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TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST
*" List 4-2O59

Notice Is hereby given that the lands
described below, embracing l6O acres,
within the Ruby National Forest, Ne
yada, will be subject to settlement
and entry under the provisions OF the
homestead laws of the United States
and the act Of June IL, 1906 ga Stat.
233), at the United States land office
at Elko, Nevada, on April 81, 1917
ANY settler who was actually and In
good faith claiming any OF said lands
Tor agricultural purposes prior to
January /, 1906, and has not aban.
doned same, has n preference right
to make a homestead entry for the
lands actually occupied. Said lands
were listed upon the applications OF
the persons mentioned below, who
have a preference right subject to the
prior right OF any such settler pro.
vided such settler or applicant is quail.
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PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS

William Jennings Bryan puts the
case In a~nutshell,, He says that the
United States has no cause OF war
against Germany for the reason that
whateveriAmericsn lives wore lost by
tho sinking OF Bhlps by German YES.
sells were lost incidentally during
Gernanyts fight against hor enemies,
and thataefmany has I'm no instance
directed her warefare against the
United States. Tho American people
evidently realizes that fact--reaiizes
the fact that Americans lost their
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fled 70 make homestead. entry anaI tie
preference right Is exercised prior to
April n. 1917. on which date the lands
win be subject to settlement and en-
try by any qualified person. The 81
Sh NEk sen. M M SEA SEX
ny SWA SEX, 81 SWH, 81 NWX
SWH. Sec. Is; M NwA NWk. Sec
%. T.. rs N. r. sc g., II. d. N, 1eO
acres; application OF Albert Brehe,
Elko, Nevada; List 4-2059.
January 20. 1917. D. X. PARROTT,
Acting Assistant Commissioner OF the
Land Office.
First publication. Feb. 10, 1917.
Last publication, March 3, 1917.
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APPLICATION NO. 1928

Notice Of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters O,
the State of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
9Th day Of February, 1917, in accord.
ance with Section SO, Chapter 14O, of
the Statutes of 1913, one Mrs. Minnie
Prunty, Of Charleston, County of Elko.
and State OF Nevada, made application
to the State Engineer OF Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public
waters OF the State of Nevada. Such
appropriation is to be made from a
spring, at a point 200 feet northeast
OF corner OF SWA OF SEX, Sec. 7, T.
AZ NJ r. So E., NJ. d. D. G. NJ, by
means OF bitches, and one-fourth cubic
foot per second Is to be conveyed to
SWA OF SEX, Sec. 7, T. AZ NJ, r. So
E., NJ. D. D. G NJ, by means of bitches.
and there used for irrigation purposes,
from April until October 20, OF each
year, water not to be returned to
stream.
w. NJ. KEARNEY.
State Engineer
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lives aboard ships laden with ammu
nitions and provisions destined to help
Germany,s enemies. On the other
hand. England has stopped United
States mails, and inspected the con.
tents of contracts between citizens of
the United States and subjects of
other neutral nations. and turned the
Information contained in them to
British subjects. who took advantage
OF them and proceeded to fill the con-
tracts. This constituted direct at
tack upon the interests OF the citizens
OF the United States. not necessarily
In the prosecution OF war against
Germany. So. England has wilfully
attacked the United States, whilst
Germany has not-as yet. That the
country believes with Mr.. Bryan Is
proved by the non-enlistments-th
rush from the recruiting stations.
Secretary Lansing in a speech be-
fore the Amherst Alumni, delivered at
Washington. February 10, sadly de-
plored the loss of ideals and the
strong trend towards materilIsm, for
which he could give no reason. 1
quote part Of his sadness:
1t is, indeed, q commentary on
the American people that not a few
thinking men have been asking with
serious concern: Have American
eyes grown dim to the achievements
OF the past? Has the blood OF pa
triotism ceased TO throb In American
veins? Have we forgotten that our
heritage Of liberty was sealed with
the lives OF devoted men and that It
Is a sacred trust which We must hold
and transmit unimpaired to the gen.
erations to comeT'
/ Will attempt to give a reason for
this sad loss Of ideals: During the
civil war, patriots just flocked to the
eolors, and rallied around the flag.
Irish and Germans predominating
amongst the foreigners, the English
being conspicuous by their absence.
American contractors got busy SUD-
playing the needs of the army. Manu-
facturers also. They manufactured
rotten shoes. blankets, overcoats,
gloves, general wearing apparel, and
half embalmed foodstuffs. They made
tremendous fortunes. The soldiers
were paid $13 a month In greenbacks.
which they sold for as low as 80 cents
on the dollar. and the patriotic bank
ers and money brokers got dollar for
dollar from the government within a
few years after the war closed. I'm
mense fortunes were made in that
way. After the war was over, those
who survived returned to their homes
raised their families, 'recounted their
deed, sacrifices and sufferings on the
battle fields, and incidentally told
ABOUT the clothes supplied them, and
the food, and how they got rid OF
their greenbacks. and they pointed TO
the war profiters who would not even
notice them when they passed bv
ihen come such men as Lansing, Root
ana Roosevelt who hobnob with these
protiteers and traitors to their co,n.
Try and ignore the rights of the pro-
ietariat, whilst urging them to resume
their Ideals, and enlist. II was in this
fashion that the ideals have been lost
In the human shuttle
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FRANK Y. DEVLIN,
Pacific Coast Branch Manager
JOHN HENDERSON, local agent.
Elko, Nevada.
First publication, Feb. %, 1917.
Last publication, March 2, 1917.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL scooL ELEc-
TON, MONTICELLO SCHOOL DIS
TRicT, ELko COUNTY, NEVADA,
TO BE HELD MARCH S. 1917

