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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-26

New York. Fob, 26.--Six American
citizens were aboard the Cunard
liner Laconia when she was sunk. II
was stated here this afternoon by the
Cunard line. Their names were not
Immediately available,
The Laconia was manned by Brit
ish officers and a British crew. She
carried contraband cargo In addition
TO malls, Her last trip from Liverpool
ended here February Ia, when sae
brought across 81 passengers. She
sailed again for Liverpool on Rcb-
ruary is.
Captain W, X. d. Irvine was In
command OF the big liner q, Balm
was CHIEF engineer: c. s, Kennedy,
surgeon; W, Ballyn, CHIEF steward;
A, w. Robertson, chief officer, and
g. r. SPEEDING purser,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-26
GERMAN SHELLS KILL
.I WOMAN AND CHILD

London, Feb, 26.-Slr Edward Car
son announced In commons today that
a German destroyer shelled Margate
and Broadstalrs Sunday night. One
woman and one child were killed,
and two children injured,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
GRAND MASTER VISITS
ELK0 MASONIC LODGE

A very enjoyable time was had by
the members of Elko Lodge No. IL.
4. F. and \. NJ. last night. when
Grand Master A w. Holmes paid his
official visit 4 large number were in
attendance. and at the banquet which
followed there was some splendid
speaking. The theme Of most Of the
speakers was patriotism and loyalty.
and some very beautiful sentiments
were expressed. The address Of Grand
Master Holmes was particularly good
and was thoroughly appreciated by
the members.
At the conclusion of the work ai
the hall u splendid banquet was served
at the Mayer hotel. Besides being a
very enjoyable occasion the visit OF
the Grand Master was productive oi
much good.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
CHAS. B. HENDERSON
LECTURES HIGH SCHOOL

The ElkO High School students en-
joyed splendid lecture this after
noon by Atty. Chas. u. Henderson on
the causes Of the world war Mr.. Hen.
dcrson reviewed all Of the several
causes leading up to the war. but
mostly he dwclt on the Bagdad rail
way. which was perhaps the princi'
pal cause. This railroad commanded
important stratiGical military points
and was of tremendous Importance to
Germany. Servia refused to grant
complete right of way for this road
Mr.. Henderson had q map drawn by
himself TO illustrate his lecture. lie
gave some thoughts to the students
that were new and very interesting
and they received an insight into the
causes which lead up TO the war which
they would perhaps never otherwise
have received. Mr.. Henderson Is
very pleasing speaker and his address
was highly instructive.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
BREAD MUST BE
LEGAL WEIGHT

In an opinion given by the attor-
ney generals Office yesterday the gov
crnor was told that there Is no power
in his Office to set aside or suspend
a portion of the law de-
fning a standard loaf of bread and
that if bakers persist in selling
short of l6 ounces, as required by
statute, they are liable to the penal.
ties prescribed in section 1912. X. L..
says the Carson News.
Section 1903. r. L., provides:
"A standard loaf of bread sold or
offered for sale in this state. shall
weigh one pound and standard LOAF
OF bread need not be labeled with d
statement of its weight. Whenever 1
loaf Of bread sold or offered for sal
weighs less than pound IT shall b
/ labelled in plain. intelligent Englis
words and figures with its correC
weight together with the name OF il
manufacturer"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
THREE AMERICAN
SHIPS ARE LOST
Sailing Vessels Destroyed by
German Submarines; One
Man is Killed

LONDON. June 1.-The American
sailing ship Dirigo. a vessel of three
thousand tons register, was sunk by
a German submarine, following an at
tack by gunfire and bombs. The crew
was landed at Plymouth. with the
exception OF John Roy. th" third mate
who was drowned.
The American sailing vessel. Bar.
bara. was attacked by Il German sub
marine on the morning Of May "A
and sunk by gunfire Her crew was
landed at GibralteT.
The American ship. Frances VI. was
attacked by submarine and sunk by
gunfirc on May lS, according To re
port from Cadiz. Sh" crew was land
ed at CadiZ.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
NEW YORK PORT
CLOSED To ALL
OUTGOING SHIPS
Order Was Recinded Before
/. Noon But at That Time
Gate was Still Closed. y

