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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
GOVERNMENT WILL NEED
MORE SCIENTIFIC MEN

Tue following Is Il copy Of letter
addressed to Dr. Hollis Godfrey, mem
Der of the Advisory Commission OF
the Council of National Defense. by
Secretary of War Baker:
Washington, Nov. %, 1917.
My Dear Dr. Godfrey:
The successful outcome Of the war
IS 80 dependent upon the applications
of science that the United states can
III afford at this time to risk any dimi.
mutton of this supply of technically
trained men. Such diminuiion We
must in part suffer by reason of the
fact that class exemptions in the exc.
cution Of the sclcctivc service law are
prcjudiclal to its general success; but
I have constantly in mind the fact
that the government service will de.
mand more and more scientifically
trained men. and so hope those who
are in charge Of scientific institutions
will impress upon the young men the
importance and dosirabillty of their
continuing their studies except to tho
extent that they are necessarily in
terrupted by n mandatory call under
the provisions Of the selcctive con
scription law.
/ Cordially yours,
NEWTON y. BAKER,
Secretary OF War
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
ESPEE OFFICIALS
ON INSPECTION TRIP

Charles S. Fec, passenger Traffic
manager; ]. NJ. Fulton, assistant gen.
erul freight and passenger agent. and
c. \. Brown, travelling freight and
passenger agent, Of the Southern Pa
Cific, arrived last evening in the pri-
vate car san Jose" which was cut
out here. The party is making trip
over the road looking into general
business conditions. While here they
paid a visit to the different business
places in town.
In speaking OF railroad matters, Mr.
I Fee stated that arrangements were
completed and that another daylight
train would be established on the road
commencing December 16. This train
will leave Ogden in the early morn
ing and will arrive here about eleven
o'clock in the forenoon, reaching Reno
about o'clock in the evening. This
train will not be held at Ogden for
eastern connections. According to
present plans. said the official. there
will be no change made in the time
Of No. 10, wcstbound. or No. 6 east
I bound.
This train will furnish a splendid
mail service from Salt Lake City. and
'it will be a great convenience for
/ travel To Reno and other western
/ points.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06

shall be placed on each war.sayings
certificate by the postmaster at the
time II Is issued.
II will be noted that the name and
address of the owner must be filed
in the appropriate spaces on the back
OF the war savings certificate by the
postmaster or his authorized repre-.
sentative. and not by the applicant. at
tho time II is issued. Tho signature
of the owner made at the time of pay
mGnt Of the certificate Is the only sig.
nature made by him on tho war saw.
ings certificate. and follows the re-
ccipt acknowledging payment.
This order Is made necessary by
reason of q typographical error in the
instructions below tho nrs' line on the
back Of tho certificate which should
read Name OF Owner" instead of
| "SIgnaturc In Full"
(Slgncd) J, c. KOONS'
Acting Postmaster General
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
, . . - . . = o . (
ALL SALONS MUST Z
CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT (

o The Elko County Liquor .
o Board today passed a resolution .
. providing that all saloons of .
. the county outside of the cor .
o poraee limits OF Elko must close .
. at twelve O'clock mightnight, o
. and that they must remain .
o closed until six o'clock in the .
o morning. o
. The resolution becomes effec- 9
9 tive on December 15, and it is to Q
. remain in eject until further o
. action is taken. Failure or re. q
. fusal to comply with the pro- Q
. sions OF the resolution will re. .
o suit in the revocation of licens. .
o es, and license will not again be .
. granted 10 any person failing to O
. observe ii. O
Q The reason that the rcsolu- .
. tion does not apply TO saloons .
. within the City of Elko is that g
o such saloons come under the o
. control of the city council. .
o The resolution was adopted .
. by unanimous vote. with all five .
. of the members present. 9
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
p0ST0FFICE DEPARTMENT
CORRECTS ERROR

The postomcc department has Is.
sued the following order (No. 9l6) re
hting to war savings certificate
stamps:
10 all Postmastcrs and Postal En-.
ployes:
Attention IL especially invited to
sec'ion 4 OF tho regulations Of the
ros'mastcr General OF November H..
nit found at the top Of page 2 OF
rom 22i3, reading as follows:
y Each purchaser OF war savings
V'uhcato stamps shall be furnished
'"hout cost United States war saw.
"" certificate. to which such certin.
@ e stamps shall be affixed. The Ger.
Naea'e Ia not transferable and has no
sue unless one or more war.savings
'uneate stamps is affixed thereto,
'e name and address OF the owner
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
WAS STILL HOPE

Uncle was telling his two little
nieces a story. 1t was a blood-curdline
affair with himself as the hero. Dur
ing the latter part of the fray, when
II. looked as If uncle would get the
worst of it. Aunt Helen, sitting near
in order to lend reality to the narrative
pretended to weep, whereupon the eld
est of the two children turned to her
and said: Don't cry, Aunt Helen: he
isn't dead yet"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06

