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Evening star., 1918-04-09
Earl Reading Inspires
Lecturers in Address
on the Great Conflict

The Earl OF Reading, British ambas.
sador to the United States. in his speech
yesterday afternoon before the confer.
ence. the first formal public utterance
made by him since coming to this coun-
try, won hearty applause as he outlined
the war aims of the allies. Upon his
entrance the Canadians and English
present sang a verse of God Save the
King: next the whole gathering sang
a verse Of America"
Lord Reading briefly reviewed the
causes and steps that led to tho world
war, which he said are only too fam
iliar. The Austrian ultimatum, he said
was the first of series of steps that
led to the eventual and inevitable en-
trance Of the United States into the
conflict But the real cause the am
bassador put into the following words:
'The German government simply de-
termined that this Austro-Serbtan diff
Guilty offered the most convenient, the
most opportune moment for it to graft
fy its lust for power.
Not even an official Of the German
government could stand here now,@ he
continued. "and try to convince you
that the responsibility for this awful
man government and on the German
government alone"
England was under no treaty or other
obligation to enter the war, he empha-
sized. nor was she under any illusions
as to the nature of what .the struggle
would be or the dificuity of the task task
She simply realized, and acted on the
realization, that Germany must be
taught that treaties are to be respected.
Honor demanded that she fight, and
Now the United States. continued
Lord Reading, slow even to righteous
wrath, but finally the victim Of acts
no self-respecting country could brook.
has been forced in also.
o. s. Fights Only for Liberty.
.rhe United States has only fought.
and viii only nght. for liberty" he
declared. I'VE know It; others who
do not know it soon Will"
He made a stirring appeal to Amerf-
cans in every walk of life. in uniform
and out, to help gain the victory.
Drive home to the workers on ships
how necessary every ounce Of their
lecturers and speakers. Tell every
man in every shipyard. whether he be
riyeter, boilermaker. carpenter or clerk,
that every item of his service is al
most the equivalent OF . shot fired at
the front. Tell him that every time he
works when he is tired. every time
he keeps on working when he thinks
his lob is monotonous. he must put
his mind, as regularly and consci-
entfously as II It were q religious de-
votIon, on the fact that the same
fatigue Is being. felt by other men
perhaps his relatives-certainly his
racial brothers-who are delighted to
strike q blow for freedom at the risk
of their very lives. Tell all who have
to do With food. with aeroplanes, with
anv and every war work, the same
story. Whatever their form OF serv-
Ice, if they are contributing to their
country's needs. they are helping win
the victory. And you yourselves will
Be serving your country by giving
them this message"
The ambassador concluded his speech
by q brief but graphic review Of some
OF the trials borne and the costs paid
by Hngland 3 number Of them soon
prebahiy 10 b duplicated hAra. sIs Il
Evening star., 1918-04-09
MELTING POT URGED
FOR OLD iron MEN
Senator Pitman Presents Bill
to Convert Silver Dollars
Into Bullion.
PRICE FIXED At ST OUNCE

