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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-31

Or. $4.073 and for the Sd Or $4.013.
Subsequent to October 18th, 1916, the
Nevada Tax Commission ordered a
reduction of sO.16 cts. in the Nye
county rate. Bullion taxes for the
Sd Or. 1916 fell due and payable (and
are now arrived at this office with
some exception) 80 to 40 days fol-
lowing close Of said Sd Or. The
mining companies have availed them
selves of the tax finally ordered and
have, with some exceptions, computed
the entire tax for the whole year at
the final rate. Most cases show an
excess payment on the part of the
companies and this excess has been
deducted from the amount or amounts
actually due for the Sd Or. In fact
the companies have taken upon them
selves the right of equalization where
none exists.
CONTINUED on page fOurl
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PASS THE BUCK" SANDERS PLAYS
PART IN BULLION TAX DECEPTION

Pass the Buck" Sanders is dis
closed in his favorite role through
the activities of the accountants en-
gagged by the grand jury to sift the
bullion tax returns as shown at the
office of the sheriff and ex-offieio
assessor of Nye county The fact
that Sanders refused to initiate pro-
ceedings to determine the right in
depreciation of the law concerning
the method of assessing bullion tax
returns and the cunning way he man
aged to dodge responsibility is clearly
shown in the correspondence as fol-
lows
Tonopah, Nov. Gath, 1916
Nye County Bullion Tax 1896
Hon j. A. Sanders,
District attorney,
Nye County, New.
Dear Sir:
Through the medium Oft this note
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OYNAM|T|NG SNOW
TO RELEASE TRAINS
AFTER SHORT RESPITE UNION
PACIFIC RAILROAD AGAIN
is TIED Up
ny Associated Press,

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Jan, 31,-After
being open less than "a hours, the
Union Pacific lines in Wyoming were
again blockaded last night. This was
the seventh day of the tie-up, due to
intermittent snowstorms and wind.
Several passenger trains stalled be-
tween Rock River and Hanna, Wyo.,
got through, as did two coal trains.
Freight traffic had been blocked eight
days. Railroad officials dispatched
dynamite to the scene of the blockade
to be used In blasting through the
huge ice banks resulting from snow
drifts.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-31
PEACE PROPOSALS
ARE CALLED OFF

BERLIN, Jan, 3l-Count Friedrich
Won Westarp. the conservative leader
in the reichstag, in a speech delivered
in Dresden, said the rejection by the
entente powers Of the peace proposals
of the central powers had cancelled
the terms Of the central powers for a
future peace.
Further sacrifices now impending"
said Count Won Westarp, "will call
for quite a different standard OF in
IDENTITIES and restitutions. For the
protection of Germany there must be
territorial extensions east and west.
and also In Belgium, for the covering
of Germany's flank, especially with a
view to a future with England"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-31
GERMAN OFFICER
PROVES A SPY
my Associated Press.l

thy Associated PreHs.D
LONDON, Jan. 31.-A man said to
be Captain Hans Boehm, who is de-
clared by the British authorities to
be German officer, who was travel
ing under an American passport
issued in the name of Jelks Leroy
Thrasher of Quitman, Brooks county,
Georgia, has been taken off the Dutch
steamer Zeelandia at Falmouth, bound
from Spain to Holland.
It was said the man at first stoutly
protested that his name was Thrasher
but that when the admiralty intelli-
gence officers called him Captain
Boehm he promptly admitted his iden-
tity After serving for several months
in the German army, Boehm, accord
ing to his own story, as made public
by the authorities. went to the United
States, where he was employed in the
German secret service.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-31
CARL FuETscH KEEPS OPEN
HOUSE TO CELEBRATE EVENT

