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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-23
NJ MILAN, NEVADA
PIONEER, IS DEAD
Succumbs to Nervous Break
down; Was GubernatoriaI
Candidate

William Mcmillan, former state
treasurer and one time republican can.
didate for governor OF Nevada, died
Saturday at Battle Mountain, while
making the trip from Austin to Reno.
where he had expected TO secure med.
ical treatment for a nervous break
down. He was 62 years old.
The remains arrived in Reno early
Sunday morning. The body will be
prepared for burial in Virginia City.
Mcmillan was accompanied by his
wife and other relatives at the time of
his death.
Virginia City Pioneer
Going to Virginia City in the early
70's, before the big fire. Mcmillan
engaged in mining until his election to
his first political Office as a member
of the Nevada state assembly. He dis.
tinguished himself in the legislature
as a staunch labor supporter and
in this connection even today pic.
lures of Mcmillan are hanging in the
NtlS vi iHt Oiu
ginia City Miners union. Upon his
retirement from the state Office he
was elected county recorder of Storey
county.
Candidate for Governor
After following private pursuits
particularly as a member OF the Vir
ginia City grocery firm of Crosby &
Mcmillan, he ran for governor in a
three-cornered fight against Reinhold
Sadler and James Mccullough, learn.
ing of his defeat only after the SUI
preme court had decided his minority
by approximately 80 votes.
Becomes a Banker
He became associated with the
Farmers National Bank later. and
opened the Sparks bank, after which
he became United States inspector for
the land office. In 1911 he was elect
ed state treasurer, which Office he
held until his defeat by Ed Malley
three years ago. His last endeavors
were with the Bank of Austin, where
he worked diligently even after his
health broke and until his death.
A Prominent Mason
His activities among fraternal or
CARNATIONS. gave him greatest promi'
nence as grand master of the Nevada
Masons.
Surviving Mr.. Mcmillan are a wife,
Mrs. Anna Belle Fraser Mcmillan, and
three children, Stewart Mcmillan,
Mrs. Margaret EIDE and Belle McMil'
Ian. Mrs. EIDE is the widow of Lieu
tenant EIDE, killed in the submarine
disaster off Honolulu over two years
ago.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-23
BIBLICAL PROPHECY Full
FILLED BY SHIPMENT
(From Reno Gazette)

To the Editor of the Gazette: Fiji.
teen tons of old plowshares formed
part OF recent shipment of junk
across the Atlantic, to be used by bat.
Ting Europe in the manufacture of
her deadly slaughter weapons.
Whenever this question of pillow.
shares and swords is brought up, one
frequently hears quoted the familiar
words: They shall beat their swords
into ployshares, and their spears into
pruning hooks; nation snail not lift
up sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more" Isaiah 1l:4.
BY multitudes, these words are taken
as the scriptural basis for the hope OF
a coming perpetual peace and disarma-
ment among the nations; but such a
view Is the result of most superficial
reading. Careful observation discloses
the fact that these are merely the
"sayings"-the words and wishes and
rognostications-of the people In
the last days" recorded in advance
as another token of Gods foreknowl.
edge, and further evidence that we
have reached the last days. (Read
Isaiah ii:24). The fulfllment may
readily be seen in the multitudinous
leagues to secure and perpetuate
peace. and the numerous pleas for
disarmament heard on every hand.
But the same God who foretold what
the nations would be saying in these
last days. predicted also what they
would be doing; and in the light OF
this. the shipment Of plowshares Is IN
cidentally interesting. But OF special
import is the world.sweeping prepar.
edness movement, and the feverish
preparation for war and the awaken.
ing of all nations. both mighty and
weak. in preparation for earth's last
conflict.
prepare war, wake up the mighty
mon. let all the men OF war draw near;
let them come up: beat your plow'
shares into swords, and your prun'
ing hooks into spears; let the weak
say I am strong. Let the
heather be wakened, and come Up "a
the valley of Johoshaphat; for there
will I sit to Judge all the heather
round about. Multitules, mul
t,udes in the valley of decision; for
the day Of the Lord is near In the val
lev Of decision" Joel iii:9.1A
Very sincerely yours,
G. w. PIERCE.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-23
U. S. NEEDS PLATINUM;
GIVE WHAT you HAVE

