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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29

one on board who could speak French,
was sure that the Florence was Prus-
sian raider.
Luckily for Captain Triton, he found
on shore Captain Smith of the United
States Marine corps, he said, and he
told him his troubles. The American
officer soon Strengthened out matters
and when the yacht commander paid
second call to the collectors office he
found that he had no charges to pay.
The guards were taken OFF and the
Florence left as soon as she had taken
aboard fresh water.
From Puerto Plata the Florence ran
for San Juan, P. r., where she found
that the news of Prussian sea raider
in the West Indies had been circulated.
AS soon as he went ashore and saw
the French consul he was asked ii he
had seen any signs of the raider.
81 am the raider" Captain Triton
told the consul, and after he had ex-
planned the French official insisted on
taking the officers of the vessel on
shore and treating them to dinner.
Two More Vessels Routed.
Going out of San Juan after night
fall, the Florence picked up two mer-
chantmen, running with their lights
burning. AS soon as the yacht doomed
I'D both vessels doused their lights and
took to their heels.
On January 81 the Florence arrived
at Fort de France, Martinique, her
destination. It was dark when she ar
rived off the port, but Captain Triton
decided that as the weather was very
rough he would take chance and go
in. With all lights burning, Hooking
like a floating Coney island" as he
expressed it, the Florence went past
Negro Point. He blew his whistle to-
notify those on shore that he was COM
ing in and at once battery of search
lights was trained on him. Bugles blew
the call to quarters on shore and
Morse light signaled him to come in
behind the fort. Instead of that He
continued up into the port, making 10
knots.
He brought up close to two vessels,
which at once turned searchlightS on
him. He turned his own searchlight
on one of them and found that she was
a French cruiser. The cruisers guns
swung over until they were trained on
him and few moments later a boats
crew of French bluejackets, armed to
the teeth, came tumbling over his side.
The cruiser was the Jeanne dare and
the officer in command of the small
boat was bitterly disappointed when
he found that ne was not capturing a
PrusSian raider.
Taken as Transport.
When dawn came the FlorsDce found
that she was anchored between the
Jeanne dare and the Magdalena os Tbe
Royal Mail Steam Packet line, in serv-
ice as transport. The Magdalena was
taking no chances, and her stern gun
was aimed at the yacht. 1t was sew
eral hours before Captain Triton was
able to assure the port authorities that
his vessel was really the Florence,
which they were expecting. They ex-
planned to him that they had never
believed that he would attempt to
make port at night and that he had
narrowly escaped being fired upon by
the shore batteries at Negro Point.
He received a severe reprimand, he
said, and was then told to take his YES
sci into the inner basin, where she
was formally turned over to the agents
of the French owners.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
| AMATEUR MEET AT ST. LOUIS
Track and Field Championships to Be
Held on September s and e--Ri-
Valry for 1918 Events.

This years annual amateur athletic
union track and field championship
meets in junior and senior classes will
be held in st. Louis September 8.
Great rivalry has already sprung up
for the 1918 events, among probable
applicants being Los Angeles, New
Orleans and Cleveland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
KID WILLIAMS STILL HAPPY
Baltimore BattIer Says He Isn't Afraid
of Anyone Poisoning Him Now
Not DoWn-Hearted.

Kid Williams certainly is one game
bird. Most fighters after having the
championship crown taken from them
would be detected for many days to
come. Not so the case with Williams.
List what traveller just back from
New Orleans has to say on the matter !:
you'll have to hand it to Williams
for one thing. He's the most satisfied
former champion 1 ever saw. After
the bout, when friends were calling
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29

were useless and only an operaton
would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has proved It
otherwise. / am now perfectly well
and can do any kind of work. Mrs.
NELLIE PHELPS, care of r. A. Rider,
RID. No. 5, Fulton, N. Y.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
tiers written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have bad symptoms and do not
understand the cause, write to the
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass, for helpful advice given free.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
SHOOTERS SPEND BIG MONEY
Pay 100000 Annually for Targets
and 100000 for Expenses
$40,00o,0oo Invested.

