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The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

Washington After adding
eight hundred millions, the up
per house of congress passed
the urgent deficiency bill this
morning and the measured is
now being considered in con-
ference.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

Berlin-Rich quantities of
Z provisions, including flour and
and bread, were captured by
the German forces, from the
Russians at the Russian town
of Jacobstadt, which was taken
by the Germans in the opera
lions of the past week.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

London-The war office has
issued a statement in which it
is claimed that only six per-
sons were killed during the
air raid on Tuesday, when this
city was attacked by German
airplanes. Fifteen. instead
of sixty, were injured.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

Atlantic City-Lord North
cliffe, the noted English news
paperman, addressed the Bank
ers' convention in this city to-
day and among other things.
warned the bankers against
dreams of early peace. The
great struggle, he said, in
which the United States is now
taking part. cannot be ended
easily and Americans must he
prepared to make many sacri-
fees before Prussian militar-
ism is finally crushed.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

LOndon-The terrific attack
launched by the British this
week in Western Belgium, con-
tinued today without show of
slackening. On a siX-mile
front inthe Npres sector, the
British troops advances a mile
and captured two thousand
prisoners. Most of them were
taken in the fortified village
of ZOnnebeke.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

Paris war Office an
nounces that several aerial en-
gagements have taken place on
the Verdun and Aisne fronts
since Saturday. German air
planes bOmbarded Darleduc at
an early hour this morning.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

Amsterdam-An explosion at
1.-THE Lubenz coal mines yester-
day caused the death of fifty
miners and the injury of sixty.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

Washington-The corn yield
of the United States for this
year is the largest ever known,
being 3,19O,OOO,0OO bushels.
The wheat yield shrinkage
from last year will be about
%. 900. 900 bushels.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-09-29

LondOn-The war Office an
nOunces that aside from artil.
ledy dueling, there is very lit
tie activity along the Western
front today. \ steady stream
of fire is being poured into the
British defenses by the big
German batteries in the Ypres
sector and to the north of
ArraS
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
CHINA is TROUBLED BY
MONEYS RISE IN VALUE
From the Americas.

China seems to be i'll a fair way of being poorer because her
silver money has just had a phenomenal increase in value through
the rise OF the price OF the metal over the world. 1t is reported from
Shanghai that Chinese exchange has scared so high as to bring new
export business to a halt because the outside world will not pay the
money Chinese goods now cost them. China s monetary system has
a silver basis and Chinese exporters expect to be paid in that metal
me great rise IN the price OF silver owe the world makes it necessary
for those who buy Chinese products to pay much more in their own
money Tor the whelewithal to settle with the Chinese, thus virtually
raising the price OF all Chinese goods in outside markets. AT latest
advlees, exchange was going upward in Hong Kong and Shanghai,
but there was a strong speculative element in the market and some
OF the rise in silver was due to the belief that the United States
government had prohibited the export of silver, the United States
now beng China S main source OF supply of the metal. But it was
even then a matter OF discussion that America might see fit to use the
S4oOOOO,OOO IN silver COIN now held i'm the United State treasury
vaults in some way, and by this time the fact that silver is not being
actually embargocd has reached China.
That S4o0OOOO0O is IN asset of great value to this nation inst
at tins time. which congress might make available for helping pay
neutral balances against us. Silver has not yet reached the point
where the metal i'm the dollar has Il dollars market value and. as a
matter OF fact, we would not now get, at market rates, as metal what
the silver cost us. 1t would require a special act of congress to release
tins silver, which is locked up in the treasury vaults a S a trust fund
against silver certificates now circulating as part of our paper money.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
A New Element of Uncertainty in
Transact;ng Foreign Business

