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A war tax Of % may be placed
ON baseball passes. Which means
that there may be some seats in
the stands hereafter for those who
psy to get in.
o o o
II Chief of Police Harry M.
Smith wanted to run for
office, he'd get an awful wad
OF votes this week. The chief
has five barrels-360 quarts
of confiscated beer in his
office waiting to be destroyed.
o o o
SOME FELLOWS WHO DON'T
LIKE TO BE CALLED SLACK
GRS ARE KIDDING THEMSEL-
YES ABOUT THEIR PATRIOT
lBM BY PLACING THREE-CENT
STAMPS ON CITY LETTERS.
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Start Season

Girls of Stadium high school
will start the basketball season
late today with the first inter-
class game of the year. The
seniors and freshmen play, lining
up as follows: Seniors-Florence
Cowan, Helen King, Margaret
Miller, Alice Uddenberg, and
Frances Senter. Freshmen-Eliz-
abeth Senter, Lottie Stusser, Mil
dred Johnson, Margaret Raw
lings, and Martha Griggs.
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(United Pres. Leased WIRE,


sAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4. -
There will be no Washington-Cal-
ifornia-Stanford boat race in 1918.
The only athletic competition be-
tween California universities and
Northwestern colleges will be
CALIFORNIA; football games next
fall.
This has been decided at the
Pacific Coast intercollegiate ath-
letic conference in session here to-
day. The war made such action
necessary, the delegates agreed. 1t
was decided that while athletic re-
lation should be continued, 1t was
impossible to predict what the
coming draft might do to athletes
and II was considered inadvisable
to arrange any elaborate sched-
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Bert Forbes
Meets Atwood

A classy program of boxing is
promised by the saith artillery at
their smoker Friday night at
Camp Lewis. There will be six
bouts. Young Steffens, one of the
cleverest lightweights of the
camp, will meet Bonettie of the
saith in one of the main events,
and Harry Atwood will meet Bert
Forbes. The Atwood-Forbes go
should be bear, as both boys are
experienced boxers and every even
ly matched.
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Buried at Last

Financial affairs of the Loch-
burn Golf club which disorgan-
lied few months ago, were set
tied December 1 by a committee
composed of j. e. Macpherson, s.
s. Anderson and Fred Cromwell.
All debts have been paid dues
have been refunded, and the club
goes to its grave without single
black mark against its record.
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Modest Wrestlers of Camp
Lewis Announce New Titles

Two new wrestling champions
who have heretofore hid their
light under a bushel, have bobbed
up at Camp Lewis and will appear
in the 346th-316th .regimental
smoker Friday night.
Corp. William Miller, who mod
es,ly claims nothing more than
the wrestling championship of the
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BASKETBALL SEASON
is STARTED AT CAMP

70 yesterday, "a to 4. The game
attracted much interest, and camp
athletic officers believe that bas-
ketball will be one of the most
important games Of the fall sea-
son.
Players on the two teams were:
Co. D-Bennett, Jones, johnson,
Hage, Gorton, White; Co. c.
Snyder, Jones, Drophy, Bremen.
! Gilman.
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Owner of Fast
Craft Is Dead

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Freder-
lex l.. Upjohn, well known motor
boat enthusiast, is dead at his
home at Huntington, l.. l., it was
learned here today. He died Sat
urday night. He was owner of
Flyaway III, which made world s
record on the Hudson river over
the New York-Albany course.
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Soldiers Of the 361st Infantry
Ut Camp Lewis launched the bas-
ketbal season yesterday afternoon
by staging the first intra-regimen-
tai game of the season. A tour
Dament has been scheduled, in
which all companies of the 361st
will play against each other at
least once.
Company d won from company
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Farnum Brings
North of So"

North of Fifty-Three" is q
capital vehicle for Dustin Farnum
who will make his final appear
ance in the play at the Melbourne
today. AS the big miner of Alas
ka who loves little school teach-
er from the east, he convinces with
his forceful acting. Winnifred
Kingston Is his leading woman.
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THE CHEER LEADER
"a. Boob attends u college football
game for the first time.)