In 1916 there were formed 1877 new
gun clubs. There are now more than
$500 gun clubs in the United States
and Canada and $4O.OOO,O0O is invested
in the sport.
Trap-shooters annually spend $4,-
100000 for targets and another $2.OOO,-
900 for travelling expenses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
INTERESTING
SpOpT
PARAGRAPHS

Berlin will have "a days Of horse
racing this season.
Definition of an amateur-A guy
who takes money for his services and
gets away without being caught TAX
ing it.
Worcester is hopeful Of securing this
years annual New England intercol-
legiate track and field championship
games.
Alaska has a Midnight Sun league.
There are several big leaguers VINO
would be at home in q Midnight Son
league.
After Is years in the ring, Arthur
Susskind, the New York lightweight
boxer, still scraps under the name OF
Young Otto.
Boxers nowadays pay a lot of at
tention to footwork and headwork,
hut the fans would like a little more
handWork.
The eastern intercollegiate soccer
season will Legin October 20 and con-
clude November "a. University Of
Pennsylvania is champion.
The Lincoln automobile highway, ex-
tending from New York to San Fran
cisco. has been reduced to $500 miles,
according to the latest estimate.
About the only war in history that
was settled to stay without either side
being thoroughly licked was the war
between the National and American
leagues.
If Jess Willard wants to prove that
he is q real champion, let him follow
the example of Frank j. Marshall, the
chess champ, who took on 129 oppo
nents in one session.
Connie Mack doesn't propose tc
strengthen the walls of his ball park
as a protection against the maddenet
rush of fans eager to get In. He:
willing to take chance
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
CUTTING NEW TEETH AT e6
Delaware Folks All Worked Up Over
Isaac's Third Set of
Grinders.

Laurel, Del.-Lots of babies have
cut their teeth around here. and all
they ever got out of it was spanking
or two and a piece of leather to chew
on, but when it became known the
other day that Isaac Mumford, who
lives on a farm eleven miles out on
the Millsboro road, was cutting new
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29

Recap 'robber,' thief murderer and
other titles, Williams advised them to
lay off, and then added: We'll, in q
way, I'm glad it's all over.
"'When I had the title 1 was al
ways afraid somebody would poison
me in order to win bet. Now am
plain Johnny Williams and unworried.
I can still make money and have Of
fers right now for five fights"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29

set everybody got all worked up about
it and there hasn't been much talk
about anything else since.
Late dispatches from the Mumford
home stated that three teeth have
come through in good shape, and the
reason everybody is so excited is that
Isaac is ninety-siX years old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
Bear Meat for Beef.

Webster, w. Va.-Many big black
bears have been slain this fall in the
mountains near here and others have
been trapped. Jake Mullins and John
Leslie have killed and captured eight
bears so far this season and they find
a ready market for the meat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
overwork Damon and Pythias.

American association baseball play
ers are urged by President Thomas ]
Hickey TO return in the coming season
to 'the old-fashioned rivalry that made
our game the greatest competitive
sport in the world. There is too mucf
OF the Damon and Pythias stuff on the
ball field nowadays" he said.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29

receive no DeneuC,
when so many hays
proved that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
will make them
well? For over q
year I suffered 50
from female weak
ness / could hardly
stand and w as
afraid to go on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
Derizas Represents Penn.

Mike Dorizas, the former eastern
intercollegiate heavyweight wrestling
champion, will represent the Philadel-
phia central Y. NJ. C. A. branch IN mat
competitions. He is chairman or the
Middle Atlantic Athletic Union wrest-
ling committee.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29

of the United States National Tennis association
Mclaughlin
Nal
all of the brilliant who have been entered
rive 'FRONT.'
Capitalization of
fields to be critc
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
For Lazy MotorcYclists.

An Englishman is the inventor OF a
back rest for motorcyclists that &
fastened around the waist from this
handlebars of a machine.-Houston
Post
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
Forgery de Luxe.

Financial genius is getting down to
fine point. A Cincinnati man forged
a Chinese laundry check and walked
off with another mans shirt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
Lord Coaches Colby.

