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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-18
NUINTY IN THE
AUSTRIAN NAVY
HAS LEAKED our
Bad Food and III Treatment
From Officers Causes
Revolt of Navy

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1s.-onlcial
diplomatic dispatches received here r..
port mutinies in Austrian navy and
clashes between the Austrian sailors
and crews OF the German submarine
fleet based at Pola. Officers were
killed in the uprising which resulted
IN the decision of the German fotilla
to change the base.
Despite attempts to suppress the
news 1t came by Berne The Austrian
crews are said to have revolted under
the ill treatment of the officers and
the bad food, while clash with the
German submarine crews was caused
by the overbearing conduct of the lat.
ter.
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FIRE ENGINEERS TO
MEET I'M JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. oct. IS
The National Association OF Fire Engj
neers' convention will he held mere
October 16 to 10. Chief w. H. Cody.
Of the Atlanta Fire Department. and
other directors OF tho association have
completed all arrangements for the
convention, which will hc attended by
fire chiefs from all over tho United
States.
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HAS BROKEN BACK;
BUT TAKEN IN DRhFT

GREENSBURG, Pa. Oct. IS.-Al-
though his back was broken five years
ago. George Whipkey. farmer, of
Laurelville, this county. has been ac.
ceDtcd for service in the National
Army Whipkey has only lump now
where the vcrtcbrae were dlslocated,
and he says he is strong enough to
make IL warm for the Germans.
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BERLIN, Oct. lS.-The Germans
have taken ten thousand prisoners
and fifty guns on -eSasel Island. ac-
cording to official announcement. The
Russian naval forces in the Gulf of
Riga were completely trapped by the
Teutsn attack. The announcement
says that the German naval units are
lying in the eastern portions OF Kassar
Bay north of Oesel Island and arc bar.
ring the passage westward.
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ENEMY ARTILLERY
RESUMES WARFARE
London Troops Succeed In
Raid; Many Prisoners
Captured

PARIS, Oct. 1S.-The hostile artil-
lery was active during the night, south
of the Ypres-Comines canal and in the
neighborhood of Zennebeke and Brood.
zcinde, says an official announcement.
The London troops made a successful
raid last night in the neighborhood of
Gavcrille. taking many prisoners. sew
cral of the enemy being killed in the
attack
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THE CULLEN CASE

\ jury was secured in the Cullen
case. another Jarbidge shooting
scrape. yesterday afternoon and tho
evidence of Scott Fleming and IL. f.
Johnston was taken before the after.
noon adjournment
This forenoon a. l.. Thackery, Harry
Ilirsh. Andrew Martin and f. f.. Sim.
mons testified. Mr. Simons was still
on the stand when the noon recess
was taken.
The evidence so far does not mate.
rally differ from the published re-.
ports
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GERMAN SAILORS
DROWN OFFICER
Recent Mutiny Among Ger
mans, Reported in The
Dagblad

AMSTERDAM. Oct lS.-The late
mutiny among the German sailors at
the Belgian port OF Ostend, who re.
fused TO go on board OF submarine.
is reported by the Belgisch Dagblad.
The newspaper says that an officer
was thrown into the sea and thirty of
the mutineers were removed to
Bruges. handcuffCd.
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GERMANY SCORES
NAVAL VICTORY
IN GULF Of RIGA
TeutonS Take Many Prisoners;
In Possession of 0eseI
Island

PETROGRAD. Oct. 1S.-A naval bat.
tie has occurred in the Gulf of Riga
between the Russian and German bat.
ucships. which adds one more victory
10 the late Teuton gains. The Russian
battlcship Slaya was sunk. after being
hit several times beneath the water
line. Nearly all the members OF the
crew were saved by Russian torpedo
boats.
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NINE. C0BINA SINGS
FOR FRENCH SOLDIERS

