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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30
Colonization Scheme Launched

A big colonization scheme is now
under way, headed by the Reno
Commercial club and with every
other commercial organization in
the state and the Western Pacific
railroad cooperating. At a meet
ing OF the Commercial club direc-
tors at which Colonel f. r. Price
colonization agent of the Western
Pacific, outlined plans, the frs
direct steps in the work were taken
and comprehensive plans outlined.
The campaign is to be statewide
and nothing but farm lands viii
be included in the land lists TO
cultivation. Though not completed
plans call for the expenditure OF
between $4,000 and 100000 by the
Commercial club and Western Pa
cific working together.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30
VACATION LAND
FOR RED CROSS
NORWAY INVITES WORN OUT
WORKERS OF 'HOME
LAND"

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, June 81.
The Norwegian Red Cross has ex-
tended to the United States an in
vitation to send to Norway for a
rest cure" any Of it's nurses and
Red Cross workers who may become
i'll or worn out in the course OF
their work in northern France.
In Norway any such American
convalescents will be the guests OF
the Norwegian Red Cross, and will
be sent to the most suitable Norwe-
gian health resort for a period OF
six weeks or more at it's expense.
Similar invitations were long ago
extended to the European belliger-
ents, although Germany and Russia
are the only ones who have SEM
nurses here in response. Germany
has thus far sent 500 nurses to Nor
way while 65 Russian nurses are
now here for a months vacation.
A visit from even a small Ameri-
can Red Cross unit would be re
garded as a great event in Norway
which regards itself as a little
closer to the United States than any
other Scandinavian country. Nor
wegians frequently remark thai
there are more Norwegians in the
United States than there are in Nor
way, and that therefore one country
is as much their home land" as
the other.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30

Railway men say battlefelds will
be popular this summer. Nobody
can travel to the scene of the Lick
ing of the H~ohenzollerns, so Ameri-
can history will have to supply the
thrills right here at home.
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, ties
with St. Augustine. Florida, for be-
ing the oldest settlement on the con
tinent.. 1t looks peaceful enough to
have been founded by William Jen-
nings Bryan, but It has suffered
twenty attacks, ten of them regular
seiges--by the Indians, the English,
the Americans and the French.
The big green lawn with the queer
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30
TRAINING CAMP
IS BUSY PLACE
FUTURE ARTILLARY OFFICERS
TO HEAR ROAR OF BIG
GUNS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 20.
The men at the Preside mill
tary reservation taking the three
months intensive military course to
them for commissions in the
American overseas armies to the
number of $50 will have their first
introduction to the o a of big
guns. These are the men selected
by officers in charge of the camp
for service in the field artillery
branch of the service.
Lieutenant-Colone Frederick w.
Sladen, camp commander, has been
notified by the war department thai
a battalion of field artillery of the
California national guard will be
sen to the Preside for duty as a
training unit for the student Off
GERS. The battalion, consisting of
two or three batteries, will be sta
toned at the Preside until the
camp closes. The national guard
men will bring all their artillery.
The news that the artillerymen
will remain at the Preside for
the remainder Of their training has
been received with pleasure by
them. For sometime past there have
been rumors designating first one
point and then another in various
parts of the country as being selec-
ted as the schooling ground for
them and the uncertainty as to
their future movements now is dis
PEELED.
The infantrymen are busily en-
gagged, as are the c~avalrymen, in
digging trenches and by next week
they expect to have a model trench
entirely completed in which they
can then be taught the manner of
fighting from within them. This
will include instruction rs to the
methods both of repelling an enemy
making an attack upon them n in
going over the top" when an Often
sive is directed against the enemy.
The ways and means of discharging
hand bombs, trench guns and other
offensive weapons from The narrow
confines of the trench is included
in the lessons. Lectures on all
sorts of subjects are literally inter
spersed so that the theory and prac-
tice go hand in hand.
The first batch of men have just
returned from their five day in
struction on the government rifle
ranges in Marin county, just across
the bay from San Francisco. The
second lot now is undergoing the
same instruction. Approximately
$50 men compose n OF these
squads and they will continue these
five day periods each until all the
men have had their turns in the
butts. Even the greenest novices
become reasonably good marks
mon by the end of five days of
continual shooting. Many men who
never handled a rifle have suddenly
discovered hat they have the max
ings of natural riflemen.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30
ROCKIES LEARN
HOW TO SHOOT
"COW DETAIL Is NEW DUTY IN
WHICH SOLDIERS ARE
ENGAGED