Nsitine into bullion Of not more than
100000 900 silver dollars now in the
xtsasuYy for sale and export to pay
trade balances, and repurchase Of silver
. q an ounce, Is proposed in an ad-
xsinistrstion bill introduced today by
Gpnator Pittman as an emergency war
measure.
Rilvsr certificates would be withdrawn
from circulation as the dollars are taken
ftom the Treasury, and federal reserve
baak notes Of new one-dollar and two
dollar denominations substituted.
Would Fix Standard Price.
N enacted. the measure virtually
u an ounce. several cents above the
present market and stabilize the world
market. since the United States pro-
ddcss almost half Of the total
The bill also il intended to stimulate
SILVER production and to use the Treas
Ntys reserve stocks Of that metal In
stsad Of gold to settle this country's
oemmsroiaI trade balances in the orient
. anl elsewhere.
1aymond r. Baker. director of the
mint has formulated an agreement
N1kh silver producers and dealers to
1 oo5l 10 the government at the 81 rate.
7ZAo probable result would be for the
leysrnment to absorb the country's en-
3pax. Omcials have stated that they
Geuld make arrangements to supply
sQqAntitiss Of silver to jewelers. .Spd
Ma.uf.ctursrs recurring Il.
! e The Treasury to nx the selling price
~ The governmenSs silver. but II il
aSpumsd this would be not less than 81.
is S: 1tlls Of Five Dollars or More.
ne Treasury now holds 4s1. 200, 900
61fvor dollars, containing about 376,-
.62o.00o ounces Of silver. In withdraw
oGoFt probably would be made to take
hllls Of denominations of IS and more.
5eaving u and % bills. which are now
a great demand. To guard against con-
454fnaSs4 bill would provide for is-
yosSIco Of federal reserve bank notes, Of
which only $11.670, 900 are in circula-
: don. In smaller denominations than the
prssAnt IS minimum.
s Federal reserve bank notes are vir-
euAlly the same ~ national bank notes.
Sat the special notes would have .
: allxhtly different basis, consisting of
EfSasury certificates Of Indebtedness
q ene-ysar gold notes. Arrangements
fWould be made for the Federal Reserve
Uoard 70 force withdrawal Of these
Whea the silver II replaced In the
Sfeasury. No more could be issued 1T
any time than the face value Of silver
Saken from the Treasury,
Supported a. War Measure.
Secretary McAdoo wrote to Senator
pittman supporting the bill a. q war
moasurs, although he suggested there
Hnight be q wide difference. of opinion
a the best method Of replacing silver
0ertifcates with other currency.
No silver dollars h1ve been coined
ninee 1904. For half dollars. quarters
6nd dimes the government this year
nssds about 21.ooo.0oo ouness Of .sil-
Dissemination on the part of Treas
( ury oflcials to urge tho fixing Of q
,e(lvOr prics resulted from the errafic
Gnofuafions Of the silver markst A
oenference Of western senators. silver
nroAucers and Treasury officials re-
lS~~<YO Afarn1anad the nflbi4ct With the
Evening star., 1918-04-09
DISTRICT MAN WOUNDED.
G. T. Tizard Named in Casualty List
at the Front IN France.

OTTAWA. Ont. April s.-The follow
ing American names appear In todays
casualty list:
Wounded-G. F. Tizard. Washington.
ID. c.: Jack Harris, oklahoma: Lance
Corporal A. b Wing. walhalla. N. D.
Hl-Harry Rider. Norristown, Pa.
Evening star., 1918-04-09
Higher TeaeherS Wages Up Tonight

The COMMITTEES ON schools OF the
chambsr Of Commerce met at noon to-
Aay 10 prepare report on the question
Z a. hieheR salaries for school teachers.
Hhich VII be submitted 70 the meeting
Evening star., 1918-04-09
CITY T0DO ITs'|PART J
INPREsENT CRISIS
Mr.. BruwnIow Tells Lecturers
Conference Of Washing
tons War Problems.
OTHER SPEAKERS TOPICS