THE CHEER LEADER
"a. Boob attends u college football
game for the first time.)
A megaphone, q raucous voice.
whats he got in his head)
A tumble of sound, plenty of noise
(I'll bet his brain is dead.)
CHORUS.
Rickety, Rackety. Kiss, Zoom, Fam
(Where does he get that stuff?)
Higglety, Hagglety, Biff, Boom.
BAN.
THAT rah-rah chatter is rough. }
Swinging arms, another yell
(When do you think he es-
caped)
Sounds just like a riot in hell.
(Hey, cop, here's q nut that es-
caped.)
Hair awry, blood in his eye
He's crazy, he's bugs, he's a nut.
II be suffers so why doesn't he
die?
Call cop to look after the nut. }
CHORUS.
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Sport w ritter
Is Near Death

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Walter
Eckersall, sport writer on the
Tribune and former football star
OF the University Of Chicago, was
said to be near death in st. Luke's
hospital today. He was taken to
that institution last night and is
believed to be suffering from can
Ger of the stomach,
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state of Yucatan, Mexico, has
found another blushing violent in
the person of Alex Goodfellow.
who goes a little stronger and
claims the mat championship Of
Scotland and Southern California.
These two men will risk their rec
ords by meeting each other in one
of the numbers of the show.
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90 ~~~~e~~eSs<~s
Douglas MacLean, popular

Douglas MacLean, popular jul
venile of the Oliver Morosco
Stock company, playing at the
Morosco theater in Los Angeles,
was loaned to the company pro-
ducing Vivian Martins new Para
mount picture, 1.-The Fair Bar
barian." Mr.. MacLean is a popu-
lar Western actor and has a good
role in this picture.
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SQUIRREL FOOD
lRy United Press.l

NEW YORK, Dec. T.
In the 32nd hour, at s a. m,
the twelve leaders in the six
day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden had Travelled
606 miles, no laps. Madon-
ma and Bello still trailed a
lap behind. The record is
70S miles, one lap, made by
Lawson and Root in 1915 IN
Chicago.
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DETER'S q
NJ IFFLE 49,

A fellow named Devers has been
suspended by the Wisconsin box
ing commission for laying down in
a fight with Fred Fulton. Any
one who would lay down in a fight
with Fulton ought to be shot at
sunrise.
O O O
. @ q . o q o o . . o O o o .
= REAL BASEBALL q
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Anderson And
Hipp Enlist
Omitted Press Leased wsre.)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. A.
Hipp, first baseman of
the Yankees, and Walter Ander-
son, pitcher of the Philadelphia
enlisted in Uncle Sans
service here today. Hipp called at
the civil service headquarters and
offered his services as an expert
craftsman and Anderson enlisted
in the naval reserves.
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$4,000 for various war funds by
his golf play.
His last match was at the En-
glewood, N. j., links where he
played foursome with Jesse
Guilford, Oswald Kirkby and John
Anderson.
His latest photo shows him in
uniform, as he appeared at Engle-
wood with Anderson.
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struction and Eddie is now a regu-
lar airman,
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
PAST PRES. FUlMtR
PRESENTED WITH FOB

