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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
l} NEGROES
HUNG At FORT
SAM HOUSTON
Men Of oath Infantry Who
We're Implicated in Riot
of August %

GAN ANTONIO. Dec. l1.-Thirteen
..~roes were hanged at Fort Sam
uon.,ou at 7:l7 o'clock this morning
ior completely in the riot at Houston
ou August %, when about one hun
S,sd colored troops of the twenty
,,urh infantry shot up the town and
,,used the death OF 16 white men and
vuuuded more than n score OF others.
The men who paid the death penalty
xsre: Sergeant William Nesbit; Cor
0orals Laron Brown. James Wheatly.
Is.se Moore, Charles Baltimore; Pri-
y,tes William Breckenridge. Thomas
Hawkins. Charles Snodgrass. Ira
Davis, James Divins, Frank Johnson,
Ri,ley Young and Pat McWhorter.
The announcement OF the action on
the court martial verdict was made
,t the southern headquarters by the
chief OF stan, who also gave out the
formal statement in which the names
Of the men sentenced to life impri'
sonment were given.
Good bye boys OF Company c"
we're the last words OF the condemned
q the twenty.fourth infantry as the
taps were sprung and they dropped
70 death on the scafTold. The men OF
Company c, OF the nineteenth infan'
tn had been guarding the negroes
sree they were brought to San An
tonic.
The execution took place in an ar
nyo two miles east OF Camp Travis
% a scaffold that had been erected
dsring the night by engineers from
he post.
The negroes were taken to the
paHold in trucks preceded by l25
aTairymen and 100 infantry.
Without a tremor the condemned
nsn stepped out with soldiery tread
singing hymn and walked to theii
paees. Prayers were said by n ne
30 minister and two army chaplins
The men then resumed their singing
stood erect and displayed the greatest
htitude while the ropes were being
adjusted
The trap was then sprung. Elever
d the men died instantly. Two duiy
Hed for a moment but the ropes were
Int
OF the 63 men tried by the same
t0lrt martial. IL were sentenced tc
fis Imprisonment, one was sentenced
y discharge from the army and two
nd a half years imprisonment. three
TFe sentenced to two years In tho
psitentIary and Ave acquitted.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
WHY WOLRD is
FIGHTING GERMANY

These excerpts from official French
reports of German atrocities in north
ern France are accompanied in prac-
tically every case with sworn state
ments by municipal officials in the ci-
ties and towns in which they took
place. Names, places and dates are
given in the original reports:
AT Somzee (northern France) on
August % the Germans arrested
five persons, among them a feeble
minded by of Il. The boy tried to
escape and was shot :nrough the
thigh. Under threat of death, per
sons were forbidden to attend him
and he lay in the middle of the
street, where he bled to death. So
incensed was the officer IN charge of
the squad of Germans over the at
tempted escape that he summarily
ordered the other four prisoners exc
cuted. The orders were carried out
at Themes. On the same day the
Germans burned twenty-five houses.
Two men, trapped in the cellar ol
burning house. where they had hid
den, tried to escape by crowling
through the gratings of a window
They were both shot and killed b!
Uhlans as they climbed through tn,
gratings. In the same place a maj
and his wife who had hidden in tn
cellar of their home, sought to escap
after the Germans had set fire to III
house. The Germans fired at then
wounding both. The woman fell bac
in the cellarway and was burned
death.
/ At Gougnies, on August g. tn
Germans burned 81 houses; at Fa
isolle 81, at Arismont 163, at Fosse 7t
At Biesmes they burned 70 houses an
executed eight citizens. On the roa'
from Fosse to Vitraval a party o
women and children were overtakel
by squad of Uhlans. One OF III
Uhlans, dismounting, attacked one VIC
man. She resisted and he seized
sabre from another trooper and plung
ed II through her breast. Some o
the mans comrades laughed, as h
showed them the sabre dripping will
blood. He then wiped the sabre oi
his coat.
At Roseliies he burned 81 house
and executed eight, including th
cure. an aged man.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
KEY PlTTMAN ASKS
BOARD FOR DENIAL

