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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-19
International News Service.

WASHINGTON. April 19.-Through aa edict of the war department is- sued today. cons.ernation rules throughout the land, and the mar riage licence business have fallen off in receipts over ninety five per cent.
 The great rush to get married and avoid possible conscrption in the event of the passage of the selective conscriptlon bill. has stopped as though marriage were a plague
 The war department rules, that the thousands of young men, who rushed to get married since the declaration of war, are not exempt from duty.
 With the knowledge of the possible passage, of the selective conscription bill. there has been an unprecedented rush of thousands to take out mar riage licences since we entered the war Unquesttonably these young
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News Service.


 CHICAGO, April 19.-A new high mark was touched by May wheat, when today the price scared to two dollars and forty cents per bushel.
 A new word vii, have to be coined to properly describe the scene in the pit this forenoon. It became evident today that a new element is behind the upward trend, endeavori1g to wrest the control from Patton. It is known that Patton has been grad ually withdrawing from the market, and it is also known that he has cov- cred deliveries.
 This fact should bring about q reaction, and knowing the same has influenced other big operators to go short as nothing could justify con- tinued advance after the great Patton interests had procured all they needed. But today witnessed demand for May that forced the price to this new
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-19

PHOENIN. Apri> l9 "1n citLeos of Gila Bend report small bands of Mexican gorillas having attacked their town this morn'c and appeal for and here 10 help t1,m drive the Mexicans back oyer th' line. In th,s mornings skrmish one American was killed and several wounded.
 The Mexlcans came in from the mountains and att1"',ei the town of Painted Rock and then swept on to
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-19
GIVES PERSONNEL OF
 BRITISH COMMISSION

lament, Rear Admiral Dechaer Feet Paymaster Lawford, Major General Bridges, Captain Spender Clay, mem- Der of parliament and Lord Cunliffe. governor of the bank of England
 It is expected that joint confer. ence will soon be held between the above body of men, the French com mission and President Wilson and staff.
 This first conference 1t is said will likely be for the purpose of laying
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RAISE NAVY TO l5o,ooo MEN;
 NEW ADMINISTRATION BILL

siansm, and that the measure was not in any way acceptable To him.
 II is rumorcd that the opposition to his efforts to procure the passage of the selectivc conseription bill, may lead to the presidnet making an ap- peal to the people for their aid, to ac- complsh his ends in the matter. He has been quoted as saying, that if the house fails him in lending their sup port To the passage of this bill, he knows the people will give him their backing and he will surely request it of them.
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CALLED TO HIGHER COURT
 TYRANT PASSES AWAY

LONDON, April 19.-General Noa Bissing who since the occupation of Belgium by the Germans has acted as governor general of that country died yesterday afternoon according to re- ports received from Brussels thls af- ternoon.
 There is some good in all men and 10 this mans credit let it be said that he was directly responsible for the murder of Nurse Cavill and for many of the outrages and atrocious attacks perpetratel in Belgium. Both Amer
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM V|NT
 POUNDS WAY TO LILLE

western end of the line and is now pounding his way on to Lille.
 Billy is a tough old fighter. In his letter to his brother Joe-which has teen sent on to Nome-he .-e aunts some of his thrilling experiences on the battlefield and ends up by saying that it is a picnic compared with { Lat trip from Candle to Nome when .hey were caught out.
 His brother Joe Vint has sold out his little ranc hin Santa Cruz and is now in Seattle where they have a home. He is talking about coming to Nome again this summer and will take Mrs. Vint and Keith Parker Vint who is the pride and joy of the Vint family, along.
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NEWS NOTES