bankers have accumulated more contracts
to deliver dollars in New York than there
are Spanish merchants debts owing in
New York, and the surplus contracts are
without buyers. In normal times. the BUR
plus contracts would he sold in London.
surplus of American imports made a good
market. Or the holders could simply
take their money i'm New York and ar
range to rave gold shipped to Madrid.
1t is a very serious development. When
a country's money" is depressed abroad
on the exchange markets, it works out
I'm trade that foreign buyers of the eX-
ports OF that country have to pay more.
I'm their own money. for ''eXchange' used
In settling the bill than they would have
to pay for the same goods. sold at the
same price. by exporters of another coun-
Try whose 'moneN'' is not depressed rs
much. II becomes that much of Il handi-
cap to foreign sales. though the exporter
gets the value of his goods. All importers
Of a country whose money is depressed
abroad have to pay more in their own
money for what they import. And thus.
depression of foreign exchanges has the
mechanical effect of making all imports
cost more. finally of raising the price of
everything, and of really depressing the
value Of II country'S money, IN particular
its fiduciary circulation.
The allies and ourselves have not yet
apparently made any attempt to offset
the big balances piling up against them.
which will make their war materials cost
much more than they ought to cost. 1t
seems unlikely that we will go on much
further without creating buying credits in
the neutral nations, i'm some one of sew
eral feasible was. TO keep up the value
of our money in trading with them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
Inflated Values.
From Vests Docket.

EiOlii - . HOShCt.
The case of McDermott vs. Woodlouse.
90 Atlantic Reporter, l03, is interesting be-
cause of the facts shown. The Lakewood
City Development company, a New York
corporation, was declared insolvent and
the complainant was appointed receiver.
The was formed under the laws
of the state of New York, with a capital
stock Of $50. 900, divided into 1850 shares.
of the par value of 500 each, for the pur-
pose of conducting a general real estate
business. and particularly to acquire and
subdividc into building lots about coo
acres of unimNroyed and barren land near
Lakehurst, Ocean county, N. j. One Of
it's promoters sold this land to the com.
pany for s1S4, 500. receiving in considera.
ton it's promissory note for $3 900, and
capital stock of the company amounting
to sl49,5 500. Five hundred of these shares
were subsequently, returned to the treas.
ury, and the remaining shares were di.
vided between and are held by the de.
PENDANTS. The land conveyed was not
worth more than $500. although the
board Of directors Of the company ap-
praised 1t at a valuation Of $lS4, 500.
Claims to the amount of $54.573.4S have
been presented to the receiver, of which
SCI, $50. 40 have been allowed, and the bal
ance disputed. The receiver has collected
1858. 10. and there are no other available
assets except the unpaid stock subscr;p-
lions. The pertinent statutes Of the state
Of New York provide. inter ALA, that the
shareholders in such a corporation shall
be liable to the creditors thereof to IN
amount equal to the amount unpaid Oh
the stock held by such shareholders for
the debts of the corporation contracted
while such stock was held by said share
holders.
The court Of chancery. of New Jersey.
by Vice Chancellor Backes. says. in part:
1t is manifest that the directors of the
company perpetrated an actual fraud. and
that their contract with the promoters to
purchase the land with stock at SO grossly
inflated figures cannot shield the stock
holders from responding to the creditors
to the amount of their holdings sufficient
to meet the debts of the company
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
From The Amcrlcns..

EIOM III SAIlcIituS.
The most important development In IN
ternational of the past several
weeks is the unsettlement of International
money exchanges, leading to abnormal de-
preston of some nations money in terms
of other nations money when business
across national boundary lines IS settled
for. In ordinary times the rise and fall
of foreign exchange is measured in small
fractions OF ] per cent OF the money in
volved. being simply variations of am eN-
ceedlngly economical charge that the
banks of the world make for saving eN-
porters and importers the expense OF
transferring and changing actual money
I'm settling their transactions Within a
fortnight, overnight fluctuations have &C.
Cured In foreign exchange that are 600
times the normal fluctuations. Sudden
changes equal to SIS or Sc In 500 nave &C.
Cured within a few hours.
The wide differences in values are. Of
course. primarily due to the abnormally
great balances of trade that nations are
having in with each other. I'm
times of normal no two nations
ever ship to each other exactly the same
worth of merchandise. But the differences
have never before been as great as they
are right now. as Il result of lack of ocean
transportation. regulation by different ma
tons of their exports and imports. and
the financial arrangements between allied
belligerents by which they sell each other
on credit and so have not anything with
which to settle enormous balances i'm trade
with neutrals, who expect to be paid at
once for the goods bought of them.
Foreign exchange is really a business in
spot or future contracts to pay GER
tain moneys at certain places, and when
a banker says Dollars are down in Mad
rid" he usually means only that Madrid
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13

