit To
Flag, Says Report From
The Front

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE BRl.
TISH FRONT IN FRANCE. Sept. 81.
On the historic battle field which
merges into fighting lines are en-.
camped many American troops, far
removed from the rest OF their COM
patriots, who form a vanguard of
Uncle Sans eXpeditionary force In
France. For military reasons il is
impossible to tell the world just where
these me are. who they are, or what
they are doing 10 further the inter
ests OF the entente allied cause but
Il may be said of authority to friends
at home that they are a credit to the
stars and stripes. which for the first
time fly over the camp of American
soldiers in this part OF the war wreck
ed world.
Some OF the men have been work.
ing continually in the zone covered
by German guns and already two
have been wounded. and are proud OF
the fact They are prepared and es-
pecially anxious to try honors with
the Germans. the officers now are
having hard time keeping the men
out OF the British front line trenches.
II is said that more than one Ameri.
can soldier has crept away when of
duty and after making friends with
the "Tommies" has taken a place he
side them for few glorious minutes
while minor battle was progress.
ing
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WILD SESSION
IN HOUSE OVER
LATE INTRIGUE
Discussion of Bernstorff Dis
closures ArouSeS Much
Excitement

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-The
House has had a wild session over
the Bernstorfr disclosures which have
created unusual disturbance. Con.
gressmen Norton of North Dakota at.
tackled Heflin who was quoted as hav.
ing said that ne could name dozen
cogressmen who were acting sus.
piciously." Heflin denied the inter.
view. What did say" he said
was that there were rumors of n
gambling house in Washington, run
by German. where pacifists and
others in sympathy with Germany won
easily" No doubt a thorough inves.
ugation will be made to settle this
and disclosures are the only meas
ures that will finally terminate the
affair
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continuously, day and night. Each of
the two engineers in immediate charge
of motor development alternately
work 24-hour shift.
Trade Secrets Given Up
An inspiring feature of this work
was the air rendered by consulting
engineers and motor manufacturers.
who gave up their trade secrets un-
der the emergency OF war needs.
Realizing that the new design would
be government design and no firm
or individual would reap selfish bene-
fit because OF its making, the motor
manufacturers, nevertheless. patriotic.
ally revealed their trade secrets and
made available trade processes of
great commercial value. These in.
dustries have also contributed the ser.
vices OF approximately 200 OF their
best craftsmen.
The two engineers locked together
in hotel room in this city promised
the government If given an oppor.
tunity they would design a satisfac.
tory engine before a working model
could be brought from Europe.
"A remarkable American engine
was actually produced three weeks
before any model could have been
brought from Europe. II was promis-
ed that this engine would be develop.
ed before the fourth of July. Twenty
eight days after the drawings were
started the new engine was set up.
This was on July 3.
Sent Here in Special Car
I'm order to have the engine in
Washington and in actual running or
der at the nations capital on Indc-
pendence Day the perfected engine
was sent from a western city in
special express car. The journey was
made in 81 hours and four young
men guarded the engine en- route to
Washington and personally attended
to its transfer from one railroad to
another.
with the need for speed as an in
centive, tools for building the first en-
CINE were made even before the
drawings were finished--on the as
sumption that they would be correct.
Parts of the first engine were
turned out at IL different factories,
located all the way from Connecticut
to California. When the parts were
assembled the adjustment was perfect
and the performance of the engine
was wonderfully gratifying. This in
itself demonstrates the capabilities oil
American factories when put to TIE
test and when thoroughly organized
for emergency work of this sort.
No Time for Theorizing
"One of the chief rules outlined n
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MESSENGER GIRLS
SUCCESS IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Sept. 2.-Ncw York
girls. being part and parcel Of the ef.
fctc east. may not be able tn put over
tho simple job Of being Telegraph
messenger girls" but in Chicago they
arc Just walking away with II.
Two girls. Margaret Mcnamara and
Stella Srokowska. fifteen years old,
have been employed in the Postal
Telegraph Office in the Hearst build.
ing for the past month, and their
commissions have run higher than
those of tho two boys employed there.
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WESTERN PACIFIC
MAY BE EXTENDED
TO ELY DISTRICT
Officials Make Visit to Spring
and Snake VaIIeys-Road
Must Have Feeders