Definite assurance was given by Com
missioner Brownlow, speaking this morn
inx at tho Hotel Washington to the ma
tionaa conference OF American lecturers.
that botl, the citizens and authorities OF
the National Capital intend to live up fully
to the obligations imposed on the city by
the greatest crisis in its history. This
message Mr.. Brownlow charged his hear
ers to deliver broadcast throughout the
country.
washington has been fve times the
center of war activities. said the COM
missioner, only ono period of which.
those pertaining to the rebellion, taxed
Il to any degree. Now. however. he
said, ssit has-the greatest problem ever
faced by a municipality in the history
Of the human race.
London. q city of 100000. capital OF
q nation of 45,0oo.ooo. ana with hun
dreds Of thousands of population leav-
ing for other fields, had to provide tenn
porary housing for 10000 war clerks
Washington. a small town Of $4,000
must conduct war shop for 10000
900 citizens.
"As tenders Of the great central pow
er plant Of the war machine. We are
gladly putting up with every possible
Inconvenience and privation. and In
tend. In spite Of all handicaps. to carry
on tho work adequately and with dis
patch"
Representative Fess' Address.
why Congress Declared War" wal
the topic discussed by Representative
Simeon D. Fess. of Ohio. He showed
conclusively that the end Of the first
two years Of the war showed Germany
willing and anxious to lay the ground
work for q quarrel with the only ma
tion able to pay the indemnity which
should be for her absolutely necessary
las soon as we realized Great Britain
was to be drawn into the fight we
knew the war would spread to the open
SEAS said Mr.. Fess. 'and that would
eventually involve the United States
IL not as q combatant, at least In
some serious way. We tried through
international law to put Into effect a
defpfte and limited mode of sea war
fare based on international law Wher
Germany declared There is no inter
national law we knew We were. uI
against It."
Evening star., 1918-04-09
Senator Owen on Wars justification

Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma.
speaking on The Justification of War
with Germany" called particular atten-
ton to the Secret Treaty OF Verona"
signed in 1922. the antitoxin to which
was the Monroe Doctrine OF q year
later, and which set forth that so-called
popular government, with its accom-
paniment Of freedom Of the press, is
''antagonistic to the government of
princes by divine right" and must be
suppressed az ''heresy."
This treaty is the real basis Of the
present war and is the justification for
our participation therein" said the
senator. This fight is the fnal argu-
n1ent Of kings, but 1t will be demon
strated that the king Of kings is the
sovereignty of the American people"
Other Speakers Heard.
Secretary McAdoo was unable to
o'clock, Assistant Secretary Moyle ap-
pearing in his place.
Subsequent speakers scheduled were
Andre Tardieu. French high commits
sioner to the United States; Bainbrfdge
Colby of the United States Shipping
Board, and Harvey D. Gibson. general
manager OF the Red Cross.
Tonight Benedict Crowel1. assistant
secretary Of war, and Paymaster Cen
eral Samuel MCGOWAN. U. s. N, will be
the speakers. the latter appearing for
Secretary Daniels. The conference
which began yesterday, will continue
throughout the week.
Evening star., 1918-04-09
LIMITS B. B. ADvERTIsING.
Publicity Only 70 Information Hesd'
ed BY Public, Rules lGr. McAdoo.

Railroad publicaty and advertising in
chs future must b limited to informa-
don needed BY the public under or
dese tssua6 todAy ~ Dtssotor 0sDsral
Evening star., 1918-04-09
Figures to BE Accurate.

Over lonS-distance telephone from
Richmond, Va, whore he made his hrst
liberty loan spooch ON . southern tour
the secrstary Anthestzed this stats-
IN erder = ssnsvs ne ~, ek -
Evening star., 1918-04-09
U1tirnatum to Russ.

By the Associated Prsss
PETRoGRAD. April SIN reply to
protest to the snholny Institute
against the landing Of German troops
in Finland. Germany has sent a wire-
less ultimatum demanding, in ac-
cordance with article Of the Brest-
Litovsk treaty. the removal or disarma-
ment Of all Russian warships In Fin.
nish waters by noon April 12. The
smolny Institute has ordered the COM
mander OF the feet to accede to this
demand. :
being within thirty versts of Kharkoy.
the soviet has Quilted that town.
Evening star., 1918-04-09
Secretary McAdoo Urges
i That 49, 600, 100000
Goal Be Far Exceeded

