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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
MILLlONAIRES BESET BY DAY
INWALL STREET, AND At NIGHT
IN THEIR FIFTH AVE. PALACES.

trunk line railroad presidents.
Despite your assurances, no re-
lief has been afforded to move
grain and other food products out
of Chicago. The present shortage
borders on famine. consequent on
the initiation Of values directly,
chargeable to the failure Of the.
railroads to meet national emer-
gency. The situation is largely
caused by the railroad giving pref
erence to commodities other than
those necessary to maintain life"
Following many clashes between
the police and women food rioters
at the city hall and at congested
tenement districts, Joseph Harti-
gan, commissioner Of weights and
measures, announced that he was
doing everything in his power to
stimulate the flow of foodstuffs into
this city from all parts of the
! country.
It is said there is abundant
evidence of speculation in canned
goods"
After several hundred women had
stormed the city hall in an effort
to see the mayor, Mrs. Ida Harris,
president of the mothers vigilance
league, issued a statement in which
she declared it had been determined
to keep children away from the
schools until the price of food is
lowered. This step, Mrs. Harris
asserted, was justified on the
ground that poorly fed children are
in no condition to profit by
schooling
Announcement is made by Earl
d. Babst. president of the American
Sugar Refining Company, that
housewives should pay no atten-
tion to unfounded stories as to the
shortage of sugar."
In his statement, Mr.. Babst said:
There are ample supplies OF raw
and refined sugar on hand and In
transit throughout the country to
take care of normal consumption.
We are operating all OF our refin-
cries and expect so to continue
This company has been selling
large quantities of sugar at a quar-
ter to half cent pound below
existing market prices"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
Food Rioting
Brings Anarchy

. (By Associated Press.l
= CHICAGO, Feb. 21.--Presi- =
= ident ]. P. Griffin, of the .
= Chicago board of trade, tele- .
= graphed to the Interstate Com =
= merce Commission and the =
= presidents of eastern railroads .
= insisting that unless an i'm =
= mediate embargo be placed on =
= all products eastbound from =
. Chicago, except fuel and food =
= stuffs, the country will face =
= the danger of anarchy and .
= rioting. =
. - = . : = = = = . = = = =
and a committee appointed to de-
mand that the city appropriate ST.
100000 for buying and distributing
food among the poor at cost. One
thousand women attended the meet
ing and 5000 fought to get in.
Speakers pledged the financial sup
port of the Hebrew trades union.
They blamed capitalists for sending
food to Europe and amasslng
wealth. The mayor promised to re
ceive a delegation of the members
No date was set for the parade.
The leaders expect to have several
hundred thousand women and chill
dren in line.
Another movement was started to
call strike of school children liv-
ing in the tenements, on the ground
that living cost makes it necessary
for them to work if old enough.
Policemen guarding the city hall
prevented another demonstration,
dispensing hundreds of women who
we're scattered, some weeping Marie
Cans, members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, addressed a
crowd. She was arrested yesterday.
She pleaded that she urged the wo-
men not to resort to violence, and
was released.
]. P. Griffin, president of the
Chicago board of trade, wired the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
FIGHT DAYS ON A SUBMARINE
DIIRING pERILOUS EXPERIENCE

ed "Solveig's Song" by Greig. as
the waking melody for the child and
the sailors made a pet of her in
off-duty hours.
Captain Jacobsen's description of
the torpedoing of the ammunition
ships shows one of the perils to
which submarines are exposed. The
submarine had halted the ship. and,
ignorant of its character, prepared
to sink it by gun fire to save tor
pedoes. The first shot attracted a
CONTINUED on page four
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
AMERICANS READY
TO LEAVE BEIRUT
RELIEF AGAINST SUBMARINES
OF TURKS PROMISED BY
GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 21.-
Turkey has assured Ambassador FL
kus that it is willing to waive re-
strictions for the immediate de-
parture Of 1000 Americans from Bel
rut. 1t also guaranteed the relief
of the ships against Turkish sub
marines.
Before directing the collier Cae-
sar and the cruiser Des Moines to
proceed to Beirut to land stores and
load Americans, the state depart
ment asked for further information
as to measures for security to be
afforded vessels by the Austrian and
German submarines.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
SWEDEN ASKS FOR
FACTS OF SINKING
LOADED WITH sALTPETRE IN.