The Camoogan race will start on Tuesday next at il o'clock and the oon D. m The following will be the handhcappers and judges in Nome Fay Delzene, c. Burger, R. J. Down. ing. At Solomon Tom Shaughnessy, Will Rennie and Harry Ray. Council ties are preparing to Xiii. the fatted calf for their Nome visitors who are guaranteed the best thme ever
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man line and in no instance did the French fail in their objective.
 Along the line between Soissons and Auberive the Germans have hurl- ed over quarter of a million men on Ihe French line but without effect. The French report their line intact and have managed to hold their own de spite the strong counter attacks made
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PETTIC0AT SOLDIERS MUST
 SERVE SAYS WAR DEPT

men thought by this means to avoid duty, but today's ruling spells, that should the bill pass which is now be- fore the house, they will be drawn into service.
 Those who jumped into the arms of matrimony are now classified as "petticoat soldiers" and the term is spreading throughout the country into the most isolated villages.
 The falling off in applications for
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be a step toward getting better ac- quainted.
 Other conferences of the utmos: i'm. portjace, vii quickly follow. ard greater things are said to be in cm. bryo through the gathrieng Of such a body of men at Washington than the world has yet witnessed.
 Never has there been in this or any other country, a joint commission of such a member of high officials on such a mission and great things are expected as result.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-19

Fifteen years ago Billy Vint. George Carpenter and F. Hunter set out from Candle to Nome across country. They were caught out on the Knoxdepaga divide in fierce blizzard and were badly frozen.
 Carpenter lost both hands and feet and died at Fort Davis from the ef- fects. Hunter lost several of his toes part of his heel and his face was badly frost bitteA The third man Vint. lost portion of his nose and got both hands and feet slightly nipped.
 Today Billy Vint is on the fighting line in France and is a captain in the British army. He has charge of a Howtixer battery which has been do- ing most effective work on the north-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-19
INTERNATIONAL FUR
 SALE IN ST. LOUIS
International News Service.

ST. LOUIS, April 19.-Ths is the second day of the international fur auction sales now taking place here and the first days receipts run up to seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
 There are more than four million dollars worth of these furs to be auc toned off.
 Fifteen hundred Alaskan fur seals brought seventy five thousand dollars for the United States government from whom they were bought.
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H0bOKEN WATERFRONT |S
 UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Lloyd have been notified by the war department to clear their warehouses of all fright, and do this at once. panies, state that they must locate some place, large enough to accom- modate the enormous amount of freight on hand.
 They sent an appeal to Washington to be given time, as this action of the war department was entirely un- looked for.
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ican and Netherlunl Dutch writers have condemned Non Bissing to whom they attribute largely the desecratioa of Belgium. He has escaped earthly punishment but one thing sure there is a God above who will call him to .ccount for the cold blooded murder of the English nurse whose life the American ambassador attempted to save.
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international News Service.

WASHINGTON. April l9.-The ad ministration bill, to raise the navy to one hundred and fifty thousand men, was today faVorably reported by the senate nava' affairs committee.
 President Wilson says that this amount of mon is needed at once, to place the navy on a proper war foot . ing.
 He has received assurances that the senate will act favorably and quickly on the measure. and no opposition is
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WASHINGTON. April 19.-ln the house a plan is being discussed, where by cal, shall be issued for five hun. dred thousand volunteers, before the selcctive draft can become effective upon hearing of this President Will son expressed himself as bitterly dis appointed, saying that such a plan would seriously hamper all of his
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International News Service.

NEW YORK. April 19.-On orders from Washington issued today, the Hoboken water front. where the of fees of the German steamship com panies are located. was at once placed under martia. law.
 Three companies of infantry are now patrolling the streets and guard ing the docks and all warehouses. The management of both the Hamburg American line and the North German
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international News Service.

international News Service.
 WASHINGTON, April i9.-The British embassy today gave out the following names, as those who go to make up the British commission, whs are now in this country to lend as- sistance to the United States govern ment, in the formulation of it's war plans.
 In addition to Lord Balfour, whose name had already been published the commission includes Sir Eric Drum mond. Ian Malcom, member of par
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"PETTIC0AT SOLDIERS" WILL HAVE TO ENLIST
SHAKING THE FOUNDATIONS
 OF HINDEMBERG'S LINES

by Von Hndcnbers at ths portion of the line
 Aviators report Che movements of trainloads of troops and supplies in the direction where the French made their big victories in the first part of the week.
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Creek but will probably stay over at Dahl today until the weather moder- ates. The dredges here are getting ready for the summers work.
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ing the title to the John l. bench will be heard. An Injunction is prayed for. Attorneys Lomen and Cochran will appear for the plaintiffs and the defendant will be represented by At tornY Frawley.
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mExICANS ATTACK TOWN
 KILL ONE AMERICAN

