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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
CROWD OBSERVES WFLLEHAD CREW
 AT STATION HERE
Few Recognized German Immigrants" in Stolid
 Passengers to New York

Stolidly viewing the bustling scene of activity on the Bridgeport station platform from the rear car windows of the Shore Line express, 37 officers and crew of the German steamship D Willehad passed through this city at 1920 this afternoon, under close guard of United States Immigration off, cials.
 Gray haired officers sitting apart from the members of their crew peered through the rain logged win dows while other groups passed the time in smoking and talking about the new condition of affairs that has sud- denly placed them in the official light of alien immigrants and possible ene- mics of this country, the guards as- sert.
 The closely guarded car was in charge of United States Immigration Inspector M. F: Brophy. Fifteen ln- spectors mingled with the passengers upon the train to prevent any un- warranted demonstration. As pro- tection to the car itself the compart. ment doors were kept closed and three inspectors were posted on each of the two platforms.
 DcSD1t0 the IdCC CTdL great cTOWOS had been leaving the city for New York today and thnt nearly one thou sand persons crowded the platform in the hope of getting aboard the train none here seemed aware that the de- tain4d German sailors were abOard As a special precaution against att tracting undue attention all baggage of the interned sailors in the form of kit-fbagS was carried in the forward baggage car in charge of government inspectors.
 Government officials in charge of the transfer declared that the 37 informed officers and men will be taken NuIrectly to Ellis island. Their status today is that of alien migrants. They will be held awaiting advices from Wash ington ordering their disposition under international law
 The shore line express leaving New London at I1:13 and due in this city a. 12:55, was 20 minutes late. Had the train been on time it is believed in railroad circles here that the Willehad crew would have had many sympa- thizers because of the fact that hun dreds of Teutonic origin waite1d trans portation to New York.
 Frank Monahan, chief of police of Jersey City, has resigned to remove legal obstacles to his candidacy for city commissioner at the election next
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
HOME GUARD NUMBERS 4,6:0

Hartford. April 6.-There are 4,63o men enlisted in the Connecticut Home Guard, according to the latest figures obtainable at state headquarters and officials of the state organization claimed that the 5000 mark would be passed before tho week ended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
WILSON SUPPORTS ARMY PLANS OF
 WAR DEPARTMENT

Washington, April 6-In a state ment approving the army plan pre- scented to Congress by the War De- partment. President Wilson today said that ''the hope of the world is that when the European war is over, ar engagements will have been made com posing many of the questions which have hjtherto seemed to require the arming of the nations"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
TO TAKE UP ARMY BILL.

Washington, April 6-The Senate military committee met today but ad- journed after a short session until to- morrow. when it will take up the off, f1cial draft of the new army bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Washington, April 6-President Wilson today signed the resolution of congress declaring state between the United States and Germany
 The resolution signed by the president at 1 o'clock.
 The president also signed proclamation formally decar ing state of between the United States and Germany In proclamation he called upon American citizens to give port to all measures of the government.
 Speaker signed the resolution after it pass the house the early hours of this morning and Vice Pres dent Marshall had signed after the senate convened at The copy sent at to the White House.
 waiting for the president when he returned from short walk with Mrs. Wilson.
 The navy department immediately wireessed telegraph ed all it's stations, and ships follows:
 The president has signed act of which de- that state of exists between the United States and Germany"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
COAST GUARD IN NAVY.

Washington, April 6-The coast guard with all its extensive re- sources and equipment, automatically passed into~the navy today as is pro- vided by law in times of war. 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
British Town Bombed
 By Enemy Aeroplane

London, April 6-Towns on the coast of Kent were again bombed last night by German airship. There were no casualties, it was er~~.~ eaatsiaN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
BRAZI ILlAN SHIP SUNK
 BY u-B0AT, BREAK NEAR

Buenos Aires April 6Buenos Aires newspapers say that grave situation has arisen between Brazil Germanyas result the sinking last night the coast of France of liner There much anxiety tude that the Brazilian government will take.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
WOULD GIVE PRESIDENT
 $l00, ,000, 900 WAR FUND

Washington April 6Appropraton of $1O0OOOOO0 for emergency fund to be used at the presidents discretion similar the $5OOO fund given to President Mckinley of the Spanish War attached today by the appropriation committee to the general deficiency bill
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
UNITED STATES IS AT WAR WITH GERMANY: PRESIDENT ISSUES PROCL TAXATION: U-BOATS
 OF FOE ARE REPORTED IN MEXICAN WATERS

President Wilson Issues Formal Proclamation of War After Signing Act of Congress, Passed Early This Morning by the House-Navy Immediately Notifies All Ships and Stations of Opening of Hostilities War Proclamation Commands All Citizens to Uphold Acts of the Government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06
THE WEATHER