Urging that the priority board make
a public denial of an intention to es-
tablish an embargo on gold ores, or
other embargoes which would cripple
the gold mining industries. Senator
Key Pittman has wired the Reno Com
mercial club sending a copy of a com
munication to Mr.. Lovett, commission.
er of the priority board. He says the
government Is trying to stimulate the
production and use OF silver as well
as gold.
The communication roads:
"Rumor OF impending action by your
board relative to the denial of trans
portation to and from the gold and
silver mines OF my state (Ncvada)
and other western states Is bringing
about business chaos in such sections,
arousing a storm of protests. have
already taken the liberty of wiring
the Nevada Mine Operators Associa-
ton OF my state and other public bo.
dies that such action would be too
absured to contemplate for a moment.
have called to their attention the
fact that the treasury department Is
at the very present moment actively
developing a plan to stimulate anC
! increase the production and use o
silver as well as gold.
81 have reminded them chat the
present annual demand for silver
throughout the world is twice the an
nual production. have called to their
attention the fact that Japan. China
and India are willing to accept silver
against us and that the government is
now attempting TO arrange n plan by
which this demand can be Immediately
met and the safety OF the transaction
assured by the continued and in.
creased production OF silver. I have
OF my own yolition stated to all these
protestants that the demand for gold
as well as silver is already acute
throughout the world and that such
demand Is rapidly increasing. have
assured them that our government is
fully aware of the necessity OF stim.
ulating to the utmost the production
of both gold and silver and that moth
ing will be permitted that will inter
fere with this policy. | had thought
that such declarations and assurances
would be sufficient but I have been
mistaken. Our citizens throughout the
west engaged in these industries and
thousands of employees dependent up
on them are demanding OF me ant
undoubtedly OF other Western sena
tors that an Affirmative denial OF thu
rumors which have referred to b'
obtained from the priority board.
hope that you will do me the courtes!
OF a reply at the earliest possible
moment"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
DIVORCES HUSBAND AFTER
FORTY DAYS OF WEDL0CK

San Francisco papers record the
divorce of Mrs. Elizabeth c. Geddes
last Thursday from c. Walter Geddes,
well known mining man. She had been
married to Geddes only forty days
The ground on which the decree was
asked and obtained was cruelty. Mrs
Gcddcs was divorced from w. II. Mof'
fat in Reno in June, 1915. In obtain
ing her decree on Thursday at San
rroncisco shc asked for no alimony
and said all she wanted was to be
freed from Geddes. Under the Call
fornia law the decree is intcrlocutorS
and cannot become final until a yea'
shall have passed.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
PROHIBITION LAW
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-With
decision upholding The Idaho prohibi.
tion law the supreme court today gave
an opinion which may be one of the
most far-reaching victories for bone
dry prohibition yet recorded
1t was held that citizen has no con
stitutional right to possess liquors for
his personal uses II a state wishes to
forbid IT,
Justice McReynalds, who gave the
courts opinion, held that a state has
power absolutely to prohibit manufac-
ture, gift, purchase, sale or transpor-
tation of intoxicating liquors within
it, borders without violating the con.
stitution."
I'VE further think" he added. "it
clearly follows from our numerous de-
cisions upholding prohibition leglsia-
tion that the right to hold intoxicating
liquors for personal uses is not one of
those fundamental privileges of citi-
zen of the United States which no
state may abridge. A contrary view
would be incompatible with the un-
doubted power to prevent manufac-
ture, gift, sale, purchase or transporta-
ton of such articles-the only feasible
ways of getting them. An assured
right of possession would necessarily
imply some adequate method to obtain
not subject to destruction at the will
of the state"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
SALARY TOO Low
FOR DlCKERSON
II. TABER.
City Clerk.

Regarding former Governor ID. s..
Dickerson's declination to the appoint
ment OF inspector OF explosives OF Ne
vada, the Carson News comments as
follows:
Former Governor ID. S. Dickerson,
in a statement to n representative OF
the News yesterday, stated that he
had sent to Washington his declina-
,iion to the appointment as inspector
OF explosives for the state Of Nevada.
The commission, signed by President
Wilson. had been in his hands for sew
eral days.
This action on the part Of the for.
mer governor comes "a surprise
To many of his friends in Carson
CITY. who believed that he would &C
cept the appointment, which carries
with II salary of $4,000 per year
with expenses.
Mr.. Dlokerson stated that he hat
not sought the appointment and tina
had he accepted he would be In NJ
way under obligations TO either sena
tors Newlands or Plttman. but that HI
was declining for the reason that tn
compensation the post carried with
d was not in keeping with the dutte
k demanded, and that the allowance q
the government for travelling an
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
ROBERT B. HUNTER
RESIGNS CLERKSHIP