Gila Bend where. .t1sf kep; the town under fire for over 3n heur.
 An armed body wil1 leave tonight and will be supported hE troops which will be sent from Yuma Th1s is the second attack made on the town of GiIa Bend in the pHs, week.
 All kinds of sleigh and ski wood on sale at Ross mill and shop. Also building and mining timber.
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International News Service.

International News Service.
 PARIS, April 1S.-Oficial dispatches here state that General Nivelle has the whip hand from Soissons to von Hindenberg in it's very fouada- tions.
 a,ong the various sections of the Ger
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-19

In the district court on Saturday the case of the Kougarok Mining and Ditch Co. vs. Mike Kennedy involv-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-19

ably impressed with the quick ac- ton taken by the committee and so expressed himself
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-09
INDEPENDENCE

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Ferguson at
tended the Boulevard grange meet
ing last Saturday evening. They were
accompanied by Mr.. Dibble.
Chester Littlejohn spent Saturday
and Sunday in Olympia.
Mrs. Ed Diamond visited Mrs. By
strom one day last week.
At the school election Saturday
Mr.. T. G. Pitcher was elected for a
three-year term.
Orval Pitcher was in Olympia Sat-
urday.
Gladys Erickson spent the week
end with her parents at Grand VAL
ley. She was accompanied by Miss
Agnes Tweten.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Littlejohn.
Maurice and Rena Littlejohn and
Gladys Erickson attended church at
Maytown Sunday evening.
Maurice Littlejohn is on the sick
list this week.
Agnes and Martha Tweten spent
Monday evening with May Diamond.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Littlejohn was
in Olympia Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. E. Walker spent Monday
in Olympia.
Lester Walker spent the weekend
here with his parents.
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SOUTH BAY

Mrs. Elfrod, from Rochester
Mimi, and her son, from Burdett,
Alberta, visited over night Thursday
at the Pickett home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Thornton had
as Sunday callers J. Emmett Brown
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Robbins. OF
Olympia, J. F.. Robbins and daughter
Jessie, and Mrs. j. r. Robbins, OF
Pleasant Glade, spent Sunday at
Frank Hannaford's.
j. L. Longmire and family were
Sunday callers at c. H. Sylvester's.
The South Bay school election last
Saturday was we'll attended, II votes
being cast. H. A. Adair and VIM.
Elliott ran for directors, Mr.. Adair
being elected by majority of IL
votes.
The Farmers Card club met at
Albert Listers Saturday night, 20
being present. A good lunch. con-
sisting Of sandwiches, cake and COT
fee was served by the hostess. A
fine lunch cloth, that was made BY
Mrs. J. W. Dawson, of homemade
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lace and white linen. was raffled off,
causing much excitement. Vern
Rusher held the lucky number.
drawn by little George Hannaford.
The next meeting will be held at C.
H. Sylvester's March II.
A surprise party was given on the
two little Sylvester boys February %,
ones birthday being the 9Th and the
others the 28th. Ten of their little
friends were present.
Mrs. c. H. Sylvester and Mrs.
Frank Hannaford spent Monday at
ternoon at Mrs. J. w. Davison's.
Vern Rusher is back at Sylvester's
again.
The Sunday school Is progressing
fine. IS being present Sunday. with
the "blues" still in the lead.
Miss Bratlie, formerly proprietor
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NEWS OF YOUR FRIENDS
-AND NEIGHBORS:

