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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-18
ENLISTED HOMESTEADERS
WILL RETAIN CLAIMS
lPublished by Reauestl

Reclamation settlers may enlist in
the regular army and keep their home
steads. according to a statement just
made public by the acting director Of
the reclamation service. This an.
nouncement will probably prove OF
particular interest in California and
Nevada, where hundreds of young
men holding homesteads have delayed
offering their services to the govern
ment during this emergency because
they feared they would lose their
claims.
The following notification has been
sent to all of the field Offices:
Attention is called TO the provi.
sions OF the act OF June 16, 1898,
which Is as follows:
Chap. 45S.-An act for the protec-
ito nof homestead settlers who enter
the military or naval service of the
United States in time of war.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of America
in congress assembled, That in every
case in which a settler on the public
land OF the United States under the
homestead laws enlists or is actually
engaged in the army, navy, or marine
corps OF the United States as private
soldier, officer, seaman, or marine,
during the existing war with Spain. or
during any other war in which the
United States may be engaged, his
services therein shall, in the admins.
tration OF the homestead laws, be con-
strued TO be equivalent to all intents
and purposes to residence and cult
| vation for the same length of time
upon the tract entered or settled up
on; and hereafter no contests shall
be initiated on the ground of aban
donment, nor allegation OF abandon
ment sustained against any such set
tier. unless it shall be alleged in the
preliminary affidavit or affidayits Of
contest, and proved at the hearing il
cases hereafter initiated; that the set
tiers alleged absence from the lane
was not due to his employment il
such service; Provided, That II sucl
settler shall be discharged on accoun
OF wounds received or disability In
CURED in the line OF duty, then tn
term OF enlistment shall be deducted
from the required length Of residence
without reference to the time of &C
tual service: Provided further. Tha
no patent shall issue to any Homestead
settler who has not resided upon, i'm
proved, and cultivated his homestea,
for period Of at least one year ate
he shall have commenced his i'm
provements.
Approved, June l6, 1898"
The above mentioned act applies f
homestead entrymen under the re
clamation act, and due note shoul
be made thereof in order that prope
action may be taken in reference L
any homestead entrymen under tn
reclamation act who enter the mil
tary or naval service OF the Unite
States in time OF war.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

0l578
Department OF the Interior, L. S.
Land Once at Elko, Nevada, June %.
1917.
Notice Is hereby given that LES.
LIE II. MARTIN. OF North Fork, Ne,
vada, who. on July II, 1914, made
homestead application No. Ol57s, for
the Sk NEh and 81 NWA of sec.
ton 10, Township 40 North, Range
81 East, Mount Dlablo Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
three year proof, TO establish claim
to the land above described, before the
register and receiver OF this Office, on
the twenty.seyenth dag OF July, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: Aron
S. Evans, of North Fork. Nevada;
William E. Johnson. OF North Fork,
Nevada; Charles T. Butler, OF Tuscan.
ora, Nevada; Sidney Tremewan, OF
Elko. Nevada.
JOHN E. ROBBINS. Register.
First publication June &c, 1917.
Last publication July &c, 1917.
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problem in the Fallon district at the
present time, he said and that Is la
Dor. Indians. japanese. Filipinos. Mex
lean and Hindus being employed with
a fair degree OF success Half the
thinning process is completed The
harvest will begin about September
20 and continue until Christmas. The
refinery will handle approximately
5, 0oo tons a day.
Improvements involving an expense
OF sing, 900 will be made on the fac
tory next year, preparatory to handl
ing an increased tonnage.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko OS19
Carson City 0722l


Department OF the Interior, L. S.
Land Office at Elko, Nevada, July IL.
1917.
Notice is hereby given that ROY
LEACH, OF Elko, Nevada, who, on
August 10. 1912, made Carson City
homestead O722l, now Elko, No. OS19,
for lots ?, 3; EE4 SWi4 and NWI4
SEA OF Section Is, Township 81
North, Range 81 East, Mount Diablo
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final three year proof. TO es.
tablish claim TO the land above de
scribed, before the register and re
ceiyer of this office, on the seven,
teenth day OF August, 1917
Claimant names as witnesses: Ed
gar E. Oldham, of Elko, Nevada; Well
ington Weiland, of Elko, Nevada
Henry Fischer, of Elko, Nevada; John
S. Thompson, of Elko, Nevada.
JOHN E. ROBBINS, Register.
First publication July II, 1917.
Last publication Aug. Il, 1917.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-18

