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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
NEVADA FUTUR|Ty
PLANNED FOR 1918
RULES TO GOVERN BIG RACE
ARE SENT TO HORSE
MEN

George Wingfield, chairman of
the state racing commission, has
sent to all horsemen In Nevada,
California and Oregon the rules and
regulations that will govern the
first Nevada Futurity for foals of
1916, now yearlings. to be run at
the fall meeting of the Nevada
Jockey Club at Reno in 1918.
The distance, in Ease the race is
held in the fall of 1918, will be
three-quarters of a mile. In case it
is held prior to September 1. 1918.
the distance will be five and one
half furlongs. All colas foaled in
the three states mentioned will be
eligible to participate.
Entries for the race will close on
October l and a subscription of $40
will be further subscription of $40
payable on December 81, 1917, and
$40 on May 1, 1918. An addition
al subscription of $50 will be re-
CURED to start. The association
will add a purse, the amount of
which will be determined later.
Seventy per cen of the subscrip-
tions and added money will be
given t. the first horse, twenty per
cen to the second and ten per cent
to the third.
The rules provide that subscri-
bers will be held responsible for all
but the starting payment if not
stricken out before due. Colts will
carry 11S pounds. geldings and
fillies lis pounds.
Mr.. Wingfield said last night that
he anticipates about so entries.
The Nevada Sstock Farm will enter
five or six high class animals and
the cream of the California stables
also probably will go to the barrier.
He estimates that the winners
shares of the purse should be about
$4,000.
The Wingfield horses have been
stabbed at Cheyenne and will be en-
tered in the race meet which starts
there on August IS. From Chey-
enne they will be brought to Reno
to participate in the meet begin
ming here in Septemb er.-Reno Ga
Zette.
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poses. Inc proposition III WHICH
we have become interested at Cup
rite is one of the four large sulphur
deposits upon which the United
States Geological Survey has report
ed favorably, one of the others be-
ing the %stupendous enterprise in
Texas, and another being the we'll
known sulphur producer of Louis
lana.
Notwithstanding the favorable
reports that we had received fron
our engineers regarding the de-
posits nea Cuprite, we perhaps
would not have been so greatly i'm
pressed had not the government is
sued so favorable a report on this
particular deposit.
1T Is too early to state definitely
what our plans will be with refer
ence to installing equipment on the
ground for the reduction Of our
product, but you may say that our
company will arrange without de-
lay for such mechanical equipment,
irrespective of cost, Is l.; necessary
to develop our property on Il large
scale, and as soon as our experts
reach satisfactory couclusiCLs r.
garding the installation CT Il local
reduction plant We shall take such
steps as their conclusions ,usti y.
Nicholas Theo. who for a long
time has been identified and is
thoroughly familiar with local con-
HitinnS anI whn 10 an aynarf npn
neer. will have charge of the prop
erty."
1t has become a w~ell-known fact
that sulphur, like potash. is indis-
p%ensable. not only to the govern
ment in a state of war. but to the
farmer. upon whom depends very
greatly the success of the war. In
the manufacture of sulphuric acid,
on which in 1916 the United states
depended upon pyrites for 40 per
cent of the raw material used. there
has been serious embarrassment due
to the decrease in ocean tonnage for
transporting this material, and the
problem has become so difficult that
manufacturers are practically forced
to find a substitute for foreign
impOrtations.
The difficulty can be overcome,
apparently, only by the production
of domestic sulphur. The increased
production of sulpf ur, as a by-prod-
uct at smelters, or as a result of
the development of new deposits of
pyrites or related %sulphides, such as
marcasite and pyrrhotite. The de-
mand is still sc great forthe product
in its various forms that the de
posits in Texas and Louisiana cannot
be depended upon to supply all the
requirements of the trade.
The United States government has
offered great encouragement to pros
pectors for discovering American
sulphur deposits. but with the ex-
ception of the Louisiana and Texas
deposits, and the proposition recent
ly acquired by Mr.. Wishart and his
associates, there have been no de-
velOpments of serious consequence.
-TOnOpah Miner.
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ARNOLD HOWE TO
BE ARTILLERY
OFFICER
GOLDFTELD MAN HERE ON FUR
DOUGH UNTIL TRAINING
CAMP OPENS