The explosion was so terrific II de-
stroyed the Insulation in all the tele-
phone and telegraph lines in offices
for thirty miles around Halifax, while
it was heard at Truro. sixty miles
away.
1t is reported that the American
munitions ship was moving out from
her pier when she was rammed broad
side by another vessel. Instantly there
was n tremendous explosion which de
stroyed both ships, killing both crews.
The concussion resulting caused the
railway depot at North street to col.
lapse. while all the warehouses on the
water front for mile and half were
damaged. The premises in many
places caught fire.
The force of the conclusion was so
great that freight cars were blown off
the rails for distance of nearly two
miles.
Messages asking for fire engines
and fire fighting apparatus. doctors
and nurses, have been received by q
number OF localities from Halifax
Special trains are now rushing to the
scene.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06

Quite a number of Elko County
young men will depart within the next
few days for San Francisco where they
will volunteer in the army and navy.
Five have enlisted within the past few
days and twice that number will vol.
unteer before the eleventh, on which
date the local recruiting Office will
close.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
GERMANS AGAIN
BOMB LONDON
Six Planes Cause a Number of
Fires in the English
Capital

LONDON, Dec. 6.-Twenty-five aero,
planes raided England. it is announced
this morning Six of these machines
reached London. dropping bombs that
caused number OF fires. The fires
were all quickly brought under con-
troll, and it is believed that the cas-
ualties were light.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
LITTLE GIRL AIDS
THE RED CROSS

The following letter is received from
little girl in an Oklahoma town:
Dear Red Cross: have earned
another dollar for the poor children.
| have piled all the pumpkins and
hauled four loads of chips and pulled
some weeds for the pigs and picked
up all the scattered beans. am eight
years old today"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
WHOLE NORTHERN SECTION
MASS OF WREcKAGE

AMHERST, Dec. 6.-Thc whole
northern section of Halifax is a mass
OF wrcckagc and fires have broken out
in a dozen portions OF the city. ac.
COrding to reports received shortly
afternoon. The area OF destruction
covers several miles.
The Canadian government depot,
used by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
ia described as having entirely col
lapscd. and the big government repair
plant Is wrecked.
II Is estimated that the property
loss will run into the millions.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
BIG EXPLOSION Of MUNIT|ON
SHIP KILLS SCORES Of PEOPLE
As Result of Collision Hundreds of BUILDINGS are DESTROYED and
Town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Is Now In Flames; Scores
of Killed Lie in Streets

Three hundred are dead and
many injured It is estimated this
afternoon as the result Of a big
American munition ship being
rammed by a passenger liner as
the vessel was leaving her pier.
Half Of the north end Of the
city is destroyed and great fire
is raging. The dead are lying
thick in the streets. The hospi-
tails are filled to overflowins, and
many others are being compelled
to 90 without treatment.
HALIFAX, Dec. 6.-The fire was
brought under control this after.
noon.
Richmond the suburb where the
explosion occurred is destroyed.
Several hundred persons were
killed and the wounded will run
into the thousands.
Not house in the city escaped
damage. Pieces Of iron and
sehrapneI have been found three
miles from the waterfront where
the explosion occurred.
AMHERST. Nova Scotia, Dec. G.
A large part of Halifax. Nova Scott;
is in flames, following the explosio
in the harbor here when two vcsscl
one carrying munitions OF war an
high explosives. collidcd.
SCORES OF
PEOPLE KILLED
ST. JOHN. y. s., Dec. g. Scores (
people were killed, hundreds of bull,
ings were destroyed and a portion {
the city OF Halifax set on fire by n
explosions that occurred after the CO
lision OF the American munitions shI
and another vessel at Rockingham,
suburb OF Halifax, according to tel
phone messages.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
DiSL0YALTY CHARGE
T0-BE INVESTIGATED

State superintendent Bray left
Carson last evening on high school
inspection and visitation trip that
will take him to Fallon, LOvelock
and points farther east. He will
also conduct an investigation of
charges of disloyalty that have been
made against one of. the teachers EN-
ployed in a rural school-Carsor
News.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
WEATHER FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEK

Northern Rockey Mountain and
Plateau regions-FreQuent rains or
SHOWS the first part of the week will
be followed by fair weather after Wed.
nesday. II will be colder Sunday and
Monday and decided changes there
after can not bef oreseen at present.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
ENGLISH MAKE
SLIGHT. GAINS
Advance one Line But Are
Forced to Withdraw From
Another Sector

LONDON. Dec. 6.-The British have
advanced their line on the Cambral
front 1t is announced this morning.
Tuesday night the British withdrew
to the southwest OF Bourbon wood.
The withdrawal was accomplished
without the Germans apparently being
aware of it till yesterday.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
HOST|L|T|ES SUSPENDED ON
THE ENTIRE RUSSIAN FRONT
German War Office Announces That Armistice Will co into
Effect Friday Noon and Last For Ten Days, Announces
Berlin Report

BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The suspension
of hostilities over the whole Russian
front for the period of ten days. be-
ginning Friday at noon has been ar
ranged, it is officially announced.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-06
COPPER PRICES
TO BE REVIEWED

WASHINGTON. Dec. Cooper
prices will be reviewed by the war In.
dustriCs board on December 10.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
IT'S BLUEBIRD NIGHT
AT AMERICAN THEATER

Rescued from the streets of st.
Petersburg, educated in convent and
then taken into the home of her bene-
factress, Katerina Vlasoff rewarded
her good Samaritan by treacherously
winning the love of the woman's hus-
band; by conspiring with the faithless
swain to exterminate the wife that
the two plotters might share her for
tune and live luxuriantly in their il
licit love. When they presumed that
they had succeeded and were enjoying
their time of triumph, fate turned an
uncommon trick-and they were ma lie
to pay full penalty. This, in a nut
shell. is the story of "The Reward of
the Faithless," to be presented in
Bluebird photoplays at the American
theater tonight, with Wedgewood
NOVEL; and Betty Schade playing the
leading characters. The production
was created by Rex Ingram, who also
gave to BluebirdsN 'The Chalice Of
Sorrow" and BLACK Orchids"-a
brace of photoplays conspicuous for
their artistic reflections and photo
graphic beauties.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
STATES ASSAYER MAKES
REPORT TO GOVERNOR

Francis Church Lincoln, State
assayer and Inspector of ore sam
pling. states a Reno paper, has just
submitted his report to Governor
Emmett d. Boyl covering the work of
the state assayer during the month
of September The report shows that
shippers consigned 459.45 tons of ore
TO the care of the state assayer during
that period and that charges amount
ing to $123.02 were assessed, as COM
pared with 1868 tons and s5063 for
August. This is about two and half
times as much business as that at
tended to in August.
Up to September 2Sth. all work Of
supervising had been performed at
the Hazen smelter of the Western
Ore Purchasing company, but on that
date two cars of ore were supervised
at the Thompson smelter of the Mason
Valley Mines company.-Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
NOTIFIED OF
TOWNS EXISTENCE

George Brodigan, secretary of state,
has just published in the Carson News
the official notice of the incorporation
of the City of Winnemucca. The notice
reads:
Notice is hereby given that on this
4th day of October, 1917, the clerk of
the district court OF the State of Ne
vada, in and for the County of Hum
boldt, did duly file in the Office of the
secretary of state due and proper GER
titled copies of all papers in his Office
relating to the incorporation of the
town of Winnemucca, in the county of
Humboldt, in said State, and that un-
der and by virtue of a decree of the
honorable court aforesaid, entered
ON the 9th day of July, 1917, and sub
sequent proceedings duly had in said
court, the town of Winnemucca, situ-
ated in the county of Humboldt, State
of Nevada, is duly incorporated city
of the third class under the provisions
of IAN act providing for the incorpo-
ration of cities, their classification, es-
tablishment and alteration of their
boundaries, the government and incor-
poration thereof, and repeating all
acts and parts of acts in conflict
Herewith, approved March 81, 1917,
and all acts amendatory thereof
Therefore the people of the State
of Nevada are hereby notified of the
existence of said town of Winnemucca
and the said people and all of the
courts of this State will hereafter
take due and judicial notice of its
corporate existence"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATORS AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS.

In the Sixth Judicial District Court Of
the State OF Nevada. in and for the
County of Humboldt.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jose
Lausirica, deceased.
NOTICE is, HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned. j. Sheehan, was on
the 4th day of September, AID. 1917,
duly appointed by the Sixth Judicial
District Court of the State of Nevada.
in and for the County of Humboldt, as
administrator of the estate of Jose
Lausirica, deceased, and duly qualifie1
on the 5th day of September, 1917. as
such administrator of said estate. All
persons having claims against the es-
tate of said deceased are required to
file the same with the Clerk of saio
Court, with the proper vouchers ana
statutory affidavits attached, within
three months from the date OF the
first publication of this notice.
Dated September 9Th. 1917
J. SHEEHAN,
Administrator of the Estate OF Jose
I.ausiriea, deceased.
First publication September 10. 1sl7'
I.ast publication October Is. 1917.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
M0TI0N-PICTURE NEWS FROM
MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES

Jack Pickford and Miss Louise Huff
are engaged upon a screen version of
tom Sawyer" for Paramount Anna
Katherine Green is the author of the
first Paramount serial, for which the
releases begin in October. Herbert
Brenon is to film Rupert Hughes s
novel, Empty Pockets" Miss Mae
Murray and Miss Alice Brady now
have their own companies Clara
Kimball Young features will be dis
tributed through Select Pictures Cor
poration exchanges. Henry B. Wal
thall now has his own company and
will make pictures at Paralta studios
for release through Triangle George
V. Hobart, author of Experience" is
to write scenarios for Paramount.
Bessie Love has resigned from Tri-
angle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
MINING BUSINESS
BESFT BY WASTE

st. Louis, Mo-. October S-The
United States soon will face a grave
scarcity of certain minerals necessary
to the successful conduct of the war
unless the vast mineral deposits OF
the country are developed said w. =.
Westervelt, of New York, chairman of
the United States war minerals board
in an address today before the Ameri-
can institute of Mining Engineers, in
session here.
Nitrates, essential to the manufac-
ture of gun powder and high explo-
sive shells, are imported in small
quantities from South America, ne
said, because of the shortage of ships.
Manganese, mineral used in harden
ing stell for armor plate and shells,
he said, is imported at the expense of
other necessary articles, while vast
deposits of the mineral in Virginia,
Arkansas and California are underde-
veloped.
Steps also must be taken at once
to insure a sufficient supply of lead
tin, mercury. mica and zinc neces-
sary to the successful prosecution OF
the war, the speaker declared.
Members of the board here for the
convention are Alfred G.. White, of the
United States Bureau of Mines; W. O.
Hotchkiss, state geologist of Washins-
ton, and David Whitehead, of the
United States Geological Survey.
The speakers urged the mining en-
gineers to cooperate with the board
the purpose of which is to insure Il
supply of minerals and stimulate pro-
duction from mineral deposits now
neglected. One of the speakers made
the following statement:
"The mining business is beset by all
manner of waste-waste of natural
resources. waste of the human ele-
ment and waste of capacity, and the
people do not realize how dearly fu-
ture generations will have to pay for
this"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
.LUCIN CUTOFF IS A
PROFITABLE Thing

Figures showing the saving and
power accomplished by the Southern
Pacific's picturesque Lucin cutoff
across Great Salt Lake indicate now
that it may be considered one of the
greatest railroad improvements of
this generation.
At the time that Chief Engineer Will
liam Hood undertook to design and
construct railroad across the lake in
1902 there were many expressions of
doubt and misgiYings as to its prac-
ticability. 1t was said that the sea
would devour the structure and the
entire scheme prove a failure. The
line was put in operation in 1904, and
today, investigation reveals that the
salts contained in the Great Lake
have acted as a wonderful preserva-
tive instead of harmlng the structure.
G. w. Rear, general bridge inspector
for the Southern Pacific, is authority
for the statement that the same num-
ber of engines handle four times as
much freight over the cutoff as when
they had to climb a third of mile up
a mountain and down again.
One hundred and ten million tons
have passed over the cutoff since its
construction. In terms of average car
loading this would take about four
million cars, making a continuous
train $4,000 miles long enought TO
reach one and one-half times around
the earth.
Had this traffic been hauled over the
old line it would have necessitated the
running of 172 million additional car
niles and the extra work of lifting a
whole carload a million miles in the
air, or lifting a whole ton up to the
sun and lowering it again. Thirty
trains and train movements a day
have been saved, with corresponding
saving in fuel and other train ex-
penses.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
RENO BANKER PREDICTS
PROSPERITY FOR STATE

f. NJ. Lee, vice-president and cash
ier of the Reno National bank. was
at his desk yesterday after an alb
sence of several months in the East.
Together with Mrs. Lee he visited a
daughter and grandson in Boston,
also making brief visits in New York
and other cities. In statement last
night Lee voiced the belief that Ne
vada in conjunction with the other
states of the union, is about to enter
upon perhaps an unexampled era OF
prosperity. due in large part to activi-
ties incident to the great war.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
LONG FELT WANT FILLED
IN COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE

George f. McCracken, deputy school
superintendent for Humboldt and
Churchill counties, has had a map
made showing all the school boun-
daries as they exist at the present
time. He has traced down a number
of discrepancies in boundaries and
these will be called to the attention
of the county commissioners at their
next meeting, with the expectation
that they will pass the necessary or
ders to make the desired corrections
This is the first school map the coun-
ty has ever had and it will fill long
felt want in the clerks Office.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-09
FORMER WINNEMUCCA GIRL
SERIOUSLY ILL IN CALIFORNIA

Mrs. B. w. Stewart received a tele-
gram this morning from her son-in-
law. James Whitelaw, of Roseville,
California, stating that his wife, for
merly Miss Ruth Stewart, of Winnie
mucca is very i'll and not likely to re-
cover. Mrs. Whitelaw, who has been
an invalid for several years, was one
of the most popular young ladies of
this city. Mrs. Stewart will leave on
S. p. No. 19 this evening for her
daughters bedside.
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