SAN FRANCISCO, June %. Po-
lice details, kitchen details and vari-
Gus details of one sort or another
have become familiar to the men TAX
ing the three months of intensive
training at the Presidio military res
ervaton to fit them for holding COM
missions in the American expedition
thing to which they have been mi
tiated only since last Monday.
The first batch of 500 men went
over to the government rifle range
over in Marin county on Monday for
their five-day trick in the butts.
Butter and milk are among the prod
ucts of the county and it follows
that there are many cows grazing
over the hills.
The long, level stretches of the
rifle range are covered with fine
grasses which are particularly ap-
pealing to these animals, and it
forms one of their favorite feeding
grounds. The first morning when
the men appeared on the scene at
5:45 O'Clock they found a herd of
cattle peacefully munching. There
upon the COW detail sprang into
being. Seven men were detailed to
shoe them away and keep them off.
Naturally the cows are W of
the danger they run in getting be-
tween the men and the targets and,
unless the COW detail keeps on the
job, they soon wander back.
While in camp at the Preside, the
men were reused from their hunks
at 5:45 o'clock in the morning. On
the range they have to be in the
butts at that time, which means that
reveille sounds at 4:45 o'clock. The
shooting goes On continuously for
IL hours every day.
Many of the men are familiar with
firearms and are excellent shots, 30
hat they have little to be taught
.,tom. On the other hand, there are
scores of men who have never had a
rifle in their hands and some of the
results they achieve are remarkable
to say the least.
One of the men of the Seventh
company, to whom a rifle was a
perfect stranger before he came to
the range appeared unable to make
n impression on the 1OO-yard tar
get at which he was supposed to be
aiming. His first shot raised the
dust 100 feet in front of the pit, the
second bullet was lost in the air and
the third scored a bulls-eye in n
of the 3O0-yard targets.
whats the matter, young man?'
asked one of the i%nstructing officers.
"I guess this gun is away off," re-
piled the embryo marksman.
The officer took the rifle, made a
few adjustments of the sights, fired
three shots, and the marker in the pit
signaled three bulls-eyes.
"I'm inclined to believe the rifle
is all right, sir" remarked the fu-
ture American officer.
No scores are being given out
and there does not appear to be any
marked desire on the part of the
men to have their exploits heralded
at the present stage of the game.
The men at the Preside are en-
gagged at the present time with pick
and shovel, learning the art of mod
ern trench building, and in view of
the fact that the past week has been
the warmest that has been experience
ed here this year, th.re is d marked
diminution in waist measurements
among the toilers.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30

g~rassed-over banks and the dinky
little eighteenth centur. cannon with
their prim piles of shot, was the
pride of Vauban, the great French
engineer who drew the plans in the
days when the Acadians lived in the
pink valley with the blue river in
the centre, and the British used to
raid north at them from around
Boston.
Today we can wander from the
officers quarters where a picturesque
old British sergeant lives with his
cat, to the ancient powder magazines,
the sallyport. the furnaces where
chain shot was heated-two little
iron balls held together by a couple
of links.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30
SALT WORKS WILL
OPEN AT ST. THOMAS

F. NJ. Skinner was in the city this
week, following examination or the
extensive salt deposits located near
St. Thomas. The property is owned
principally by Levo Syphus. Mr..
Skinner, representing Los Angeles in
terests. expects to take owe the
property and commence shipping to
refineries in California Immediately,
if satisfactory arrangements an be
made.
The st. Thomas deposits are of
the highest grade of salt-practically
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30
JUDGMENT PAID