Cloudy tonight; Saturday fair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-06

Frank Monahan, chief of police of
 Jersey City, has resigned to remove legal obstacles to his candidacy for lefty commissioner at the election next month.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
COMPENSATION ACT
SOON Be IN EFFECT
Local Man Named
to Membership
on Board
LAW EFFECTIVE JAN. l
II. II. Barnes Will Assume
Duties for Probable Six
Year Term
LAW EFFECTIVE JAN. /
T Y. II. BARNES, accountant for

r Y. II. BARNES, accountant for
- the Interstate Callahan COM
pany, has been appointed to
membership on the workmen's
compensation commission by Govern
or Alexander and it is understood will
be designated as the member holding
office until 1928 when the board Is Or
been appointed to membership on the
board and third choice is yet to be
made by the governor, who has indi-
Gated his intention of selecting a
south Idaho man for the position. The
term of office for each member of the
board is set for six years by law, ex-
cept the first board named, one of
whose members shall retire on Janu-
airy, 1913, another in January, 1921.
and the third in 1928. The position
carries a salary of $4,000 per year.
The compensation act gives to this
body of three members the name of
industrial Accident board" although
ii is generally known as the work.
mems compensation commission.
Not more than one of the appontees
to the board shall be person who, on
account of his previous vocations, en-
ployment or affiliations can be classed
as a representative of employers; not
more than two of the members of the
board shall belong to the same politi-
cal party. Any vacancy during a term
may be filled by appointment by the
governor. The senate is required to
approve all appointments. AS the ap-
pointments will necessarily be made
during the recess of the legislature
the senate must confirm the appoint
ments at its next regular sitting which
will be in 1919. The law requires that
the members of the commission must
be 30 years of age, a qualified elector
of the state and a resident of the
state not less than three years con-
secutively next preceding his appoint
ment.
The appointment of Mr.. Barnes
from this county to this important
position has met with hearty favor in
this part of the state his ability and
training fitting him well for the duties
of the Office. He will go to Boise to
assume his new duties the first of the
year, when the provisions of the work.
mems compensation act go into full
effect.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11

sided at Hollster on his homestead
which he was bringing into state of
productiveness,
Mr.. Dunn was born in Benton coun-
ty. Missouri December s, 1850, and
was never married. He was always a
staunch republican and for years was
recognized leader of the party in
Shoshone county.
He was man who made friends and
held them by his sterling qualities OF
manhood. He believed in fair play
and his editorial work reflected his
ability to lead men to his way OF
thinking. His was not an abusive pen
and his able efforts did much in shap-
ing the destiny of the county in the
critical times when men with clear
brains and keen insight were needed
in molding opinion
Funeral services were held at Twin
Falls under the auspices of the Ma
sonic lodge, his membership resting
with Shoshone Lodge No. %, of this
city.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
INCORPORATE SANTA CLARA.
Moon Creek Property Will Be Under
Active Development.

Articles of incorporation of the San
ia Clara Mining company were filed
for record here this week, the incor-
porators being Z. O. Stinson of Kel-
logg; II. o. Dahl of Gem; e. Carlson
of Gem; Harry Anderson of Spokane
and w. H. Hanson of Wallace The
capital is $4,000 with the stock hav-
ing a par value of 10 cents
The company takes. over a promis-
ing group of claims in the Moon creek
section where Mr.. Stinson has been
devoting much of his time for several
years past. The claims are near the
Charles Dickens mine and are lead
silver bearing. Active development
work is planned by the officers with
Mr.. Stinson in charge of operations.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
EAST CALEDONIA WILL
GO TO THE 900 LEVEL
PROPERTY INSTALLS
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
FOR DEEP WORK.

The main shaft at the property of
the East Caledonia property, located
in the Wardner zone, will be sunk 200
feet deeper and the ore body develop
ed from the 6O0-foot level, according
to the announcement of the manage
ment this week. Additional machin-
cry and equipment has been provided
for this work which will be undertake
en- at once.
The management has decided to
handle the water problem by cutting
"a sump on the 800 level, thereby stop
ping the flow of surface waters from
the shaft and relieving the pumps of
the additional lift from the lower lev
els, the chief source of the water sup
ply apparently being above the 300
level. Although but a comparatively
small amount of water is expected
below the 400 level, adequate provi-
sion has been made to handle all that
may be encountered.
The ore showings developed on the
300 and 400 levels have been of most
encouraging nature to the directors,
the ore found on the 400 level being of
a much better grade than that found
above and showing greater perman-
ency. Several tons of shipping ga
lena were taken from the development
work on this level and stored in the
bins erected near the shaft house.
With the added depth commercial ore
is expected and the mine placed on
self paying basis Herman j. Rossi Is
president of the corporation ana
Franklin Pfirman secretary treasurer.
The work is under the management of
Rush ]. White, well known engineer
of the district.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
Will Increase Ship
ments by 1000.
Tons
25O.OOO TONS AVAILABLE
TheInterstate Callahan Shaft
Reaches No. 8
Level