Despite all assertions to the contrary,
the victory of the British at Cambria was
a victory of the man and not of the ma
chine. The chief element in the success
was the generalship which was able to
conceive and execute a surprise attack,
and not the employment of mechanical
devices which had already been tried,
sometimes with success and sometimes
with failure. General Byng and not the
inventor of the tank deserves the credit.
He has outgenelailed the Germans in Il
conspicuous and soldierly fashion.
AS is usual after a very brilliant
achievement. a precious lot of nonsense is
now being written about the battle Of
Cambria. 1t is being solemnly asserted
that a new method OF war has been in
vented, and dispatches from Washington
even go so far as to hint that General
Pershing was the inventor of the idea eX-
pressed along the Scheldt this week. Moth
ing could be more ridiculous. In point Of
fact. the tank was used with very great
success in the battle of the Somme in
September OF last year. On it's first APP
pearance 1t contributed to the capture of
a whole series of villages which had
Heretofore defied the British assault for
many weeks. but never after the first
occasion was the tank able to repeat its
initial successes. because the Germans ad-
Vanced their field guns into their first line
trenches. and field guns were an adequate
protection against the tank, whose armor
is sufficient only to stop machine gun
bullets.
Attack without artillery preparation was
tried in a number Of instances by General
Nivelle at the battle of the Aisne this
spring. 1t resulted in hideous slaughter
of the French troops. the temporary dis
affection of some of the best troops and
the ima retirement Of General Nivelle
and his immediate lieutenant, General
Mangin.
The victory of Cambria is in the main
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
The Triumph of Cambria.
Frank Il. simond., in the New Work rrihune.

due to the fact that it was a successful
surprise attack. The m were hit
"hen they We're not looking. Tanks, which
had ceased to be effective in Flanders.
were secretly brought to a sector on which
they could operate to the maximum adj
vantage because of an absence of shell
holes and mine %cratcrs. and the enemy.
taken by surprise. was swept off his feet.
lost many lines of defense on q relatively
wide front and was helpless until he was
able to oppose a new concentration of re-
serves and guns.
When the Germans made their first gas
attack at "Wipers" in April, 1915. they
instroduced one of the most sweeping
changes in the history of warfare. AS a
result of the gas attack they gained some
four miles on IA wide front and tempo
rarily opened a breach in the whole allied
line in Flanders; but within a matter of
hours the British troops in France We're
provided with gas masks and gas ceased
to be more than a familiar instrument
for which a satisfactory answer had been
found. BY comparison, there was nothing
new at Cambria. because both the tanks
and the attack without artillery prepare
ton. and even the use Of cavalry-which
was tried by Joffre i'm the battle of Cham
payne, of September. 19l5-were we'll es.
tablished details of trench offensives.
General Byng has not discovered a new
way to break the German lines. but he
has put into operation successfully the
Oldest of all military methods. He has
surprised his enemy. He has achieved a
superior concentration in the front of an
undermanned and u~ndergunned portion of
his enemy's line. without warning to his
foe. BY virtue of this superior concen-
tration he has been able to win a shining
victory. 1t is still possible, although un-
likely, that the consequence of this victory
F, will be the dislocatiOn of the entire Ger
man front. but it is extremely unlikely
that a repetition of the tactics will be
possible in-the immediate future.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
Cutting the Coal Gill.
George H. Gushing. in the American

A house furnace works best when a lot
of coal Is burning slowly in it. l nave a
seven-room house. In it is a furnace with
a firepot that is Only II inches across and
about IL inches deep. 1t should be "a or &c
inches across. n Is to 20 INCHES deep.
Because that furnace Is too small l have
to shovel coal four to six times a day.
Twice a day IL enough. To rave installed
the larger furnace when the house was
built would nave cost Ss more. 1t costs
me 800 q year more than necessary TO
run the small one. That Is the difference
between burning a little coal fast and
burning . lot Of 1t slowly.
Here Ia another big point: Moist or
humid air heated to 6 degrees is as COM
.fartable . dr.. air heated to % or u. In
stead. therefore. Of burning enough coal
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
Tho Versatile Barber.
the New York Evening Sun.