President C. NJ. Levey OF the West.
ern Pacific Railroad company. accom-.
panied by T. J. wyche. chief engineer
for the company, and A. Summers a
mining man interested in properties
near Aurum and Muney, Nevada. Wis
tied Gold Hill and the Deep Creek
region Saturday and Sunday after
noon on the special over the Deep
Creek road. Captain Duncan Mac
Vichie. president of the Deep Creek
railroad and general manager of the
Western Utah Copper company, was
also a member of the party which oc-
cupied President Levey's private car.
| While the object OF the visit was not
officially stated, it is generally be-
lieved that the Western Pacific, whic'
assisted in the construction of the
Deep Creek road. is planning to take
IL over and extend il through Deep
Creek, Antelope and Spring valleys
with the object of developing more
business for the main line from the
agricultural and mining districts that
will be reached. says the Gold Hill
Standard.
Saturday trip was made by auto
TO Spring valley as far south as the
Dolan ranch between Aurum and
Muncy, the party returning that even.
ing to Gold Hill. Sunday. President
Levey and Captain MacVichie made u
trip to Trout Creek by way of Red
ding spring. returning through Over
land canyon.
1t was the announced policy of the
Western Pacific management when
that line was being built. to construct
branch lines as feeders. but the money
panic of 1907, disarranged all such
plans. About that time and since
then 1t is known that engineering
corps OF the Western Pacific surveyed
all the valleys in eastern Nevada
south of the road, and the company is
doubtless in possession of all needed
preliminary data on which to base
| plans for extensions toward Ely and
the mining districts in the eastern
part OF Nevada between that town and
the main line. And. as the first man
agement of the road had its eyes on
the Ely copper district, II is possible
an extension that far is contemplated
Ely is growing every way and an
other big producer besides the Nevada
Consolidated - the Giroux. Copper
mines-is developed on large scale
An extension of the Deep Creei
railroad up Deep Greek valley and in
to Nevada would prove an advantage
to the mine operators of the Ferbe
district. about sixteen miles west from
Gold Hill. A road up the vale.
would place railroad transportatio
facilities within four miles of TN
principal mines OF the Ferber di
i trict and eliminate about doze
3 miles of wagon haul and all the ba
part OF the road. II would he possibl
also. to reach Ferber on an cas-
grade from point near Salt Spring
about twenty miles south Of Wew
over. but south from there the grad
ould not be as good. From Dee
Greek valley route with easy grad
II through Antelope and Spring vale
Il could be obtained. but II might
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-24
GERMANS FIND
FOOD SUPPLIES
IN RUSS TOWN
TeutonS Encouraged by Quan-
tity of Provisions in Cap
tured Town
tContinued on Page Four)

BERLIN. Sept '8i.--General Won
Ludendorff announces in an official
German statement that rich quantities
of provisions. including bread and
-four. fell into the hands Of the Tcu.
tons when they captured the Russian
town of Jacobstadt.
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1900 STEEL
WORKERS JOIN
COAST STRIKE
Demand for High Wages
Causes Steel Workers
to Enter Strike

PORTLAND. Sept. "a Four thous.
and workmen in the steel shipyards
have walked out and Joined the wood
en- shipyards strikers. causing scTi'
Gus halt in the business. The demand
for higher wages is the cause OF the
walk out and the length Of the strike
period is doubtful.
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BANKERS To
MEET IN BIC
WAR COUNCIL.
Secretary McAdoo to Tell Them
How They Can Aid Second
Liberty Loan