legislature Thursday. There was no
school. as ii was Il visiting day for
Miss Sumarlidason.
MIR. J. S. Bush and Mollie, Mrs. c.
Aver. Mr.. and Mrs. f. V. Drewry and
Mrs. E. J. Hodge spent Friday in
Olympia.
Mrs. Nellie Reichel was chosen di-
rector at the school meeting Satur-
day.
Miss Frances Seeley. of Tacoma,
visited her mother. Mrs. E. J. Hodge,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Drewry and Ruby
and Nina attended the legislature
Saturday.
Mrs. W. A. January returned home
last week from Corvallis, Ore. where
she has been attending her mother,
who has been very sick. but is i'm
proving.
W. A. January left very suddenly
Monday upon receiving a telegram
from his people in Oregon.
The mothers meeting at the
school house Monday afternoon was
we'll attended and enjoyed by all.
Mrs. E. J. Hodge was the guest of
Mrs. G. Nelson Tuesday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-09
HAYES.

Cy McCafferty has moved his fam
lily into the Ecker place. while Mr..
McCafferty will work on the Orson
Briggs place.
A surprise party was given on
Frank Lyme Friday night. Twenty
eight young people attended and an
enjoyable evening was reported.
Mrs. Potter is on the sick list.
Virgil Westbrook is making an ex-
tended visit at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Will Hicks.
Mr.. G. w. Milliron has returned
from Anderson Island. where he spent
few days taking care of sick
horse.
Mrs. Dick Dye and Mrs. Mott Dye
visited Mrs. Martin Vogel Friday af-
ternoon.
Word has been received from Mrs.
Sylvester Smith that she is not i'm
proving as rapidly as wished for.
Mrs. L. A. Woods was elected to
the school board Saturday.
Mr.. H. G. Kempher lost valuable
cow the past week.
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Jolly and Hammersmith have Mrs.
Growers ranch, having moved to it
last week. Mrs. Grover is preparing
to move to Yelm.
Joe Smith left last week for Can
ada. after spending the winter here
with his brother, r. S. Smith, and
family.
Quite a number of Eurekaites at
tended the sale at Harris lake last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Morris are the
proud parents of son, who arrived
at their home March 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dain and the
Misses Treva and Gladys Conine were
Tacoma visitors Saturday.
Des Chutes Grange met last Satur-
day evening and a very enjoyable
time was had by all present. A short
program was presented. after which
refreshments were served in honor of
the birthday of one of the members.
Mrs. Lee Conine.
Mr.. Fred Algyer autoed to Tacoma
Sunday with his daughter Vera, who
came down Friday evening.
Mr.. E. X. Fitch was taken to the
Tacoma General hospital last Sunday,
where it is hoped by his many friends
that something can be done for him
and he may again regain his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Price were en-
PERTAINING friends from Tacoma Sun
day.
Miss Matte Grover left Saturday
for California, where she will meet
her sister and together they will 60
East on visit.
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following which supper was served
by the ladies of the grange.
Miss Jessie Mulholland and Vic
tor H. Dent had a narrow escape
Sunday evening while returning
home from visiting a friend, when
q tree fell and struck the back of
the buggy. smashing it and hitting
Miss Mulholland on the head. Her
injury was not very serious, consid-
ering what might have happened.
Those from here attending the
Boulevard grange meeting last Fri
day evening were Mr.. and Mrs. o. E.
Ferguson. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Meek
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Thompson. Mrs. d.
Muiholland and Miss Jessie. Mrs. A.
E. Sheldon, Mrs. Mae Freitag. Mrs.
c. Spirlock. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Mum.
Robert Mum. Robert Mulholland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roberts, Fred
w. Lewis. W. H. Dibble, Andrew and
Gus Nelson and Jesse Wise. Brigh-
ton Park grange was we'll repre-
scented.
The Woman's Rural club has post
poned its meeting until next Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Meek, Mrs. D.
Mulholland and Miss Jessie attended
the Alert Grange meeting last Sat-
urday evening. They report a fine
time and jolly crowd.
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GATE