At meeting of the Board of Coun.
ty Commissioners held last evening.
with James G. Gregory and Fred c.
Voight present. Chairman Jones hav.
ing gone TO San Francisco last week
to visit his son. Captain Leslie Jones,
who is there on a ten day furlough.
County Clerk Robert B. Hunter pre-
sented his resignation, TO take effect
Immediately upon acceptance of the
same by the board.
AS Mr. Hunter announced several
days ago that he intended TO resign
his office there were two applications
for the position. Mr.. Gregory pre-
sented the application of Miss Matte
Keith. and Mr.Voight presented the ap,
plication of Lester Eyler AS the
members present could not reach an
agreement, telephone call was sent
for Chairman Jones. He may decide
between the two applicants, or he may
have some other person in view fol
the position.
II is understood that the position
was offered to Herbert c. Sproule, de
putty county clerk, who was called t.
San Francisco several days ago by tn
death OF his uncle, George Sproule
but he declined the appointment
Mr.. Hunter will remain in the ofIic
until his successor Is appointed an
qualities, which will probably be will
in the next few days.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
RUSSS|TUAT|ON
REPORTED GRAVE
Garrison at Moscow Shows In
Subordination to BoISheviki
Orders

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE situation in
Moscow is reported grave. says a
Times dispatch from Petrograd. The
Bolsheviki have placed machine guns
in the streets as they fear an upris-
ing OF hostile parties.
The garrison shows insubordination
and is reported as disobeylng the Boil
sheviki orders. Considerable forces
are being detached from the western
front TO be sent against the Cossacks.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
VIL SHALE COMPANY
TO BUILD A PLAN !

John J. Van Allen, a director OF the
stently organized Standard Oil Shale
tcntany, came in from Elko. Nevada
Tsesday to confer with his Utah asso'
dates. lie says that there is great
teai OF interest being exhibited In the
hale beds of northern Nevada. Some
4 the tests show the presence oi
iorty.hye gallons OF crude oil to ton
Il sbale and fourteen gallons OF gaso
Inc product. The company proposes
10 erect l0Oton plant next spring
lrd has taken up several Thousand
,Sres of shale lands.-Salt Lake Her
haRepublican.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
PROHIBITION
PASSED SENATE
House has Consented to Con-
slider Amendment Next
Monday

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-By unani.
nous consent the house OF represen.
tatiyes has agreed to consider Mon.
day the constitutional amendment for
national prohibition which has already
passed the senate. The judiciary com.
mittee has reported the matlet favor.
ably.
The woman's suffrage constitutional
amendment was reported out of CON-
mittee without recommendation BY the
house judiciary committee.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
CARLISLE e. co. TAKE
OVER NEVADA PRESS

Announcement is made that A. Car
tile q Co.. OF San Francisco. have
Ncome identified with the Nevada
Press company, one OF the largest
Whiting institutions OF the lntcrmoun.
ein country, which has been located
a Reno for many years. The new
nm will bo known as A. Carlisle q
w. OF Nevada. Messrs. Cannon and
AeEson, who have operated the No
'ada Press company since 1915. will
"main In charge OF the new Arm.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL


The Board of Supervisors met pur-
suant to recess Dec. 8. in the Office OF
the Justice of the Peace at s D. m.
Present Mayor Mcbride. Supervis.
ors Williams. Mayer. Englert and
Bremen.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The matter OF a wholesale liquor
license for w. NJ. Doyle was brought
up and upon motion of w. r. Mayer,
seconded by c. F. Williams to grant the
license, 1t was granted by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, c. F. Williams, W.
r. Mayer. J. A>McBride; Nays, T. F.
Bremen. and w. r. Englert. Said II.
cense to be granted for the quarter
ending March 81, 1917.
Upon motion of w. r. Mayer, sec.
onded by c. F. Williams. the matter
OF reyoking the retail liquor license
OF p. Aiazzi. was laid over until
Thursday. December 13, 1917, at 1880
p. m. The vote being unanimous.
Upon motion of w. r. Englert, sec
onded by c, F. Williams. and unani.
mously carried, the petition to cancel
rooming house license of Mrs. Olive
Monks was denied.
A letter from Assistant Fire Chief
OF Fallon, Nevada. and also one from
Mr.. ID. E. Williams, both concerning
the fire department were read to the
board, and upon motion of w. r. Eng.
lert, seconded by c. F. Williams, and
unanimously carried, the clerk was in
structed to write both parties extend
ing them vote of thanks for the
\ information contained in said letters.
Upon motion of c. F. Williams, sec.
onded by T. F. Bremen. and unani-
mously carried it was decided to con.
slider Emergency Ordinance Number s.
Said Emergency Ordinance No. 8
was read TO the board and upon mo-
tion of T. F. Bremen. seconded by
c. F. Williams. and unanimously car
ricd, said ordinance was adopted by
the following vote: Ayes, c. F. vii
liams, w. Il. Mayer. w. r. Engleri
and T. F. Bremen; Nays. none.
Emergency Ordinance Number
was then read TO the board and upor
motion OF T. F. Bremen. seconded b,
W. X. Englert, and unanimously cal
red said Emergency Ordinance No.
was adopted as read. with the follow
ing vote: Ayes, T. + Bremen. w. r
Mayer. c. F. Williams and w. r. Eng
lert. Nays. none.
Ordinance Number 10 which refer
to Sunday closing of saloons, wa!
read to the board and upon motion o
c. F. Williams, seconded by T. +
Bremen, and unanimously carried
said reading of said Ordinance No. II
was considered the first reading. ant
that it be taken up for final actor
at regular meeting January 3. 1918
Vote: Ayes, .Englert. Williams, Bren
nen and Mayer. Nays, none.
w. r. Englert made a motion tha
no one employed by the City of ElkC
shall purchase anything unless a re
auisition be first made on a request
ton blank and o. KID by the super
visor of the department said purchase
is to be charged to. The motion was
seconded by c. F. Williams and un
animously carried.
Upon motion duly made and carried
the board took a recess until Thurs
day. December 13. 1917, at 1880 p. m
Above minutes were read to tn
board and upon motion OF w. r. Ems
lert, seconded by c. F. Williams an
unanimously carried they were al
proved as read.
s. II. TABER.
CITY Clerl
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
GERMANS PLANNING
ANOTHER ATTACK
Unusual Activity of Artillery
PreSSageS a Great
Attack