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 24.-NearIy
10000 of the leading bankers OF the
United States gathered here today TO
discuss the tremendous financial prob
lens raised by the war. From every
State in the Union they have cone to
exchange views OF financing measures
and to hear the leading officials OF
not only this country but of the AL
lied nations discuss the money prob.
lens. on the wise solving OF which
success in the war depends.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoc
is here to tell the bankers how they
may aid the nation in floating the
forthcoming Second Liberty Loan and
TO point out To them the lessons to
be learned from the first big borrow
ing. Lord Northcliffe, head OF the
permanent British Mission in the
United States, is here to give the
American bankers the benefit OF the
experience gained by Great Britain in
the course of three years of war fin
ancing. Members OF other foreign
missions will deliver addresses and
join in the discussions of war fnanC-
ing measures. while Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury Oscar +. Crosby
will tell the bankers how the Treas
ury has lent the Allies nearly two
and a half billion dollars. despite the
fact that but TWO billions have been
borrowed through the sale of bonds.
The federal government is known
to be depending on the bankers of
the United States to make the Second
Liberty Loan and the others which
are to follow successful. They also
are depending on the banker TO alb.
sOrb the millions of dollars in treas.
ury certificates OF indebtedness which
the treasury must sell constantly for
the duration OF the war to keep
enough money in the government Til
to meet the fabulous payrolls of army
dlih navy anu NlNll
The convention which opened here
today wore every aspect OF a war
council. While uniforms OF fighting
men were absent, there was no less
an air of military importance about
the meeting, as II was fully realized
! by the entire membership Of the
American Bankers association that
upon the money supplies of Tie ma
tion depends in large measure the
success not only Of American arms
| but OF the arms Of the allies makins
common cause against Germany
| Every banker was thinking about th'
nations finances in term, Of bullet'
and war supplies.
Today's sessions were prcliminar,
and got the organization OF the con
ytntiOn out of the way. The ca
work OF the meeting will begin ia
y urrow.
Domestic banking problems will b
taken up in addition to the nationn
and international affairs. The lon
drawn out check collection syster
controversy. which has caused shar
division between big city and coul
try bakers Of the United States, wi
be renewed. The committee
twenty-five, an insurgent group
bankers connected with the assoc
alton. will hold special sessions. Thi
committee handles Legislative ma
ters for the association. This wa
convention OF the American Banker
association Is the forty-third annui
one.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-24

In the Kuhi murder case four wit.
nesses were examined this morning
and PostofIlce Inspector Austin was
recalled for cross examination. The
witnesses were Or. A. NJ. Dwight of
Jarbidge, Mrs. Dexter of Jarbidge. w.
II. Mcmillan, cashier OF the Rogerson
Bank and ]. w Laeford the Roger.
son postmaster.
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MEANS PLEADS NOT
GUILTY OF MURDER

CONCORD. N. c., Sept. 2i.--At the
beginning of the preliminary bearing
OF CASTOR II. Means on the charge Of
the murder of Mrs. Maud a. King.
Means entered the plea OF not guilty.
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SHE WAS WAITING FOR HIM

"fs your husband up yet?' inquired
the early morning caller.
"T guess he is." replied the stern
woman at the door.
well. I'd like to say few words
10 him"
80 would I. He hasn't come home
yeti Boston Transcript.
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APPLY FOR REMOVAL
OF ALLEGED ANARCHIST

ALBANY. Sept 2i-Application for
the extradttion from New York to
California. Of Alexander Rcrkm"n. nm
anarchist. was made to Governor
Whitman. Berkman Is wanted on nc.
count OF his suspected connection
with the preparedness day bomb out
rage.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-24

" n. Roberts, official reporter In
Judge Evans court in Salt Lake City,
ana ono Of the foremost court report
er' In tho west, Is in Elko this week
assisting Mrs. Walters in taking the
"Sumony In the JarbIdgc murder
cases.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-24
GERMAN GUNS
IN ACTION ON
ARRASFRONT
German Raiding Party. RepuIs-
ed Alter Sharp Conflict
With British

LONDON, Sept. 2l.-The German
heavy guns were active early this
morning on both banks OF the river
Scarpe. on the Arras front in France.
reports Haig. A German raiding party
near Labasse Vile was driven away
after sharp fight last night with the
British forces.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-24
AITKEN APPOINTED AS
ARIZONA REPRESENTATIVE