TENDED TO BE USED FOR
FERTlLlZlNG

STOCKHOLM, Via London, Feb.
21.-The Swedish government has
asked Berlin for particulars of the
sinking of the Swedish motor ship
Hugo Hamilton, which became
known here on Sunday through OF.
ficial reports from Berlin. The
vessel, which was bought from
her Norwegian owners and was
making her first trip under the
Swedish flag. was bringing 4OOC
tons OF Chile saltpetre from Val
paraiso and was consigned to the
Swedish farmers association. Hei
arrival was eagerly awaited in Swe
den
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21

(By Associated Preas.)
COPENHAGEN, Via London, Fep'
21.-soIyeig Jacobsen, the 6-year-old
daughter of a Norwegian shipmas-
ted. who has arrived here with her
parents on the way to Norway, has
the distinction OF not only being
the first child to make a voyage
on a German submarine, but oi
being the guest during the eight
day trip of the submarine comman'
der who is declared to have sunk
the Lusitania. Solveig's father
ISAIAH Jacobsen, was master OF the
~~~~-N-0-~%~-~-~-~-~~%
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
AMERICAN SHIPS
IN DANGER ZONE
OWNERS ARE sANouINE OVER
THE SAFETY OF VESSELS
GOING TO BORDEAUX

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Two Amer
lean steamships, the Rochester, Of
the Kerr Steamship Co., and the
Orleans, of the Oriental Steamship
Co., which sailed from this port for
France on February 10, entered the
war zone today, according to cal
culations by officials of the lines,
No news has been received from
either vessel today. but there was
an optimistic feeling at the offices
of the lines and the belief was ex
pressed that the ships would reach
Bordeaux safely.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
M'NAMARA EXTENSION BILL IS
ADOPTED BY NEVADA ASSEMBLY

ed by the speaker of the house and
the other by the president of the
senate, to authorize and approve
such expenditures Of the appropria-
tion as are made by the attorney
general. Speaker Luce gave notice
of the appointment of Assemblyman
White as the member of the COM
mission to be appointed by him.
McNamara's bill exempting prop
erty Of veterans to the amount Of
$1,000 from taxation, providing they
are citizens of the state, was pass
ed by the assembly.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
ENGLAND SAYS
CASE IS GRAVE
SUBMARINES CAUSING DEEP
ANXIETY TO THE LEADERS
OF ENGLAND

LONDON, Feb. 21.-Sir Edward
Carson, speaking in the house Of
commons, said the submarine men
ace was grave and serious, 1t was
not yet solved, but measures have
been adopted to mitigate it by de-
grees.
Carson said that the antl-submar-
Inc department established in the
admiralty, was composed of the
most experienced and capable men
in the navy. The number of armed
merchantmen has Increased AZ per
cent during the last two months.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
FLAG BAN|SHED
FROM THE SEA
AMERICAN LINE PAYS OFF
CREWS AND PUTS VESSELS
OUT OF COMMISSION

tBy Associated PreHs.l
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The Amer
lean line has announced that it
has no immediate intention OF
sending out vessels. 1t began un-
loading the st. Louis, which has
been lying loaded since the block
ade. Most of the crews of the
liners st. Louis. St. Paul, New
York and Kroonland have been paid
off.
by Associated Preaa.l
PARIS, Feb. 21.-The following
steamers have been sunk in the
last five days: Minas, skogland
Giuseppe, Guido and Rosalie.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
tBy Associated Press,

(By Associated Press.l
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-Women of
the tenements have taken the food
situation in their own hands by
planning demonstrations to convince
the mayor that something must be
done. One of the widest protests
meetings ever known broke up early
today, after arranging for a great
parade of women and children to
march all day through Wall street
and at night through Fifth avenue.
An appeal was sent the president
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
BONE DRY" AMENDMENT
PASSED BY CONGRESS

tBy AusOcIated Pre3s.J
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 21.-
The senate bone dry" amendment
to the postal bill was accepted by
the house today. by vote Of S2l
to 72. This will make absolutely
dry states now permitting limited
shipments
Every effort to defeat the amend
ment was cried down This raises
barrier to shipment of liquor into
Is states.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
TROOP SHIP
SUNK WITH.