Showing the beneficial effects of
military training in point of increas-
ed weight and rugged health, Arnold
w. Howe returned to Goldfeld last
night, accompanied by his father, A.
HI Howe, coming by automobile
from San Francisco. Arnold Howe
has been for some time in the Pre-
sidio reserve officers training camp
and returns full of enthusiasm for
the course of training that is max
ing efficient soldiers and officers of
thousands of young Americans.
In the weeding-out process at the
Preside, MI. Howe was among the
large number who, for one or anoth-
er of many reasons given, were de-
MED a commission at this time. but
under the provisions made by the
war department to apply to such
cases, he will be so placed that a
commission is practically assured
him in the near future.
utNcu HIS CuOlCt VI enlcTIHk tu6
regulars or the new national army.
Mr.. Howe elected to join the latter
and has been promised a first SER
geancy upon reporting for duty. He
has been granted a furlough until
Sept. /, when he will report at the
big army cantonment at American
Lake, Wash. The branch of the
service selected by Mr.. Howe upon
entering the Presidio camp was the
field artillery, and he will enter the
military service as a first sergeant
of field artillery, with the prospect
of early promotion to the rank of n
commissioned officer.
Preferences, in the first selection
of officers from the men in the
training camps, has been given 10
the older men, who have had ex-
perience in the branches to which
they were assigned. Mr.. Howe had
already had the benefit of three
years infantry training in the uni
versity of California. but his o n
nection with the artillery branch,
limited to the period of the training
camp, was an obstacle to promotion
in hat department. The training,
however, would count in his favor
in any branch of the service.
1t is said that drafted men, upon
being modified, will be permitted to
name the branches of the service to
which they prefer to be assigned,
and that these preferences will have
a hearing by the military authorities
and will be respected wherever it is
possible. Mr.. Howe is an enthusi-
asst for the artillery and advises men
drafted in Goldfield to seek assign
ment to that branch. No unusual
qualifications are required, but some
aptitude for mathematics and a
knowledge of horses will be found
useful.
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SULPHUR DEPOSITS TO
BE OPENED ON LIBERAL SCALE

Ii is interesting to note that
whereas Nevada has for many years
been noted as a producer of the
precious metals. and while within
recent years its production of cop
per, lead and zinc, %antimony, tung-
stem and kindred metals, has great
ly increased, it has been reserved
for capitalists from London and
New York. operating through ex-
pert engineers, to demonstrate that
the old state is fruitful in other
natural mineral products.
Recently, George Wishart, a well
known capitalist of New York and
London, working in cooperation
with f. Campbell Douglass and
other eastern financiers, made a
quiet visit to the state, and after a
careful examination, felt justified
in acquiring the large sulphur de-
posits at Cuprite, in the vicinity of
Goldfield.
Mr.. Douglass has for years been
interested in the production of sui
phur, and, in consequence of war
conditions, which have greatly en-
HANGED the price of sulphur for its
various uses. saw fit to make a trip
to Nevada during the hot months of
the summer, and in cooperation
with his eastern and English finan-
ciers to take over the famous Cup
rite deposits of sulphur.
In an interview with Mr.. Lamb
president of The Tonopah Miner,
Mr.. Wishart, who was on his way
east to confer with his associates,
had the following to say:
1T is not the purpose of either
Mr.. Douglas or myself to divulge
the intimate details of our purchase
or our plans. but it might be inter
esting for the readers of your paper
state, hat we have practically clos
ed a deal for the purchase of eight
claims in the Cuprite district, not
far from Goldfield. Previous to
our visit to Nevada, we had the
benefit of a very careful expert in
ana we are quite Sratl-
fled since making our trip to more
than verify the reports which were
submitted to us in New York some
tine ago. In fact, we have not
hestitated. as a result of this veri-
fication, to make definite arrange
ments for taking over the property,
and within a short time our COM
pany will be in full operation, with
such a force of men and surface
equipment as the circumstances
justify.
by this, to express myself in de
tail, mean that our syndicate has
for some time been in diligent
search of & sulphur proposition. and
our Nevada operations will be com
mensurate with the magnitude of
the deposit of sulphur at Cuprite.
in which we have full confidence
regarding its very great possibili-
ties.
For some time we have been
deeply impressed by the enormous
advance in the price of sulpnu.'
since the beginning of the war,
both for war and agricultural pur-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
Knot Hole Wins Game