A girl arrived at the home of Carl
Fuetsch last night and the big Boni-
face is celebrating the event today
by keeping open house to all his
intimate friends. Carl dotes on large
families and boasts of having the
champion bunch of the desert in the
proud possession of five boys and two
girls. The mother is reported to be
doing well.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-31
FLETCHER ORDERED
TO CITY OF MEXICO
tBy Associated Pre.s.J

tby AEsOctnted PreNH.t
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-Full dip.
lomatic relations with Mexico are to
be resumed Immediately in an effort
by the United States to solve through
formal channels the troublesome
questions pending with the Carranza
de facto government and for its moral
effect in aiding Carranza to restore
order and set up constitutional gov
ernment. II was announced after
yesterdays cabinet meeting that
Henry p. Fletcher, confrmed as ann
Dassador to Mexico months ago,
would leave for his post In few
days, accompanied by his embassy
staff.
There has been no American am
oassador at Mexico City since Henry
Lane Wilson was recalled after the
Killing Of Madero and Huerta's as
sumption of power, and formal diplo'
matte intercourse has not existed
since Huerta handed Charge Nelson
Ushaughnessy his passports April
~, 1914, upon the landing of Ameri-
can marines at Vera Cruz. The
Brazilian minister cared for the in.
terests of the United States for a
long time; various unofficial agents
nave been sent to Mexico on special
missions; and since the recognition
OF the de facto constitutionalist gov
eminent, subordinate officials have
Deen In charge of the embassy.
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WHOLE FAMILY IMPLICATED IN
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
OF TWOLEADING WAR LORDS

1t is charged that: "on divers days
between December "a and the date of
laying this information the defend.
ants did among themselves unlaw.
fully and wickedly conspire, confed.
crate and agree together against the
lives of LloydGeorge and Arthur
Henderson, to kill and murder" The
case was adjourned until Saturday.
Mrs. Wheeldon is so years of age.
Her daughter Ann is q and school
teacher. Mason is aged "a and is a
chemist The defendants denied
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-31
tBy Associated Presu.)

BERLIN. Jan. 31.--An official dis.
patch states that the Germans
stormed a Russian position on the
east bank of the River Aa, near the
northern end of the Russian front.
and repulsed several Russian counter
attacks. The Germans took 900 pris-
oners and Is machine guns.
On the northern Rumanian front
Russians attacked south of Putna
valley and penetrated the German
point of support.
The French attacked German posi-
tions in the vicinity of Leinterey,
near the Lorraine front, and were
repulsed.
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note was forwarded, December 2l.
Customers Of the Connolly firm dur
ing the peace period in the market
lost $4,000, 1t was brought out.
Finding further examination of Il.
F. Hutton barren in showing the
origin of the information in which
the Hutton firm warned customers Of
the presidents note, the committee
decided to summon George Ellis. the
member who wrote the warning tele-
gram, He is III in Georgia, but never
theless must appear
F A Connolly, of the Washington
Continued on page four)
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PRESIDENTS BROTHER N-LAWASKED
TO EXPLAIN ABOUT THE PEACE LEAK

the Connolly first message referring
to a statement to be issued by the
state department intended to pro-
mote peace prospects" This message
contained no details
Hutton said today that while infor-
nation of the note came two hours
before the market closed December
20, neither he nor any of the eight
partners took advantage of the news.
He believed few needed the warning.
He said the information made little
impression on him What killed the
market was Lansing's verge of war
statement the day the presidents
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knowledge of the charges They de-
cline to make statement.
The accused Indignantly denied the
charges. which they declared had
been trumped up as punishment for
their conscientious objections to mill
tary service. They have not demand
ed bail, apparently realizing the
charges are too serious.
The arrest caused a sensation, as
the prisoners belong to two classes
against which there is much feeling.
as suffragettes and conscientious OBJ
jectors TO the army.
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PUG|L|ST KILLED
IN FIRST ROUND
BLOW UNDER HEART REsPoN-
sl5LE FOR DEATH IN MANS
FIRST FIGHT

ALBANY. n Y, Jan. 317Stephen
Mcdonald, % years old, was killed
here last night in the second minute
of the first round of his first pro
fessional prize fight, when Teddy
Hicks landed a hard blow with his
right hand under McDonalds heart,
Hicks was arrested on charge of
manslaughter.
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MOONEY CASE IS
CLOSED Up WITH.
STATE EVIDENCE.
ATTORNEY COCHRAN SAYS MO
TloN FOR AcouITTAL
is IN ORDER