From the New York Evening Sun.
Some years ago there was a boom town.
Blessing. on the gulf coast of Texas. A
newcomer built a shack there near the
railway station. On one side he had a bar
Der chair and the necessary equipment,
and on the other a forge and anvil. Be-
tween the two trades he managed to make
a living.
One day a travelling salesman went into
the shack. threw himself into the barber
chair and asked that ne be shaved So HI
conld catch a train that was due in Is
minutes.
The proprietor looked across the shack
and shook his head.
Sorry. mister" nj said. 'bue there's q
ahead OF you"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13

to heat dry air to IS. you get the same
result by burning the coal more slowly,
and humidifying the air. You can do
this by putting a spray in the radiator Of
a steam or vapor heat plant, by putting
pans of water on the backs of radiators
OF hot water plants, or by having a pan
of water In the drum of a hot air plant.
Always evaporate the water at the point
where the heat enters the room: the mois.
ture then circulates with the heat.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-13
How the caddy Make. Good.
From the Boston Transcri

From the Boston Transcript
First Newsboy-Chimmie's got q job ~
caddie for a golf club. 10 dere ruch
money in dat?
Second DItto-De. salary eis:t much. but
dey makes 2 lot extra ,bsoktn' up feusrs
~hsn dey LES about d scoss. dey Aads.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-30
EFFECTS OF ADAMSON
LAW AT SPARKS

The effect of the Adamson law al
this point will not be as great as il
will be on the roads east of here. says
the Sparks Tribune
The train service employees on the
Southern Pacific have practically had
the eight hour day for some time.
The new law will mean very little
i! any increase to the men employed
in passenger service.
The freight service employees will
receive little advance in wages. The
greatest difference will come in the
yard department. Here the men will
be placed on the eight hour day and
will receive a two-hours' increase in
pay.
\ large number of the men running
will have back pay checks coming to
them. Under the terms of the agree
mcnt the final decision was to be ef.
fectivc on January LIST, and back pay
will date from that time.
As soon as the back time is figured
out the checks will be prepared and
&C .hc men who have the
pay coming to them.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-30
FEATURES OF THE
NEW GAME LAW

! The bill makes il unlawful to con,
taminate or pOllute any of the
| streams of the state with material
detrimental to fish life. but the section
/ does not apply to mills or works for
/ the reduction of ores. Owners of
| canals or bitches are required 10 main
/ tain at the intake of such water car.
/ riers screens or mechanical devices TO
prevent fish from entering the diches.
The law relative 10 the daily catch
! OF trout is not changed, remaining at
ten pounds or ten fish. The law pro-
vidcs for a special license for market
fishermen, fixed at S15 pear year.
Under this license fish OF the legal
size, seven inches for rainbow and
six inches for eastern trout, may be
sold. The use of spawn or fish eggs
for bait is permitted
The season on grouse and mountain
quail is closed until September /.
l922, and on pheasant till September
l, 1920. The open season on water
fowl is fixed from October | TO Janu-
airy Is. with "A provision that the
state law shall at all times automatic
ally change so as TO conform to the
federal migratory bird law. The act
gives the county commissioners the
authority TO establish open and closed
seasons on valley quail and doves and
regulate the number TO be killed in one
day. II is the first time in the history
of the state that any protection has
been accorded doves.
Tho bag limit on ducks Is cut to
10 birds in one day Fifteen snipe
and lve brants. The limit on sage
hens, the open season on which
is from July Is to August l. is 10
birds.
Mountain sheep, goats. elk and
antelopes are protected till July |.
1880 and the open season on deer
is from October 10 to November IL.
One deer in a season is the limit.
Doves are not protected under the act.
Hunting deer with hounds Is forbid.
den. The act carries provision
prohibiting tho sale of any species of
game.
a double license system is estab.
lishcd by the act. For resident citi.
zcns the price of n fishing license is
81 aud for n hunting license a sim
liar charge Is made. The licenses are
similar to the California license.
containing detailed description OF
the purchaser, The nonresident citi.
zens, whether residents of the state
or not, fishing licenses will be issued
for S15 each. The law provides that
hunting licenses may not be issued
to non.citizcns under any circum.
stances
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-30
UNITED STATES
To ACTIVELY
: ENTER WAR
This Was COnCenSuS of Opinion
When Cabinet Met With
-ssa- President
GERMANY WILL NOT
QUIT DIVER WARFARE
Austria is Anxious to Retain
Friendly Relations With
United States