A knot hole in a fence surround
ing a Reno baseball park, coupled
with a mighty swing, recently sent
the Yerington team home after a
game with the Reno nine wonder
ing how it all happened. There are
also large numbers of fans wonder
ing how it happened. The cor
stood three to n in favor of YER
ington in the last halt cf the eighth
inning with Reno at bat. The bases
were filled when Pringle vent to
bat and hit over the lead of the
right fielder. The ball struck the
ground and bounded through u
knot hole in the fence that was
scarcely larger than the ball. Part
of the cover of the ball was left
hanging from the edges of the hole.
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utilized.
Cleanliness is important every
whose, but most of all in the army
where large bodies of men are
brought together. In it's true
sense. it includes not only keeping
your body clean, but also your mind
and your actions. Fortunately, it
is a virtue in which Americans gen.
orally rank high. There should be
little difficulty in setting a salts
factory standard in the new army.
This is a subject more fully treat
ed later in this curse.
Cheerfulness is always a promin-
ent trait of good soldiers. Here
again Americans may be counted
upon to make a splendid showing,
even in the face of any unexpected
hardships or difficulties that may be
ahead of us. There are numerou
episodes in American military his
tory to justify this confidence.
Finally, there are the three bat
tie qualities of the good soldier:
Spirit,
T~enacity,
S~elf-reliance.
Unless a man has these three
qualities-even though he possesses
all the other six in good measure
he is after all only a campfire
soldier. :
The national army, in which you
are to take your place, truly ex-
presses the American character and
ideals. 1t is a great democratic
army. 1t includes men of all de-
g-ees of wealth and education, chos-
en- through fair and open selection
by lot. All are brought together on
terms of equality There has been
and there will be in this great ma
tional army no favOritism and no
pull" The poor man will drill side
by side with the maj who has been
raised in luxury. Each will learn
from the other. The place each
man makes for himself will be de-
termined by his own work and abil-
ity.
The question as to whether it is
better to join the colors now or with
a later contingent is not worth argu-
ing, since the decision has been
made for each man by lot. An ambi-
tious man, however, will be glad
to join now. 1t gives him a bet
ter chance for promotion. The
commissioned officers of the first
contingent are picked men who have
voluntarily gone through the hard
est kind of training. The officers
of later regiments will be drawn
largely from the men enlisted in
the first cOntingents.
There is plenty of opportunity
here for every man to use his brains
and his energy to earn promotion
according to his worth. This does
not mean easy or quick advance
ment. 1t means only that you will
have your fair chance - and you
would ask for nothing more = to de-
vedop yourself and to climb upward
step by step.
In order to make good in the ma
tional army you must, first of all,
fit yourself to carry with credit the
simple title of American citizen
- one of tie proudest titles
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
READING COURSE
FOR BENEFIT Of
CITIZEN TROOPS
WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUES GOOD
ADVICE TO EMBRYO
FIGHTERS