NEW YORK, June 1.-The port OF
New York was closed. at daylight this
morning to all out going vessels and
not even fishing vessels were Der.
mitted to enter. Preparations were
made to close the gate in a net thar
has been stretched across the mouth
of the harbor. This is the first time
that the gate has been closed since
il was put in position.
officials refused to give out any'
information as to why this gate was
ordered closed. Shortly before noon
it was learned that the order closing
the gate had been rescinded, although
1t that time 1t was still closed.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
SWEENEY MUCH BETTER

George A. Bartlett. assistant United
States district attorney, is visitor in
Carson today and brought the cheer
ing news of most wonderful i'm
provemcnt in the condition of Judge
James Sweeney. stating that he had
received word TO that effect this morn.
ing. He said the change for the bet
ter was so marked that great hopes
are now held out for the judges re-
covery .- Carson Appeal.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
TORNADO IN
EAST KILLS
MANY PEOPLE
Death Toll Reaches Seventy
Nine, Hundreds Injured,
Many Homeless

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-The death toll
Missouri and southern Illinois last
Wednesday has now grown to total
of 70, according to reports that are
being received over the crippled wires.
Hundreds were injured and thousand
are homeless. The property damage
will run into millions of dollars.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
FRENCH CAPTURE
MANY PRISONERS
Over Thirty Thousand Taken
Between April Fifteen and
May TWenty-Fourth

on THE FRENCH FRONT IN
FRANCE, June 1.--By Associated
Press Correspondent)-Betwcen April
10 and May "a the number of German
prisoners falling into French hands
reached total of 3l,S29. of whom
2S.0oo were unwounded. The French
will undoubtedly continue their attack
when the proper moment arrives
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NT|-DRAFT 49,.
AG|TATORS To
! Be SUPPRESSED
Twelve Directors to Conscrip-
ton in Kansas City Were
Arrested Last Night

WASHINGTON, June with only
four days more before draft registra-
ton day, the department of justice is
planning to exert every energy to
quell anti-conscription agitation.
which has already resulted in many
arrests in the various cities.
Twelve in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, June l.-Twelve of
the outspoken objectors TO the con-
scription law in Kansas City and sur
rounding territory awoke to find them
selves behind prison bars this morn
ing, charged with a conspiracy against
the United States government. In
cluded among those held are two
women. Mrs. Leonora Warneson
Moore and DIR. Eva Harding of Tope
ka. Kansas.
Student Hearing Postponed
NEW YORK. June 1.-The hearing
in the conspiracy charge 10 violate the
sclective conscription law against
Eleanor Wilson Parker, a Banard col
lege senior. Owen Cattell. a Colum
ban University senior. and Charlie!
Phillips Il former Columbia stud
ehl. was 30, tponed until 'o:norruw
Must Not Leave County
WASHINGTON. June l. The presi
dent in a proclamation this mornint
warns all persons seeking 10 evad'
registration by leaving the countr!
that they expose themselves TO pro
secution and military service event
ualiv in spite of their efforts TO avoi'
it,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
SECRETS LEAK FROM
FRISCO POSTOFFlCE

SAN FRANCISCO. June IA leak
in the local postofrlce building from
which government secrets reached
outside sources was admitted today by
the United States district attorney.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
GE ERMANY SEEKS
SEPARATE PEACE
Immediate ArmistiCe Asked;
Guarantees Given of No
AnnexatiOnS