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S1.-The
state rested its case against Mooney
today. Cunha failed to bring into
the evidence the correspondence of
Alexander Berkman w Burke Cock
ran, chief counsel for the defense,
declared that Sin view OF the public
interest and for the sake of justice"
we do not ask now for acqulttal.
though the prosecution has not made
out case, but motion for acquittal
would be proper.
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DERBY, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Alice Wheel
don, her two daughters and the hus-
band of one daughter, Alfred George
Mason, were charged in Guildhall
today with conspiracy to murder Pre-
mier Lloyd-George and Arthur Hen
derson, member of the house of COM
mons and war council II is under
stood the women are suffragettes.
Mason was a conscientious objector
to military service. They intended
to poison the premier.
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COOLEST SINCE 1898
REPORTED IN FRANCE
. my Associated Presa.)

= PARIS. Jan. France is ex- =
= perieneing the severest weather =
= since 1893, There is floating =
= ice on all rivers and if the =
= weather continues a few days =
= more every river viii be covered .
. and traffic stopped. =
= . = = . = = = = . . = . .
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tBy Associated Press,

Nby AhAOctnte1 Ffess.b
PETROGRAD, Jan. S1.-The Rus
SLAMS captured Austro-German FORTH
cations east of Jacobeni, southwest of
Campolung, near the northern end
of the Rumanian front. the war office
announced today.
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= = = = = = = = = = = =
TODAY AND A YEAR AGO

, Relative humidity at p. m. :
= today, AZ per cent. =
. = = = . = = = = = = = = .
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tBy Associated Preas.l
PARIS, Jan. 31.-An official report
announces that a French detachment
penetrated the first two lines of Ger
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REPLY TO
WILSON
VERY POLITE ACKNOWLEDGE
MENT THAT DEALS WITH
sELF.GoVERNMENr

9Hy tNANtIHTed IEFf*F.T
BERLIN Jan. al Unrestricted
naval warfare has been ordered. ef-
feetive February /. Precautions will
be taken to protect neutral ships
which sail before that date.
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tny Associated Press.l


ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. Ex-Governor
Whitman says he fayors repeating the
law authorizing boxing exhibitions in
this state.
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thy Associated Press.D
LONDON, Jan. 3l.-British casual
ties in january we're $50 officers and
s1.ss4 men. a decrease over De-
Eeember.
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FRENCH TRANSPORT
SUNK BY u BOAT
ny Associated Press,

tby Associated Prems.D
PARIS, Jan. 31.-The transport Ad-
miral Magon, which was taking $50
troops to saloniki, escorted by the
destroyer Arc. was torpedoed by a
submarine January rs. Eight hum
dred and nine were saved.
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SMALL BATTLES
IN THE NORTH

man trenches in Lorraine, south Of
Leinterey, where they routed the oc-
cupants and took prisoners.
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necessity, to cooperate in order to
avoid further misery and the avoid
able sacrifices of lives.
The note warns the government to
warn American ships against enter
ing the barred zones to be fixed and
warn citizens against taking passage
or confiding goods to ships plying
between ports In that zone.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-31
ARGENTINA MINISTER RESIGNS
(By Associated Press. ,

(By Associated Press.D
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Jan.
31.-The resignation of Carlos Becu
from the ministry of foreign affairs is
announced.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-01-31
THE WEATHER

r.Ir and continued cold tonight and
Thursday
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-09

Charlie Chaplin, worlds most famous
film comedian, consented to an in
teTVieW.
The man was forced into comedy.
It was never his intention to become
a great fUn-makeTs
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-09