The three basic qualities, Loyalty,
Obedience and Physical Fitness,
we're treated in the preceding les
son. There is another group OF
three soldierly qualities that are
especially needed during the per-
iods of training, marching and
waiting between combats. They
Intelligence.
Cleanliness,
C~heerfulness.
Although these qualities are asso-
ciated chiefly with camp life, they
are, of course, scarcely less helpful
in all other phases of military SER
vice.
Intelligence does not necessarily
mean education, but rather quick
observation and willingness to
learn There is plenty of need for
intelligence in modern warfare. The
national army will be forced to alb
sorb within a few months a train
ing which would ordinarily extend
over a period of two or three years.
Those who intend to fit themselves
for promotion should study thor
oughly the manuals and the drill
regulations which affect their
duties. In time they should learn
something about map-making and
map-reading, the construction of
field entertainments. training and
care of horses, signalling, the hand
ling of complex pieces of machinery
and many other subjects.
Any practical knowledge that you
may now possess will surely be use
full and helpful to you in the army.
Capt. Ian Hay Beth, of the English
army, points out that in the first
British forces of the present war
the previous trade or training of
every soldier was sooner or later
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
SAVE GAS, SAYS
MINE DIRECTOR
GOVERNMENT MAY BE FORCED
TO CURTAIL GASOLINE
SALES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-If the
automobile own of the country
will stop unnecessary and extrava-
CANT pleasure riding during the per-
iod of the war, they will save
enough gasoline to take care of all
the war needs of the United States.
If the automobile owner and
dealers in gasoline handle this most
perfect of all fuels in a careful
and economic manner. they can
save enough more gasoline to per-
haps take are of the war needs
OF the allies.
The above statements were made
by Van. H. Manning, director of the
Bureau of Mines. department of the
interior after a thorough investi-
CATION of the present gasoline sit
uation.
"A patriotic, Thoughtful and un-
selfish response to these sugges-
tions," said Mr.. Manning, would at
once solve one of the perplexing
problems now before the war max
inc authorities. In order that the
var may be carried on successfully
the army and ANY will have to
! have Immediately on hand enough
! gasoline for the aeroplanes, trucks,
automobiles, tractors and other ma
chimes.
There must be no dilly-dallying
about this supply of gasoline and
there won't be. 1t is estimated
that the army and nav will need
for the year. 350.000,0 O0 gallons,
| and there are two ways of obtain
ing it. In the first place the joy
rider, whose pleasure is obtained by
covering many miles at high speed,
can voluntarily give this up; the
man who takes his family on Sun.
day for a 50-mile ride or more can
cut this in half; every man who
drives a machine daily can ask him
self if part of his riding can not
be obviated. To sum up, every
automobile owner and driver car
be taught to ask himself each
morning whether or not his pro-
posed trip is absolutely necessary,
and act accordingly, then the pro-
blem is solved, and with only slight
voluntary sacrifices.
ION the other hand, if the people
continue to be thoughtless and un-
willing to do their patriotic bit in
this respect, it may be necessary
for the United States to take dras-
tic action which will stop excessive
! pleasure use of all automobiles. This
is not yet contemplated, so / un-
derstand, but you can see that it is
the only alternative for the refusal
of the automobile owners to CO.
operate and make the necessary
voluntary sacrifices.
at is generally estimated and
conceded that one-half of the gaso-
line used in the United States. L.
100000, 600 gallons, is used in
pleasure riding. In my opinion, a
judicious use of the automobile for
this purpose will cut this amount
of gasoline in half. which would
mean the saving of more than a
million gallons each day in the
year."
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own company and his own squad.
Without this form of loyalty there
can be no real comradeship; with
out it you can never feel that per
sonal pride and satisfaction in the
service which should e SO much
to your army life.
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j. B. FANCHINI was in town
yesterday from Silver Peak.
l. BEN HARRINGTON was in town
yesterday from Ida.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18

in the world. This means that you
must develop in yourself the quail
ties of a soldier. The more quickly
and thoroughly you cultivate them,
the greater will be your satisfaction
and success.
There is very little real difference
of opinion as to soldierly qualities.
They have been determined by ages
of experience. Weapons change, but
the soldiers who handle the weap-
ons remain much the same.
There are three basic qualities,
without which no man can be a real
soldier, even though he may tempo
rarily wear a uniform. They are:
Loyalty,
Obedience,
Physical Fitness.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
Loyalty.
Obedience,
Physical Fitness.