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN to the
qualified electors OF Montello School
District, County of Elko, State of Ne
vada, that a special election will be
held within said district on Monday,
March 5, 1917. for the purpose OF sub
hitting to popular vote within said
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Eiko 0a8o
Carson 07s2o

NdIbVu Uf6zb
Department OF the Interior. U. g.
Land Office At Elko, Nevada, Feb. 10,
1917. ="
Notice Is hereby given that ALBERT
LkEsCARTEs, Of LamoIlle, Blko
County, Nsvsds, whs, on Nay ., 1919,
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tional. scr words to- that-s effect an.
saved the country.-Record-Cu rier.
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INSURANCE ANNUAL STATEMENT

United States Branch Atlas Assur-
ance Co, Ltd, of London, for year
ending Dec. 81, 1916:
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A summary Of the proceedings OF
the legislature would make delight
fui chapter in the Dunciad.
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Assemblyman Booher OF Elko has
introduced n few bills to knock out
worthless law and to cut out useless
offices, and thus has made a reeu,or
nuisance OF himself. However, the.
committees to which they were re.
terred have declared them uncons,,tu.
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INSURANCE ANNUAL STATEMENT

United States branch Of the Standia
Insurance company of Stockholm,
Sweden. .
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w. NJ. KEARNEY.
ca.

State Engineer
First publication, Feb. G. 1917.
Last publication, March 7, 1917.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
Coming To
FARGO
DR.. Mellenthin
SPECIALIST
For His Sixth Yeartin North
Dakota
Does Not Use Surgery
Will Be AZ
GARDNER HOTEL
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
ONCE hours, a. m, toi4 p. m.
One Day Only
NO CHARGE FOR EXAMINATION

DR.. MeIIenthtn is regular graduate
in Medicine and Surgery and is licens-
ed by the state of North Dakota. He
visits professionally the more important
towns and cities and offers to all who
call on this trip consultation and ex-
animation free, except the expense OF
treatment when desired.
According to his method Of treatment
he does not operate for chronic appen-
dicitis, gall stones, ulcers OF stomach
tonsils or adenoids.
He has to his credit many wonderful
results in diseases Of the stomach, liver,
bowels, blood, skin, nerves, heart, kid
ney, bladder. bed-wetting, catarrh,
weak lungs, rheumatism, scdatica. leg
ulcers and rectal. ailments.
II you have been ailing for'any length
of time and do not get any better, do
not fail to call, as improper measures
rather than disease are very often the
cause Of your long standing trouble.
Remember above date, that examina-
ton on this trip will be free and that
his treatment is different.
German spoken. Address: 336 Boston
Block, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
Wisconsin's Young Stump Dentist
Is Master of Newest Profession