Official Red Cross pins and buttons
may now be obtained from Mrs. Chas-
Henderson. secretary OF the Elko
Chapter. Under a new ruling OF the
national committee the lapel buttons
may no longer be given free but may
be obtained for the price Of IS cents.
The celluloid Red Cross pins will be
given out as heretofore with member
ships. Members enrolled in the Red
Cross who have not received their pins
may obtain same on application to
Mrs. Chas. Henderson, from whom the
lapel buttons may also be obtained.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the District Court OF the Fourth
Judicial District of the State OF Ne
yada, In and For the County Of
ElkO.
In the matter of the estate Of James
Squier, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by an
order Of the District Court of the
Fourth Judicial District of the State
OF Nevada, in and for the County OF
Elko, duly made and entered on the
9TH day of July. 4. D. 1917, the under
signed was duly appointed as execu
tor Of the estate OF said deceased, and
that he has qualified as such executor
Notice is further given that any and
all persons having claims against said
decedent or the said estate must file
the same with the clerk OF the above
entitled court. with proper vouchers
and the statutory affidavit attached
within forty days from the date of tn,
/ first publication of this notice, or thcil
claims Will be forever barred; an or
| der of summary administration havinl
been duly entered in said estate.
Dated this 9th day OF July, a. ID
1917.
JOHN HENDERSON.
Executor
| First publication July 9, 1917.
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POSTMASTER


Red Cross work is being conducted
at the high school. On Tuesday and
Fridays the sewing classes are In ses.
sion from 10 to IL, in charge of Mrs.
John Henderson. On Wednesday at 2
p. IN. Mrs. Chas. Henderson has
charge OF the class in surgical dress.
ings. Every one is invited to attend
these classes and take part in the
work. Knitting materials may be OBJ.
tanned at the classes.
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SUMMONS

In the District Court OF the Fourth
Judicial District OF the State OF Ne.
Vada, in and for the County Of Elko.
LULU BELLE HURLEY. Plaintiff:
VS.. CHARLES WEBSTER HURLEY.
Defendant.
Action brought in tho district court
OF the Fourth Judicial District Of the
State OF Nevada, In and for the Coun.
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II has been called to the attention
OF the membership committee OF the
Elko Red Cross that many persons
desire to be enrolled but have not
been called upon by members of the
committee. Although the committee
attempted to reach everyone in tho
county 1t was naturally impossible to
get in touch with everybody. All per.
sons desiring to be enrolled should
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send sl00 the annual membership
fee. to Mrs. c. W. West, chairman,
and receive Official receipt.
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SOCIETIES

* s: s.: :: e: $4,000 ; :: !; :: =: !:
month at $500 p. m. All Mas
ter masons In good standing
are cordially Invited TO at
tend.
EDGAR RElNHART, W. NJ
J. r. TRIPLET, Sec.
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JOHN HENDERSON.

First publication July Q, 1917.
Last publication Aug. 10. 1917.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
MORE TOWNS
|NR0UMAN|A
ARE TAKEN
German Troops Continue to
Advance in the Balkan Ter.
ritory, and -Four Cities
Fall Into Their Possession

Berlin. via Sayviile. Jan. 5---cap-
turc OF Sloboxia and Rotesti In Rou-
mania. was announced today by the
war office.
Gurguetti and Romanui. two other
Roumanian towns. were captured af-
TOR hand-to-hand battles, proceeding
from house 10 house.
The German forces took / 400 pris-
oners and six machine guns.
South Of the Buxcn, tho Russian
bridgchcad position OF Brailia has
been pierced by a German division.
with Austro- Hungarian forces" the
announcement stated.
The stat cnient described storming
OF several entrcnched height positions
In the mountains northwest OF Odo-
besti by Wucrttemburg and Hanover
Ian -Mcsklcnburg- -Bavarian rifles.
On the Rimnlcul -Sarat sector the
West Prussian Infantry regiment No.
l5a took SloboIia and fsuteati ny
storming In hand-to-hand fighting. ="
the war once said.
"0n the right bank OF the Danube.
the German Bulgarian forces advanc-
ed toward Braila end Galaiz."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
ANOTHER STRIKE
VOTE MAY Be TAKEN