Mrs. Esther Johnson, known on the
opera stage rs Mime Cobina. wlo re.
Gently secured divorce in Reno from
Owen Johnson. novelist, writes to
Reno friends of the interesting expert
cnccs she is having at the war front
in France. Nine. Cobina has been do
ing considerable charity work and of
late has been singing at the front at
concerts for the soldiers
In order TO sing before the soldiers
she must wear a uniform. she writes,
and the experience Of changing hcI
usual stage costumes for that OF Il sol.
dicr makes II all the more interest.
ing
II is the plan of the American,
French and British commanders TO en-.
tertain and amuse the soldiers In
every possible way. II has been found
that the morale OF soldiers is much
higher after they have had the oppur
tunity to be relieved from the strain
of military routine. Accordingly, they
are being given much in the way Of
amuscments and the singing of opera.
tic stars Is one Of the latest innoya.
tons introduced
Nine. Cobina sang to French soldiers
at tho front IN France for several days,
commencing on September %. and
also sang at Gen. Pershlngs head.
quarters on October /. She will sing
TO the soldiers at frequent intervals
hercaficr.
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TO TEACH LAW TO
WOMEN LEFT BEHIND

NEW YORK, Oct lO.-Many ar
rangements have been made 20 pro
tect the women left behind by the
soldier boys in their departure for
training camps and for France. Plans
have been put on foot to procure then
work IL they need IL. and many relief
organizations have been formed. Tut.
a scheme is being arranged here to
train these women, many of whom
will be vcnturinG into business for
the first time. in the practical rudi.
ments of the law
Beginning in November. the Brook.
lyn Law School of ST. Lawrence Uni
vcrsity will open a special annual
course for women. which will consist
of forty lectures on practical law.
Mrs. +. Jean Nelson Pcnfield. mem.
Der of the New York Bar. will have
charge OF the work. Mrs. Penfield Is
well known as lawyer and has lonG
been identified with public work for
women. To stimulate interest two
thrccycar scholarships. leading 20 the
degree of LIB. will be awarded To
the women receiving the highest and
second highest grades in this special
department
Speaking OF the new venture Mrs.
Penfleld said:
There Is no question that t,Te-avu
age woman has only the most super.
fetal knowledge OF business and
kows little or nothing OF practical
law. even that which affects her most
intimately. II is a fact. unfortunate
but true. that most lawyers dread to
handle cases for women, and that
bankers and brokers don't care to DO
business FOR them, and some OF the
latter simply will not handle accounts
for women. The reason for this is
that so many women. in their ignOr.
ancc OF business and business law.
often misintcrprct instructions. are
prone To insist upon action which Is
not practical and often so muddlc
things that their paid advisers nave 4
difficult talk Strengthening matters
out.
There Is no reason why tho aver.
age woman should not understand as
much OF everyday law as their hus-
bands or the men who are handling
their affairs. and at this particular
time there is an absolute necessity
for every woman left behind To know
enough of practical law TO prevent be
ing swindlcd and to safeguard tho I'm
ance and business left Temporarily in
her care by the husbands. brothers.
fathers or other male relatives who
have responded to the call to the col
OTs.
"'rhc course OF which | am tn have
charge will begin on November ~:
there will be- no examination, and the
age limits. from eighteen to eighty.
should take in all women who will be
affected. Among the subjects which !
shall discuss will be The woman who
has inherited property or has charge
or the property interests of others.
The bushes and professional WOMAN
The woman left behind and the prac
tical law she should know and The
woman who wishes TO familiarizc her.
Iclf with the principles Of law iroIn
the standpoint of general culture or
for efficient social service"
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THREE DAYS.
COAL SUPPLY
IN CHICAGO
Strike Grows Serious AS Coal
OWindleS; Government
Urged to Act

CHICAGO. Oct. 1s.-A three days
coal supply is all that is remaining
here, according to dealers. who say
that unless the strike is settled before
Saturday night or the government i'll
terycnCs. that serious shortage will
result
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HALF OF LIBERTY
LOAN SUBSCRIBED

WASHINGTON. Oct. IS. hrpruXi.
matcly billion and II half dollars,
half Of the minimum quota Of tn"
liberty loan. has been subscribed, ac-
cordlng TO estimates OF the treasury
officials.
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6lANT EAGLE PECKS
YOUNG ELK TO DEATH

VLAYToN, N. NJ. Oct. IS.--Ono Of
"e largest eagles ever seen in this
os.''oh OF tho country was reported
.'N week The eagle perchcd or the
D"'k OF young elk and pecked Il
+" ueaeth' according to word brought
mere from Clcnoro.
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FRENCH BRING
DOWN ELEVEN
/ ENEMY PLANES
Squadron of German Machines
, Attack The French City
Nancy

fARiS. Oct lS.--EIcven German
afpianes were shot down by tho
french yesterday or driven TO earth
u 'he German lines in damaged con.
ul''on' reports the war office. The
e'y OF Nancy was again attacked. this
''"e by squadron of thirty German
naehines. several civilians being XIII.
ed In the raid.
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BERNSTORFF
AIDED BY BANK
Amount of Transfer Withheld
In Statement Appearing in
German Newspaper