Harry Lord, former Chicago star,
will coach the Colby college baseball
squad this coming spring. Lord sue
ceeds Monte Cross, the former Attn
letc shortstop.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
Entried for Grand Prix.

Fifty English entries have been re
ceived from the Grand Prix de Paris
the blue ribbon of the French racing
season for 1913.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydia
E.Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Fulton, N. Y. 'Why will women
pay out their money for treatment and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-03-29
BIG IT SHOOT EVENTS

! BIG IT SHOOT EVENTS +;
May S-9-10 The twelfth
southern trapshooting tourna-
ment, under the auspices Of the
J Roanoke Gun club, Roanoke, Va.
I May 2S-29-30-The twelfth Pa
! cific coast trapshooting tourna-
ment, under the auspices of the
San Jose Gun club, San Jose,
! Cal.
June 20-21-22-The eleventh
eastern trapshooting tournament,
I under the auspices of the Hart !
) ford Gun club, Hartford, Conn.
I July 17-1S-19-The twelfth
J western trapShooting tourna-
! ment, under the auspices of the
} st. Joseph's Gun club, st. Jo-
! seph, Mo.
} August 20-21-22-23-24 - The
eighteenth grand American trap
: shooting tournament, under the
auspices of the South Shore
I Country club, Chicago, Ill.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
BLAMES COPPER
NINE MANAGERS
CONGRESSMAN RANKIN HOLDS
FORTH ON l.. w. w.
WRONGS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. Z. -
Representative jeanette Rankin, ad-
dressing the house today. charged
John ID. Ryan of New York, presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Cope!
company, with responsibility for the
.abor troubles among tie metallife--
Gus mine workers in Montana. which
had curtailnd cutpu. and contributed
to rioting.
Abolition of the 'rustling card"
system, by which the Amalgamated
decides what miners shall be per-
mitted to seek work in it's proper
ties, would restore peace, Miss Ran
kin asserted.
She offered a resolution giving the
president power to take owe and
operate the metalliferous mines. This
was referred to a committee.
She declared that Butte people
had appealed to her by telegraph for
aid in quieting the situation or the
might before Frank Little was
hanged.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
Red Cross After Rags

Twenty automobiles started this
morning on a trip through Reno
collecting clean rags for the Red
Cross. The rags will be taken to
the Y. M. C. A., where the Red
Cross sewing classes will make
them into stretcher pillows An
electric machine for cutting the pill
lows has been ordered in the east
and is expected to arrive in a few
days. Seventy women are sewing
and making bandages and it is ex-
pected 100 will be at work in the
sewing room after the new mater
ial has been collected. Many wo-
men have telephoned to headquar-
tiers that they have rags ready and
it is expected that the 20 machines
will be compelled to make more
than one trip before all the mater
ial shall have been collected.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
FEB KENDALL BUYS
IN At new STRIKE
Els CLAIMS IN SOUTHERN
DISTRICT

A new mining excitement has
sprung up in the vicinity of Pillar
Springs, three miles northwest of To-
licha peak and near the old camp
of Monte Cristo.
Zeb Kendall, who returned from
the scene of the discovery Friday
night, closed a deal whereby he pur-
chased three lode claims from Jor-
dan and Yeiser and James Mckay.
While the consideration has not been
made public, it Is understood that
a cash payment of $4,000 vas made
due in 60 days, with the balance in
one year.
The property in question has hard
ly been scratched by a miners pick,
yet the outcropping is said to be
most remarkable. The ledge shows
a width of from eight to 20 feet
and from numerous samples of ore
that were brought to Tonopah for
testing purposes, the lowest values
reported were 81 a ton. while the
highest was $500. The values are
principally in gold. The ledge crops
for a distance of 5000 feet.
The new district lies Fl miles
south of Gold Crater and 48 miles
southeast OF Goldfield. 1t is in Nye
county, some distance from the Es-
meralda county line.
The claims included in the deal
are known as Life Saver, Life Saver
No. / and Life Saver No. 2.
Mr.. Kendall substantiated the re-
port that he had become interested
in the district. In a. interview last
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
GREENWOOD LEASE
HAS NOTABLE FIND
DISCOVERY PROMISES TO SUP
PLY QUANTITY OF SHIP
PING REtISRD