LONDON, Dec. 11.-Unusually &C.
tive artillery fighting and aerial oper,
ations in the western front is reported
in an official communication. This &C.
tiyity is particularly noteworthy in
the Ypres and Arras sectors.
The operations are of a character
and extent which almost invariably
precede a great attack.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
GERMANS SEND
MANY TROOPS TO
FRENCH FRONT
Believed They are Massing for
Attack but Place is Not
Disclosed

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Dec. IL.
Heavy German reinforcements have
arrived in France, It is believed in the
allied capitals. An attack is expected.
but where the blow will fall is not
disclosed.
For the moment, the infantry is in.
active along the western front. but
the artillery and especially that OF
the Germans is very active in several
sectors.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
AMERICAN CROPS
FAR IN EXCESS Of
PREVIOUS YEARS
Estimated UnofficiaIIy That
Products Will Total Twen-
s.. ty-0ne Billion Dollars

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1l.-Many
crops this year exceed those OF other
years. while the value OF the farm
products. with total OF unofficial es.
Innate will reach the huge SUN of
S2l. 900. 100000 which is far in excess
CT any other year in the history of
the United States. the department OF
agriculture announced today.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11

The new daylight S. p. train, which
is to run between Ogden and Reno.
will be known as No. II. and it will
pass through Elko at 9:1O o'clock
a. III. 1t will 20 into service next
Monday, December 16.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
ATTENTION, HOME GUARDS

A meeting OF the Elko Home Guards
Is hereby ordered TO be held Tues
day evening at 1880 p. m, at the court
room. by order Of @. G. Jensen. cap
tain.
&c. DOUGHTY.
Secretary.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11

n. W. NayIor, T. l.. Tenneil ana
George Baker we'll known Gold Creek
resIdents are in Elko today
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11
Scott Hanna and Clint Bolton are in
from SHELTON today.

other expenses was far from sufficient
10 cover actual cost. II Is his inten'
ton to devote his energies to private
enterprises. which would suffer by sis
acceptance.
For some time Dlckerson has been
suffering from severe attack OF neu'
ritis.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-11

c. M. Miller and Is. NJ. Peterson are
down from Jarbidge 10 confer with
the board of highway commissioners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-11