The first official indication that the
government hoped to raise more than
So, 900. .ooo. 900 from the third liberty
loan came today in q Treasury state
ment asking that the country subscribe
three or four times that amount and
furnish 100000 subscribers, double
the number OF the second loan.
The statement, authorized by Secre-
tary McAdoo. from Raleigh. N. c., where
he spoke today, said:
Let us not stop when We have
reached our quota Let US go forward
and make the quota three or four times
as great. II 1t Is possible to do 1t. and
let us at the same time make the num-
ber OF subscribers to these bonds three
times as great as 1t was before. There
Is no answer that will carry such dis
couragement to the enemies of America
and OF civilization as that 10000, 900
American citizens have subscribed this
time for liberty bonds.
Evening star., 1918-04-09
ave Can Get $40, ,Ooo,ooo

I'VE can get the twenty million II
we stay in the fight and make up our
minds to do it. II we do this it will
mean that we shall have not
three billion, but four billion or fve
billion to help our gallant men in the
supreme test of all time for the liber-
ties of the world"
kilograms to loan headquarters here
today Indicated that many loan organt-
ations in all parts of the country al
ready have raised their quotas From
the st. Louis district came this mes
sage: 80
"Salesmen plunged into the work of
disposing Of 100000 bonds. St.
Louis quota Of a little moro than $780,
000, 900 has been lost sight of, and moth
ing less than tho sum aimed at will
be discussed"
Evening star., 1918-04-09
Honor Roll Grows.

The honor roll NJ communities x,,bfcb
have aireadv sahscrthad nuo,as cortin.
ueS to urow tndav San Ersnci.co san
wor6 tGat sirfv.fiva connrnnnities ~
fhat district ciairn a. honnr aags ~.
york, rennrfed fhs award - .hn,,,
twantv.fivs Tron r,hica 20 osr ,s,orI
that {wantv.fo,sr tnwns6ins ~ WI
county iii hed aons nna. ~ ~ W.
thsf Joliaf rsiss6 ~. ant,.a Ht 81 ~
"a ichf honrs wifho,,t ths ass,.&Nss :
sinria cornorataon ~ bsnS n,'s,,n- ~ -.
ton " ~ 80 an rsw n,.,DA u.
the fiaC SA'An' Ao'
S,avsianA rsror+.A %..4 .,4,. =,
,inatssn nation : ittt.. a. 3s1ns y.
hnnse h. home cenvns. Aans
IansuaSa distrtct .n1 u - INC aorsa
many s;,hncrintion. @o harvesting
RsrorAa A. rr...-.A
soA " 4sncoufag1ng.
So Tar. reports have heen 1.nu,n.f,
ENCOURAGING. Although definite report,
have not been available. and odicial esti.
mates have been barred by Secretary
No adoo eyerv tna,c.t,o, !. 49, .,,.i,
t.11Sa.ioa 10 enat snaal
communities are working strenuously te
pile up their share Of liberty dollars
Farmers also seem to be subscribing
freely.
This IL q distinct contrast to condi-
were the reliance to . much greater
ni1e nt.ehs even on now es thnt - ~. cit,es
sncb aa Nav yorE rh,c. 80 Roston
ph lie 1nInhte Ca r,a1assc go ofh ~
Evening star., 1918-04-09

worth itr he asked. ana answered.
himself In these words:
'eYes-and worth It II We had 70 -
1t again and again."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
Liberty Bail Bonds.

Thousands of banners and posters,
and nobody knows how many circular
letters and newspaper advertisements,
have Wed with one another in bringing
to public attention the excellent rea-
sons why everybody should own Liber-
ty bonds. Here is a reason which has
not been mentioned by any of the ban
ners, posters, or advertisements, OBJ
serves a New York exchange.
"Have you bought your Liberty
bond?" asked McCole's friend as the
two came through the tube on a crowd
ed subway train.
McCole replied proudly that he had
done so-with the bit of money he had
been able to scrape together.
"You see," he added, Il figured they
was good things to have. FIR instance,
IL you got arrested and needed bail you
could use them and not lose the inter-
est"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
MUSKRATs ARE FOUND EDIBLE
Little Animals Sold and Eaten in
Many Cities as "Marsh Rabbits"
According to Correspondents.