PETROGRAD. via London. June l.
Maxim Gorky. the noted Russian
author. publishes sensational ac-
count OF an attempt by d. Rizow. the
Bulgarian minister at Berlin. TO in
veigle him into clandestine negotia-
tions for a separate peace.
The peace proposal, Gorky declares,
was delivered to him in duplicate by
two German agents. acting individu-
ally.
In the Noaia Zhinma. of which
secret dispatch, occupying three col
umns. with concrete peace proposals,
and, although he himself is an almost
/ fanatical advocate of peace. denounces
Rizow.
The Rizow Telegram
Rizow begins by proclaiming that
already in January he had approached
the Russian ministers at Stockholm
and Christiania with proposal to
conclude "an honorable peace be-
tween Russia and her foes. He re-
ceivcd rebuff Immediately after
the revolution Rizow renewed his at.
tempt with the Russian minister at
Christiania. who was an old acquaint'
ancc. and obtained. through the min
lister, reply from Prof Paul Miliku'
off. then the foreign minister in the
temporary government. that there
could bc no question OF separate
peace.
Guarantees Safety
Notwithstanding his two repulse'
Rizow. representing himself as Rus
sia's real friend. approaches his nc
quaintancc, Maxim Gorky. He a.
tcmpts to refute successfully the a
guments customarily used by the Ru
n slams and the allies against sepa
ate peace. He offers To guarante
that Germany and Austria will NJ
again undertake an offensive agains
free Russia, and adds that, both pov
\, ers are willing to cvacuate the OccI
= pied territory without the eXpenditur
Il Of another drop of Russian blood.
>, Do Not Menace Russia
l.. He declares that Germany and An
-, tria in no wise menace Russia's nc'
!, freedom. He accuses England of b,
!. ing the real militaTist state, not &c
many. and declares that Russia ha
no moral obligations to keep he
treaty with the allies, because treat
breaking has been common in TN
war
ID The provisional government. add
in RiZow. must be forced to answer IL
-. question: who. after three years {
II. massacre. gave you the right to co
~ ,inuc shedding Russian blood
al The Terms of Peace
n. Riaow thereupon makes the folio
II. ing concrete proposal: Russia to co
os cludc an immediate armistice with h
-. foes. both bclligercnts retaining the
present front, and to summon imm
diatcly Russian constituent assel
bly with the aim of deciding on pea
j" or war.
This. says Rizow. is the only mea
to save the Russian revolution frc
disaster. He invites Gorky to me
DO" him at Stockholm or some ott
n Swedish town, or II that is imp
FL siblc to send representative "
II must be Russian of authority.
HI invites Gorky to acknowledge th"
patch and appoint meeting place
telegraph to a certain G. R'coff res
III ing In the Strandvag in StoCkhC
HI and suggests that he conceal
identity by signing the telegram "
III his Christ name Alcx"i or by the ma
Max.
III In his newspaper Maxim Coz
III characterizcs Rizow's dispatch
base and stupid" and declares Il
his only reply will be its publtcatt
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
RUSSIA AGAIN
PARALYzED BY
LABOR STRIKES
Hundred and Twenty of Larg-
est Factories are Forced
To Close Down

LONDON. June l.--Strikes that
will paraIyze production has been
decided upon in 100 OF the largest
factories that are mostly engaged in
war work according TO dispatch
sent out by a Reuters correspond
ent
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
FRENCH CAPTURE
GERMAN POSITION

PARIS. June 1.-The French troops
captured the German post of CheV'
reaux. taking number OF prisoners.
The war Office announces. Raids by
the Germans and an attack on
Casquc. were Tepulsed
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
ITALIANS REPULSE
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS

ROME. June 1.-Violent efforts
were made by the Austrians last night
to recover ground which they had re-
Gently lost. Austrian masses attack.
ing in the Vidice region were firmly
met and the attack failed completely,
il is officially announced.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
AUSTRIANS HAVE
PEACE DEMONSTRATION

COPENIIAGEN. June l.-ReDorts
from vienna say that simultaneously
with the opening OF the Austrian par
Lament thousands W workmcn ceased
work and organized a great process
sion as demonstration in favor Of
peace.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
BRITISH LOSSES
IN GRAIN SHIPS
FIVE PER CENT
Ministry of Food Had Made
Allowance for Loss of
rs Per Cent

LONDON, June l.-Great Britain's
losses in cereal ships has been only
five per cent. according to state
ment made by Kennedy Jones. the
British director of food economy. to a
representative OF the Associated
Press. The ministry Of food had made
allowance for the loss OF twenty-five
per cent of these kind of ships.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
SOLDIERS PARTICIPATE
IN SPANISH DISORDERS

MADRID. June l.-DisOrders which
Rrre participated in by the Spanish
soldiers occurred today in the city OF
RordclOns Several of the officers
were Imprisoned.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
ENGLISH BOMB
GERMAN TOWNS
AirShips Drop Tons of Explo-
Sive on Belgium Towns and
Zeebruge

bombs were dropped by the British
aircraft on Belgium towns. Ostend
and Zccbruge. il is officially an
nounccd today BY the British war
Office.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
HE HIT IT

Professor what three words ar"
used most among college students!
Weary Fresh | don't know. froics'
sor- Correct. University Of Michigan
Awgwan
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-01
FINE TRIBUTE
To BEN CURLER
Bar Association of EIko County
Highly HonorS Splendid
Young Patriot