BY ELIZABETH PELIRET
Los Angeles, Feb. e.-Sitting in a
large arm chair in his dressing room,
his legs doubled under him so that
the soles of his ridiculOusly big shoes
pressed against one arm of the chair
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25

into inch pieces and sprinkle with
flour; fry a small piece of salt pork
until light brown; add beef and fry
for about 35 minutes, stirring occa-
sionally. Cover with water and sim
mer about 2 hours; season with salt
and pepper or paprika. Serve with a
sauce made ae follows: Cook in wa
er for 20 minutes 1 cup tomatoes,
part of a stalk of celery, 1-2 onion,
whole cloves, peppercorn and 1
blade of mace or a very little nutmeg.
Rub through a sieve, add some of the
gravy from the meat, thicken with
flour .moistened with sold water. Moo
dies. boiled. rice, hominy or chopped
potatoes, carrots, and green peppers
or other vegetables in season may be
served on the same dish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
MIR. SANFORD CAN HELP

- HARLEs g. SANFORD is Bridgeport man, banker, a
business man of experience and whose interest
In Bridgeport unbounded Mr. Sanford also of the Fed
eral Trustees charge of the property Of the Connecticut
primarily for the purpose of disposing of it.
Mr. Sanford is minority of these trustees and his will
may not prevail He will do what is justly possible however,
that additional injuries done to the public by this
gregaion of railroads and olley managed by
DDS grossly improper that stockholders and public have
fered impartially.
Mr.. Sanford, financial expert, knows what millions
have been wastefuy poured into these properties
other millions have been dishonesty and crinay
pended in the interest of greed and Encouragement
understand that Bridgeport under obligation pay
these Mistakes that waste that profgacy and neglect
The very directors who being sued, demand that
they the losses they helped create have refused
30, else there would be suit.
Why Mr. Sanford should the public which less In
eeres In the profit taking abilities of the trolley monopoly than
its stockholders and directors have expected pay
the mistakes the directors and stockholders
willing to pay for?
Bridgeport has confidence you Mr. Sanford expects
to do part to stop this wetched attempt
six cent fare.
The company in Bridgeport is entitled on
the value of its property actually employed for the public
If is entitled to than it is getting
facts be exhibited before an impartial tribunal
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
FIRST THING TO DO

FIRST thing do the way stopping the six cent
trolley car fare is to lodge formal petition with
public utilities Commission provided by such cases.
city should take this action but If the city move
does not move in time petitions signed by ten citizens
patrons Of the trolley company should be filed asking
retention OF five cent rate for lower fare if
of the property should warrant.
Appeals to the Interstate Commission probably
would not e The rates concerned all within
Connecticut They regulated by state by Interstate
authority.
AS subsidiary methods of securing justice resenng
the imposition of the higher rate might take up
with the Interstate Commerce Commission judicial
and executive authority at Washington the rela
tons between the Federal trustees Of the property the
property itself These trustees raised the purpose
managing the property and bringing about its SALE
eminent having reached the decision that the New Rail
road Company has no right to be dabblng in trolley anspo
tation. 6
During this interim, which amounts to long period
service has substantially ceased in Bridgeport improvements
and the public large price for what gets
All proposition to attack the rate increase
begin with petition to the public utilities commission entered
before the rate takes effect unsound mistaken misleading
intended to delude the public
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
NO-LLCE7SE CAMPAIGN

y BRIDGEPORT WILL have lively campaign for license
- this year. Petitions in circulation, large commit
tees forming, and the reform will be urged
been in before The campaign in Bridgeport
partake Of the nature of change which has been widespread
1t viii have the support of large portion the
group and therefore the benefit of experienced organizers
plenty Of support in the financial sense.
This campaign aside from its moral aspects
will considerably increase the difficulties confront Demo-
cratic candidates for municipal office scrutiny past years
and by elections shows that lively no-icense campaign
brings out element Of the Republican appears
uesonly nsnaona ections This element frequently
takeh the to victory year its
chances would otherwise have been well nigh hopeless
One Of the curious facts of politics is that larger portion
Of the directly concerned in the results no-cense
campaign vote with the Republican This is no doubt
largely because the office the and the
office Of county sheriff in the hands Republican ma
chine f. 49, ss3ss
The next esction will present large of liquor
Dealers voting for Mr. Kings organization which, hrough many
81 its most influential supporters, will be license
The campaign will be lively, interesting measure
Of the intelligence stupidity Of the liquor traffic Bridge
port
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
BRITISH OFFICERS
WILL INSTITUTE
! RECRUITING HERE
Famous Black Watch Will
Be Given Reception
October IL.