Newspaper correspondents advise
us, says the Peoria Journal, that last
fall Their appeared In the Washington,
New York and Boston markets many
barrels of plump little animals, all
dressed and skinned, which were sold
as marsh rabbits"
1t appears that for several weeks
the good people bought these animals,
cooked them according to the special
directions and served them at family
and party dinners as "rabbits'-not
realizing that this food was really
something vastly different from that
of the ordinary rabbit.
Then came the announcement that
the marsh rabbit" was nothing less
than the muskrat.
All of which goes to show that even
now the American people are not
averse to being fooled. In fact, they
like it. Barnum's statement holds true
as it did when he displayed a sand
papered elephant as "the only sacred
white elephant in captivity"
We sometimes think that this Is
becoming a marsh rabbit age"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
Want No Vermin.

No man is allowed to enter Germany
from Russia without being thoroughly
disinfected and purified. 1t is not dis
ease that the Germans are guarding
against, but something that to them Is
more terrorlzlng than disease-vermin.
Therefore, friend or foe, nobleman or
peasant, nobody, is allowed to cross
the threshold of Germany without a
visit 10 one of the disinfecting stations
along the eastern frontier. Even one
Of the emperor's sons had to submit
to the disinfecting process and re-
ceived, along with such of the Russian
Cossacks who merited it, a certificate
stating that His Royal Higness Prince
Adelbert is, for the time being, free
from lice."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
Judoe Was Emphatic.

In his volume of recollections Bal
four Browne tells a story of Justice
Martin, a bluff lawyer, who was noted
for his 'bulls."
One of these is still remembered as
probably the best example ever uttered
by a judge In his official capacity.
He was sentencing a man who had
been convicted of sheep-stealing, and
after treating the unfortunate prisoner
to a lengthy lecture on the enormity Of
his ~offense, he wound up as follows:
my man, If you had been tried for
this eighty years ago. you would have
been hung tomorrow morning.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
PRODUCTION
AND TRANSPORTATION


The South produces more corn in
proportion to population than the
North. A vast amount of it Is ship
ped to the big grain houses of Chi
cago and other northern cities, and
by them shipped back to the South.
paying freight both ways and re-
quiring freight cars both ways. The
South has nearly as much meat ami
mails in proportion to population as
the North. A vast number of them are
shipped to the big packing houses of
st. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City,
and slaughtered and shipped back
South, paying freight both ways and
requiring the use of freight cars both
ways. Pennsylvania coal is shipped
to the South and Alabama coal ship
ped to the North. Florida oranges are
shipped far west of the Mississippi
river and California oranges shipped
to the Atlantic seaboard. One hun
dred and fifty carloads of Pacific coast
frs are on their way to the Atlantic
and as likely as not as many car
loads of Atlantic coast pine or cy-
press are being shipped to the Pa
cifc coast. There is a tendency
everywhere to get things from as
great a distance as possible, despite
the fact hat the railroads supply Of
cars and engines is inadequate to the
needs of transportation.
While we are systematizing things
ii would be a good idea to make an
effort to systematic business so that
each demand would be supplied from
the nearest source of supply. In that
way the business needs of the coun-
try could be supplied with half the
mileage of freight cars. This woull
to all intents and purposes double the
number of engines and freight cars
at n sweep. Nearly every section
of the country is self-supporting in
large part. Why not arrange so that
each section will sustain itself 10 the
extent that it a and draw on more
distant sections for the deficit and not
for the whole supply?- FLORIDA
Times-Union.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
SUMMONS