The Elko County Bar association in
open court yesterday afternoon paid a
fine tribute 10 Benjamin v. Curler.
who departed fer France this morn.
ing TO serve in the ambulance corps
OF the American army. and to his
father Judge y. F. Curler. one of the
leading lawyers of the Nevada bar.
The following resolution was adopted
and made a part of the court records,
4 certified copy was presented to the
young man, and certified copy was
sent to the supreme court of Nevada:
! WHEREAS. Benjamin Vogel Curler
has almost completed his studies in
the law at Stanford University. pre-
paratory to the active practice OF the
law in the state of Nevada and. in a
patriotic cndcavOr To serve the cause
of humanity in the now existing world
war. he has offered his services as a
member OF the American Ambulance
Corps for active service in France and
thereby sacrificed his immediate Op-
portunity os completing his course of
study preparatory to admission to the
bar. We, the members of the Elko
county Bar association in open court
assembled in the district court of the
Fourth Judicial District OF the State
OF Nevada, this 3lst day of May. 1917
out of respect To the father of the
said Benjamin Nogcl Curler who /:
one Oi the most respected senior
. members of our bar association, anC
as mark OF appreciation to his saiC
son. do as such body hereby respect
fully petition and ask the supreme
court of the State of Nevada. il sucl
request be- not in contravcntion oi
law. the statute or rules of this cOuTt
that YOU. the said supreme court q
the state of Nevada, suspend in thi
instance all formal rules and regula
tons provided for the granting o
applications to practice law within tn
state of Nevada and forthwith gran
to the said Benjamin Nogcl Curler
= certificate Of admission to the bar
the state of Nevada.
That we as individuals and as a
!. association, will feel honored TO b
=, considered by you as court in voucl
ing for tn" character. integrity an
ability of the said benjamin Nog,
= Curlcr and sincerely believe. shoul
fortune permit his safe return Iroi
~ battle fields OF Europe. that he wi
thereafter become an able, honore
. and respected member of the bar I
the state of Nevada.
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Small service is true service Will"
il lasts Wordsworth.
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District Judge.
OTTO r. WILLIAMS,
President
HAROLD r. HALE.
Secretary.
JAMES DYSART,
CHARLES b. HENDERSON,
MILTON D. BADT.
T.. u. CARNILLE.
J. NJ. MCNAMARA.
II. L. CASTLE,
T.. G.. McWHINNEN,
CAREY VAN FLEET.
MORLEY GRISWOLD,
J. c. DOUGHTY.
THOS. +. AGEE.
EDWIN T.. CAME,
CHAS. 4. CANTWELL.
The meeting of the association was
called to order in the court room by
the president. Otto T. Williams. who
asked If the committee that had been
appointed To draft IA resolution to be
prcsrntcr to the supreme court was
ready to report j. NJ. Mcnamara
stated that II was and he read tn"
resolution. Opon motion of f. L.
CnryilIc. seconded by II. T.. Hale the
resolution was unanimously adopted
Al this moment Judge Taber Judge
Curlcr and Ben. V. Curlcr entered
the court room and the bailiH calle'
the court to order. The high schoo
cadets salutcd the nag and Mr. Nc
Namara advised the court OF the al
option of the resolution. and asked
that II he read aud filed as II pcrman
ont court record. which was done.
After reading the resolution JUG
Tabcr expressed his appreciation q
the action Of the bar association sh!
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(ContInuCd on page two.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
Origin of Memorial Day.

country. and by all the great fra ternal and benefit organizations. i Every Memorial Day that How
 green tent" is remembered and GOV. cred with flowers. Civic pride de-
 mands that the cemetery shall be clean and attractive when those who
 are to do their patriotic duty shall
 visit the hallowed ground. Families carry tribute to place on the graves of loved ones, and organizations take that day to pay their fragrant re-
 gards to departed members.
 The first and the greatest of all Memorial Day addresses was that de livered by President Lincoln at Get tysburg, Nov. 19. 1863, when a DOT tion of the battlefield of the early July previous, was dedicated to the dead of the battle. That address
 has become a classic, and has been printed in 2 languages. It took less than five minutes to deliver, and
 nearly 9 years to reach the hearts
 of the people in all it's significance. Lincoln himself believed that the
 speech had been a failure Edward Everett delivered at the same dedica
 ton an oration of an hour and a
 half duration It was scholarly, eul tured polished, didactic and unnter esting, despite the art of the speaker. Out of the welter or words it is doubtful if anyone can repeat a sin, gle sentence of what was really 6 great speech.
 Edward Everett briefly reviewed
 the history of the day as follows: "It was appointed by law in Ath
 ems" said Mir. Everett, that the
 obseques of the citizens who fell in
 battle should be performed at the
 public expense. and in the most hon
 orable manner. Their bones were
 carefully gathered up from the fun
 eral pyre. where their bodies were
 consumed, and brought home to the city. There, for three days before
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26

