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The work at these places has taken
such Dimensions that the Mission
Board of California and Nevada Dis
trict of the Lutheran Church has
considered it imperative that another
man should be placed in Nevada.
Upon the call extended by the Miss
/ ion Board the Commission which dis
! tributes the ministerial calls to all
the ministerial candidates graduating
2t the Lutheran theological seminar
les has singled out Waldemar E.
Menzel. brother OF Pastor Menzel, of
the local Trinity Lutheran Church, as
the man who will take charge of
some of the mission posts, which
have hitherto been served by Pastors
Martens and Menzel. The young man
will reside at Winnemucca. From this
point he will serve Fallon, Tonopah
and Goldfield
Sunday evening a service of singu-
lar character will be conducted at the
local Lutheran Church, at which time
Waldemar Menzel, who recently
concluded his theological training at
the Lutheran Theological Seminary
at st. Louis, Missouri, will be ordain-
ed for the ministry. Rev. Martens
of Reno will be present and assist in
the ordaination services. The serv-
ices will be mainly conducted in the
English language, but also few
German numbers will be on the pro-
grom since number of the German
speaking members of the Church will
be present. Also, the work of the
young man to be ordained Sunday
evening will comprise both languages
hence it is proper that these services
should give expression of this.
Everybody is most cordially invit-
ted to attend these services. Song
books will not be necessary, since
complete programs have been printed
PROGRAM
Prelude
German Song
German Scripture Read lg------
----------------- Pastor Martens
German Solo, Miss Leona Bergemann
German Ordination Sermon
------------------- Pastor Mcneil
English Song
ol;ah nrSi,at;o,
------------------ Pastor Martens
Quarten Selection --z--
Mrs. Lena Gale, Mrs Sofena
Dempster, l.. M. Jacobsen. Wm
Nelson.
Ordination of Waldmar f. Menzel.
Pastor Menzel and Pastor Martens
assistant.
English Song (Collect.on)
Prayer and Blessing ------
-..-------------- Waldemar Menzel
Concluding verse by the congregation
PostlUde.
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CARSON HAS A TRAFFIC COP

Not to be outdone by Reno or any
other live city, the trustees of Carson
have appointed traffic policeman.
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c. o. Dangberg, sal. and mil.-s 64.90
VI. Hansen, salary and nil 1880
Chas. L. Fulstone, sal. & mil 96.l0
Chris Nielsen. salary =----z--- 225.00
H. c. Jepsen. salary --------z 10000
Fred klotz. salary ------zz- 1850
F. E. Broekliss. salary -------- 10000
c. NJ. krummes. salary 60.00
A. ". Ramsay, salary 1000
Earl Jepsen. salary y-------- 5000
Trial Jurors mil. &per diem 401 20
Farmers Bank of Carson Val
ley, retirement of loan 1916 20S7. 80
Record-Coul'ier, printing con l25.00
Bertha Cordes. school census
district II --------=---z-- 1l.00
Josephine Hellwinkel. taking
school census, dis. 10 14.25
Clara Dangberg, taking school
census district 1-------- 1225
Lena Gale. taking school
census A"------------ - 1880
Meta jacobsen. reporter fees 1850
Dangberg Land q Live Stock
company, labor aud water 502E
n. c. Jepsen. cash adv. for
iron drums ---------------- 1915
{. NJ Krummes. clerk hire
stamps. etc. $500 less $40 SOC
w. c. Gill lee. fixtures, labor 5000
Ney. Industrial, insurance 15I7
Truekee Ele. Co. lights C. h. 14.4o
Farmers Phone Co, phones 915
Chris Nielsen. meals for pris-
oners. etc ------------- 1880
Fred klotz, cash for stamps 20c
II. c. Jepsen, cash for stamps 5.15
A. w. Ramsay. meals for pris. 7.g0
Mindcn Dry Goods Ctore. sup fS5
Green & Lake, tax receipts 22o0
DR.. w. l.. Howell, co physician l20 90
O. Haugner, shoes for INDECENT 1.75
liaward Bros. supplies 690
John George. sup. for July 1900
Farmers Co. phone rent p. h. l.50
Lottie Lundergreen, board
for paupers ----------- $500
Orphans Home. care of Clock
children 4SO0
u. X. Russell. road work 97.50
Hugo Heitman, road work lO7 SO
III. b. Johnson, road work 500
II. |. Jones, road work --- 500
V. E. Bull. road work, cash adv 1850
Allie Ambresetti, road work 500
Sam Cadinal, road work 1900
L. T. Jacobsen, road work $500
Louis Wright, road work 1900
Peter Swanson, road work 400
William Cardinal, road work 300
Clarence Park, rep. grader 400
Ed Donovan, road work - 1850
j. Il. Curries, heauling, freight 1855
Fritz Bohlman, road work - 10l.o
U. s. Griggs, blacksmithing 1915
A. Jensen Co, road supplies II. 80
Minden Mil. Co., hauling oil 200
Sierra New. w Co., lumber 36.S3
c. o. -. Garage, oil for cat
erpillar -------- ---------- 1925
VIM. Swangin, labor, G'ville 900
Howard Bros, supplies 800
Eliza Hansen school census 1900
A. Jensen Co, supplies fire
department --------------- -33S.5O
{. l.. Morrison, game warden 5000
STATE OF NEVADA,
County of Douglas, (ss.
|, IL. c. Jepsen, County Clerk and
Ex-Officio Clerk of the First Judicial
District Court. in and for Douglas
county, Nevada, and presiding clerk
OF the Board of County Commission
ers for said County. do hereby certify
that the foregoing is true and cor
rect copy in regular form OF claims
pending against said Douglas County
and duly acted upon and approved OF
their regular meeting, date July 5th,
1917.
In Witness whereof, have hereun-
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Rebekahs Install
New Officers