WASHINGTON. Sept. A.--H d.
Aiken Of Prescott Arisona, has been
appointed the merchant representa-
tive of the food administration.
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Mr.. e. }. kesrns, a prominent ranch
owner OF North Fork, has returned
from short visit to his home in Salt
Lake City.
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OUR GUARANTEE

Nowadays, when Many articles being
guarantees the
Are these guaranteed"
with this method everything
Perhaps ticket
nevertheless 1t is guaranteed just could
be.
Everything you 5
prove satisfactory" Judge
whether hundred dollars
Our of quality and of satisfaction
Il prices:
Best Nevada Potatoes hundred $3.50
Cabbage, pound ........ .03
Fancy Bell Fleur Apples box .......... 1.67
Best A. B. Onions hundred .............. 800
Royal Baking Powder pound can . 205
Royal Baking Powder, pound ..........-. As
Dill Pickles, gallon can n...... ................ .67
Swifts Premium Hams, pound ................... .33
Swifts Silver Leaf Lard 10 pound can ...-..... 2.9S
CriscO can 43c, SEC and 1.69
Crackers, box :5S
Lemons Sunkist, dozen ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 81
Tea Garden Syrup, gallon can ............... 1.57
CampbellS Soup, can ........................ ID
Laundry Soap, 100 bars, up from ............. 800
Toilet Paper, roll 06
Bung, bottle 10
Blung, ball box IL
Wheat, sack Ats
Bran, sack .......... ................. 2.25
WE CUT PRICES ON THE ENTIRE GROCERY
LINE EVERY DAY
Evening journal., 1917-12-21

meath; no uneven or sag
ging floors; no narrow,
shaky staircases; no un-
wholesomeness or over
crowding.
1t is a Christmas Store
to which all may come
with full confidence Of
finding here a Christmas
spirit-but the d doors
Evening journal., 1917-12-21

hours after breakfast But usually he
is deep in the days grind by eight
o'clock.
AZ mess "shop-talk" is taboo. Art,
literature sports--anything but the
crushing. destroying business Of war in
any Of rs phases may occupy tho neal
hour The mess consists Of General
Porshing. another general. two colonies
1nd a captain.
When the days work IS dono-when
Tho department heads have reported
with their recommendations, their new
ideas. their progress or reycrses, II
there is no matter of unusual pressure,
The General goes riding. Perhaps he
gets into his machine and rolls % a
lonely wooded spot with a major who
has his confidence II so. they ris-
mount and walk through the woods
miles from the worries of the army.
the General may walk five miles az a
brisk pace. meeting ihe automobile
again at the other side OF the forest
or across VALLEY
He keeps physically ft-a stronger
man perhaps, than most Of the vlgor-
Gus Younger onlmcors at headquarters.
a big job and @ hoayy load General
PcrshIng But those shoulders were
built 90 c3frv heavy loads
Evening journal., 1917-12-21
nv J. " PFGIFR
United Press stan Correspondent.

