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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
THE COMING SHIP
WRECK OF NATIONS

THE conflict o. the ages is upon
us" said Mr.. Fuller in Il recent ser.
mon in Winnemucca.
Preparedness! The expression is
upon every lip. 1t is the favorite
topic for editorial discussion. Il is
the theme of the day among states.
men. II is the basis of epoch-making
legislation. lmpellcd by some unseen,
sinister influence, the world has been,
and Is now ,piling up her mammoth
armies, Is building her mammoth mu.
milton factories, is preparing for a
terrific CLASH of arms which will end
in the Shipwrcck of all nations.
1t IS Il dull ear that cannot hear the
rumbling Of the coming international
Explosion. II is a ncrvclcss hand that
cannot iecl the war fever upon the
brow Of the nations whose foremost
thought is preparedness. ID is blind
eye that cannot read in the daily
press the fulGllment OF the words OF
Scripture prophetic OF the days lust
preceding the coming of Christ. They
are recorded in Joel 3:9.li.
"Prcpare war!" cried the prophet
We must have preparedness" de,
clarcs tho modern statesman.
Wake up the mighty men; let all
the men of war draw near" says the
prophecy. Let America awaken and
arm hcrself!" cry the helmsmcn of
our ship Of state.
Beat your ploushsharcs into
swords, and your pruning hooks into
spears" repeats the prophet. Eve
must build great arscnals, mammoth
munition factories, we will increase
our army and navy. we will equip our
fiShting forces with the mighticst en-
gincs of destruction that can be de
viscd." declare our state officials.
This ancient prophecy is being full
filled before our very eyes. lie l.
blind indeed who cannot see that tn,
vast resources OF civilization arc
combining 10 plunge the world into
the most appalling struggle of hcr
war-staincd history. The nations arc
signing their own death warrants
lmpcllcd by demons. they are prcpar
ing for Armageddon-thc last great
conflict Of earth, described as" tho
battle of the great day of God Al
mighty" Nlevclation 1919. whicl
will follow in The wake of this pres
cnt struggle.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10

TIE Reno citation Is tied for fifth
place in army recruiting for the
month Of July in the San Francisco
district. according to statistics rc.
cciYcd by Sergeant Moir from the
coast yesterday morning of the sixty
stations in the district, says the Ga.
zettc. Nevada furnished 210 men for
the army during July as against POI
in June: included In the list. however,
are thirteen men from the Alturas
station, which Is part of the Nevada
district.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
WAGE QUESTION IS
SETTLED BY SEAMEN

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1o.-Thc Am.
erican seamcn and employers have
reached an agreement on wages dur.
ing the war. This solves the problem
of obtaining mon to operate the great
merchant fleet that the country IS
building.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
ON VISIT TO OREGON

Governor Boyle and Attorney Gen.
cral Thatcher left for Portland, Ore.
last night TO attend Il conference hav.
ing for it's object the consideration OF
the fuel conditions Of the west. They
expect to be absent nearly II week.
Carson Appal.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
HOPKINS TO SUCCEED
LATE o. B. SWEENEY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Seldon
G. IIobkins. of Chyenne, Wyoming, has
been nominated as assistant secretary
of the interior, succeeding the late
B. o. Sweeney.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
ENTENTE SHIPS.
BOMBARD TURKS

LONDON, Aug. 10.--A dispatch from
Athcrns says that the entente war.
ships are bumbartling the Turkish bat.
tcrics on the coast of Asia Minor, and
have reduced one to silence, destroy.
ing an airdromc.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
AMERICANS IN RED
CROSS AMBULANCE
SERVICE INJURED
Philadelphia Men Are Wounded
While in Active Work at
French Front

PARIS, Aug. 10.-Price McQuilIan of
OverbroOk, Pa, and Wayne Vetterlein
OF Philadelphia, both members of the
American Red Cross ambulance ser
vice were seriously injured by a shell,
while loading the wounded at an ad-
Vanced post on the battle front.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
HOME OF NEWSPAPER
MAN Is DYNAMlTED

MONTREAL. Aug. 10.-The summer
home OF Lord Athelstane. Cartievillp,
has been dynamlted. Athelstane Is
the publisher of the Montreal Star AMI
as the paper has been n strong advo.
cate Of conscrption there is no doubt
as to the nature OF the plot.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
Won KEUHLMANN HAS
ASSUMED NEW DUTIES