WASHINGTON. July 23.-Look in
your jewel box and see II you have
any platinum there. II so. give II
or sell 1t to Uncle Sam. who needs II
to help fight the war.
great quantity OF platinum is
needed by the war and navy depart
ments for certain delicate parts OF the
ignition systems OF motor boats, air
planes and motor cars to be used in
Americas part of the fight against
Germany.
Nothing else will take the place OF
platinum in the manufacture OF sui
phuric acid, so indispensable for the
making OF smokeless gunpowder. In
the form of illuminate" it is used for
cartridge caps, shell fuses and ode
tonators" for all sorts of projectiles,
and hand grenades and bombs.
illuminate of mercury also is one
Of the most powerful OF explosives.
1t also is one of the most sensitive.
so much so that II cannot be handled
with any degree of safety except by
experts. For war use ii is put in
small metal capsules, the tiniest guam
tity of which is sufficient to start into
action the most lazy explosives loaded
in projectiles.
This country produces not more
than 10 per cent OF what it consumes
in peace times, and Russia, whose
output for many years has repre-
sented So per cent OF the world pro-
duction, is now mining less than one
fourth of the quantity she supplied
prior to the war. The precious min.
eral which some years ago was worth
only little more than S23 an ounce,
has today a market value of over 800
an ounce.
The rarity of the metal is seen
when the worlds production since
iS43 has been less than l60 short
tons. A great bulk of this amount
was found in the, Ural Mountains
where miners go after it by digging
pits to a depth OF fifteen feet OF
more and then burrow, rat fashion, in
every difectio4. Fifteen pounds Of
platinum is the average yield of every
twenty-nine carloads of gravel taken
out and washed.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-23
NO DANGER OF RUSSIAN
GOVERNMENT MAKING A
SEPARATE PEACE
Continued from page 81

mercial business which Is certain to
be coincident with the close of the
war. Those who neglect to take ad.
vantage Of the present for these pre-.
limHAary steps will find that when
the war Is ended others who have
done so will have a decided advantage
and the field will be occupied by these
and others who are geographically
nearer Russian markets.
THE new government is re.drafting
laws relating TO finance. trade and
industry in such a way as to facili.
tate the rapid economic development
Of Russia and allow broad expansion
OF her commercial and industrial life.
Russian opens her arms to serious
business men whose object is not traf.
hc in concessions. but actual develop.
ment and production, and for such her
terms are sure to be liberal.
America occupies fortunate posi-
ton in relation to the people Of this
nation. who have been sentimentally
touched by the evidence of American
friendship and our quick recognition
OF the new government. President
Wilson's address TO congress, In which
he SO, forth Americas attitude to-
wards the war has been recognized
as practically expressing the same
views as are held by the provisional
government, and Tzeretelli who Is
one of the leaders of the left, EN-
phatically denied to the Duma that
his party was considering separate
peace, and stated that II was an out
rage against patriotic men TO attempt
to place upon them the burden o.
such a position. The embassy ant
consulate officials are in close touch
with the new government and every
where Americans received the mos
courteous and cordial attention.
THE High Commission which Rus
sIa Is sending to the United Statet
should receive greatest consideration
and the United States. as well as Rus
sIa. will benefit immensely by the In
formation which can be mutually eS
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-23
FIVE MILLION DEAD
IN BATTLING ARMIES

NEW YORK. July 21.-From a care
full study Of what has been made pub
lie regarding casualties In the three
years Of war, 1t appears that about
100000 combatants have lost their
lives ard about 100000 have been
killed captured, reported missing or so
badly wounded that they cannot re-
turn to the front. This takes no ac-
count OF the millions OF slightly
wounded men.
As times goes on the difficulty of
estimating the casualties increases
Only Great Britain and Germany give
out official lists, and those OF Germany
are always far behind in their reports
and have been attacked as mislead-
ing.
The estimates given in this article
are conservative. Leaders on both
sides would declare emphatically that
the enemy's losses arc much higher
than stated here. The exact facts
await the end of the war to be told.
Even army stan statements are enor-
mously conflicting.
In addition to the troops losses the
war has also caused the death OF prob
ably millions of civilians. Armenia
alone has lost nearly a million men,
women and children.
The table below gives the losses of
all the fighting nations in killed and
in men put out of the struggle by
death, wounds, sickness or capture:
Entente Allies
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changed.