United Press stan Correspondent.
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI.
TIONhRY ARMY, FRANCE. fsov. i9-lBy
Mail "A swirling cloud Of dust broke
into the landscape where the road meets
the horizon u swept down the hill into
The valley 90 forty miles an hour and
drew mp in front az Battalion Headquar-
ters.
An officer stepped out Of the leading
automobile splendidly proportioned
man. Of medium height. bearing his
squ8re-cut shoulders az the West Point
angie. ON his epauiets he wore four
silver stars q gold shield shone on each
side Of his collar.
Word flew through the Gasp that Cen
eral Pershing was IN town. After
minutes greetinc from the battalion
commander the General started out with
him TO inspect the camp. STAFF officers
trailed after. taking long, fast strides
10 keep pace with the vigorous. gray
haired commander
Tension o. the mess-sergeant bawled
as the General hove into sight Of the
kitchen from around a corner. The
cooks dropped their pots as though the
handles had been red-hot and came 10
attention. The sergeant's salute was q
model and General Pershing returned
The same recognition.
One recruit who never had seen Cen
eral Pershing let his eyes wander TO the
side as he stood there beside the steam
Eng dixies filled with stew
Unlucky recruit.
That man hasn't learned the first
principle OF soldering" snapped Cen
eral Pershing, pointing to the dszed
y0ungster. Look at him-starlng
around when he ought 10 be standing at
attention. Sergeant. take him outside
show him the proper position and make
an example Of him. Make him stand
a. attention in the roadway for five min
ufes."
The sergeant obeyed Then the gen
eraf inspected the kitchen.
Where do you dump your refuse? Is
% covered up? DO you get enough vege-
tables? What meat did you have yester-
day-the day before-the day before
that?' He shot at the sergeant so quick.
ly. so sharply that the non-com's
answers sounded like suffering.
For the rest of the day 10 was Just
like that. The whirlwind swept through
1fteen towns-across a dozen training
fields.
Everyone felt relieved when Pershing
left.
But the results were pronounced the
next day. When a Sammy came 70 at
tention he came 70 attention right. Men
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How Gen. Pershing Deals
With Men i'm The Ranks

sprang to their feet with the snap of "a
steel spring when an officer passed
them in the street. Garbase-tubs ihat
hadn't been covered were covered next
day and out on the trainlng-flold they
were putting more snap, more ferOcity
into the bayonet work. Enlclpncy and
discipline had taken a sudden spring
upward.
Pershing sets The example for his
army. "On parade. IN public. De meyer
relaXes from bis rigid s0ldierly boar-
ing 40 work he drives himself
People who know the General inii-
mately say he docs relax ON prl1aie
occasions -at mess FOR instance. but
when he works he works-driye. drive
take no excuses, Get u douc-uovi
His ONCE is in the center of big
building with the other departmental
offices ranging for q block in two DE-
rections Room 2i is where ibe Cen
eral works There nc sits at his desk
IN a hard. straighi-bock oflco-chair
push-buttons and phone within arW's
reach, directing, consulting, infusine
his department heads with the same
indomitahle. baitering-ram spirit that
brought him % The head Of Americas
greatest army. now In the making.
He is strict. severe Yet. they tell of o.
dough-boy who rolled into camp down
in Mexico, famished for food after sc
hours on the road without a bite. No.
walked into a tent salutcd and asked
the officer for something 10 eat. The
officer heard the mans story and HIM
self went 70 the cook-shack and order
II l. a. 70 he
dough-boy.
DO you know who that VASE the
cook asked as he showed a steak at
the hungry lad.
Nope" between mouthfuls Of hash.
THAT was General Pershing.'
That Sammy. still in the army,
swear General Pershing is the great
est soldier eeyr.
There is one map on the walls or
the Office. There are singulariy few
papers on the Generals desk; a clean
desk man. Suspended from a red rib
bon over near the window is an en-
graved salutation TO General Pershing
presented by the townspeople when he
moved 10 general headquarters from
Paris. The French authorities in pre-
pairing the building for American oc-
cupation wanted to have a famous
artist paint the Stars and Stripes on
one wall In compliment to America.
Pershing was diplomatic about It and
the walls are still pure white.
Perhaps because Of it, perhaps In
spite Of his solderly conduct I'm pub
lie, General Pershing Is different II it
depended on his speeches he couldn't
be elected dog-catcher Of a country vii
lage. He IS a soldier. not an orator
yet in his position abroad he has fire.
quently come through situations re-
quiring the exercise OF high qualities Of
craftsmanship and diplomacy.
He has no invariable time for COM
ing 10 the ofilce He may settle some
important matters at home in the half
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Christmas Shopping
At WdnOn1Okers

nothing further to say, save
that she wished to goodness
somebody'd buy it for her.
ID UT chairs are only part,
II and a small part, of the
furniture with heirloom pos
sibilities suitable for gifts.
There are the reading g.
stands. A more versatile
piece of furniture was never
built It can be used as a
serving table by mother, as a
magazine stand by father, as