Judgment has been paid in the
$1,000 damage suit of l.. G.. Bur
ton against R. l.. Wanger, proprietor
of the Goldfield hotel, and the &C
tion has been dismissed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30
McGil Aliens Battle

An Austrian and Serbian entered
into an argument over the European
war at McGill. The Austrian at
tempted to pull a knife, 1t is
charged, but the Serbian beat him
to it and stabbed him through the
left lung, inflicting a dangerous and
il is though, fatal wound.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30

knights of Columbus have occurred
Elks' hall and will give a dance for
the benefit of the local chapter of
the Red Cross.
1t is understood that enough mon
ey for the celebration has already
been raised and that no canvass of
the town will be necessary.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30

There is a Black Hole underground
prison too, and if ne girls are quite
brave-and pretty-the sergeant will
turn the enormous key in the lock
and let them imagine they're Lady
Latour, who fought D'Aulnay de
Charnisay, the pirate chief who own
ed this very fort three centuries ago.
Canada has just about finished
raising her promised 100000 soldiers
fer the Allies. The Nova Scotia
Camp is at Aldershot, not far from
Annapolis Royal, and often the war
riors of today camp out on the his
toric battlefelds of other times.
when the lineup was ,:'fferent, and
French and Englisl were or OPP
posite sides of the game.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30

pure chrystal, and require but little
refining. Shipments will be made
from st. Thomas, the salt being
hauled a distance of six miles. -
Clark County Review.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-06-30
NOTICES.
DD00D ON -

And all mining blanks o sale at
The Tribune Stationery Store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
ASKS FARMERS TO RAISE
MANY HOGS AS POSSIBLE
Federal Bureau Says It Is the Quick
est and Surest Way Of Increas-
ing Nations Meat Supply.

The praises of the hog as meat
producing animal are sung by the De-
partment of Agriculture in an appeal
to farmers to raise hogs. hogs, and still
more hogs, as the quickest and surest
way of Increasing the nations meat
supply.
1.-THE hog Is the most important ami
NAL to raise for meat and money the
statement says. HE requires less labor,
less equipment, less capital. makes
greater gains per hunded pounds of
concentrates and reproduces himself
faster and in greater numbers than
any other domestic animal AS a con-
sumner Of by-products the hog has no
rival. No other animal equals the lard
hog in its fat storing tendency. There
is no animal which produces moro meat
and meat products than the hog.
Very near SO per cent of the total
value in dollars and cents of the meat
and meat products slaughtered in the
packing houses Of the. United States is
derived from the hog. Three-fourths
of the. worlds international trade in
pork and pork products originates in
the United States in normal times. and
the war greatly has~.tncreased this
proportion"
The statement then points out that
there was a decrease OF $4,000 hogs
at the end of 1916, compared with the
previous year. and adds:
IF we expect to continue to provide
meat to foreign peoples. as we'll as our
own people, every farmer must put
forth the best effort to produce more
hoEA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
FRENCH CRUISER SINKS
AFTER STRIKING MINE
KIeber Goes Down Off Point St.
Matthew With Loss of Thirty
Eight Lives.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. June 30.-An official announce
ment was made last night that the armor-
ed cruiser Keber had struck mine off
Point st. Matthew on Wednesday and
sunk. Three officers and thirty-f1ve men
were lost. The Kleber had come from
Dakar, Africa, and was on its way to
Brest
The cruiser Kleber was built in Bor-
deaux In 1902, launched in 1908. and cost
1861, 900. She was 426 "a feet long, So n
feet beam and had a draught Of PAY feet.
Her displacement was 1873 tons. She had
horse power Of 1900 and her maximum
speed was twenty knots. Her armament
consisted of eight eight-inch guns mounted
in four turrets, four four-inch guns, two
three-inch guns. ten two-inch guns and
four guns Of smaller caliber. Her compile
ment at the time Of launching was 500
men.
The Kleber arrived at New York May
L. 1907. her destination being to join the
international fleet at Jamestown, At that
time her commander, Admiral Thierry,
made formal visit to the city hall.
Point st. Matthew is on the French coast
not far from Brest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
ENGLAND NOT YET FACING
COMPULSORY RATI0NING
Baron Rhondda Warns Against
0veroptimism, But Thinks
Outlook Encouraging.