ALL HANDS
slmnARINEs CREDITED WITH
lNFLlcTINe HEAVY
LOSS ON ITALY

RERilN, Feb. 21.--A large num-
ma, Of hostile ships. including an
Italian transport crowded with men,
ras sunk in the Mediterranean
hlockaded gone recently, according
"a tbe overseas News Agency 9th
arr we're two armed steamers with
important cargoes for Salonlki." the
italian steamer Oceana, the French
boat Moyentaux and the French
sailing vessel Aphrodite. with iron
for Italy
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
DEMAND RELEASE
Of THE PRISONERS

CBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2l.--
In a note transmitted to Berlin
through the Spanish ambassador
there. the United States again de-
manded the release of the Var
rowdale prisoners.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
BUILDING NEW RAILROAD
tBy Associated PressJ

(By AasOcIatea Presa)
QUERETAR0, Mexico, Feb. IL
General Carranza left here today
for Guadalajara to inaugurate the
beginning OF work on the new
railroad which is TO run to Chame'
lita. 12o miles to the southeast
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
VILLA CAVALRY
CAMP At BORDER
WILL RECRUIT FORCES AND
ATTACK TOWNS IN SONORA
PROVINCE

YUMA, Ariz., Feb. 21.-OveF 100
villa cayalrymen encamped across
the border about 25 miles south
of here last night while Company |
of the 14th United States infantry
established a patrol on the Amer
lean side opposite the Mexicans.
II is reported that the Mexicans
plan to recruit their forces and raid
Sonora towns while travelling south.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21

Special to the Bonanza.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2t.--After
Mayor Mitchell had been informed
by eastside housewives that their
babies we're Starving to death by
the hundreds" because Of the cost
OF food, he promised to place before
the board Of estimates Friday their
plea that 100000 be appropriated
to buy food for distribution.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
HUNGRY WOMEN AND BABIES INVADE WALL STREE
Wild Protest Against Slow Starvation Americas Richest City
SHOE MAKERS FAVOR
SEE MORE SKIRTS

. Thy Associated PresA.)
. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21.- =
. Every inch added to the length =
= of women's dresses means a =
. loss of million annually to .
= the shoe business, according =
= to A. D. Anderson, of Boston, =
. speaking at a delegates con- .
= vention of Pennsylvania retail =
= shoe dealers. He urged coop =
. peration with designers to keep =
= the short skirt fashionable. =
A A "A a A a = a a a
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
FUNSTON FUNERAL
STRICTLY MILITARY
BODY PLACED IN THE ALAMO
AFTER SIMPLE o5sEoulEs
AT RESIDENCE
,lRy Associated I'ressJ

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 20
A funeral service OF military sim
pAcity in which regulars at Fort
Sam Houston, national guardsmen
at Camp Wilson, and thousands Of
civilians from San Antonio Joined,
was held yesterday afternoon for
The late Major General Frederick
Funston.
The eliminating honor paid the
dead general here was the placing
d his body within the Alamo, the
Grs time that historic structure
IS been used for such purpose.
he only religious services held
vs,s at General Funston's official
reside uce at Fort Sam Houston,
ch,nla N Barton w. Perry, Of the
TbI,d Teld Artillery, read the reg
uIar arr ny burial service Lead
Kindly 'ght" was played by the
plOateartb infantry band.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21

10y Associated
EMPoRIA, Kansas. Feb. FL
General Funst, WIS mother, Mrs. b.
h Funston lef, I at one o'clock this
morning for sa Francisco to at
tend the funeral OF her son. She
rs ACCOMPANIED lv her youngest
son.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21

"tny Associated Presa.)