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 10.-Von
Kcuhlmann, having assumed his
duties as foreign minister has gone
With Chancellor Michaelis and tho
under secretary Of foreign affairs, to
the main headquarters of the army,
where he was Joined by Vice Chan.
ccll0r IIelfferlch.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
WOMEN PARTY
INSULT WILSON
WITH BANNERS
Suttragettes Raise Insulting
Banner in Front of The
White House

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1O.-Members
OF til" Womens' party displayed i
banner at the White House gates to.
day addressed Kaiser Wilson," The
insulting banner was torn down BY a
jecring kissing crowd.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
EXPLOSION DOES
GREAT DAMAGE
Fire in Chemical Works Causes
Death and Serious
Injuries

. LONDON, Aug. 10.-An explosion
and fire In chemical works east of
London killed and injured scores of
workers, wrecking several buildings.
The bodies OF thirteen women were
recovered from the wreck and the
complete damage Is not yet ascer-
tained.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10
PosToFFlCE CLERK
ARRESTED FOR THEFT

TUSCON, Aug. TO- Walter Coakley.
Il postoliice clerk who fed, following
the disappearance Of ten thousand
packages Of currency from the post.
Office was today arrested in Lebanon,
Indiana.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-10

The Masonic Lodge of this place has
rendered the use of It's banquet hall
10 the ladies of the Red Cross.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-06
Fourth of July

GROSS the long, sIoao march of
pitGI years
America turns back this July
day
TO feel again the promise of a gray,
Far da10aa, dim breaking 10Th strange
hopes and fears.
There moves grace Washington; there
DpOue his peers,
The men aoho pondered soeu nor kneso
dtsmGy
In that fierce Twilight cohen the
hedrt's relay
To hazard for Its faith meant chains
and tears.
Be near, o God, today, IN trying fires
That fare and barn IN galley and on
MU.
Give US the chrJsm of thy sGvtn0
grace,
Th0t, palking In the aodstes of toao de-
stres,
We may onoimt feet, remeto u
soiU
And Keep that high first dream that
shaped MI q
-Francis j. Mccormick, Jr., In Neto
York Sun.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-06
Ride Of a Man Who Helped
to Make July 4.

IN 1774 the committee Of correspond
ence, representing the colonies,
found 1t most difficult to commu-
nicate with one another lowing to
their letters being lost through care
lessness of the government post rid
ers."
April 10, 1775, it became necessary
to alarm the colonies of the battle
then being fought at Lexington and
Concord. The post roads were being
closely guarded.
Israel Bissell was the man selected.
He was a fast and fearless rider whose
home was in East Windsor. On the
morning of the 10th he was intrusted
with the following message:
yesterday morning we had reports
In this city from Rhode Island and
New London that an action had hap
pened between the kings troops and
the inhabitants of Boston, which was
not credited, but about II o'clock an
express arrived with the following
account-viz: Watertown, Wednesday
morning, near 10 o'clock. To all friends
of American liberty let it be known:
That this morning before break of day
a brigade, consisting of about 1000 or
1900 men, landed at Phip's farm, at
Cambridge, and marched to Lexington,
where they found a company of our
colony militia in arms, upon whom
they fired without any p%rovocation and
killed six men and wounded four.
"By an express from Boston, we
find another brigade are upon their
march from Boston, supposed to be
about 1000. The bearer, Israel Bissell,
is charged to alarm the country quite
to Connecticut, and all persons are de-
sired to furnish him with fresh horses
as they may be needed"
III is message was signed by L. Pal
M. one ofvthe committee. Bissen
started with the message from Water
town, Mass, and took the following
route: Worcester, Mass; Brookline,
New London, Lyme, Saybrook, Kill
lingsworth, East Guilford, Guilford,
Branford, New Haven, New York,
New Brunswick, Princeton, Trenton
and arrived in Philadelphia four days
after the start.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-06
AT c BRIDGE.