COPENHAGEN, Oct. lS.-The Deu.
tsche bank admits in the Vossische
Heitung. which devoted four columns
TO the Bolo Pasha affair, that it trans
ierred a sum of money TO Ambassador
Won Bernstorn. The amount was not
disclosed
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VON BUELOW MAY
Be CHANCELLOR
German Prince Expected To
Take FC.mer Position OF
ChanCelIorShip

AMSTERDAM. Oct. 1S.--Prince Son
Buelow. former imperial chancellor.
has returned TO Berlin, according to
the Lokal Anzieger. II is generally
believed that he will be offered his old
post in succession TO Doctor Michaelis.
adds the newspaper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
Epworth Leaguers to
Picnic at Putnam
Park July Fourth

The Epworth league, the Methodist
young peoples organization, is plan
ming to celebrate it's Fourth of July
this year in a patriotic, and at the
same time, pleasurable manner.
Prior to this time nothing has been
done by the Bridgeport Group organ
ization in the way OF an outing, but
this year the group cabinet, composed
as it is of q live bunch OF young peo-
pie, has decided to picnic at the IA
nous and historic Putnam park, near
Bethel. Putnam park is on the site OF
what was once the headquarters OF
General Putnam, of Revolutionary
War fame.
A patriotic service appropriate to
the times and place will he led by the
pastors attending the outing, in which
an effort will he made to impress the
young people of the duties of the. hour.
An excellent program of games has
been planned in which all can partici-
pate, regardless Of age or sex. A
prize will he given to the one taking
the best picture Of the days activi-
ties, and 1t is expected that the COM
petition in the camera contest will be
The officers of the various leagues
are enthusiastic about the affair, and
will heartily welcome any Of the mem
bers who desire to cooperate in max
ing this the most successful outing,
ever held by any church organization
in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
Tex Jones' Adventures

Down Texas way some of the Old
Timers are sitting around and spin
ming yarns for the young ones about
the adventures of Tex Jones, whose
exciting career was brought to an un-
timely end a few weeks ago by sni-
per in the trenches of France. Tex
never was afraid of anything, for if
he had been just a little bit afraid
of some things, such as Shippers, he
would be alive today. Wherever there
was something doing. preferably
something at which you could lose
your life. Tex could be found. He
punched COWS, he fought Mexican
bandits, took crack at Chinese Box
ers and so forth. Finally, and ma
tura1ly he turned up in the Euro
pean trenches. One day they had a
job to do. dumping Stops in No Mans
Land. that desert space between the
trenches in which neither bird nor
beast nor man can live. Throwing
the stuff over and hauling the pail
back by a rope was too slow for Tex
$50 he just climbed out of his trench
ITO do the job. A minute later he
was dead. shot in the head by Ger
man sniper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
UTILITIES BOARD
is SUSTAINED BY
SUPREME COURT
Decision of Unreasonable
ness Of Trolley Rates
Confirmed.

mine decisions including three from
Fairfield county, were handed down
yesterday by the judges of the SUI
preme court OF errors. Two errors
are repoted. gs
No error was found in the action
by the Blue Ribbon Garage, Inc,
against r. L. Baldwin and others on
the failure to- pay a promissory note
for $1,000. Facts were found and
Judgment rendered in the court Of
common pleas in Fairfield county by
Judge Walsh, An which the defend
ants appealed. Prentice.
No error was found in the action
of the superior court of Fairfield
county. confirming the action Of the
public utilities commission in render
ing a decision of unreasonableness of
rates of certain fares upon the Siam
ford division of the Connecticut Co.
Wheeler.
mo error was found in the case Of
the Whitney Co. inc. against Alfred
w. Church and wife on the action
of the superior court of Fairfield
county in accepting the award of the
arbitrators in building contract con-
trpversy. The plaintiff claimed pre-
judice toward the defendant and
against the plaintiff. Shumway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
The Wat Tyler Rebellion