Ell PASO, Feb. 81. Ct neral fer'
Shing has been appoin ted command
er Of the southern dep artm ent.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-21
THE WEATHER

s.ir and snow tonight and
Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Bachelor Insists He
Wants to Wed the
Highest Bidder
McCnty-Not the Divcr-WilI
Marry Largest Contributor
to Relief Campaign

From now on Frank McGnty. chief
health inspector Of Hoboken. will claim
Only two resemblsnces to his immortal
relative who went "to the bottom Of
the sea" One is that he is willing TO
take a chance. and the other is that he
will be dressed in his best suit Of
clothes"
Mr.. McGinty issued an announce
n,ent Yesterday to the effect that he IS
ready and anxious to stand by his
agreement to marry the woman-young
or old. thin or thick, plain or pretty
who will contribute the largest dona-
ton TO the camp comforts campaign
being conducted by the Hoboken J. NJ
c. A. for the New Jersey regiments.
Mr.. McGinty's age was previously
given as thirty. and he believes that so
few bids have been received so far be-
cause II was thought he might be
eligible TO draft.
lie FASTENED 10 correct this error last
night by stating that he is past thirty
one. that he did not have 70 register.
and that there viii be small chance Of
the war interruptinc the honeymoon.
He announced that any one wishing 10
avail herself Of the unusual oppor.
tunity may see him at the Board Of
Health Offices i'm Iloboken by dag ana
at his home. At 600 Hudson street, that
city, by night
Mr. McGinty confesscs 20 the follow
ing attributes:
Health. good.
Eyes. attractive.
Hair. intact
Disposition, genial
Voice. pleasant no telephone tests
reversed
Salary. 81 500 ? year
Habits. inexpensive.
Principal trait. curiosi'y
Mr. McGlnty adds the all-important
fact that be ir bachelor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Only 5000 Troops viii Go
To Camp Whitman; Guard
Will Be Modified July IS

4 report that the entire division Of
the New York National Guard would
soon be modified at Camp Whitman
was qualified at division headquarters
By the announcement that probably not
more than 5000 troops would be en-
camped there.
Ii was understood at headquarters
that the units of the Guard, except
those in Federal service. would be
modified in their armories on July 10.
Those that have no Grmories-the 18th
Regiment. ambulance and supply trains
and field bakery probably will be sent
to Camp Whitman, II was said.
Two weeks after mobilization II Is
expected that the division will be sent
to a concentration camp in the Depart
ment Of the Southeast.
The division supply train. It was an
nounced Yesterday. is to be moved By
motor instead Of mule power in the
future. The 1913 auxiliary wagons and
1s2 trucks will be superseded by auto
trucks. Major +. Harry Stanton wants
324 chauffeurs. mechanics and cooks
for the transformed outfit The head
quarters axe at 463 Seventh Avenue.
The new division ammunition train
is 10 be made up Of 388 motor trucks
and forty-one motorcycles. The $50
men needed are Of the same type as
those IN the supply train. Major Jo-
seph Farrell, at division headquarters,
is recruiting for the ammunition train.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Aero Club Appeals
For 10000 Aviators to
Vanquish Germany
Petitions Congress for 100000
Aeroplanes and $5O0,O0O,O00
to Develop War Service

The surest way the United States
can take 10 achieve victory over Ger
many is to turn out. within the next
eighteen months. 10000 trained ayia-
tors and 10000 aeroplanes. This is the
opinion of the Aero Club of America,
and was expressed yesterday in letters
written by that body to Senator George
O. Chamberlain. chairman of the Sen
ate Committee on Military Affairs, and
Hubert s. Dent. chairman of the sim
liar committee in the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
I'm these letters the club asks that
Congress appropriate Immediately
$500 100000 for the development of our
air forces.
This sum may seem, and is. large
the clubs letter says, "but il really
seems the most economic way Of solv-
ing the probleui of striking against
Germany Great Britain is spending
1913 100000 this year for aeronautics.
She is at present getting 1000 aero
planes month. which is not enough"
According TO the Aero Club. the avia-
tors will need 10000 aeroplanes for
training, and three each when they
take the field
"If by carrying out this plan speed
ily we can shorten the war by only a
few weeks" the letter continues. there
will be saved thousands of lives and
billions Of dollars. Therefore. no time
should be lost in carrying this plan
into effect.