BY the rude bridge that arched the flood.
Their flag to ApriTs breeze unfurled.
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the
world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps,
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward
creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set today a votive stone,
That memory may their deed redeem
When, like our sires, our sons are gone
Spirit that made those heroes dare
To die or leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-06
:.
True Story of
independence Day

r HAVE read with much interest
from day to day the articles in
support of the national birthday
celebration to be held in Philadelphia
on July 4 in each year and to be par
ticipated In by national authorities,
thus making 1t of general and not To-
cal Importance, says Hampton L. Car
son.. The movement has my entire
sympathy.
AT the same time I have been much
disturbed over several historical mac
curacies of statement which, If not
corrected, will mislead the uninstruct.
ed citizen. The most glaring of these
is the story of the blue eyed boy sig
mailing to his grandfather In the bel
fry and shouting to him, "Ring, ring!'
This is pure fiction, invented by George
Lippard, the novelist, In his novel
blanche of Brandywine." Unfortu-
nately 1t was copied without examina-
ton of It's origin by Benson J.. LOSING
in a footnote to his Field Book Of the
Revolution" The most reliable author
tiles, such as the DIARY of Christopher
Marshall" the letters of John Adams
to his wife, the Life of Richard Henry
Lee" and Sanderson's Lives of the
Signers," make it plain that the resolu-
tion for the independence of the colo
MES was introduced by Richard Henry
Lee of Virginia on the second day of
June, 1776. The debate ran for a
month. The vote was taken on July
2. The draft of the Declaration of In
dependence as drawn by Jefferson,
slightly modified by Franklin and John
Adams, was signed on July 4 by John
Hancock, president, and Charles Thorn
son, secretary, alone. No public an
nouncement was made ON July 4, nor
was there any ringing of the bell. The
delay was due to the absence of In
structions to the New York delegates.
These were not received until the Sth
of July, and then public announce
ment was made by the reading Of the
Declaration aloud to the people In the
square by John Nicholson, and hen
the bell was rung. The Declaration
was not signed by the various mem
bers until some time in the following
August, an ~engrossed copy being sub
stituted for the draft signed by Han
cock and Thomson as officers. By this
time the terms of several members of
the Continental congress who had par
ticipated in the debates and the vote
had expired, and their places were TAX
en- by men whose names appear as
signers who were not members on the
date of the vote.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams,
the first the author of the Declaration
and the second ''the colossus of indie
~pendence" in debate upon the floor,
both died July 4, 1926, on the fiftieth
anniversary of the Fourth of July,
1776, each III unconscious of the seri-
Gus Illness OF the other, John Adams
closing words being Thomas Jefferson
still lives The last survivor Of the.
signers was Charles Carroll of Carroll
ton, who died in 1882.
The truths of history are more i'm
portant than picturesque fiction.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-06
whv washinoton Did Not sion.

George Washington was elected a
delegate from Virginia to congress
March 20, 1775. He took his seat May
10, 1775. He was elected commander
In chief June 10, ITS. Therefore he
was not a delegate and could not sign
the Declaration of Independence. From
July 1 to July 8, 1776, Washington was
with the army in New York city.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-06
Uniforms of the French
Army and Navy

France and the uniforms of her armed forces-that is the subject
of next Sundays supplement. 1t consists of six handsome paintings by
Rem Dale beautifully printed in colors on a sheet of stout white paper
suitable for framing.
The demand for these supplements is steadily increasing: Thou
sands of people are framing them as souvenirs Of the great war: Order
today your copy Of next Sundays Public Ledger:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-17
REPORT PRAISES
DETROIT'S FIRE
DEPARTMENT

The National Board OF Fire I'm
derwriters. in its April report,
makes many recommendations for
changes in Detroit's building and
fire protection regulations, refers 10
the strife in the department OF
buildings. and highly compliments
the fire department as an eficient
and well managed organization.
About tho building regulations, II
says: Laws mainly good but not
sufficiently restrictive. and several
provisions lacking. Enforcement
only fair, considerable detrimental
strife in the department; a larger
inspection stan necessary. Fire
limits still Of insufficient extent
Structural conditions somewhat i'm
proved by increased amount OF FIRE
proof construction and sprinkler
protection. but still mainly weak"
The report characterizes the Ere
department as full paid. under
good supervision. and commanded
by competent officers Discipline
excellent. training OF members
mainly good Fire department
strong. efficient and well equipped
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-17
EXPERT PROBES
POLICE SYSTEM
Commissioner COuzens Would
Supplant Anticipated Meth
DDS of Doing Business