The man without these qualities is
in the way and is a source of weak
ness to an army, both in the camp
and on the field of battle.
The articles of war of the United
States set forth the military crimes
which are punishable by heavy pen
alties. Among these crimes are de-
sertion, c~owardice, INSTRUMENTATION,
drunkenness while on duty, sleeping
while ON duty as a sentinel, dis
closing the watchword and giving aid
or comfort to the enemy. Run over
one of these military crimes can
result only from the absence of one
or more of the basic qualities of a
soldier.
A soldiers loyalty governs, first
of all, his feelings and actions to-
ward his country, his government
and his flag. There can be no such
thing as halfway loyalty. The
slightest compromise opens the door
to treason.
But a soldiers loyalty does not
stop here. 1t governs all his feel
ings and action toward the army
and toward all the officers under
whom he serves. 1t absolutely for
bids disobedience among both Off
GERS and enlisted men, or disrespect
toward those in authority.
Going a step farther, loyalty gov
erns also the soldiers feelings and
actions toward his own regiment. his
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
TWO PLACES FOR
SOLDIERS TO MEEJ

Des Moines, Aug. 25.-Des Moins
and Council Bluffs will be the conces
tration points for the Second Iowa II
fantry regiment next Monday (Augus
c7). when it is to depart for th
national guard training camp at Den
ing. N. NJ. under orders from the W
department.
Troops from the northeast part Q
the state will come to Des Nome,
while those from the western an
northwestern part will assemble q
Council Bluffs. There will be little Q
no delay in departure Of trains for tn
south from these two concentrate
points, according to plans.
Colonel N. p. Hyatt Of Webster Cit
is in command Of the second regimen
which was depleted to its presep
strength by the transfer Of 800 men {
the Third Iowa infantry. which ha
been recruited to full war strength
preparatory to It's departure fc
France.
The following units will assemble
Des Moines Monday: Company G an
the headquarters and supply con
panies. all OF Webster City: Compan
D, Mason City: machine gun con
pany. Eagle Grove; Company I. AmGQ
Companies F and G. Fort Dodge.
AT Council Bluffs: Companies !
and l. and the sanitary detachme1
all of Sioux City: Company B. ID
Grove. Company f. Sheldon: Con
MANY X. lie Mars: Company NJ. Chez
okee.
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oTTuMWA sEN1IWEEKLY COURIER TUESDAY, AUGUST 81 1917

permitted, to buy 10000 bushels OF
American rye on condition that 600, 900
bushels of wheat already purchased
and held in American elevators be re-
leased I'd the Belgian relief commits
sion.
The neutrals know they cannot con
tinue to feed Germany with American
grains.s They must limit their eX-
ports to the actual surplus of their
owl production over consumption.
They show reluctant Willingness to
abide by this rule. but If it is enforced
rigidly It will go far toward Germany's
defeat In the war.
And therefore Germany will leave
nothing undone to prevent its en-.
forcement
a break between the German war lords
and the new foreign minister, DR.. Won
Kuehlman, unless the latter's declara-
lions in his maiden speech before the
reichstag committee were made nero
ly to create false and favorable I'M
preston among foreign nations.
DR.. Won kuehlman urged the advisa-
bility of friendly relations between
Germany and the few remaining neu-
trail nations. The pan-Germans, on
the contrary, have been threatening
Holland, Norway. Sweden and Den.
mark with invasion should their ex-
rortation Of foodstuffs and munitions
10 Germany cease.
The United States and its embargo
law may force showdown between
the two elements in Germany, and the
results, to say the least, promise to be
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-28
TRAIN RUNS AWAY
ENDANGERING MANY

Evans. Aug. 24-Wreck and prob
ably loss OF life we're narrowly averted
here the other day when Rock Island
passenger No. 40 from Des Moines
was hastily sidetracked just as two
runaway cars rumbled past. An open
car, heavily loaded with sand. and an
empty box car which had been
switched from the house track at the
Oskaloosa freight depot to the main
line and were left standing in front OF
the passenger station, slipped away
unncticed and soon were travelling
west at a mile-a minute speed. The
trip of five miles from Oskaloosa 70
Evans were made in less than eight
minutes by the runaways. A switch
engine from the Oskaloosa yards en-
deavored to catch the flying cars but
was unable to attain the speed set by
the runaways.
A switch was thrown at Evans and
the cars were turned on the Knoxville
branch. Just west of Evans steep
grade was sufficient to retard the
speed of the cars and bring them to
stop.
Had train No. 40 been on time the
meeting of the runaway cars and pas
senger would probably have taken
place at the curve just west of Oska-
loosa. What might have happened is
not pleasant to contemplate.