There Is no question that, provided
the appropriations are made immedi-
ately. the aeroplanes can be built with
in eighteen months"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Ex-Policeman's Rich
Wife Asks Alimony
Husband Says Mrs. Bowling
Struck Him, and Is Worth
100000

Although she is said to be worth
nearly 81 900, 900. Mrs. Ida Loewer
Bowling. Of Rockaway Park. Long
Island, fled Pm application for slimony
and counsel fees before Justice Temp
kins i'm tho Supreme Court. Brooklyn,
yesterday in her suit for separation
from William J. Bowling. who until
April u was patrolman in the New
York Police Department.
Mrs. Bowling charges her husband
with cruelty. I'm An answering aft
dayit, Bowling declares that his wife
forced him to resign from the Police
Department because she considered It a
disgrace 20 De married TO a policeman,
and that when he accused her Of drink
ing too much. she struck him on the
mouth. cut his lip and then hurled a
vase after him when he tried 20 escape.
He says that his wife is worth az least
10000 I'm her own right.
Bowling was married about year
ago when ne was transferred To Far
Rocksway where his wife, who was
tten a wealthy widow, resided.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Didn't Know Her Husband
Wife, Suing, Fails to Identify
Man ID Years Abroad

Mrs. Julia Crager appeared in the
Domestic Relations Court yesterday to
testify against her husband. whom she
had not seen since 1903, for failing 10
support her. George Crager, iifty-six
years old. Of West Twenty-sixth Street,
stepped before Magistrate Cornell.
"That man is not my husband Mrs.
Crsger protested. 81 am sure a mistake
has been made. When ! last heard Of
him he was manager of Buffalo Bill's
Wild West Show"
Crager insisted that he was her hus-
band. He said he had spent fourteen
years touring Europe as circus man
ager and had learned fourteen Ian
ruages. lie had served as war cor
respondent until recently. he said, and
returned 70 the United States 10 en-
list in the Red Cross. Mrs. Crager was
convinced only when Detective Dono-
van assured her he had checked up
all the facts and was positive Of Crag-
cr's identification. Crager was directed
to pay his wife SO a week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
% Ohio Youths in France
Volunteer for the From!

According to a cable received yester-
DAY by c. 4. Hanna. Of - Cedar Street,
the twenty-three Ohio youths, mem
bcrs Of the Marietta and Miami Col
lege unit of the American Ambulance
Field Service. who arrived IN France
two weeks ago. have volunteered in a
body for active service as ammunition
carriers under the American flag i'm the
motor transport service. under In
spector General 4. ?. Andrews. The
unit viii leave for the front AZ once.
The youths learned that several weeks
would be required before their ambu-
lances would be ready. and rather than
remain in Paris the boys decided 10
enter the service AZ once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Bird S. Coler's Firm
Makes Assignment
Clients Probably Will Suffer
No Loss, Says the Ex-
Controller

An assignment for the benefit Of
creditors Of w. n. Coler & Co., bank
ors and brokers. at SO Cedar Street,
was made TO Arthur D. Hammond, OF
Brooklyn, yesterday by Bird 5. Golfer
formerly Controller OF New York, sole
surviving partner of the firm.
War conditions and large sums ad-
vanced to the Piedmont Railroad prop
critics in North Carolina arc held re-
sponsible for the embarrassment Mr.
Coler issued a statement that the eli
ents Of the firm probably would suffer
no financial loss.
The company purchased the Pied
mont Railroad and reorganized it un-
der the name OF the Carolina & rad
kin Railroad Company, Of which it con-
trolls the stock and holds a large block
Of the bonds.
"The road was completed about July
I. 1914. and the war broke out about
one month later, which demoralized
conditions all through the South fo'
more than a year." reads statement
issued by the company.
"When business improved the car
shortage and embargo. together with
the increase IN car rentals, prevented
the property from earning only a lttl'
more than one-half Of what would hay'
been realized in normal times. Not
withstanding these drawbacks. the
earnings have been substantially above
operating expenses.
"I'ntil few days ago We we're con
6dont Of being able TO sell the prop
erty at a price that would take care o.
the bondholders and clients OF th'
firm. We are satisfied as TO the out
come Of the property, and believe 4
the securities are held together WIZ
the formation of a strong committee
our clients will eventually suffer M
1rre -