Mrs. Mamie johnson moved to
Naytown last week.
Eunice Knapp has been on the
sick list.
Mrs. Lou Pitchers baby is i'm
proving.
Mrs. Alice johnson and little
daughter Ruth. of Shelton. are Wis
iting At the home of Mrs. William
Cooper.
Grandma Brown entertained her
two grandsons from Centralia last
week.
Uncle Joe Blair Is confined to his
home with severe cold.
Last Saturday Miss Lillian Spin
ner took her Sunday school class for
. ramble. They took their lunch
and went up on the hill to the Paroz
home. Miss Spinner was assisted by
Miss Xerphia Spencer.
Mr.. NJ. Spinner was elected school
director.
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COLLINSDALE

Messrs. Dell Kagy, James and
Robert Cooper and Frank Johnson
loaded a car of potatoes recently.
Mr.. w. w. Whidden was re-elect-
ed as school director for this district
at the election last Saturday.
Mr.. James Cooper is driving a new
Ford.
Miss Marvel Johnson called on
Mrs. Kelsey Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Manley called
at Cloverhill farm Friday evening.
Mrs. Mixsell attended the Chris
tian EndeavOr meeting last
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Brownell Is blowing for Mr..
Burns.
Sunday school at 2:30. Special
music every Sunday.
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SOUTH UNION

Miss Julia Mcdonald and Mr.. Will
Schulze were entertained at dinner
Sunday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gunstone.
Mrs. l.. r. Campbell and children
visited Mrs. Charles Hartsuck Fri
day.
The election was held Saturday at
the schoolhouse. Mr.. Conrad Hansen
being elected a director for three
years and Mr.. Fred Schulze for two
years.
Miss Leah Baker celebrated her
birthday Saturday by entertaining a
few OF her playmates. Mrs. Baker
served a dainty lunch.
Mrs. c. A. Besse and daughter, the
Misses Esther Bergh and Mollie and
Louise Bush, Mrs. w. X. Ball and
daughter and Mr.. Bud Bergh spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Will West.
Mrs. John Gunstone and daughters
and Mrs. w. X. Ball attended the
card party Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Joe Reder in Olym-
pia.. Mrs. Gunstone winning first
prize. A delicious lunch was served
by the hostess.
Mr.: Roy West and sister, Mrs. w.
X. Ball, and son and daughter spent
Thursday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Gunstone. Singing
and instrumental music were the
amusements.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Campbell en-
tertained IL friends Sunday evening,
learning some new hymns. Dainty re-
freshments were served by the
hostess.
Miss Mamie Moulton visited at the
home of w. X. Ball Sunday.
Mr.. r.. Butler of Walla Walla. for
merly an old schoolmate Of Mr.. w.
]. Abbott, andMrs. Butler. spent the
weekend at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abbott.
Mr.. John Seed who has been sui
fering with boil ON his eye, is able
to work again.
Mr.. H. d. Bergh IL the owner of q
new auto flne big car. It is a
Marion.
Mr.. Morris Crandall is around call
ing ON bis old neighbors. Mr.. Gran
dali expects to leave for an indefinite
stay with relatives in Wisconsin.
Mrs. w. D. Bollinger and sor
spent Sunday in Olympia with hel
daughter, Mrs. Tom Horton.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Haight anG
son spent Monday with the latter'i
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Abbott
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PLUM STATION

Can you get Central?" is the pre-
vaiiing question since the recent
storms and high winds.
Mrs. Gus Nelson spent several
days in Olympia this week visiting
friends.
Mrs. Mary Freitag went to Taco
ma Saturday to begin course of
music lessons under ]. ]. Blackmore.
Gus Nelson has recently become
the possessor of new 1917 model
Ford. When the new machine be-
comes old enough to get its eyes well
open It will be q dandy, but then
Gus can drive Ford in the dark.
Mrs. w. J. Clark, of Seattle. re-
Gently purchased 80 acres from Mr..
Pitman, adjoining the Conn place,
and is hauling lumber for house.
Gus Nelson and A. E. Sheldon
were elected school directors at last
Saturdays election.
Mr.. Emil Tarr is putting up some
small buildings on his place north
of the school house. recently pur-
chased from Mrs. Kratz.
Joe Goetz has rented the pillow
land on Mrs. Kratz's place for the
present year.
The Elliott road petitioned for by
q number In this vicinity has been
denied.