WY YITH THE completion of the
W. flotation cells at the Inter-
" state Callahan mill the man
agement expects to increase
shipments by approximately 1000 tons
per month"; while the grade of the pro-
duct and the percentage of metal re-
covery will be very much higher than
under the old system. The flotation
plant is now about completed and will
be ready for operation within few
days.
According to the announcement Of
President Percival the company has
stored at the mill about 250,O00 tons
of mill failing, which have been re-
served until the time when the flota-
ton system is in operation, when it
will be retreated by this process and
large tonnage of zinc and lead con-
centrates recovered from this accum-
ulation. Having already been mined
and crushed the further handling of
this prusiuct and the subsequent addi-
ton to the ore shipments will be made
at a very slight cost of operation.
Shaft Reaches No. 8 Level.
Underground developments are be-
ing pushed ahead at the property on
large scale The shaft is being sunk
from the No. to the No. 8 level,
distance of 225 feet and this work is
now about completed and the ore
body will be opened from this level
without delay. The management also
reports that the tunnel from the In
terstate workings across the Silver
State property, majority interest in
which was recently purchased, toward
the Nipsic property is going steadily
ahead and that the ore body indicated
ip~the upper levels of the Nipsic mine
will be given thorough exploration
in these deeper workings.
Since the Inauguration of dividends
in April, 1916. up to June of the pres
ent year the big mine has disbursed
$3.50 per share in dividends, a total
of $G,277,365. At the close of the
quarter, September 30, the president
announces $465000 on hand, or 81 per
share. AS before stated the directors
decided to pass the dividend to pro-
vide large surplus to meet any un-
usual expenses incurred on account OF
the war reveniie tax and other extra
ordinary expenses.
The management states that 1t Is
the present intention to resume divi-
dend payments in December.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
Government Faces
Serious Situa-
ton
LEAD, TIN AND MERCURY
Great Quantities Must Be
Provided to Keep Army
Needs Supplied
.HE UNITED States will soor

I"SHE UNITED States will soor
face a grave scarcity of certain
minerals necessary to the sue,
cessfu conduct of the war un.
less the vast mineral deposits of the
country are developed said w. G
Westervelt of New York. chairman OF
the United States war minerals board
in an address before the American
Institute of Mining Engineers.
Nitrates, essential to the manufac-
ture of gunpowder and high explosive
SHELLS, are imported in small quaint
ties from South America, he said be-
cause of the shortage of ships. Man
ganese, a mineral used to harden steel
for armor plate and shells, is import
ed at the expense of other necessary
articles, while vast deposits of the
mineral in Virginia, Arkansas and
California aye undeVeloped.
Steps must be taken at once to in
sure a sufficient supply of lead, tin
mercury and zinc necessary to the
speaker declared.
Other members of the war minerals
board also made patriotic speeches
before the convention. Members OF
the board at the convention are
Alfred G. White of the United States
bureau of mines; w. o. Hotchkiss
state geologist of Wisconsin, and Da-
vd White. head of the United States
geological survey.
Steel Industries May Suffer.
A serious situation in it's steel in
dustries would face this country if The
war brings about a suspension of i'm.
ports from manganese ores from Bra.
zil. This was the word presented t.
the convention by DR.. E. c. Harder, o
Harder: THE present practice of max.
ing steel requires ferromanganese il
large quantities and ferromanganest
OF the grade used at present can be
produced only from high grade man.
ganese ores such as the United
States has so far developed only in
limited amounts. There are in the
United States, however, manganlfer-
Gus iron ore deposits which could
probably be used extensively in the
steel industry if certain changes ir
the practice of steel manufacture were
made
DR.. Harder stated that among the
most important of these deposits are
those of the Guyana iron ore district
OF Minnesota.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11

/ "
MI these are the sinews of war.
At the present moment the
greatest need of the United
States government is money. She
must have 1t to render the best possi-
BILE help to herself and her allies.
The government can get that money
in two ways-by borrowing and by
taxing. At present both methods are
being used. Borrowing is the more di-
rect way. Borrowing by means of the
Liberty bond is method of securing
immediate funds for the prosecution Of
the war and spreading the burden of
Taxation does not bring in funds 50
readily but it does help to pay Off i'm
mediately large part of the current
expenses of the government.
To put the burden of our share in
this struggle for democracy as far as
possible on the present generation,
rather than shift it to our children, Is
the governments avowed intention.
Hence, the Liberty bonds are issued
with maturity of 25 years. and a
large part of the current expenses
will be taken care of by taxation.
Subscribing in Liberty bond Is
sound business. 1t Is an investment
which has for its surety the riches of
our United States. 1t is our patriotic
duty to do that which Is now within
our power and which counts for most
at present.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
The Indicator.