Last Thursday the following Off
GERS of Carson Valley Rebekah lodge
were installed for the ensuing term
by District Deputy President, Susie
Seikirk:
Sofena Jacobsen, Noble Grand;
Olga Christensen, Vice Grand; Nellie
Anderson. Secretary; Martina Chris
tiansen, Treasurer; Susie Selkirk,
Il. S. n. G.; Annabelle Christensen,
l.. 5. n. g.; Mel Anderson, Warden !;
Stena Doane, Conductor; Aim Jacob
sen, Chaplin; Amelia Larson, |. g.;
Earl Jepsen o. G.; Jennie Werner
X. S. V. G.; Herman Becker, l.. S.
V. G.
Wednesday was the hottest d:,y this
scacon, it being 92 in the shade.
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CLAIMS ALLOWED

Following is list of claims al
owed by the County Commissioners
of Douglas County at their last reg
ular meeting
c. Q. Dangberg, sal. and mills 64.90
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Concluding verse by the congregation
PostlUde.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
THE sPOILs SYSTEM AGAIN

The New York postoffice is the
biggest in the world. The postmaster
receives $4,000 a year the high
est salary paid any postmaster in
the service.
President Wilson has nominated
for the position Thomas G. Patten, a
Democratic member of the present
congress from New York, who was
defeated for reelection last Novem-
Der. Mr. Patten replaces Edward NJ.
Morgan, for ten years postmaster at
New York and for forty-five years
n member Of the postal service. Mr..
Morgan is rated as one of the most
efficient postoffice officials in this
country.
The administration has been trying
for year to replace Mr.. Morgan.
His term expired in December, 1915.
One move after another has been
made to name a successor but each
time the press and the public of New
York has blocked it by the voice of
disapproval.
Finally in desperation the postof-
flee department sent an army of Al
inspectors to the New York postof-
flee. They spent three months delv-
ing into the records. The result was
q report which said: "The interests
Of the postal service require change
in the postmastership." Even the
New York Times, an administration
supporter, while wishing Mr.. Patten
well is led to remark that "however
well he tMr. Patten) may succeed,
the fact remains unobliterable that
a competent, experienced and honest
postmaster like Mr.. Morgan ought to
have been re-appointed."
The spirit of the Times is in sym.
pathy with the object of civil service
reform. The administration has a
long record in which the spois sys-
tenn predominates.--Des Moines Cap
ital.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
DEMAND
RECEIVED
Austin Hoy's Demand for
Revenge for Mothers
Death Received
United Press.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. - Pres
ident Wilson received IA message
from Austin Hoys demanding that
the United States avenge the death
of his mother and sister, who perish
ed when the Laconia was torpedoed
The eablegram read, 81 am an
American citizen living abroad, not
as an eX-patriate but for the promo,
tion of American trade. | love the
flag and believe in its significance.
My mother and sister were foully
murdered. AS an American citizen
have been outraged and as such it is
within my rights to call my govern
ment to preserve the citizens self
respect, and save other countrymen
from such grief. am of military
age and able to fight. If my coun-
try can use me against such brutal
assassins, am ready. If my man
hood and the manhood of my nation
is to be stuffed by remaining pas
siye under the outrage, ! will seek IA
mans chance under another flag"
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
UNDER FIRE IN OBSERVATION
BALLOON AT BRITISH FRONT
(By William Philip Simms)
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, Feb. 2. - By Mail
What does it feel like to have
hostile battery of artillery pick you
up and begin shooting at you while
you hang in a basket half mile
high in captive balloon?
Suppose as you dangled at the top
end of the wire cable no thicker
than childs little finger, the Ger
man howizters should suddenly try
to smash the auto-truck carrying the
winch holding the ground end of the
string.
Suppose, you, up there in the win
ter sky, saw an aeroplane making
for you and you knew it would do its
best to shoot fire arrows in to your
Sausage" cause it to explode and
chuck you headlong to the frozen
earth below?
Or failing to explode, thet balloon
caught fire and you, to save yourself
had to plunge downward at the tail
end of parachute with shrapnel
bursting about you all the time?
Think you could do your work
calmly, accurately? Think you would
be sufficiently coll-headed to call up
on the telephone, whose wires dis
appear under you in dizzy dip
groundward, and tell somebody in a
little office about it and have him
get your own batteries working?
These are the working conditions
of every day Of the soldiers attahed
to the balloon setions of the army
Thanks to the ourtesy of major
commanding one Of these sections
was allowed to go up with an obser-
walton balloon with an officer In one
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01