Supt. McCauley o. the Green wood
Leasing Co., is much slatel over
what appears t be a very N. ortant
strike of high-grade silver-lead ore
in the Greenwood lease which oc-
cured early in the week.
The find was made at a point
about 100 feet from the Amalga-
mated Phoebe No. 1 shaft, and at
a depth OF about 400 feet from the
surface.
While the dimensions of the orc
body are as yet unknown, enough
of 1t has been disclosed to Indicate
that it is large and will supply an
immense tonnage of high grade
shipping material. The fact that
the ore contains only a small per-
centageof zinc makes it a very de-
sirable ore at the smelters. The
ore has been followed for about 20
feet and Mr.. McCauley started d
cross-cut this morning. The ore
also contains very gratifying values
in gold.
Manager f. H. Snyder of the
leasing company is expected in
camp during the coming week when
in all probability, plans will be
made for the Inauguration of ship
ments.
The company is working a force
of five men at the present time,
two at the Amalgamated No. l
shaft end, and three at the Green
wood mine proper. A cross-cut is
being run to connect with the
Amalgamated shaft TO-: air conn C
tons. When this work is done,
more men will be used on the
Greenwood end and ore shipments
correspondingly increased.
Some quite extensive ore deposits
have been opened in the Green
wood and aside from a good guam
tity of shipping r there is also a
large tonnage of mill stuff.-Pioche
Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
MUSIC ABOARD
US. WARSH|PS
JACKIES IN BRITISH PORT FIND.
ING TIME FOR EN-
JOyNIENT

BASE AMERICAN FLOTILLAS
IN BRITISH WATERS. July &c. ~
Atop a steep activity that skirts
the harbor of this port much like
the Palisades of the Hudson river,
hundreds of villagers and folk from
a nearby city gather each night to
watch the American destroyers-the
trim little fighting ships Uncle Sam
has sent across the Atlantic to COM
bat the submarines. On a peace
full, beautiful, moonlight night these
people have a picture of silent ac-
tivity that is hard to beat.
From their high perch the peo-
pie can see for several miles a vast
expanse of hills and water that
make a wonderful setting for the
fighting craft at their feet. The
British and American sailors on
shore leaves bring their girls up
there and men and women trudge
baby carriages from miles around
to watch the silent ships. 1t a
come to be one of the most popular
walks in the country; even the rail-
roads run weekend excursions to
the spot bringing hundreds of holi,
lad boys and girls from great
distances to see the Americans.
Up to a certain hour the ships
are outlined in the darkness by
many lights. But all the time there
is a scene of activity on board and
in the water. The bluejackets with
their little white caps seem to be
always moving about. motor dories
dart here and there among the
ships, orders are called u and oc-
ms of the horn on the dories.
Always the dories are running
from ships to shore, leading with
men going on leaves or returning
to ship. Wireless and searchliehts
which at night replace the flag sig
nails and semaphones are exchang-
ing messages and lights on board
each ship flicker up and out in
Morse code.
In the midst of all this is heard
the strains of string music-guitars,
banjos and violins-which seem to
be fay orites with tie American
b..,s. From the deck of the su,-
ply or mother ship, which boasts of
a string orchestra of fifteen pieces,
Hawaiian melodies enchant the
music lovers on shore. From other
ships music comes from the phono-
graphs, with which every ship in
the flotillas is supplied. On week
ends many of the townspeople
crowd into small boats and swarm
about the destroyers in their anxiety
TO get as close as possible to the
music.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
SOLDIERS RELIEVED
FROM ANNUAL WORK
MINING CLAIMS OF ENLISTED
MEN ARE EXEMPT FROM
FORFEITURE