WASHINGTON. March 3O.-When
the cabinet met with the president for
the last time before the assembling
OF congress next Monday. IL was the
Concensus Of opinion that the United
States was about to actively enter the
war with Germany. The administra-
tion officials now take il for granted
that Germany will not abandon her
ruthless submarine campaign. This
view was strengthened by Chancellor
Won BcthmannHollwcg's speech in
the reischtag yesterday, when he at
tempted TO justify the diver warfare
and place the blame for any further
bloodshed on the United States.
Secretary Baker said that an early
graduation of the two upper classes OF
West Point was considered, and Sec.
retary Redfcld stated that he was
ready TO turn over the ships and crews
OF the geodetic survey to the war de-
partment.
Austria Wishes to Remain Friendly
BERNE, March 3O.--A neutral diplo.
mat who has just arrived from Vienna
says that Austria is feverishly anxi.
Gus to retain her friendly relations
with the United States, but that she is
even more desirous and determined to
support Germany. Austria's attitude
will depend entirely on the outcome of
the crisis between the United States
and Germany.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-30
YOUR FLAG AND MY FLAG

Your Flag and my Flag!
And how it floats today
in your Land and my Land,
And half world away!
Rose-red and blood-red
Its stripes forever gleam;
Soul-whitc and snow-white
The good forefather's dream,
Sky-blue and true blue,
With stars that greet our sight
The glorifled guidon of the day
Shelter for the night.
Your Flag and my Flag!
And, oh how much IT holds
OF your Land and my Land
Safe within It's folds,
Your heart and my heart
Beat quicker at the sight:
Sun-kissed and wlnr-kissed.
The Red. the Blue, the White.
The one Flag-the great Flag
The Flag for me and you
Glorified the whole world wide
The Red, the White. the Blue,
Your Flag and my Flag.
To every star and stripe
The drums beat as hearts beat
And ffers shrilly pipe;
Your Flag and my Flag.
a belling in the sky.
Your hope and my hope
II never hid n lie.
Home land and far land.
And half the world around.
Old Glory hears our glad salute
And ripples to the sound.
Wilbur D. Nesbit
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-30
REVOLUTION IN
SPAIN CAUSED BY
GENERAL STRIKE
Government Arrests the Sign-
erS of the Strike Manifesto
to Restore Order

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Ambas
sador Riano of Madrid reported this
morning that the revolutionary move,
ment in Spain which resulted from the
calling of general strike was direct.
ly responsible for the suspension of
the constitutional guarantees of the
Spanish provinces.
He stated that the government had
arrested the signers of the strike man
iiesto and was now relying on the
common sense of the workmen and
the effectiveness of the measures tax
en 10 restore order in a short time.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-30
ADAMSON TO
SUCCEED SULLIVAN

Fred Adamson, secretary of the tax
commission. will be appointed actuary
of the Nevada Industrial Commission
to take effect April 1. This is the
position held by Dan Sullivan who has
been appointed state auditor by Gov
ernor Boyle. 1t is not known de-
hnitely who will be secretary OF the
new tax commission as the members
of the commission have not been ap-
pointed by the governor. Rumor has
it, however, that Dave Staunton will
secure the position.