Madison, Wis, May 25.-(Special)-
Introducing Carl D. Livingston, Stump
Dentist.
When a man can start a new pro-
| fession, prove it's necessity to the
world and firmly implant himself as
! the originator of said new profession,
he is entitled to some attention.
Such a man is Prof. Carl Living
ston, Stump Dentist" of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
Furthermore, the new profession is
launched at the time when the world S
need of foodstuff is greatest, and
when the new profession will solve
the problem most effectively. The new
profession will put into early cultiva-
ton 100,000,000 acres of land in the
south. 1t will utilize for agriculture
100000 idle acres in Wisconsin
alone. And the stump dentist is the
man who has originated the profession
to do the work.
Pulling stumps to provide land for
agriculture Is as old as the world and
until Livingston's day, as antiquated.
Pulling stumps with a combination of
cheap dynamite and machinery is just
as old as Professor Livingstons newly
discovered profession, no older.
Technically, he is head of the new
department of land clearing at the
big Wisconsin university. Agricul-
tural engineer highly trained, and
member of the faculty of the univers-
ity in high standing, he was not salts
fed. Hardly more than a youth, he de-
cided to be something new, and began
a study Of land clearing.
The new profession comes just at
the moment when the worlds need is
greatest, because Of the food shortage
and the war with Germany.
His Introduction to the world,
though his reputation was growing
fast near home, came at the April land
clearing convention in New Orleans,
when the University of Wisconsin
youth, youngest of three-day pro-
gram filled with governors. agricultur-
lists, the nations notables, stood up
and told the convention how Wiscon-
sin had discovered how to clear land
quickly. He told the south, through a
northerner, how to speed up the agri-
cultural development of 100, 900
acres of southern agricultural land to
help relieve any shortage of food that
may result from the war with Ger
many. This was the message brought
to the southern land clearing confer
ence by the pioneer in Americas
youngest profession.
Livingston came to Wisconsin from
Washington, where he was raised
among the Douglas frs Of the west
real trees and stumps, he calls them.
In Wisconsin he saw 100000 acres
OF stump covered lands, and began
studying.
Last year the results came. He was
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26

Providence National league team, where
~ won his greatest reputation as
manager. He won the pennant the nrst
season at Providence, cleaned up the
oId New York Metropolitans in a post
season series and also established
record through the season or twenty
afrairht games won, which stood till
the New York Giants beat II last fall.
bancroft managed the old Philadel-
mia Athletics after leaving Providence
and later took charge Of the Indianap-
oiis National league team for John q.
Glr Rr1,sh. when the latter first entered
baseball. It was in 1891 that BancroLt m
ioolx after the business interests ana In
1SS2 when Brush bought the Cincii1-
nati team Bancroft was given the bus-
inass managers job. He has been look
ine after the business interests OF the
local team for the past twenty-six
years. - N.r.t,n..,
cIiIb has had many managers ana own
srs but Bancroft has remained its bus
iness director. He is the grand old
nan among those still active in base
bali and when his list btrtnaay y soon
ceIahrated here he will be wished moro
years of useful service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
BERLIN KNEW
OF DEPARTURE
OF U. S. FLEET
Submarines Strewed Mines
at Entrance of Queens
town Harbor
STARTLING NEWS
FROM ADMIRAL SIMS
German Spies Have Secret
Means of 'Communicat-
ing Information
(By Associated Press., ,

Washington, May 26.-Four days be-
fore the American destroyer flotills
arrived abroad Berlin knew 1t was on
the way and to what port 1t was going
and the day before the vessels steamed
into Queenstown German submarines
had strewn mines about the harboI
entrance.
This startling information, revealing
that German spies not only still are
at their work in this country, but that
they have swift and sure means of
communicating Americas war secrets
to the fatherland came to the navy de-
partment yesterday in a cablegram
from Rear Admiral Sims at London.
The admiral said his information
was positive.
His dispatch was not made public
and for obvious reasons nothing will
be given out concerning how the news
came into his possession nor about the
precautions which defeated the Ger
man plans and enabled the hotilla to
speed safely through the mine fields.
Immediate publicity was given the
salient fact, however, the department
making clear that its purpose was to
let the people know of the activity of
Teutonic spies and to emphasize the
necessity for absolute secrecy about
American naval operations and ship
ping movements.
The destroyers now in European
waters under Admiral Sims put into
port at Queenstown on May 16. How
long they were in crossing the Atlantic
nor from what port never has been
announced and until word OF their ar
rival came by cable only few peo-
pie in the United States even knew Of
the governments decision to send war
ships to Europe.
No official would comment last night
on the possible means by which the
news was conveyed to Germany. If it
did not go from a secret wireless plant
it must have been carried in some dis
patch that the allied cable censors
passed as innocent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
BRITISH WAR
MISSION ENDS
ITS WORK HERE
Two Countries Closer Than
At Any Time Since
90 Revolution
RARE TACT SHOWN
BY THE VISITORS
Foundation For Closest Co
operation In Conduct
Of War ~
= IWW
(By Associated Prens.l