The crosseut on the Indicator prop
erty, located on Trapper creek, is now
within 65 feet of the vein, according
to the report of the manager, Alex
Deering. A depth of approximately
300 feet will be had when the ledge Is
reached. strong showing of iron
carbonates in quartzite formation on
the surface gives promise of develop
ing into pay dirt at the depth acqur
ed by the lower tunnel and this work
will be pushed ahead as fast as pos
sible.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
SILVER ORES ARE FOUND
in A NEW DISTRICT
PRosPEcToRs ARE BUSY ON THE
ST. JOE SLOPE OF BIG
CREEK.

On the st. Joe slope of the Big
belt as yet left untouched by pros
pectors. 1t has been a difficult field
to enter. Transportation facilities
were confined to the backs of the pros
pectors and the country was covered
with heavy timber and underbrush,
Since the extensive logging operations
of the Milwaukee company have TAX
en- out much of the timber and forest
fires have cleared away the under
brush, prospectors have begun to wan
der over the region and as a result
some excellent specimens of float
have found their way to town.
Find Float in Creek Bed.
Among the first to enter the district
were Fred Steele and Bert Kincaid,
both seasoned prospectors. They made
their way ip from the st. Joe side,
going over to Herrick and following
up the logging road to its source and
then making their own trail into the
mineralized zone. They picked up
some excellent float in the creek bed
and after several weeks of diligent
prospecting located the ledge at the
head Of the stream. Discovery work
revealed strong ledge, in quartzite
formation, and in shallow operations
they secured specimens carrying as
high as 500 ounces in silver to the
ton. Satisfied that they had a true
fissure vein. carrying an ore body
worth developing, they started opera
tions in a crosscut tunnel farther
down the mountain and are now driv-
ing this steadily ahead to reach the
ore showing above. Mr.. Steele was in
town a few days ago and states that
the work is progressing in most sat
isfactory manner and that they ex-
pect a commercial body of ore within
the next 100 feet of work Mr. Steele
states that he expects Portland capt
tai to take hold of the project in the
near future and carry the work along
at a much faster rate by the instala-
tion of machinery and other equip
ment.
During the past summer a great deal
of prospecting was carried out in that
section and a number of locations
were made on promising leads. The
district can be made easily accessible
to this side Of the divide by the con-
struction of trails at easy grades and
when this is accomplished supplies
will be easier obtained and develop
ment work carried along at lower
cost to the prospectors.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11

wv IlTH THE signing of the
A measure by the president ex-
" empting mining claim owners
from the annual assessment
work a well deserved piece of legsla
tlon WAS entered upon the statute
books.
This measure will save Idaho min
ing claim owners hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars in 1917 and 1918, but
will have the more important result of
leaving the miners at work in the
mining properties already producing
needed war metals, instead of taking
them from productive labor to do as
sessment work on mining claims that
are not turning out any metals Under
the bill signed by the president all
claims are safe for their present own
ers, and can not be Jumped" for lack
of assessment work until after the
close of the year 1919.
There has always been a difference
of opinion as to the advisability in
uoiiIdI times ol SelllllS dSlue the law
in requiring 500 worth of develop
ment work to be done upon each min
ing claim annually Some few have
questioned whether this should have
been done this year but the prepon-
derance of good judgment favored the
setting aside of the law as Il war
measure to the end that the labor re-
quired for this work should this year
be applied directly to the production
of those minerals SO greatly needed by
the industries of the nation.
Had there been no question as to
the advisability of this legislation it
would have been a difficult thing to
secure it's enactment during the pres
ent special session of congress when
its whole attention is centered on ne
nessary war legislation. 10 secure
the passage Of a bill regarded by
many eastern men as of little import
lnce is a great tribute to the standing
and personal effectiveness of western
and representatives and es-
oecially the Idaho delegation who have
aiken leading part in this matter.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-11
Second Bunker Hill
Furnace Blown In

The Bunker Hill smelter now has its
second furnace in operation and Will
have the third furnace ready for use
within another month. This will bring
the capacity of the plant up to 900
tons daily as provided for in the or
iginal plans. That a second unit OF
like capacity will soon be demanded
by the growing business of the con-
Germ seems apparent.
The plant is giving most satisfac-
tory return and will soon become q
great factor in the handling of ores
from the various properties of the dis
trict. At the present time Hecla ore
is taking the capacity Of the smelter
but with the blowing in of the next
two furnaces additional tonnage can
be received from the, other properties.