Police Commissioner Couzens
plan to place his department on q
strict efficiency basis with the elm.
ination OF all politics and favoritism
took form Monday as Parker H.
sercombe, Chicago efficiency expert
and statistician. began a survey OF
the system.
Sercomhes frst work. Commits
sioner Couzens explained will
be the Standardization OF the reports
from the city's nine precinct sta.
tions. BY this plan he hopes to OBJ.
viate obsolete methods OF making
these reports, which he says have
been employed for years as a matter
OF routine.
The survey also Will serve 20 fur.
nish him with data on the merits
OF the patrolmen and oricers at each
station, the commissioner declares.
He asserts this information will be
particularly valuable 20 him in max
Ing appointments when the city's
three new precinct stations are open.
ed in July as he intends efficiency
shall be the ruling factor In deter
mining the promotions aud not the
recommendation OF superior ON.
GERS, which may be engendered by
favoritism.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-17
DINCEMAN WINS
ON The CANVASS
Gets Sixth Place On Circuit
Bench BY l72 Over Jayne;
Recount Sure

Friends OF Ira w. Jayne declare
formal petition for recount will
be filed az once 10 enable them 10
make inspection OF the ballots cast
for Jayne and Harry j. Dingcman
for circuit Judge
Dlngcman wins tho sixth place on
the bench by l72 votes over Jayne.
according TO the Official figures OF
the Wayne county board OF election
canyassers, which tabulated the cir.
cult judge vote Monday afternoon.
The totals gave Dngeman 30.4ls
and Jayne 30,247
II the recount is made, the work
will be done either by the state
board of Canyassers or by five mem
bers Of the state legislature. two sen
ators and three representatives
The Official count Is as follows
Judge George p. Codd. 3s.53s.
Judge Henry A. MandeH. 31.769:
Clyde T. Webster. 3i.75I; Judge Al
fred J Murphy. 1899: Judge
George s. Hosmer. 31.227. Judge
p. J. NJ Hally trailed behind jayne.
in eighth place, with 2S,247.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-17
surkheIser Funeral Wednesday.

Funeral services will be held Wed
nesday morning, in SIS. Peter and
Paul Jesuit church for Mrs. Mary
De Coster Burkheiser, who died
Sunday In her home. No. s63 East
Grand blvd. Mrs Burkheiser was
born in Detroit S. years ago and
was the widow OF George Burk.
heiser. a wcllknown Wholesale mer.
chant who died several years ago
Mrs Burkhelser was well-known In
Catholic church and benevolent cir.
Giles and was actively interested in
the philanthropic and charitable az.
fairs OF her church. She was
former vice president OF Providence
auxiliary, chairman OF 81. Francis
guild, member OF the Ladies' OF
Charity OF ST. Vincent's asylum.
member Of the National League Of
Catholic Women and other organiza-
lions. She Is survived BY two
daughters. Mrs NJ NJ. Goebel, Jr..
and Miss Mabel Burkheiser. and one
son. John Burkheiser
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-17
JEFFRIES RAPS
Mr.. C0UzENS
Police Commissioner Should
Realize He's An Officer Of
the Court, Says Judge

Judge Edward ] Jenr1es raped
Police Commissioner CouEens Mon
day night, in an address In the Y.
NJ C. A.. charging him with set.
ting UP his department against the
courts and "innamlng the mind of
the public" against the judicial
branch OF the government
1T Is dangerous thing for one
department OF the law to set itself
M as a critic and a superior. and
Nth the help OF a newspaper tn.
fame the mind OF the public and
destroy the efficiency OF the courts, T"
nc said
when Commissioner Couzens
eets into the hearts OF his men ard
into the root OF his organization hc
will discover that he IL a police on
Ger, that he Is an oficer OF tho
court. and that II Is the courts
which arc the hackers and the
guardians NJ the law. The spy sys.
tenn has no place IN our govern
ment
The organized body OF society
has agreed TO end It's disputes by
the mediation Of the law We've
placed the settlement OF disputes
IN the hands 81 the law For that
reason the stability OF the bench Is
vital"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-17