Kansas City, Jan. 5,--That the
four railroad brotherhoods will take
another vote. wherther or not to
strike In the event the eight hour
workday Ia not granted by the rail-
roads. In the declaration OF the Am
erican Railway Employees Journal.
the January issue OF which was pub
lished here today. According to the
Journal. the four brotherhood chiefs
have aslcd the $40 general chair
men OF the trainmen's organizations
to meet In Chicago January II. The
Journal says:
THE meeting Ia for the purpose
OF consulting the general ohairmen
and deciding on the line OF action
made necessary by the railroad man
ayers refusal to put into effect the
elght-hour working day as contem-
plated by the Adamson law. The
entire matter will be placed before
the rank and file for their decision,
The Journal has faith that they will
stand by their organizations and
bring the railroads to their milk"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05

NEWC0(JNC|l
TOOK OFFICE
LAST NIGHT
Mayor 1rua1 Reappeints Oh
Officials, and Announces
Standing Committees i
Serve During The Year

The uav rs&v c>..s~a, -.
10 = =
A - nsn'' tne t"o new
members OF the body, Aessrs. I'd.
Allen and G. y. Nutting, taking the
oath OF ONCE and entering upon their
duties. All the old members were
present except Councilman Bunch ana
Burkhalter.
In the reorganization Of the mu-
nicipal administration. Mayor Truax
reappointed H. n. Basler a. auditor
and H. d. Norton = city attorney.
Chief Of Police McLAne was reap
pointed - head Of the police depart
ment. but he was also clothed with
the duty OF street superintendent. an
once heretofore held BY r. A. Dean
IN conjunction with the once Of city
engineer. The engineers once was
discontinued for the present. releas-
ing Mr.. Dean from duty for the city,
y =. wlDie was reappoanted police
man. and J. g. Hamilton was sivea
pohcemans star' ne 70 serve z six-
hour sn'i. every day.
NO action was taken upon the ap-
pointmenl OF q city teamstsr' though
three applications. those Of A. L. Boz
COCK rom larson ana n a. Gentry
were upon tne table Tor the position.
me council Is contemplating . change
IN .ne system OF havins tne team
"orh aone' ana may dispose OF tho
ci'y team ana hire tne work done oy
aas iaoor' /
rne mayor announced the follow
ing as the standing committee Of the
eocncii ior the year 1877:
Judiciary-Bunch. Knips. Paddock.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
WILSON PEACE MOVE IS
ENDORSED BY SENATE
Hitchcock Resolution Is Amended So That Approval Is
Given Only Of the Presidents Request For Peace, and
Not Of His Threatened Break With the German Govern
ment Of War, Vote Being 4S to II for Enforcement

Washington. Jan. 5.--Shorn Of any
idea Of endorsement either war or
q break with Germany. or approving
entangling alliances or interferences
In European aifairs. the Hitchcock res
olutlon, approving President Wilson's
note to belligerents. passed the sen
ate late today 4S to II.
The vote came at the close OF an
afternoon OF dramatic speeches In
which Senator Lewis. majority whip.
had declared the war could not go
on without involving America; that
America would accept no more ap-
ologies for mistakes and injuries
Imposed inferentially by Germany
Efforts to substitute minority
resolution for Senator Hitchcock's
failed.
But. al least. with the Hitchcock
resolution toned down. .he senate
rushed through Its work and many
republicans Joined the democrats in
accepting the measure. as amended by
Senator Jones. OF Washington, re-
publican. ---'''-- '..
The Jones' amendment to the
Hitchcock resolution, endorsing Pres
ident Wilson's note to belligerents.
was as follows:
Resolved. That the senate ap-
proves and strongly endorses the re-
quest by the president In the diplo-
matte notes OF December Is to the
nations now engaged in war. that
the nations state the terms upon
which peace might be discussed"
The senate, by the vote this after
noon. approved merely the presidents 8
request for peace.
During discussion OF the Hitch
cock note endorsement resolution by
Senator Borah late this afternoon.
Senator Hitchcock announced he
would accept the substitute resolu-
ton offered earlier In the day by
Senator Jones.
Republicans said they were salts
hed that, this emasculated the idea
OF approving the whole note. with it's
admitted threat to Germany, and its
implied plan Of Joining an "entang-
ling alliance" to enforce peace. The
Hitchcock resolution vote follows:
Yeas-Bankhead. Borah. Bryan,
Chamberlain, Chiffon. Clapp. Cum
Minis, Curtis, Fletcher. Hardwick.
Hitchcock. Hollis, Hughes. Johnson.
OF South Dakota. Jones, Kenyon,
Kern, Kirby Lane. Lee. Lewis. LIP
pitt. Martin. Newlands, Norris, Over
man. Pittman, Pomerenc, Ransdell,
Reed. Robinson, Salisbury. Shafroth,
Sheppard. Shields. Simmons. Smith
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
PROVISIONS ARE
HIGHER IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Jan. 5.--Potatoes sold to-
day at one dollar a peck In Chicago's
exclusive groceries. while eggs re-
tailed at 65 cents a dozen. Tho gen
cral prices at other stores was 65
cents q peck and so cents a dozen.
Butter, too. was up. selling from
~ to AZ cents per pound.
Coal dealers have raised the price
OF anthracite 81 per ton and predict
that II will be selling at from s12.50
10 SIS merit week.
Flour alone remained stationary.
selling around $3.50 q barrel.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
NEW OFFENSIVE
BY GERMANS ON
WEST EXPECTED