changed.
wherever separate peace has been
mentioned. 1t has been howled down
with indignation and. unless my judg.
ment is entirely astray. Russia, as
today constituted. is as little likely to
make a separate peace as is the Unit
ed States"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-23
Recipes for Cake
Gold Cake

TWO AND ONE-HALF CUPS WHEAT-RICE
FLOUR
ONE AND ONE-FOURTH CUPS GRANULAR /
ED SUGAR
THREE-FOURTHS CUP BUTTER
THREE-FOURTHS CUP WATER
YOLKS OF EGGS
TWO HEAPING TEASPOONSFULS BAKING
POWDER
ONE-HALF TEASPOONFUL EXTRACT
Sift flour once, then measure, add baking powder
and sft three times; cream butter and sugar thor
oughy; beat yolks stiff add this to creamed butter
and sugar, and stir very hard add flavor add water
then flour, then stir very hard and thoroughly Put
in slow oven at once; will bake in 80 to 10 minutes
Invert Immediately when taken from oven let hang
until cold; cut out as directed under angel cake Can
be used as layers with any kind of filling desired.
LOWELL GRAIN { MILLING CO.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATIONS

Agreeable to the provisions of Section 974 of the Compiled Laws of
1913, I, Thomas Hall, Secretary of State of North Dakota, do hereby cer-
|tny that the following candidates have been duly nominated for the office of
Representative in Congress for the First Congressional District, to be voted
for in your county at the special election tt be held on Tuesday, the 10th
day of July, 1917.
Dated at Bismarck, N. D. this 18th day of June, 1917.
THOMAS HALL,
Secretary of State
Name of Office Name of Candidate Address
George A. Bangs, Democrat. 80. Grand Forks
Henry G. Wick, Republican. 90. 80. Cavalier
Representative in Olger B. Burtness, Republican. Grand Forks
Congress +. T. Cuthbert, Republican -. Devils Lake
First District Charles W. Plain. Republican -. -. Milton
For the unexpred term John M. Baer, NonParHsan,
ending March, 1919. Endorsed by Non-Partisan league .... Fargo
H. H. Aaker, Non-Partisan, Pro-
gresive Republican 49,. 80. Grand Forks
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County of Cavalier, SIS:
l. Ole J. Eide, county auditor of Cavalier County, North Dakota, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of certificate of
nominations Of candidates to be voted for at the election to be held July
10th, 1917
OLE ]. EIDE,
County Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
FINE CIRCUS PROGRAM
HERE NEXT SATURDAY
The Yankee Robinson Three-Ring Circus
Brings Many New Attractions Here on
SATURDAY., July 9TH.

SATURDAY, july 7tn'
An elaborate composition of words,
with confusing generalities, circus
words particularly, convey no espe-
cial meaning, unless substantiated by
convincing facts.
Yankee Robinson's 3-ring Wild An
imal Circus comes to Langdon on Sat.
urday, July z. Agents have been
fully instructed to never issue n
misleading announcement, therefore
the public's confidence in this shows
honest statements.
There must be some really great
merit to a big enterprise of this cal
ibre, when it can and pre-
sent such a high class list of attract
i've circus features as are offered this
tour in a long praiseworthy program.
1t is not only commendable to the
management. but pleasing to the pat
ron.
The opening costly, gorgeous scenic
display is rapidly followed by a thrill.
ing program of skillfully executed
circus acts unequalled in merit, Capt.
Irving's double group of performing
lions, Alber,s wonderful trained polar
bears, Van Andrews mixed group of
leopards, jaguars and pumps; Ruth
LeNora and her performing mountain
lions, all these wild animal exhibit
tions are given in the big protected
steel arena; there are scores of edu-
Gated ponies. dogs, riding monkeys,
brown bears, herds of elephants; Col.
Hobbs educated horses led by Tango
Chief, all blue ribbon winners at the
last Boston horse show. Battling
Nelson and his athletic show will be
seen twice daily.
A grand concert is always given for
one hour before the big show begins
by the excellent band of thirty-five
skilled soloists. Water proof canvas
offers ample protection in case of in
clement weather.
At Langdon for two performances
Afternoon and evening-with noon
day street parade on Saturday, July
7th.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
FAIR GROUNDS IN A. 1. SHAPE