Uprisings in the Middle Ages were
not as common as they are today when
the persons of kings and emporers
are not as sacred as they were in
other times. To dispute die author
ity of the crown then was an enter
prise only undertaken by the stoutest
hearts. It was on June r., 1881, that
the Wat Tyler Rebellion broke out in
England. The movement began in
Essex and Kent and rapidly spread to
other counties. The peasantry, armed
with bludgeons and rusty swords.
first occupied the roads by which
pilgrims went to Canterbury and
made every man swear loyalty to
King Richard and refuse to recognize
King John. The people had many
grievances against John, chief among
which was the imposition Of poll
tax in the previous year. The leader
OF the insurrection was Wat Tyler,
his principal associates being John
Bail, priest and preacher of demo-
cratic and socialistic doctrines, and
another man known as Jack Straw.
1t seems that many .Londoners. among
them some aldermen, welcomed the
rebels who on June 13 marched into
London and made for the palace Of
the Duke of Lancaster which they
wrecked and burned. Other buildings
were likewise destroyed and the King
and his court took refuge in the Tow
er The rebels threatened to storm
that strong hold If the King did not
come out and speak to them. This
the King was persuaded to do but the
insurrectionists were not satisfied and
broke into the Tower. The soldiery
was afraid to resist them and the
rebels broke into every room in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
Tower Including the Kings bedroom,

Tower Including the Kings bedroom,
in search of the Archbishop of Can
terbury. The latter and the Lord
Treasurer were found and beheaded.
After this the insurrectionists set out
to kill and burn, foreigners being
their most numerous victims. It is
said that more than four hundred
persons were murdered In the streets.
On June Is tn King with an armed
escort went to the rebel camp and in
vited them to a personal conference.
In the midst Of the parley which fol-
lowed Wat Tyler was struck from his
horse and killed. The King immedi-
ately rode out before the ranks of
the rebels, while they were still daz-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
SPY RECRUITER
IN FRANCE HELD
BY AUTHORITIES
Once Suspected of Causing
Fire on French Liner, La
Touraine.

Paris, June 1o-Raymond Ruff
Swoboda, who was held for some time
by the Paris police in the spring of
1915 on suspicion of causing a fire on
board the French liner La Touraine,
has been arrested by the Zurich po-
lice. Swoboda is accused of recruit
ing spies to work against France and
is alleged to be in close relations with
a Geneva business man who was re-
Gently sentenced to life Imprisonment
in Paris for espionage.
Swoboda. when arrested in Paris -
1916, had an American passport and
claimed to be an American citizen.
At his trial it was said that his real
name was Schwind and that he was
a German reserve officer. He was
finally discharged and ordered ex-
PEELED from France. He appealed
to the American embassy against his
expulsion but, after an investigation,
the American authorities refused to
interfere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
ROBERT M. LAFOLLETTE
UNITED STATES SENATOR

There are a few men in the United
States the mention of whose name
will generally lead to argument. That
Is, they have thousands of followers
who are warm in their praise and
thousands of opponents who are
warm in their opposition. One sim
ply cannot be lukewarm about these
men. You either like them very
much or you're opposed to them just
as much. Theodore Roosevelt is a
man of this kind and so is Robert M.
LaFollette, United States senator from
Wisconsin, who today celebrates his
sixty-second birthday. Senator La,
Toilette, no matter what your opinion
about him may be, is one of the. most
fearless men that has ever sat in the
United States senate and whether he
is right on the stand he takes on
many questions depends upon the
viewpoint, but one thing is certain,
when La Toilette thinks he's right he
let's everybody know it and nothing
can change his stand. He is prom
inent member of "the little group of
wilfuI men," SO characterized by
President Wilson at the close of the
armed ships controversy which enliv-
ened the closing days of the last ses-
sion of Congress. LaFollette has been
ate since 1905 and was recently re-
elected to that body. His term ex-
pires in 1921. He was born in Prim
rose, Wis, on June IA, 1855. After
a course in the lower schools Of his
state he entered the University of Wis
consin, from which he graduated in
1879. He was admitted to the bar
in the following year and subsequently
elected district attorney of Dane
County. He was elected to the 49th
and 51st Congresses from the Third
Wisconsin district and as member
a member Of the Ways and Means
Committee took prominent part in
framing the Mckinley Bill. He was
a delegate to the Republican Ma
tional Convention in 1896 and a dele
gate-at-lasge to the convention of
1904. He was elected Governor of
Wisconsin in 1901 and held this Of
flee for three successive terms, until
1907. During his last term he re-
signed to take up his duties as United
States Senator. IAFollette led the
| movement to nominate all candidates
| by direct vote, a measure adopted by
his state in 1904, he advocated the tax
| ing of railroad property by the same
system and at the same rate as other
taxable property, adopted in 1908; he
furthermore fought for the control
of railway rates within the state, a
measure also adopted. At the Re
publican National Convention in 1908
i he received rs votes for the presiden-
tial nomination. His home town is
Madison, Wis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
FARM BUREAU ENGAGES
EXPERT IN CANNING