Washington, May 26.-The British
war mission left American soil and
crossed into Canada yesterday after
six weeks of conferences which are
expected vitality to affect the future Of
this country, If not Of the world.
Confidence and sympathy born of
personal contact of British and Amer
lean officials cannot be measured in
words. Uncertainty has been removed
and an efficient cooperation made
possible by an exact definition of the
resources and needs of the two ma
tions. This country knows the allies
needs In detail and the allies know
Americas resources and the degree of
their availability. Thus 1t is possible
for the United States to enter into CO.
operation with the grand alliance In
the way most calculated to bring
success.
There have been no formal agree
ments or binding treaties. Foreign
Secretary Balfour said upon his ar
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
UNCLE sam May HAVE
TO BEAR BRUNT OF WAR.
Ambassador Gerard Talks on Russian
Situation-Nitnesse Many OF
German Atrocities.
CBy Associated Press.1

Philadelphia, May 2s.-"H Russia
stacks arms and German submarines
continue to litter the ocean with
corpses of the merchant marine.
Uncle Sam will have to bear the brunt
Of the great battle practically alone"
declared James w. Gerard, former am
bassador to Germany, who was the
principal speaker at a meeting here
last night under the auspices OF the
Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter OF
the Red Cross.
Mr.. Gerard said he had witnessed
nearly all the atrocities which have
been charged against the Germans.
"While we need many things In this
war, we need the Red Cross more than
ANYTHING else,' he said. THE spread
of disease is terrible"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
new HUDSON CHARMS
FARGO AUTONOBILISTS
One Car Arrives and Four Anxious
Buyers After It-Rrown, of Hope,
ls Lucky Man

The new Hudson speedster. four
passenger which has caused much COM
ment in the automobile centers which
have been fortunate enough to get one,
arrived in Fargo the first of this week.
The Calkins & Orr Motor Co., dis
tributors, had this car but one day be-
fore four buyers were after 1t. 1t was
sold to M. j. Brown, of Hope, who Sc
cured it only by paying a premium for
it as it was the intention of the firm to
keep the first car for demonstrating
purposes.
However, more Of these cars will ar
rive in few days. The seasons out
put is decidedly limited. The car has
distinctive lines and has great speed
advantages.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26

Cincinnati, o., May 14-Frank B
Bancroft, business manager of the Gin
cinnati Reds. who is soon to celebrate
his list birthday, is the grand old man
of baseball today. Bancroft has been
in either the playing or the business
end of baseball for forty years and has
held his present post for twenty-six.
Bancroft was a drummer boy In the
civil war at the age of Is and after the
war he started out in the hotel bust
ness, but soon became interested in
baseball. He managed the New Bed
ford, Mass, team in 1878 and won the
pennant in the New England league.
He next managed Worcester and when
that club went into the National league
Bancroft remained as manager. The
season following he managed the De-
troit National league team, later Cleve-
land and in 1884 took charge of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
THE RUSSIAN EDrrGRANT.

oh, Russia, Mother OF us all,
We turn to you today;
In silent wondering and awe
We can but dream and pray.
In long pursuit of Freedoms peace
We crossed the dreaded sea.
In misery, in hope, in fear
And now, today, you're free!
Gone is the Jewish Settlement,
The Pale where he must stay;
While for the Finlander and Pole
Hope rises new today.
And with the exiIes' homing cry
Our pulses leap and strain,
AS fifty thousand turn their steps
Back from Siberia's plain,
oh Russia. Mother of us all,
Thou art freeborn today;
In wonderment at what 1t brings
We turn to thee and pray.
Francis III. Rarig.
East Seattle
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
WIDOW NUMBER TWO
GIVEN INSURANCE
Lapse of Three Years in Life, History
of J. r. Cowie Not Explained.