'of these famous 'sausages." The lat
ter was a young lieutenant, in reality
an American, whose father once liv.
ed in Cincinnati. High in the air,
over a world covered by four inches
of snow, while the noise of the Big
War bounded up in iumpy explosions
and the conclusions of the larger
guns could be felt distinctly, he ex-
planned his work just as you would
explain yours, in the office, shop or
on the farm. Thru the glasses the
zig-zagging white lines of the trench
es showed plainly.
"See" he said, looking thru his
glasses, there are two distinct net
works of trenches, with narrow
space between which is free from
criss-crossing lines. That space is
No-Man's land. OF course all activity
on the other side of that space is
German activity, and that is part of
the job we are up here to attend to.
See that village beyond the Ger
man lines to the left he continued
steadying himself without touching
the sides of the basket--one of the
secrets Of accurate balloon observa.
ton. That is Blank. And, to the
right there, that road where you sec
the double row of trees, that is the
part of the line we--this balloon sec
ton are interested in. Other parts
are under observation from those
balloons you see to the north and to
the south of us-though, naturally
We cooperate very closely one bal
loon with another so that the mini
mum observable activity gets past
(Cortinusd on PAGE n
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
AMEND PRESIDENTS
REQUEST FOR POWER
House Bill Now Provides for Granting of Guns
and Gunners to Merchantmen Under American
Flag and $1OO,OOO,OOO for Presidents Use

latter may hiring armed ship muni-
ton questops into the situation.
The house bill now provides foi
granting guns and gunners and a
hundred million dollars for the pro-
lection of American lives and inter
ests on the seas.
The next step toward the passage
is getting rule for expeditions ac-
ton. The house may wait upon the
senate's action which is due either
tonight or tomorrow. The house will
undoubtedly pass the bill.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
STAGE SET FOR DEPARTURE
OF GOV. HIRAM JOHNSON
United Press.

United Press.
| SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 2s. -
With the departure of Hiram John.
son from the Governors chair here
to don his senatorial togs in Wash
ington there steps into Natinal of
ficialdom one of California's most
remarkable men; one who has been a
national figure for several years.
Perhaps no more significant char
acterization of the man could be Civ
en- than the fact that he leaves, as
the heritage Of this years as govern
or long program of fulfilled pro-
gressive legislation. and thoroughly
Progressive Legislature in this once
boss-ridden state to ciirry into effect
more of the peoples progressive
ideas.
Ever since Johnson, a stocky man
of medium height with a sharp stac-
cato voice and jerkily eloquent fore
finger, ran for the vice-presidency
with Theodore Roosevelt, he has bulk
ed large in the nation as a progress
sive who progressed as per progress
sive schedule.
In those three paragraphs YOU get
the picture Of johnson as his friends
zee him He has enemies who paint
him less aereebly and acquaintance
who view him ms composite of the
two; but all factions agree that John
son is conner in political affairs. It
was around johnson and his attitude
toward the late Republican candi-
date, Charles Evans Hughes that the
decisive California political tempest
raged in the recent presidential cleo.
ton. What Johnson will do in Wash
lngton remains to be seen, as John
son does not press agent his plans.
When William D. Stephens steps
INTO the California gubernatorial
shoes that Johnson vacates he will
have behind him legislature so
strongly progressive that he will
probably have little difficulty carry
ing out the policies inaugurated by
johnson.
The business Of approving or veto
ing measures passed by the present
session of the Legislature will fall to
Stephens.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
New York Cops
Begin Study Of Law
United Press.

United Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Members
of the New York police department
today began TO study law at Colum-
bia university. Commissioner Woods
made special arrangement with
the Columbia law school whereby the
entire course will cost each police.
man only SIG with ss additional for
books.
The course will last for 16 weeks,
with one two hour period each week
Some law has Heretofore been taught
at the police training school, but tho
idea of an advanced course came
from the policemen themselves. The
law course will not be required by
the department. 1t will be entirely
optional with the man himself and
must be pursued in hours when he is
off duty.
The courses are given with the
dea of training the policeman in the
aw as II is applied to his own par
ticular duties SO he may have a bet
ter understanding of his job.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
THE WORLDS NAvIEs
m the Now York Times.

From the New York Times.
Germany invites the hostility of
nearly all the naval forces of the
whole world while protesting to pro-
mote by action closely resembling
piracy, and equally indefensible, that
freedom of the seas which she as
serts, has always formed part of her
Leading principles. The lawless
methods she has adopted and is us
ing are condemned by the United
States and other neutral nations.
They fail to see how ruthless viola
tion Of the accepted principles of in
teruational law can, as she says,
serve the welfare of mankind. From
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
SHE SAYS-EAT A HALF 4
POUND OF BON-BONS A DAY
United Press.

United Press.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 2s. -
Eat chocolate for breakfast; half a
pound of them will make you feel
better and put you in cheerier spirits
than regular breakfast of bacon
and eggs and grapefruit. That is
what Miss Eunice Hughes advocates
and does. She has kept it up several
months and likes her early morning
box of chocolates better now than
ever. Eat soft chocolates and start
with ice water, she says.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
United Press.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. - With
two important restrictions the house
foreign relations committee upheld
President Wilson's request for pow
er. The authorization of other in
strumentalities, aside from guns,
gunners and money were eliminated
hom the Flood bill
A provision was inserted against
the use of a war risk bureau to in
sure munitions and carriers. The
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
BRYAN WILL SUPPORT WILSON
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON Feb. 2s. - Bryan
will support the administration in the
event of war, but until then he will
oppose it with all his resources or
any step that might lead to war.
He stated he wants every action of
congress to show that the President
is not authorized to declare or "be-
gin" war. He wants passengers kept
off belligerent ships or ships carry
ing contrabands of war.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01

day to day the chorus of neutral pro-
test gains force. Germany's policy
is denounced by the South African
press. As the number of ships sunk
and of lives and cargoes lost increas-
es the neutral worlds Indignation
will become more intense. The COM
mercial interests of this hemisphere
now menaced are Of great value. Our
exports to Eurcpe last year We're So
$4,000, 900. South America will suf-
fer intolerable loss in both exports
and imports.
1t is conceivable that the navies of
more of the neutral countries may
eventually be found in direct opposi-
tion to the German lawlessness. In
the following table the naval forces
of the world are measured. lnforma-
tion which might slightly effect the
figures has for some time past been
withheld from publication by the be.
Iigerents. The number of small
craft would be larger in any COM
plete and official statement. 1t has
been necessary to estimate tonnage
in some cases. No accurate enumer-
alton of the forces as they We're at
the beginning of the year can now
he published, and it is impracticablc
at present to make full allowances
for recent additions from the ship
yards.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
Agree to Report
Training Measure
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. The
senate military committee agreed to
report the army bill carrying the un-
iyersal training amendment.
The house. passed an amendment
to the sqndry bin providing for $Aoo-
coo appropriation for federal investi-
cation of food stuffs.
The sundry civil bill passed with
out roll call.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01

Grand total 264 407 2,Os2 1O,270OOO
Germany is now opposed by three
fifths of the naval tonnage of the
world. If her submarine attacks up
on commerce draw in the ships Of
neutral nations, more than four-fifths
of this tonnage will be used against
what she calls an attempt to solve
the welfare of mankind.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
SOUL DOCToRING AFTER WAR
United Press.