London, Jan. 5.-Cermans is about
t.. attempt another great Offensive On
the western front against the allies.
The same desperate need Of peace
which the allies believe insipred the
German proposal. is thought. now
that those peace profEers have been
rejected. to be behind q gigantic
thrust on the west. designed as Ger
many's supreme effort.
Dispatches from Paris today indi-
Gated the general belief that the new
German blow was being prepared.
Gustav Herve in an editorial in La
victoire, fixes the time when the
blow will be struck in February.
With German public opinion now
believed to be dangerously near
breaking under the suffering Of food
privations. the German government
is thought to realize that II must be
fed on some great military attemp,
at victory against Germany's ma
jor foes.
The Roumanian victory, although
hailed as another evidence OF Ger.
man invincibility. has failed to evoke
the German public enthusiasm. be-
cause OF the realization of Rou.
manian's weakness. According to in.
formation here German ofiicialdom Ia
realizing that II must make some
move to offset French successes at
verdun and British power manifested
last summer.
But II Germany is preparing an.
other offensive. she will find tht
allies ready. Speeding up Of al
branches has been the first duty ol
the new Lloyd-George ministry.
London was awaiting today publ.
cation Of the allies reply to Presi'
dent Wilson's peace suggestions. The
note itself may be handed the Am.
erican ambassador at Paris today
Arrangements for simultaneous pub
lication from Washington and thu
allied capitals probably will delay its
text becoming known until early next
week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
GERMANY ASKS
UN|TEDSTATES TO
REMOVE V0P|CKA

Washington. Jan. 5---Germany has
requested the u. 8. government 10
remove Minister vopicka from Buch-
Arrest. The request will probably be
granted.
Tho department refused TO say up
on what grounds Germany based her
requests. though press messages in.
dicaAed Germany was dispieased at
vopickas work In behalf Of allied
interests before the Teutons captured
BuhAreet.
vopica. a wealthy chicagoan. was
accredited TO Roumania. Serbia and
Bulgaria.
The department has not decided
where to send vopicka after remov-
Ing him from Bucharest.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
FIFTEEN CHILDREN
KILLED IN CYCLONE

McAlester, Okla, Jan. 5.--Ths
death toll in the Mission school
house tragedy at vreiton, north OF
here, went to Is when four children
died today from injuried sustained
when tornado wrecked the school
house yesterday. Jesse Rose, s, and
Florence Rose. Is, died at their home
near vireton. and Elsie and Raymond
Perry, aged IA and s. respectively.
died in the hospital here,
McAlester, Okla. Jan. with
eleven school children dead, four
fatally injured and several others
suffering from broken bones and In
ternal injuries. the people OF Pitts
burg county today rallied to the sup
port Of the stricken district that was
swept by tornado yesterday.
Ripping everything from roots and
foundations as the tornado swept
along. a little Baptist Indian mission
at vireton, with % within was pick
ed up and tossed in the air, scatter
ing Its human debris as II was drag
ged along. But two escaped injury.
The dead are Jessie Bristow, IT,
Lilly Bristow, Z. Bulge Brimmett,
6; Merta Davis, 81 Ollie Davis, z;
Albert Dickinson. 6; Floyd McFall.
Z; James Paddy. 1S; Eta Pendleton.
II; Alta Warren, is; verda War
ren, IA.
Originating at Rlchville. the storm
gained momentum as Il swung up
the avine and when It passed the
Choctaw Indian mission. II had suf-
flcient force to tear that frail build
ing from ITS foundation. Further up
the narrow valley, the tornado struck
the vireton school house and left
nothing but three boards to mark
the spot where II stood. II was near
ly midnight before all children had
been accounted for. A couple OF miles
on the storm had spent itself.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
DENY KILLING OF FRENCH
CONSUL AT TORREON