In the Sixth Judicial District Court
OF the State of Nevada, in and for
the County of Humboldt.
E. Reinhart Company. a corporation,
plaintiff, VS.. ]. w. Frazer and Sophie
M. Frazer, his wife. defendants.
The State of Nevada Sends Greetings
to the said Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within ten days after the service
upon you of this summons, if served
in said County. or within twenty days
If served out of said County but within
said Judicial District. and in all other
cases within forty days exclusive of
the day of service) and defend the
above entitled action.
This action is brought to recover a
judgment to foreclose a mortgage
given by you to plaintiff. January 9Th,
1915. upon Lot 5, Block /, Masons and
Oddfellows' Addition to the Town of
Winnemucca, Nevada; for costs, in
GLIDING attorneys fee; and for equi-
table relief; as will more fully appear
from the complaint. a certified copy OF
which is attached hereto.
Dated, December %, AID. 1917.
[Seal] ]. w. DAVEY.
Clerk of said Court.
BY C. G. WRIGHT. Deputy.
First publication December 81, 1917.
Last publication February Z. 1915.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
ACTION BETTER
THAN WORDS

The less Americans and foreign
friends and admirers of America have
to say about American Supremacy
in the war or in war councils, the bet
ter for America and for the great
cause in which she is now fully en-
listed, says the Los Angeles Tribune.
To begin with, no good thing is to be
accomplished by this braggart talk.
1t is reasonably to be assumed thu [
those who have borne the brunt of
this great conflict for over three
years, at frightful cost, may be net
tied at the suggestion that certain
Americans who talk and write better
than they shoot are claiming credit
for winning the war" in advance of
their equal participation in its real
sacrifices. Let's be modest. We do well
to remember the sacrifices of our al
lies and to gratefully acknowledge
their bravery on our behalf as wei,
as their OWL We of America will do
well to measure our part in this war
in actual achievement and in sacri-
fee. Work, not talk, will fix u
right place in the record of this
struggle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
[From the back of a Thrift Cardl
QUESTIONS AND W

Q What Is the difference between a Z
Q Thrift Stamp and "A War Savings {
9 Certificate Stampl s
@ The 25-cent Thrift Stamps are s
& issued to help you to save and
8 exchange for a IS War Savings 8
Q Certificate Stamp. The Thrift
o Stamps bear no interest; the I
o War Savings Certificate Stamps q
@ earn interest.
o Why do | get a s. War Savings Z
o Certificate Stamp for from $4.12 (
@ to SI.23l Z
o The IS is payable January / I
o 1923. 1t includes the return to
@ you of your money with the (
g compound interest that the
@ Government will pay you. The
. sooner you fill Up and exchange
@ your Thrift Card for a War
9 Savings Certificate Stamp. the :
o more interest you will receive. (
9 Why should | exchange my fuil
. card of Thrift Stamps for a War Z
o Savings Certificate Stampl
8 Because the War Savings CIR (
. tifcate Stamp bears interest 9
o and the Thrift Stamps do not. 9
o What becomes of the money / 4
o pay for a stamp7
9 1t is a loan to the United States
9 Government.
8 How can my 25 cents really help2
@ A loan of only 25 cents by every (
o person in the Nation will pro-
o vide the United States Govern (
8 ment with % million dollars. 8
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
Harvesting Kelp.

Before the war potash could be
bought for $40 a ton since its impor-
tation from Germany ceased it has
risen to $3.50 a ton.
G. @. Hopkins, in The Forecast, de-
scribes the harvesting of the gigantic
kelp of the Pacific, and says this yields
not only potash but ammonia and
iodine, while the gas generated in the
process is used to help the distillation.
The United States department of ag-
riculture is harvesting the kelp with
floating moving machines.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
Paradise and willow Point Line

Leaves Winnemucca Cand opposite
points, daily, except Sunday. at z a.
M, for Paradise. Willow Point and
way stations. rs lbs. baggage allow
ed; &c Id. for excess.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08
WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
STAGE LINES

Office and Garage, Sixth and Melar-
key Sts., Winnemucca. Phone 46.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-08

Girl messengers are now employed
by many government departments at
Washington.