LONDON June 29.-'While we should
not be too optimistic regarding the food
situation, for we cannot tell what the
morrow will bring forth. there is no fear
at present that the Germans will force
England to adopt compulsory rationing
because of their submarine campaign"
said Baron Rhondda, the food controller,
to the American correspondents today
Baron Rhondda added that the voluntary
rationing system was working admirably
we'll.
In regard to his plans for food control,
he declared that he was first Of all going
to consider the interests Of the consumer.
and he was very sanguine that he would
be able to abolish excessive profits in
foodstuffs and to reduce prices. Referring
| to the American food bill, Baron Rhondda
said:
"I am watching the final stages of
American food legislation with profound
interest and admiration for its compre-
hensiveness and far sightedness. When
the. Senate settled many knotty points
administration becomes part of the Amer
lean governmental machinery. all the en-
tente allied food MINISTRIES will be able
to make their provisions for the future
both as regards the supply and the prices,
with far greater degree of certainty
The official Gazette publishes an order in
council comforting upon Baron Rhondda
powers under the defense of the realm
act identical with those already, possess
ed by the admiralty and army council
and the ministry of munitions for
requisitioning supplies and controlling
prices.
! Baron Rhondda will now be able to
reouisition tho whole or part of the
output of any factory, paying prices
therefor based on the cost of produce
ton with the addition Of reasonable
pre- war rate of profit regardless of the
prices ruling in the open market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
Wing Of Seven Gigantic Vessels.
WOMAN'S PART IN WAR PLANS.
New Feature Of Hearst-Pathe Pic
lures at Local Theaters.

Woman's contribution to tho indus.
trial tasks of the country in its war
preparations forms new feature Of
the Hearst-Pathe news pictorial, issued
in cola boration with The Star, and now
ready for showing at the local theaters.
A cowboy wedding showing the ptedg-
ing of vows by Cowboy Ortego to Cow.
girl Mack in frontier village, and
the "send-off" given the happy couple
as they leave on their honeymoon IL
another. A real thriller is furnished in
pictures of the derailing and wreck Of
the fast Montreal-New York express at
Putnam. N. Y, in which Irving, Cum
mings, the we'll known actor. was in
iured and many miraculously- escaped
death. Pictures with a war flavor show
how the gallant French are making
Roadway with their new tanks" pat
termed after the British war engine,
with wire clippers and large knife in
advance to cut through obstacles; the
airmen of Yale University and their
flying battleship at. war practice: the
sharpshooting practice at Fort Barry,
Cal. and the training camp at the
Portsmouth. N. H, navy yard. as well
as the American medical unit in Lon
don. the first to carry the Stars and
Stripes overseas to the world war bat-
tlefront.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
THOUSANDS TO WITNESS
GAME BY HOUSE TEAMS
President and Members of Cabinet
Expected at American League
Park This Afternoon.