United Press.
BOSTON, Feb. 2s. - On the theo-
ry that mems souls will be sick after
the European war is finished tearing
them to pieces, famous religious
leaders met here today to consider
what spiritual medicine shall be pre-
pared for them. The prevention of
future wars by proper teaching also
will be considered.
This convention of the Religious
Education association" said Secre-
tary DR. Henry F. Cope of Chicago,
today, "is one of preparedness by ed
ucation rather than by armament" !"
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
Germans Justify
Sinking Of laconia

United Press.
BERLIN. Feb. 28. - German edi
toriaIs justified the sinking of the
Laconia. It was suggested it was
merely carrying out the warning that
hostile ships would be torpedoed. The
editorials called attention to the
practice Of the British admiralty
changing the character of the ships.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
AUSTRIA DENIES SINKING
OF AMERICAN SCHOONER

Lyman Law. The message while re-
lieving somewhat the Austrian ten
tions. tended to tighten the German
American strain since if the subma-
rine was not an Austrian vessel II
must BE- German.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
yrmanS Pleased
With Positions

United Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 2s. "The infant
iy engagements in the forefield of
our Ancre positions took the course
we desired" said the official state
Inent. The English reconnaissance on
the Artois front was repulsed
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
Says Allies Want
America in War
United Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. IS. - "The al
lies want us in the war, Lloyd George
wants us and Premier BRAND wants
u.s." according to Senator Hale of
Maine who arrived here aboard the
Finland. Hale spent several months
gbraad studying conditions, before
taking his seat in congress.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
FEAR FfLT FOR SAFETY
OF AMBASSADOR GERARD

United Press.
LONDON, Feb. 2s, The London
Times published Spanish dispatch
declaring that Ambassador Gerard's
friends feared for his safety. Ac-
eording to the dispatch, high German
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
CHICAGO. Feb. 2s.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S. - Potatoes,
butter, eggs and vegetables continue
to decline in price, following a boy
colt inaugurated Monday. The retail
ers are unable to determine the ex-
tent of the boycott and are buying
lightly.
The Board of Trade officials con-
ferred regarding the car shortage
Little relief is evident although the
congestion is somewhat cleared.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
United Press.

Z WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s. = Am
bassador Penfield cabled the state
a,department Austria's official denial
that an Austrian submarine sank the
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01

officials warned Gerard before leav-
ing Germany not to make the trip.
The Times stated the German navy
hates Gerard, believing that he pre-
vented unrestricted summarizing for
. year and q hsh.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
Hogs Break Record,
Produce Prices Drop
Jrnited Press.

United Press.
= CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Hogs sold for
o Sl3.55 on the Chicago markets to-
day, the record price in the history
of the markets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01

LONDON, Feb. 90. - The British
are unremittingly pursuing the Turks
beyond kut FL Amara, engaging the
enemy ON three sides. The enemy is
abandoning the equipment stores.
Three hundred and sixty Turks have
been imprisoned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
BRITISH
ADVANCE
English Now Within Two
Miles Of Bapaume--
Strong Resistance
United Press.

United Press.
LONDON, Feb. rs. The British
are within two miles of Bapaume,
and continue advancing. The German
retreat has apparently slowed and
the British are encountering strong
resistance. The ground is sea of
mud and il is covered with dense en-
tanglements of barbed wire that com.
bined to hamper the movements Of
the British. Patrols on the new Ger.
man lines have not been located.
Aviators raided the iron works at
Brebach, Germany, Sunday In sew
eral air encounters. one hostile air.
ship was destroyed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01
AYRES WINNER

Last evening Ayres and Clark
played three games at bowling the
result of which was the elimination
IF Clark. The score was as follows:
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-03-01

81 116 45s 2.oo1 900
Teutonic Allies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11
TOMAS REFUSES TO
TRUST INTERPRETER

Altho /, did not find that Louis
Tomas was responsible for the Kill.
Ing. the coroner's Jury which
Thursday Investigated the death of
Frank camard. Kent rauoher. who
was killed a, His home by sun.
shot wound Saturday. advised that
Tomas be held for further inyes,l.
CATION.
Tomas refused 10 testify. on the
ground that he spok. no English
and would not trust an Interpreter
whom he did not know. John Riv-
aroma. tho butcher for whom Tom
as worked. told the jury that Tom
ns always wore boots when he
slaughtered pigs Blood which
could not be distinguished either
as human or pigs blood was dis
covered on pair of Tomas shoes
found in the house.