State President Jack Thompson OF
Goidfield paid an official visit to
White Pine Aerie of Eagles last
Tuesday night, where he was met by
an unusually large gathering of the
members of the lodge. The main
line train was delayed about six
hours. so the state president did not
reach the lodge rooms until about
10 p. IN. He found all eagerly
waiting to receive him. however.
even at the late hour.
The regular business was quickly
disposed of by President b. Il.
Walker OF the local aerie. Past
President w. l.. Fulmer was pre-
sented with a beautiful watch fob
emblematic of the order as a token
of the high esteem In which he Is
held by the members of the order, as
we'll as an appreciation OF the excel
lent services he rendered during the
past year as the highest officer In the
lodge. win" was completely taken
BY surprise but mdae q feeling reply
TO the presentation speech and sin
cerely thanked the members of the
lodge for the honor which they had
conferred upon him.
State President Thompson then ad-
dressed the members. Mr.. Thompson
Is an able speaker and in referring
to the great good accomplished by
the Eagles. particularly In the noble
work of charity, he paid glowing
tribute to White Pine Aerie. saying
that in all movements for the good
OF mankind II could be found In the
front ranks He said that In his
opinion one of the highest officers
In the state aerie should be chosen
from the local lodge at the next an
nuai meeting which will be held In
Carson City, and to that end he
would use all the power at his con-
mand.
Following the state presidents ad-
dress an excellent supper was served
under the direction of Caterer Fritz
Moller and the festivities were con-
tinued into the early hours of the
morning
White Pine Aerie was never In
better shape than 1t is today, due to
the energetic work of goodly num-
ber OF members
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
POPULAR YOUNG WOMAN
OF McGILL PASSES AWAY

Mrs John S. Groshonk, of MeGill.
died at the Steptoe hospital in East
Ely at 2:45 O'Clock last Wednesday
afternoon Mrs. Groshong was 20
years of age and had been a resident
of McGill for the past six years. She
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
p. N. Griffen of Ogden. where she
was married to John S. Groshong
ten years ago last December.
Mrs. Groshong was one OF the
most popular young matrons in this
district and her loss will be keenly
felt Possessed of a charming dispo-
sition. she enjoyed an unusually
large circle of friends.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon at the Wilson
Bates undertaking parlors in Ely.
where Rev. Jos. w. Gum. rector OF
st. Bartholomew church officiated
and beautiful solos were rendered by
Mrs. Gum. The services were at
tended by a large throng. many au-
tomobiles coming from McGill. car
rying friends OF the popular young
woman to pay their last tribute of
respect: more than 80 members of
the Knights of Pythias and Pythian
Sisters being in attendance.
The body was taken to Ogden on
Friday morning and was accompa-
MED by the broken hearted husband
and friends.
Mr.. Groshong has for some time
been connected. with the flotation de-
partment OF the Nevada Consolidat-
ed Copper company and has the sin
eere sympathy of his wide circle of
friends In the irredeemable loss
which he has sustained.
Aside from her husband. Mrs.
Groshong is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. N Griffen, two sis
ters, Mrs Wiser and Mrs. Smuin.
as well as two brothers. all of whom
reside in Ogden
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
BASKET BALL BETWEEN ELkO
AND COUNTY HIGH school,

The basketball team of the count,
high school will play the Elko higl
school team February 18th. AfteI
the game a dance will be given II
honor of the visiting team. and 70,
the pleasure of the spectators.
This is also a benefit game for tn
high school teams. The White Pine
girls team will visit Elko Februars
23, and the boys will go March 2
II you wish to see something livel,
come and see the high school team
trim the Elko boys February II.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
ALL ABOARD FOR
BABY ELkS'
SPECIAL

Arrangements have been complet-
ad for the special Pullman train,
.,hich will be known as the Baby
F,v speeial. leaving Ely next Friday
night at 10 O'Clock and arriving In
ogden on Saturday morning at 8
o'clock. All reservations must be
made by tomorrow. and tickets are
nm sale at both the Steptoe Drug
Store In Ely and the McGill Drug
store in McGill.
The excursion is open to all those
who desire TO avail themselves of the
opportunity afforded to visit Ogden
and Salt Lake. and many business
men have decided to accompany the
large herd of fun grown Elks who
are taking a number OF baby Elks
from McGin TO lead them to the
slaughter.
Elaborate preparations have been
made by the business men and Elks'
lodge of Ogden for the reception OF
those who journey In from this dis
trict A rate of one and one third
fare FOR the round trip has been
made and this puts the trip within
the reach of all
The return limit has been fixed at
ten DAYS. and no doubt all the boys
will depart attired as gentlemen
should be when riding on Pullman
special. but on the return II Is fear
ed that not just few may present
the appearance OF having been ship
ped in by freight when the shipper
neglected TO label handle with
care However all the Elks VIII
come back and the time spent in the
Utah cities will always remain a
pleasant memory.
T. Bergerson. travelling freight
and passenger agent for the Southern
Pacific railroad, has been in Ely the
past week looking after arrange
ments OF which no detail for the
enjoyment OF those going on the
BABY Elk Pullman Special will be
lacking
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11