The fair grounds of the Cavalier
County Fair Association with its race
track and new buildings is giving
work these days to quite a number of
men, who under the direction of Sec
rotary B. E. Groom are making good
Roadway toward having everything in
first class shape for the eighth an.
nual county fair which is now only
three weeks away. The fair dates
for Cavalier county follow right after
the North Dakota state fair at Grand
Forks a fact which in addition to
bringing all the best fair attractions
from the state fair also assures, the
entry in the two days racing program
of a string of trotting, pacing and
running horses that will be sure to
make the program a most interesting
one.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

In a talk with the Democrat while
in Langdon last week to attend the
teachers institute, Hon. N. C. Mac
donald, state superintendent of public
instruction, after commenting upon
the success that had attended the ses.
sions of the institute held during the
week, together with the remarkable
amount of interest that had been
shown in the program of the Cavalier
county school officers association on
Friday and Saturday, said the visit
had a number of personal interesting
features that applied to himself: In
a Mr.. Macdonald found the
institute which he attended here last
week replete with "reminiscences of
early days in his career as an educa-
tor. 1t was the twenty fifth anniver-
sary of the first institute he attended
here as a Cavalier county teacher,
when back in 1892 he opened his first
term of teaching in the western part
of the county. He recalled that the
enrolment was la and from an in
vestigation made recently he has
assured himself that he alone of the
ia still remains engaged in what in
his case at least has developed into a
life work Another striking feature
presented itself to Mr.. Macdonald in
the fact that at the institute of twen-
ty five years ago, fifty-three Of the
attending teachers or nearly one-half
were men. while at the institute he
attended here last week of the seven
ty three enrolled there we're only three
lei registered. During his stay here
and before returning to Bismarck Mr..
Macdonald visited the old homestead
rear Hannah where his mother still
resides also visited the Byron town.
ship school where he first started to
learn the rudiments of the three ''r's''
and incidentally participated thirty
years ago in planting an Arbor Day
tree that still holds a place on the
school grounds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
LANGDON P. O. NOW End. CLASS

Since July LIST, or more properly
speaking, since opening its doors for
business on Monday morning, July End,
the Langdon postofice has no longer
been an office of the third class, but
owing to the increase in the volume
of business during the past twelve
months has been advanced to a post
office of the second class. The ad.
vancement of the post Office may be
taken as an indication of he increase
of all lines of business in Langdon in
the past year. In this statement we
are substaatiated by the steady growth
in our bank deposits since the show
ing of a year ago, that now consider.
ably over reach the million dollar
mark. The two facts above present.
ed give overwhelming evidence of the
tr%uthfulness Of the statement that
Langdon is growing bigger every day
and July lst was another red letter
day in its growth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05

County Auditor Eide received by
Saturdays mail from Secretary of
State Thos. Hall the certificate of
nomination of candidates for Repre-.
sentative in Congress for the First
district whose names will appear on
the ballot to be voted at next Tues
days election The publication of the
list, which appears in another column
of this issue was held up until this
late date owing to the delay in secur-
ing a supreme court decision as to
whose names should be printed on the
ballot
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
MAKING RECORDS

The month of May 1917, with the
Ford Motor Company, topped all re
cords both for daily and month produc-
ton On Saturday, May 10Th, the
output was 3,496 cars, and for the
entire month the aggregate production
was SO, SIG cars-and still the de.
mand for this popular motor car con.
tinues far ahead of production. Ger.
tainly from all indications the much
feared period of "saturation' is still
distant to the automobile industry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05

Yves Abbott and Allan Pinkerton
returned Tuesday from a two weeks
auto trip extending through quite an
extensive part of the state of Montana
and the Provinces of Saskatchewan
and Manitoba. The mileage of their
outing totaled upwards Of 100 miles
without a mishap. Crops they view.
ed on the trip did not average one
whit better than to be found here in
Cavalier county. In parts of Mon.
tana the drouth leaves quite an acre.
age that will not be harvested.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05