Bridgeport is preparing for the re-
ception of the Canadian Black Watch
and to recruit Canadian and British
residents for the front.
For the purpose OF taking all those
subjects of Great Britain who hereto
fore have had immunity from service
the Canadian and British Royal Re-
cruiting Commission will arrive in
this city with 100 officers and men and
two bands on the evening of Oct. 10.
Under the direction of Mayor VIII
son the city will be decorated and a
detachment Of the Fourth regiment.
Home Guard, will be ordered out to
receive and escort the famous Cana
dian companies through the streets of
Bridgeport.
The armory will be opened to the
big crowds that are expected to listen
to the appeals Of British and Cana
dian veterans of the Great War to
their countrymen in Bridgeport.
e. F. L. Sheedy. general passenger
agent of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road, and a member Of the commits
sion. reached Bridgeport today and
was in conference with Mayor Will
son for half an hour.
The mayor later announced that
the guests would arrive in this city
about $3.50 Friday, Oct. II. Immedi-
ately upon alighting from the train
they will form in Water street with
their Kilties' and brass bands and
will salute the American flag. They
will then be escorted to The Stratfeld
where the commission and officers
will be- quartered.
Later they will march to city hall
where they officially will be reviewed.
thence to Washington park, the lot at
Congress and Main streets and at the
Junction Of Fairfield and State street,
where big recruiting rallies will be
held.
The final rally will be held in the
state armory. The commission and
members will leave the following
morning. a detachment remaining be-
hind to conduct a recruiting Office for
about 10 days longer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
ELIMINATION OF
GRADE CROSSINGS
IS RECOMMENDED
New Haven Road Blameless
For Accident Resulting
In 8 Deaths.

Hartford, Sept. 25-That the ordin-
airy precautions prescribed for pro-
tecting grade crossings were observed
by the New York. New Haven &
Hartford railroad, at the ferry road
crossing in Old Saybrook, just east of
Saybrook Junction on the Shore Line
division where, on Aug. 20 eight oc-
cupants Of an automobile were killed
by collision with a locomotive, and
that lack of caution on the part of
the driver Of the automobile con-
tributed to the accident, is the finding
of the public utilities commission,
made public today.
The report says that the prescribed
requirements for protecting grade
highways, including an automatic bell
to warn of the approach of trains
We're in force and that while the lines
or sight except near the tracks were
not Of great length they were ade-
quate for safety with the exercise of
reasonable precaution on the part Of
the users of the highway.
Up to the time of the accident the
crossing had been protected from z a.
m. to 10 p. m. by a gateman and
gates. The accident occurred shortly
after II o'clock at night. Since that
time, the report says, the company has
been maintaining a protective gate
service for sthe whole "a hours, and
recommends that this service be made
permanent not only at this crossing
but at one west of the station where
similar conditions exist.
The evidence, according to the re-
port, showed that the automobile was
approaching the crossing at a high
rate of speed about the time the loco
motive neared the crossing. running
between 20 and 80 miles an hour. The
speed at which the automobile was
travelling indicates, in the opinion of
the committee, lack of due precaution
on the part of the driver.
The car was owned by Robert A.
Roh1off, Of New Haven who, says the
report, sis presumed to have been
driving
"a The report is signed by C. C.. EIwell,
as commissi oner making the. investi-
cation, and accepted by the full COM
mission as its official record, the New.
Haven company being directed to in
form the commission by Oct. 1, 1917,
whether it will adopt the recommen-
dalton as to "a hour gate protection
at the crossing named.
In concluding the report says that
the crossing where this accident oc-
CURED, the next crossing westerly,
known as Main street crossing, and the
Whitfield street crossing in Guilford
are the only important remaining
grade crossings on this main line be-
tween New York and New London and
recommends that the elimination of
grade crossings on this particular line
should be completed by the doing
away with these three.