The following resolution exempt
ing enlisted men from the obliga-
ton to perform annual labor on
mining locations has passed both
of congress. and IS merely
waiting the signature o. the presi-
dent to become law. For the bene-
fit of those whom it may affect
it is reproduced verbatim.
Joint Resolution
To relieve the owners of mining
claims who have been mustered
into the military or naval SER
vice of the United States as
officers or enlisted men from
performing assessment work
during the term of such service.
Resolved by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in
congress assembled. That the
provisions of section twenty-three
hundred and twenty-four of the
Revised Statutes of the United
States, which require that on each
mining claim located after the
tenth day of May, eighteen hun
dred and s%eventy-two, and until
patent has been issued therefor,
not less than 500 worth of labor
shall be performed or improve
ments made during each year,
shall not apply to claims or parts
of claims owned by officers o.
enlisted men who have Leen mus
tered into the mil tary or naval
service of the United States, SO
that no mining claim or any part
thereof owned by such person
which has been regularly located
and recorded shall be subject to
forfeiture for non-performance of
the annual assessments until six
months after such owner is mus
tered out of the service or until
six months after his death in the
service: Provided, That the
claimant of any mining location,
in order to obtain the benefits of
this resolution, shall file, or cause
to be filed, in the office where
the location notice or certificate
is recorded. within ninety days
from and after the passage and
approval of this resolution, a no.
tice of his muster into the SER
vice of the United States and OF
his desire to hole said mining 10
cation under this resolution.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
BIG OUTPUT OF
TOH0QUA MINES
CONCENTRATES Is HAULED TO
RAILROAD BY MOTOR
TRUCKS

One Of Washoe county's mines
that has received little publicity,
but which is steadily shipping at a
profit is hat of the Tohoqua Min
ing company, a large controlling in
terest in which is owned by John
Harnan, the man who found the ore
on the Portland mine which even
tually led to making that property
the greatest producer in the won>
derful Cripple Creek district.
The Tohoqua mine is located in
the northwest corner of the county.
40 miles from Gerlach on the West
ern Pacific, the present shipping
point. Hot Springs, however, is
the closest station on the railroad
and the building of a short stretch
of wagon road, which will doubtless
be done soon, will make this avail.
able as a shipping point and thus
save 10 miles of the track haul.
The Tohoqia is developed by tun-
nels and shafts, the bu K ~ the
work being done at the present
time being confined to the 500 and
55O-foot levels. From these points
the ore is raised to the lower tun-
mel level-190 feet from the bottom
and there trammed to the con-
centrating mill which is located at
it's portal. The mine is a little
short-handed at present, there be-
ing no more than Is men working,
and the production is from 80 to
60 tom of concentrates monthly.
The concentrates net the company
from $3.50 to $140 per ton, after
railroad haul and smelter charges
have been deducted. Sam King has
the contract for hauling the ore
from the mine to Gerlach and he is
row using an auto truck at a cos
of $40 a ton less than when the
freighting was done by wagon.
The vein on the Tohoqua varies
considerably in width-the average
being about three feet - but is
strong and well defined, especially
on the lower levels. There has
been good grade ore in sight ever
since the mine was discovered, b.t
it is increasing in value, and the
ore-shOots are frightening out
greatly as depth is gained. On the
upper levels the ore-shoOts were
short and the ore rather spotted,
but at a depth of $50 feet on the
vein the drift shows a practically
continuous ore-shoot for a length
of 500 feet-and the end is not yet
in sight as both faces are in good
ore.
TOhOqua ores carry values in
lead, zinc, silver, gold and iron. 1t
is a good fluxing ore and therefore
in demand by the smelters. There
are not many Nevada mines which
get any return from iron in their
ores, but the Tohoqua people us
ually get about a dollar per ton.
That is not much. but every little
bit helps when it m in the form
OF pay instead of penalty.
There were 114,461 pounds of
zinc in the concentrates shipped by
the TOhOqua in the past year
though the smelters seldom pay for
this unless it is separated from the
other metals. Mr.. Harnan is figur-
ing on putting up a flotation plant
which will save all the zinc values,
as well as more of the lead and sill
yer values than are now saved in
the cOncentrates.-Reno Gazette.