With ideal base ball weather pre-
vailing. thousands of washingtonians
are expected to join with the President
of the United States. the Vice Presi-
dent. cabinet members and numerous
representatives of official life this
afternoon in witnessing the annual
diamond contest at American League
Park between picked teams represent
ing the democrats and republicans OF
the House of Representatives. The
game will be played for the benefit OF
the Red Cross.
Melvin C. Hazen. chairman Of the
citizens committee on arrangements.
stated this morning that he had re-
ceived nearly thousand dollars
through the mails in exchange for tick
cts. Departmental committees. drug
stores and other agencies which have
seats have not made reports. but it is
known that they have disposed of a
large number of tickets. 1t Is con-
sidered proba Bile that as much as $4,000
applied to Red Cross work
The entertainment is scheduled to
start at 3 o'clock with a concert by
the Marine Band. While the music is
being played drill will be staged by
reserve officers from Fort Myer. At
$3.50 o'clock the democratic team. led
by Representative Harrison of Missfs-
sippi. and the republican nine. led by
Representatives Miller Of Minnesota,
will take the field. Clark Griffith.
manager Of the Washington American
League team. will give the signal to
play ball and will umpire the contest.
Uncle Joe Cannon and Congresswoman
Rankin will officiate as scorers.
Both teams comprise ex-professional.
semi-professional and college players.
all of whom were we'll known athletes
coach Of the democratic aggregation.
is confident of victory. He declares
he has good hitting team and one
that knows something about base run
ming and the finer points Of the game.
Coach Jack Desha of the republican
nine equally is optimistic about the
chances of the elephant tribe. In
Pitcher Sydney Mudd he thinks the re-
publicans have another Walter john
son that will have the democratic swat
tiers eating out Of his hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
NELSON SHEPARD TO SEE
WAR SERVICE IN FRANCE
Former Member of The Stars Staff
With Expeditionary Force
=. of Marines.

Nelson Shepard. formerly member of
the reportorial staff Of The Star and son
Of Chief Justice Seth Shepard Of the Court
of Appeals OF the District of Columbia
retired, is with the United States marines
who have landed in France
Mr. Shepard, who is about twenty-eight
years old was born in Texas. but spent
nearly all his life in Washington. He
was educated in the public schools Of this
city and at the Georgetown University
Preparatory School.
He left school to enter newspaper work
He was q member Of the reportorial stan
of the Herald and later Of The Star. He
resigned his position on The Star. to go
south, where he reported on the News OF
Dallas, Tex, and later was managing edi-
tor of the Brennan (Texas) Daily Banner
He came back to Washington a few
years ago, becoming connected with
the Central News Association. for
which he reported proceedings at the
Capitol While employed in this ca
pacity war was declared and Mr.. Shep-
ard decided to enlist. He entered the
marines as a private and was sent to
League Island where he went into
training. In order to fill the ranks of
the regular" Marine Corps, a call was
made in the camp Of the recruits to see
which of them wanted to go to France
with the first expedition. Mr.. Shepard
awaited himself of this opportunity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-30
BRAZILIAN PRESS Halls
Ending OF. NEUTRALITY
Great Moral Victory Which Unites
ALI Americas, Tenor of Edi-
torial Comment.

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO. June 30.-The news
papers express the greatest satisfaction
over the decision OF President Wenceslau
Braz and Foreign Minister Milo Pecanha
to revoke Brazilian neutrality in favor Of
the entente allies.
The Corriere de Mania looks upon this
revocation as the logical outcome OF Bra
zls external policy and the official recog-
milton of condition that already existed
I'VE are firmly resolved to defend. dur
ing the war. our interests on sea- the
newspaper declares, land to cooperate.
when peace comes. toward the revising of
maritime law"
A Great Moral Victory.
A Razao is OF the opinion that Brazil
has won a great moral victory by joining
the cause OF civilization. Thfs newspaper
says the country has redeemed all the
mistakes Of the past. its inertia and
pusillantmity.
o Paiz. under the title of AT Last" as
serts that the decree in favor OF the en-
tente has conferred on Brazils interna-
tional position the true character Of bel
ligerency.
The formal Do Commerce. declares that
the Brazilian government. which spon-
United States. could not lose sight of
the principal reason for the conflict be-
tween Germany and America.
Unites All the Americas.
1.-THE main fact is that the right OF
neutrals to carry on commercial inter-
course among. themselves had been vio-
lated" the newspaper explains. THE at
titude OF Brazil, as expressed by the new
decree. is the logical consequence Of
Germany's acts.
1.-THE support given by Brazil to the
policy Of the great northern republic has
united all of the Americas. The injustice
Of the German aggression led US to sym
pathize with and to support the United
States"