No. 20-Al that piece or parcel of land
located in Election District No. IA
of Garrett county, Md, known and
designated as Lot No l of the sub
division of the tract of land called
Harrington Manor" and being the
same property described in a deed
from Thomas w. and Amanda W.
Titchnell to Erving Jennings and
Wesley DeBerry. containing 70
acres; said deed being dated Deem
her 9, 1902. and recorded in Liber
E. Z. T., No. y, folio 292, of said
Land Records of Garrett county,
and will be sold to pay and satisfy
the taxes due and in arrear thereon
for the year 1915 as is charged up
on the Assessment Books of Garrett
county in the name of Ewing Jen-
nings and Wesley DeBerrv.
No. q. All those two lots of ground
located IN Election District No. IA
Of Garrett county, Md, which on
the plat of the subdivision of the
tract of land called the Bradley
Farm" as recorded among the plat
records of said county are known
and designated as Lots Nos. SO and
O'2b COILdlilIS lOI tue WIlOIe VI
an acre, and being the same pro-
perty described in a deed therefor
from w. E. Walsh and wife to D.
c. Collins, dated June 4, 1912, and
recorded in Liber E. z. T., No Ga,
folio 126, one of the Land Records
of Garrett county, Md. and will be
sold to pay and satisfy the taxes
due and in arrear thereon for the
year 1915 as is charged upon the
Assessment Books of Garrett
county in the name OF D. c, Collins.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the day of
sale. The right of redemption extends
to six calendar months from day of sale
by paying the amount of the purchase
money with interest thereon at the rate
of twenty per cent. per annum and all
costs. Conveyancing at cost of pur-
chaser.
c.. A. BEACHY,
Late treasurer of Garrett County.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-11
CURING A COUGH WITHOUT
TAKING DANGEROUS DRUGS
How Old Black Joe Cough Syrup
Does IT

The first thing Old Black Joe does is
to loosen the phlegm. Then the medi-
cinal oils have chance to soothe the
irritation that is the cause of all the
trouble. The air passages are cleared
and refreshed and nature takes hand
in the cure with pure air that is not
restricted. Almost before you know it
the cough has lost its hold on you.
Isn't that far better and safer way
than to use medicines that contain
dangerous opiates, chloroform and mar
cotic drugs? Every member of the
family can take Old Black Joe Cough
Syrup with perfect safety-children as
we'll as grown folks. A big bottle costs
only 25c at all stores. Adv. Asst
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-11

/ Dist. No. s. $50; from Grantsville road
to Amish church, $40; and the Soldiers
road, $40
John Hetrick, Accident road from
Lohr's to Dist. No. 3, SIS; from Oren-
DORIS to cross roads $l5; road from
Bittinger's to Mill road near John Het-
rick s, $40; S115
Charles Seeker, New Germany road
from Bittinger to Manadier Ridge road,
$50
Daniel Bethel, Bethel road from
Bittinger to Amish road, $40
Jesse Warwick, Backwood road from
Stephen So NllleF'S to Fair View church.
Mason Bros. road from Mason's Mill
to intersect Swanton road at H Bit
fingers, $40
Thomas Brenneman, road from
Masons Mill to Lutheran church at
Bittinger, $50
Sias Beachy, Oakland road from con-
crete bridge to hne of District No. 5,
$35
John Green, road from z Raley's to
line OF District No. 2, S25
7 H Brenneman, mountain road from
Swauger's place to Bittinger road at
Berkey's, $35; road from Manadier
Ridge road toline of District No 8, 500;
$50
Mason Bros. road from Harmon Bit
finger to E Raley's and from forks of
road to Swauger's place to E Raley's,
$40
DISTRICT NO. 13
Claud Harvey, road from corporation
line at kitzmiller to Lost Land run,
5000
W W Harvey, Chaffee read, SIS
S S Bender, Dodson road, 500
DISTRICT NO. IA
SA Kendall. road from Oakland to
Crellin, 1925
Frank Graham, road from Ami For
mans farm to Hutton, $l25
Wallace Bowser, West Union road
from Totten farm to William Whites
and road from Oakland to State road,
$50
Daniel Thaver, road from Joseph
Glotfelty's to Cherry Creek, S35
Charles Skipper. Sang Run road
FROM round Glade to Deep Creek and
from Bray's school house to the State
road, $50
John Kisner. Sang Run road from
Oakland to Round Glade, Sl25
John W White, road from Kings
Run to Miller's Run, $40
OR Leighton, road from Swallow
Falls road to Terra Alta and Oakland
road at finger board, 500
John M Browning. Shaggy Mountain
road, $50
ST Bowman, road from KendalPs
Supply Cos, store to West Virginia
line, $25
[ G Kitzmiller, road from Crellin
road at Ami Forman's to William
Whites gate. S35
Freeman W Lewis. road from bridge
at Joseph Lewis to Swallow Falls
road, $50
N A Reams, road from GAINESVILLE
road to Sang Run road, $50
Judson Foster, road from Dodge
school house via Henry Jorden's to
Bray school house, $50
BIC Scott. road from Oakland to
Hutton, 1925
Glen Hardesty, road via D N Sand
ers' to Shaggy Mountain road and new
road by Moon place and Shaggy Noun
tain road, S75
The above named road supervisors
are requested on receiving their bonds
to fill out and return to the office of the
County Commissioners on or before
February 9Th, 1917.
BY order of the Board.
w. G. MEYER, Clerk.