Langdon People Should Learn to Detect the
Approach of Kidney Disease

Langdon People Should Learn to Detect the
Approach of Kidney Disease
Langdon people should learn to de-
tect the approach of Kidney disease.
The symptoms of kidney trouble are
many. Disordered kidneys often ere.
ate a thick, cloudy, offensive urine,
full of sediment, irregular of passage
or attended by a sensation of scald.
ing. The back may ache, headaches
and dizzy spells may occur and the
victim is often weighted down by a
feeling of languor and fatigue. Neg
lect these warnings and there is
danger. Delay often proves fatal.
You al use no better endorsed kid
ney remedy than Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here's Langdon proof of their merit.
Mrs. H. Wolff, Langdon, says:
"My back ached most of the time and
I was so lame and sore that 1 couldn't
do my Homework. I was also troubled
by headaches and dizzy spells. The
kidney s%ecretions caused me annoy
ance After taking different medi-
cines without getting any benefit
decided to try Doan's kidney pills.
The first box improved my condition
and l am now able to do my work
with ease, relieved of kidney all
ments.
Price SOC at all dealers; don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's kidney pills, the same that
Mrs. Wolff had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05

The Wales bootters-who to date
haven't passed up a single occasion to
put Wales on the map in big red let
ters-hapd a large bunch of the cred
it for their success as town boosters
to the editor of the Wales Progress.
Langdon had occasion about a week
ago to ~acquaint itself with the quail
ity of Wales boosting squad and ad
mires the "pep' they show. There
is always a warm welcome awaiting
the boosters from Wales when they
come to the county seat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
LICENSES TO WED

July 2nd-Arne Julius Halvorson,
of Hampden, and Miss Annie Thorsor
of Storlie township.
June 3O-Steven Schwab, of Park
Rapids, Mimi. and Miss Gertie Muel.
Ter, of Gallo.
June 3O-Olaf Bert Erickson, Of
Minneapolis, and Miss Hilda E. Pet.
erson, of Milton.
June 28-Peter R. Harder and Mrs.
Susie Fast, both of Munich.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.

= From the figures of the past cam
paigns some light can be thrown on
present prospects of the different can
didates now in the field.
At the election November 3rd, |
1916, Bangs received ID. 236 votes
he increased the democratic vote about
10 per cent; Bartholomew received
something more than IL, 600 votes in
1914. and at the same election Pur-
cell. running against Gronna received
more than IL, 600 democratic votes
while the democratic candidate for
governor received substantially the
same number; in 1912 Wilson re.
ceived IL, 665 votes in the same dis
trict showing a gradual increase in the
democratic vote; it is safe to say that
M Bangs will receive at least 13, 600
democratic votes at the election, July
10th, with the probability that the
number will be increased.
Prior to 1916 the highest vote cast
Gor Mr.. Helgeson was in 1912 when
he received II. 1856 votes; a liberal
estimate would give the republican
vote at approximately 18, 900 prior
60 the organization of the non-partisan
movement.
1t is estimated that 60 per cent of
the republicans are now non.partisan
giving Mr.. Baer a start of 10, 200
votes to which must be added approx
lmately 5000 socialists who voted
for MIR. Helgesen and Mr.. Frazier in
1916, and leaving not to exceed
1900 votes to be divided between
Mr. Aaker and Mr.. Burtness. as re.
publican candidates with scattering
votes to Plain. Wick and Cuthbert
whose names will be upon the ballot.
MIR. Aaker is an old resident ofLthe
district and exceedingly we'll known;
he has been identified with the pro.
gressive and more than once has cam
paigned the district while Mr.. Burt.
ness labors under the serious disad
vantage of being little acquainted
outside of his own county. In 1910
at the republican primary Mr.. Aaker
received from the counties making up
this congressional district a total of
4, 600 votes. The chances rather
favor the belief that Mr.. 2Aaker will
receive more than one half of these
1900 republican votes, leaving Mr..
Burtness such a remainder as he may
be able to gather up; in addition to
these votes. if held solidly by Messrs.
Aaker and Burtness, there may be
perhaps a thousand or more drawn by
them from among the non partisans
leaving Baer with about IL, 900 votes.
Those acquainted with the feelings
of the delegates at the recent repub-
lican convention know that at least
rs per cent of the delegates were in
favor of endorsing Mr.. Bangs but we're
sprevented from 80 doing by lack of
leadership.
1t is quite probable that upon their
return home this feeling on the part
of the delegates has been strengthened
and it is safe to predict that Mr..
Bangs will receive the votes of at
lleast 3 1000 of these 1900 republi-
cans who are convinced that the best
interests of the Nation require the
election from this district of one in
harmony with the Government rather
than Of one who was placed in nomi-
nation by those whose war cry has
been "to hell with the Government
and who ''have no time' for Red Cross
work.