San Bernardino, Cal May ga ,ver-
dict has been handed down here di-
recting the Standard Accident Insur-
ance company to pay Mrs. Francis J.
Everett Of Redlands, CAL, $500 with
interest as the beneficiary of Francis
J. Everett who, it was alleged, was not
Everett but James F. Cowie Of Fer
gus Falls, Minn... former law partner
Of former u. S. Senator Moses E.
Clapp. s.
The insurance company withheld
payment OF the policy taken out by
Everett, who was killed in 1915 in
an accident, claiming that Everett as
Cowie had another wife living and it
was desired to fix the real beneficiary
before the money was paid. Mrs. Ev-
erett then sued to collect the money.
A deposition of Mrs. Cowie who re-
sides in northern California, in which
she stated she had not been divorced
from Cowie, was read to the jury while
two witnesses testified Everett was
Cowie. Attorneys for Mrs. Everett
argued there was lapse Of three
years in Cowie's life in which his
movements were not accounted for in
the testimony and that there was moth
ing to indicate he might not have
obtained a divorce in that time.
Mrs Everett was married to Ever
ett twenty-one years ago.
-~--~-----
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26

rival the United States would not be
expected to abandon its traditional
policies even to the extent of declar-
ing against O. separate peace.
Much that has been tentatively
agreed upon cannot finally be put into
effect until legislation has been passed
by congress.
The great benefit of the missions
visit, however, has been the decisive
in the fire of this war and who have
made desirable policies obvious merely
by relating their experiences.
On Closer Basis.
Great Britain and the United States
undoubtedly have been placed on a
closer basis Of friendship than at any
time since the separation Of a century
and a quarter ago.
The controversies during two and a
half years Of neutrality have dissolved
in q fuller understanding by American
ency. Mr.. Balfour has seen realized
his life dream of closer sympathy
between the two great branches of the
speaking people. This was
symbolized when he stood overcome
with emotion before the tomb Of
George Washington, with the British
flag flowing over 1t. The British
showed a tact and a consideration Of
American feeling most gratifying to
officials. They were scrupulous on all
occasions not to appear to be inter-
rering with American affairs. The
constant effort was to describe Eng
lands experience for whatever sug-
gestion 1t might give this country. Mr..
Balfour diffused this spirit throughout
the whole mission.
President Wilson's plan for a league
of nations has been discussed inform
ally but not conclusively. One mem
ber. of the mission said all Of the
French and all of the British would
leave the trenches tomorrow il they
did not think this was the last war.
Mr.. Balfour studied the proposed
world constitution and will discuss it
with the cabinet on his return.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26

(By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON May 2e.-All federal re-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26

in charge of two special trains which
went through the north, blowing
stumps, pulling them with machinery
whence he secured his title of the
stump dentist-and now has given the
nation the results of Wisconsin's ex-
periments. Here is the prescription
which he gave the south, in nutshell:
use dynamite and machinery to-
gether. Use cheap. ow-grade dyna-
mite, saving two to five cents a pound,
instead Of the higher grades. 1t works
better and you can clear more land
with the same money. The combina-
ton saves money, and more land is
cleared"
Wisconsin has adopted his prescrip-
ton and tens of thousands Of dollars
will be saved this year by the pur-
chase of the cheaper dynamite, and 1t
is estimated that the result will be the
tripling the coming year of the amount
of land put under cultivation in what
was largely virgin forest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
WHALE MEAT AS FOOD
(By Associated Press.l

Seattle, Wash, May 26. Repre-
sentatives of whaling companies and
meat distributors met here yesterday
to consider means Of extending the
market for whale meat throughout the
United States. The market already
established on the Pacific coast Is re-
garded as permanent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26

Ian Malcolm, member Of parliament
and parliamentary private secretary to
Hon. "A. j. Balfour, is having a we'll
earned vacation as a member of the
British commission visiting America.
In England he is chairman of the Red
Cross committee on wounded and miss
duires the card indexing Of j, 100000
soldiers and the services OF 500 clerks
to take care Of the work. w. r. Castle.
jr., OF Honolulu, will have charge of a
similar bureau for the United States
war activities and Mr.. Malcolm is
teaching him something OF the work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-05-26
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