the interment they lay in state | in tents of honor, to receive the votive offerings of friends and rela tives. flowers, weapons, precious or naments. painted vases (wonders Of art. which, after 1000 years, adorn the museums of modern Europe1-- the last tributes of surviving affec tion. Ten collins of funeral cypress received the honorable deposit, one for each of the tribes of the city and an eleventh in memory of the unreeognized, but not therefore un honored. dead, and of those whose re mains could not be removed. On the fourth day the mournful process sion was formed; mothers, wives, sisters, daughters led the way, and to them it was permitted, by the simplicity of ancient manners, to ut ter aloud their lamentations, for the beloved, and the lost; the male relatives and friends of the deceased followed citizens and strangers clos cd the train.
 Thus marshaled, they moved to the place of interment, in that fa- nous Ceramicus, the most beautiful suburb of Athens, which had been adorned by Cimon, the son of Milf ades, with walks and fountains and columns; whose groves were filled with altars, shrines, and temples; whose gardens were ever green with streams from the neighboring hills and, shaded with trees sacred to Minerva.
 There, beneath the overarching plane trees, upon a lofty stage erect ed for the purpose it was ordained by law that a funeral oration should be pronounced by some citizen of Athens, in the presence of the as ,embled multitude. Such were the tokens of respect required by law to De paid at Athens to the memory of those who had fallen in the cause of their country"
 It was the custom of the early Romans, as well as Greeks, to cover with flowers, at stated periods, the graves of the heroic dead.
 This should settle forever the sug gestion that the North adopted it's memorial of flowers from the South It is a custom as old as death and never applied in this country until Gen. Logan revived it to use in an Americanized form for the dead of the Union Army.
 About 25 years ago the Confeder ate Veterans began to decorate the graves of their dead, and now that the United States Government cares for Confederate graves in National cemeteries, it has become quite fash ionable to have Memorial exercises on some Sunday early in June. The Confederate flag is then greatly in evidence
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26

Wednesday, May 30th, has been set aside as the day when the peo- pie of the American nation remember their dead and do honor to them. The custom of setting aside one day in the year and on that day paying homage to the national heroes of other days and to the dead of the nation is popularly believed to have originated in America This is not the case as the custom originated in ancient Greece and was adopted from them by the ancient Romans Later the custom fell into disuse, until re- vived in the United States of Amer ica. Since that time it has been adopted by other nations of the world, prominent among them being the Dominion of Canada.
 It was a matter of doubtful judg- ment when Commander-in-C Lo- gan issued in 1888 this order to the Grand Army of the Republic His action was seriously questioned on all sides. Public opinion was not slow to pronounce as unwise an an. nual. stated observance of day to commemorate the deeds and valor of the dead of the Union Army. That same public said that such an ob- scrvance was calculated to keep alive the memories and animOsities of the four awful years, and that the Grand Army of the Republic would tire of an annual pilgrimage to the graves of their dead
 As the years are now rounding in to the halfcentury. the Public" has learned that the observance of May 30 as a memorial day has become worldwide. It is all but a National institution, and a great conservator of patriotism. Instituted by the Grand Army of the Republic. for Union Veterans Mustered Out" the day is now observed universally by all the patriotic organizations in the
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Administrator of the es. ate of Fred T. Stevenson. deceased. will receive bids for the purchase of he business of the said Stevenson. known as the Union Iron Works. 5aid bids to cover the purchase of the business, stock, fixtures. machin- cry, tools and equipment. and the lease of the premises where said business has been and is now being conducted. Said administrator will also receive bids for the purchase of one Ford automobile. Inventory may be examined and property inspected lpon inquiry at the Union Iron Works office, Front Street, Juneau, Alaska. The undersigned reserves the right to reject any or all bids and any sales will be subject to the approval of the Probate Court
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, May 26th, 1917.
 J. R. WILLIS.
 Administrator of Estate of
 Fred T. Stevenson, deceased.