DIR. Fraak Bsnshsrt walker read =
paper on social Insurance. ana Dr.
L. ". Habiaow, OF Chicago, spoke
on me relation or inc msoiea
Monday evening. before the Wayne
county Medical association.
Norval Hawkins. of the Ferd Motor
Car company, and pre- aideat OF the
worlds Salesmanship congress- on
Monday evening address the Sales
ship In salesmRnship."
Henry A. Dupont chief buiIdinG In
speetor. Waited Lansing Menday 60
attend hearing on proposal 90
amend the state housing code. Mr..
Dupont Aays the proposal In the
main IL TO make the state conform
70 the new code recently adopted
by the Detroit board OF health.
~. w. DeBerE. No. 1900 seward-ave..
writes 90 the city counciI suggest
ing that the city pass an ordinance
that will require guards between
motor cars and trailers 20 be made
OF either sheet steel. rope or rope
netting. lie says that such guards
would have saved three lives In the
streets OF Detroit in the last few
weeks.
For nearly three years there has
been accommodating In the desk 81
Joseph L,ouEheed. clerk OF the city
- NhfN
OF complaints. suggestions and
council resolutions pertaining 20
the ID. u. r. service. All have re
ceiVed the action of the council.
but are valueless az far as they
could AFFECT Detroits street car ser
vice. by council resolution Mr.
Iougheed has turned this data over
20 the board OF street railway com
missioners who are instructed TO
make a recomrhendation 20 the aid
ermhntc body as 90 what action
should be taken 10 improve the ser
vice.
Frank Aivah Parsons. president OF
the New York school OF Fine and
Applied Arts and author OF Inter
Tor decoration. Its principles and
practices. VIII give free lecture
N the auditorium or the Detroit
Museum Of Art Wednesday evening.
AZ Sis o'clock, on Art and it's rela-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-17
City News in Brief

ton 20 the modern home" Mr.
Parsons will illustrate his lecture
with stereopticon Views. The lee
ture IL given under the Joint aus
pioes OF the museum and the So
ciety OF Arts and Crafts
Bsesu.e nay Deelereue, q Belgian.
served In the United states nAarine
corps, he wa entitled 10 citizen
ship, Judge Hosmer ruled Monday,
granting him a citizenship order
that he might accept a commission
In the American army. Declerqus
GENTLY. but on account OF tho long
time required G. r Thompson. eI-
aminer. recommended 20 him the
more expeditions method OF the
circuit court.
baward l.. WOsdruH. iaxDeetor OF
the Eleventh nEhthOuse district.
mas gone 70 Great Lakes. III. 10
confer with Commander William
n. Monett. ". r. n. in charge OF
the Ninth district. regarding boats
and men In the Eleventh district
that are 20 be transfsrred 20 the
service or the war and navy de-
partmentA In accordance with an.
executive order from President
Wilson. This will include transfer
ring lighthouse tenders and other
vessels Go these departments
So pressing arc The demand. on
Mayor Marx's time that he has
cancelled all social engagements
until May 1, when the board OF es-
Inmates Will have completed con-
alteration OF the annual budget
The board IL holding two 20 three
meetings a day. and In addition
the mayor always IL In demand In
connection with the patriotic do
tngs incident TO the war declara-
ton.
Because OF the important part horses
play Ia wRr--ths Germans are de-
clarod 20 be losing many % their
guns because OF their shortage 81
horses-plan are being made by
the American Humane association
20 supply the American army with
horse ambulances Next Sunday
sermons viii be preached from the
pulpit 20 start n campaign FOR this
purpose. Mrs. Abner r. Larn~d. tho
hs7 dof the American Red Star
Animal Relief society. will have
charge OF n.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-17
SAILORS
OFF TOJOIN FLEET
Five Thousand Sent So Far
From Great Lakes Camp;
5000 In Training

CHICAGO. April l7.-Fourteen
hundred sailors from the Great
Lakes naval training station left 10
day for the Atlantic coast 10 be as
signed 10 battleships OF the Atlantic
feet Todsy's contingent brings the
total that have gone out from Chit
cago since the severance OF diplo
matte relations with Germany. up 20
5000 There are 5000 men in train
ing al the station and accommoda.
tions for 5000 more are being
rushed