The course TO be taken by the
United States if Germany eompels
the use of force to safeguard Amer
lean lives and rights has been de
termined
II was learned authoritatively
after yesterdays cabinet meeting that
In the event President Wilson goes
before Congress again. II will not be
to ask for declaration of war. but
to follow literally the words of the
address in which he announced the
break of diplomatic relations. and
request authority to use means
deemed necessary to protect American
seamen and people.
No new development came to In
dicate that the overt act by Germany
regardee as inevitable was nearer at
hand Fewer reports of ships sunk
came In, and none told officially OF
the loss of an American life. Furth-
er information received about George
Washington. the negro fireman lost
on the Turino. indicated that he
probably was a British subject
The cabinet met with all mem
bers present except Secretary Nc
Adoo. Just before the meeting the
majority OF the members had at
tended a session OF the council for
national defense, called at the war
department to discuss mobilization
of the nations resources as result
OF many offers from manufacturing
and other companies to place them
selves at the disposal of the govern
ment in the event of trouble.
President Wilson's severence of
diplomatic relations with Germany
was formally approved by the Sen
ate.
BY a vote of rs to the Senate
expressed confidence In the Presi-
dents course. adopting resolution
submitted by Chairman Stone OF the
foreign relations committee indors-
ing the withdrawal of American Am
bassador Gerard from Berlin and CIV
ing to Ambassador Bernstorn his
passports.
Senators who voted against the
resolution were; Democrats-kir-
by of Arkansas and Vardaman OF
Mississippi. Republicans-Gronna.
North Dakota; Works. California.
and La Toilette. Wisconsin.
Senator vardaman, of Mississippi,
democrat, was the first senator TO an
nounce his disapproval of the reso-
luton, stating that he could not vote
for II because he did not believe the
Presidents course was justified by
the facts or that II was wise.
But" said Senator Vardaman,
'if war must come. there will be no
faltering on my part or on the part
of my constituents | shall vote to
give the President men and money to
the last soul and dwindling farthing
In the nations behalf
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
SENATE BACKS PRESIDENT
IN SEvER|NC DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
Ouerf Act Not Yet Committed but German
U-Boats Haue Destroyed SO British Ships
in Past Nine Days.
Especial to the White Pine News)


proposition the United
with
a
ping daily
The Citizens Bill submitted
military committee
regular which
Ambassador
Switzerland
Wednesday.
The continue
havin IN the epastni inc
ships left
distinguishing marks.
The British
to
resulting
positions the
President indicated
profeg clash
avoided possible The Socialists petitions
a
o
citizens
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11