Washington. Jan. 5.--The state de-
partment today received word deny
ing that villistas had killed French
Consul Bernardine Of Toreon and
one Of his sons. A previous report
to the department was that they had
been slain.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05

Of Arizona, Smith Of Georgia. Smith
OF South Carolina, Sterling. Stone.
Swanson. Thomas. Tillman, Towns
end. Underwood. vardaman. Walsh
--48.
Nays-Brady. Brandegee. Clark OF
Wyoming. Gallinger. Harding, Lodge,
McCumber, MARITIME. Nelson. Page.
Poindexter. Sherman. Smoot. Wads-
worth. Watson. Weeks. works--17.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
LAST MAJOR-GENERAL
OF CIVIL WAR IS DEAD

Berlin. via Sayvlle. Jan. 5.-Peter
osterhaus, last surviving major-gsa-
eral Of the United States forces in
the American civil war. died ct the
home Of his daughterin-law at Duis-
burg Interment took place today 4
Coblens.
General 0sterhaus is the father
Of Rear Admiral 0sterhaus 6f the
United States navy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
PORTLAND TRUNK MURDER
CASE TO THE JURY TONIGHT

Portland, Jan. b,--The fate OF
Edward Bathomelew, charged with
the murder OF John Linnd In the
green trunk" mystery, viii prob
ably rest with the Jury this evening,
When the defense refused TO per-
init Batholomelew 10 take stand In
his own behalf today. the state rest
cd its case.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
EXPECT DEVELOPMENTS
IN ELDCToN FRAUD CASE

Washington. Jan. 5.-"Importank
Developments" are expected shortly
by the department of justice in the
presidential election fraud probe In
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. It was an
nounced today.
Frank c. Daily, Indianapolis,
special investigator. returned to the
west today to continue his probe.
ofiicials refused to explain what the
important developments" might be.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05

Washington, Jan. 5.-A desire to
avoid dumping the Monroe doctrine
overheard" seemed today to be the
actuating motive behind the senate
fight against the Hitchcock resolution
endorsing President Wilson's des-
patch OF the notes to belligerents.
The spectre OF a break or war with
Germany over submarinings appear
ed to have been relegated to the
background. though opponents Of the
resolution know that administration
sources have declared the notes have
that spirit behind them.
In Q nutshell, the fght as II shaped
up today. was against American in-
reference in the peace situation. lest
this be misinterpreted and involve
lasting displeasures and entangling
alliances.
Opponents OF the endorsement res
olution believe that the suggestion
OF a world peace league or similar
instrumentality means ditching the
Monroe dotrine and plunging this
nation into the involved mazes OF
European politics, intrigue and. per-
haps, even war.
Senator Works. California. had
about two more hours of his vale
dictory. At 2 o'clock this afternoon
the fight was due to come up again on
Senator Hitchcock's motion to pro-
ceed with consideration of his reso-
luton. This was slated to precipi-
tate more talk.
Administration leaders hope to
force an early vote. while republi-
cans showed tendency to obstruct
II.
The fight drew tighter along party
lines. However. there appeared
likely to be some switches. especially
as some progressive republicans are
likely to side with the democrats.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
PRESIDENT SAVES KANSAS
SOIL FROM A HANGING

Washington. Jan, 5.-Kansas' state
non-hanging record was kept clear.
President Wilson today comuted to
lie imprisonment the death sentence
imposed on William White. colored,
ex-United States soldier, for the muir
der Of Sergeant James Jackson, also
colored.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
VIENNA NEWSPAPERS SAYS
ALLIES REPLY PEACE NOTE

Amsterdam, Jan. 5.--Great signif-
tcance was attached to passage by
Austro-German censors today OF a
quotation from the Vienna newspaper
Arbiter zeitung, asking tho govern
ment to discover II the entente
would be ready to negotiate peace
,r an evacuation by Teutonic
troops In tho west, and II 80. that the
evacuation be made Immediately"
The newspaper asserts the entente's
reply "is u peace notc--if rightly un-
derstood."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05
DOCTOR DELAYED AT BIRTH
CONTROL MEETING by BABY

Bridgeport. Conn.,, Jan. 5-The
audience gathered last night to hear
his speech advocating birth control,
had to wait an hour for DR.. Simon
Katzoff, while he was welcoming
another citizen into the world"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-05

Significance attached to this des-
patch arises from the fact that Brit
ish sources have all along maintain
cd II Germany was IN earnest about
peace she should evaouate Belgium
and that part Of France she now oc-
cupies as a preliminary to peace dis
cushions.