The Fairfield County Farm Blu
feau. with headquarters at Norwalk,
has realized the need of providing for
the instruction at this time of the wo-
men of the county in all those matters
which have to do with the conserva-
ton of food in the home, including
canning of vegetables and fruits by the
most practicable and approved meth
DDS. the preserving of pickles. condi-
ments and je1lies, the canning of
meats, the drying. of fruits and vege-
tables such as apples, peaches, beans,
etc.. the greater use of cereals grown
on the home farm, especially corn, and
tofmeet this pressing need has engag-
eds the services OF trained woman
as County Teacher of Home Econom-
les.
Miss Gladys Green of Danbury, is
the new member of the Farm bureau
staff. She began her new duties at
once by directing the canning demon
stration held in Danbury. Saturday,
Miss Green has a pleasing person
atty. combined with training and ex-
perience. and 1t is fully expected
viii make her work Of great value to
the county in the busy; seasons now
before her. -
She is a graduate of Danbury high
school Class of 1908. Since her grad
uation she has taken a year 3
post graduate work. including a
course in domestic science, at Brad
ford academy Miss Green has pene-
fitted by seven years Of practical work
at home. overseeing and helping in
the management of boarding house,
and recently completed a course at
the School of Domestic Science, 40
Berkeley street. Boston, Mass, quail
flying her as domestic science teach
or. She has had teaching experience
In settlement house in East Bos-
ton,
Miss Green is already scheduled to
direct canning demonstrations al
STAFFORD. June 10, and at Fairfield
June Is. and; to assist Miss M. E.
Sprague, state canning demonstration
with demonstrations to be held in
Greenwich. Thursday morning and
Stamford Thursday afternoon, June
~
z All requests for demonstrations in
canning or other subjects under Miss
Green's direction, should be address.
ed TO the Fairfield County Farm Blu.
reaR ,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
Russ Socialists Win
Municipal Council

London, June A Petrograd dis
patch to Reuters says that prelifnin-
airy returns indicate that the socialist
bloc comprising revolutionary social
lists, democratic socialists and laborites
carried the election in the Petrograd
district for members of the municipal
council In the election general suf-
frage for women was applied for the
first time in Russia The constitution
al democrats, also known as the ca
diets, pol1ed the second highest num-
Der of votes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
THE WEATHER

New Haven, June 15.-For New.
Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Saturday; slightly cooler to-
night.
Connecticut, Probably fair to-
night and Saturday; cooler to-
night; gentle TO moderate north
west winds.
The western area of high pres
sure, is moving slowly eastward
and producing pleasant weather in
all districts east of the Rocky
mountains except along the At
fsntfc coast, where the weather
win clear during the day. Heavy
local thunder showers were re-
ported during the last IA hours.
New York reported S.ee inches of
rain, white New Haven had only
.16 inch. The temperature is low
err this morning I'm the northern
districts.
Conditions favor for this vicini-
fy fair weather, with cool nights,
but quite warm during the middle
of the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
CREWS NOT GIVEN
CHANCE FOR LIVES

London, June 15.-Two further in.
stances of the inhumanity of German
submarine methods have just been
published. Ten members OF the crew
Of the British steamer KarTba, which
was torpedoed without warning $50
miles from land on April Is, were
picked UP after - days spent in an
open boat. For seven days they had
been without food and two of the sur
vivors died after their rescue. An
other boat, with 81 men. has not been
heard from and it is feared that it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
Farmers Dairy Co.
Lets Building Contract

THE Z. =. Pardy Construction Co.
has received the contract for the
building to be erected at the corner
of North avenue and Garland street
for the Farmers Dairy Co. The build
ing itself will cost $4,000 and the
equipment will cost S95, 900. The or
ganization was recently completed and
includes milk dealers of this section
who start a campaign Of direct to
Me consumer" dealing. The building
is expected to be completed by Oct. l.