Il do not indorse murder on the
high seas nor do | countenance the
extent to which Great Britain, inso-
lently. cruelty and persistently has
violated international law, nor her
contemptuous defiance of the rights
of neutrals. Germany and Great
Britain are both culpable Their
crimes differ only in a degree.
Asserting that the United States
has not been neutral as a nation
and that If Ii had lne country never
would have been brought to a breach
with Germany, Senator Works of Cal
ifornia protested against the action
of the President.
Senator Works said he did not
question the good faith of the Pres
ident and gave him credit for con
scientious motives and patriotic pur-
poses. but protested against this
OF any other movement that tends
toward war with Germany for no
greater cause than has yet been
given us
Il insist" said the senator, after
reviewing the German negotiations
and the Presidents determination to
uphold American rights on the seas,
that neither a private citizen nor the
President. nor Congress can be JUS
tilted in driving this nation into war
or endangering its peace by any such
false sense of courage or national
prestige or dignity"
Reviewing the Lusitiania case at
length and branding 1t as a "cruel
and unjust wrong to our people and
TO the nation" the senator said il
was well to consider how far I'VE
ourselves, by our course of action,
contributed to the loss OF American
lives He continued
This government cannot shield It
self from the fearful responsibilities
1t is bound to accept for this dread
ful tragedy. We have continued
from that time on to aid the enemies
of Germany In the same way. We
have not been neutral as a nation:
many of our people have not attempt
ed to conceal the fact of their un-
neutrality. II we had been wholly
neutral. we would never have been
brought to our present relations with
Germany"
Five hours OF debate preceded the
vote. but the only active, opposition
came from the five senator's who
stood out against the resolution when
the roll was called The ranking
republicans joined the democrats in
declaring their whole-hearted sup
port of the President.
II have preented the resolution"
said Senator Stone In bringing the
matter before the senate because
! think we should let the world
know that We support the president
of the United States whenever acting
fCoutinued on rage rovr.i
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
'IE1Fs 'IPE1RFs0'PEfRf
Huilding underaaa4e xeesia a. :

The buildingl on Murry street for
merly known af the Exboaitet bHin-
ing. but now the property OF Col
L. G. Cannon, IS undergoing exten-
sive repairs. A new roof has been
put on, a brick chimney installed and
the building will be painted and put
in attractive shape The front por-
tion of the building formerly occu-
pied as a newspaper office has been
repapered and II is reported that
within the next few weeks a bakery
will occupy the premises.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11

as'us Services for Young Men
"uring the week two OF the pop
a' young men of the district who
e passed into the great beyond
e nttingly remembered when
6. auiem masses were celebrated In
pso eo Heart church, by the rector.
NJ j. O'Reardon, for the hap
:. ,epose of theis souls. On We'd
p."s 's the mass was for Frank
,.s. WI who suddenly met his death
r.,s one month previous, and on
NJ, ohester carlin. nephew of
,m ana Mrs. Frank Cariin, was
"aewise remembered
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
WILL ENFORCE
LAW REQUIRING
BRICK FLUES

AT the meeting of the mayor and
city council held in the assembly
chamber in the city hall last Monday
night. matters of considerable i'm
portance were taken up. and among
other things the city marshal was di
rected to see that the ordinance re-
lating to brick flues through the
principal business section of the city
was rigidly enforced.
The ordinance, which Is aimed to
protect the thickly populated section
was passed several years ago, but
much complaint was made on accoun,
of the expense of building brick
flues. A number of property own
ers complied with the ordinance
-vtehout-e0mplaint. however, and re
cent rSres hase brought home to al
The &AEessity of better protection
While expense Is ALWAYS to be eaxer
af oAohsi6efation, the wise ones
usually look at such matters in 2
..rdwhess light. and then conclude
that the conjunction of bricl
chimney II small matter when com
pared to the loss of thousands O.
dollars which Is likely to occur a
any time from the old style fluet
which are not only a bad business
proposition for the owners of ths
building in which they are in use
but exceedingly dangerous to all sur
rounding property.
1t was decided to prosecute al
those who refuse to comply with tht
ordinance, and in that event it woule
be far cheaper to construct the bricl
chimney than to carry the burden o
an unsuccessful lawsuit.
The city clerk was instructed t.
purchase a dozen rubber coats, a
we'll as like number of boots for tn,
use of Ely's fire department. and ;
change room will be arranged In thf
city hall 1t was further determine,
that the firemen should be compen
sated for the loss of their clothin
which they suffered in the two recen.
fires which for a time threatened the
destruction OF the entire city. bu
both of which were so ably handle,
by the department.
The city cemetery will be given al
tention as soon as the weather viii
permit, and grass will be planted
which will add greatly to the Las
resting spot.
The city tax rate was fixed a
81. .25 on the 800 valuation. tn
same as last year
1t is said that the city is today l.
better financial condition than eve
before since its incorporation