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IRISH CLERGY
REASSAILED
Fight on Draft a Violation Of
Neutrality, Member of
Commons Says.
BISHOPS ENROLL 100000
Determination to Defeat Home
Rule and Ruin France
Is Charged.
BISHOPS ENROLL 100000

Copyright. DU: oil ri0Ats resefred.
LONDON. April 2S.-The part played
BY the Catholic church in the orxanisa-
ton Of passive resistance in ireland to
conscription came up In the House Of
Commons tonight. Major Newman
asked Foreign Secretary Baifour II any
representations had been made to the
vaticaa In rsSsrd TO the action Of Car
dinAi Logue in pledgtng himself to
weaken the forus OF the allied Powers
By preventing the application Of the
universal service &C. to part OF the
United Kingdom. which action, said
Major Newman. constituted an infringe
ment o: the neutrality observed by the
Holy See.
Balfour Minimises Fight.
Mr.. Balfour In reply said that he did
not believe that when the act was le-
gally applied to ireland any member OF
the sacred college would place himself
In opposition to the law Of the land. He
had not intended to make any omcial
representations to the Vatican.
A Dublin despatch estimates that the
,, Irish bishops has already enrolled q
million men and women pledged to re-
sist conscription. The attitude OF the
bishops. even after the clerGy were ex'
cluded from the operation Of the ACT. IL
regarded In soms quarters as a determ
ination to kill every practicall prospect
Of home rule. In their antaSonism e
Ulster; some Of the more fanatical ever
are said to desire the defeat of France
and the triumph Of Germany. AZ q
judgment upon the former anti-cleri
cal legislation OF the French Republic
America's Action Waited.
Many letters are appearing in thu
newspapers. Ono written by William
Osler to the times says:
"In Ireland the kinetic drive. TO use ar
expression Of physiolog!sts. is dual
Rome and America. Rome has spoken
now let America speak. Possibl.
| the solution Of the problem Is with
her Let Cardinal Gibbons end th'
strong Irish Catholics OF thu
United States and Canada convinc'
their brethren At home that two thing
are vital: to abjure publicly the dream
, Of an Irish republic and to Join heartily
, In the prosecution OF the war.
| Then she may win for herself an en-
during peace. a peace that she can neve
| have with the perennial home ruiz
trouble in Ulster: a peace that will no
get much less deserve, the curse o
Meroz on the land the curse with whicl
the English speaking world will curs'
her bitterly because in the hour Of tria
she came not to the help OF the Lore
aga inst the mighty"
The conscript!on order is expected
/ within a week.
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EIGHT GERMANS
TO ONE YANKEE
Pershing's Men Outnumbered
in Fiercest Clash They
Have Had So Far.
PRIESTS HELP FIGHTERS
Washington Thinks German
Offensive Stronger Than
Before, but Is Sanguine.
By fAs Associossd Svess.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE.
April 2s.-Further details received at
headquarters Of the engagement around
Selchsprey show that the American
troops were outnumbsred in some In.
stances eight to one.
More OF the American wounded were
found to-day. one OF whom, Vas buried
alive for three days and hsd bean tram.
pied over by the enesny. when he had
crawled TO the surface. tn-&he 6slief that
he WAS dead. The American Casualties
are considerably less than the first csti-
mates
When the complete story Of this en-.
gagement is told the bravery Of the reg
mental chaplains will be one Of the out
standing features. One OF them. Father
William J. Farrell Of West Newton
Mass. went to the assistance Of a bat.
terry when four Of the American gunners
were killed. and carried UP ammunition
and helped to keep the gun working al
Saturday night.
Father Farrell was injured, but re.
fused to have his wound dressed on Sun.
day morning until ne rad carried Myror
Dickinson. aged 10, Of Bridgeport. Conn.
one OF his wounded comrades, to a dug
out dressing station.
Father Michael O'Connor OF Bostor
and Father Osias Boucher Of New Bed
ford, Mass, took charge Of the cooking
| and washing. and carried on the worl
Of serving hot soup and food to ths
| soldiers
On Franco.AmeFican Front.
WASHINGTON. April 25. American
| troops are believed to be engaged in op'
posing the present new offensive Of the
| Germans on the western front and evi.
IDENTIFY have been heavily engaged in the
! fighting between Hangard and Villers'
| Bretonneux. The oncial abatement from
Paris las. night styled this section oi
. the line as the Franco-American front
confirming the impression here that somt
| part OF Gen. Pershing's forces have beer
assigned with the French troops in tina
| vicinity.
| The juncture OF the French and Brit
! ish lines apparently Is somewhere be
tween Hangard and villers- Bretonneux
which lie Just north o: the River Luc,
and cover two OF the great highway
along which the German advance towart
Amiens Ia directed.
| Nilers- Bretonneux was captured b.
the Germans yesterday. the extrem
right Of the British limo and the ex
treme left OF the French line thus havinI
been forced back about a mile In thi
renewal OF the main German drive.
| Tho British War once tonight an
nounced that Viliers- Bretonneux ha,
been recaptured. and II the American
troops were being used to support ant
stiffen the line at this juncture the!
| probably were active In assisting In re
gaining the positions.
Tho number OF Americans killed II
! the German attack OF April 20 nea
Seicheprsy was fewer than a dozen an
the number of injured was about twenty
| These figures made known to-day
appeared to give support to the Ger
man claim that 1873 Americans were cap
tured. since It previously had been ad
mitted that tho American casualtie
\ were around 200.
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\. J. (~ntral Philadelphia Trains

b.sinnln. April ssth, viii isav. New York
wseX DAYS " ga ga s; ~ "a $50; ,iis0
liberty st, 800, 1890 A, NJ, i2 90 NJ 100
4 90. 500. 600. 1000 +. NJ. i?.i6 mdt,
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At Hangard, few miles below VII
ers-BretonneuN, on the River Luce
where heavy hghtltg Was reported yes
terday in which the French, who hold
this sector held their own. the battle
continued all through the night The
French lost Hangard, recaptured II, then
lost it again. They are still holding the
ground Immediately around It, but the
Germans have possession OF the village.
which Is one OF the most ho,iy con-
Evening star., 1918-06-28
DIES OF INJURIES.
Sarah Leo, Colored, Is Victim of
Automobile Accident.

Passing behind an automobile and
walking directly in front of the NOV
ing car Of William W. Skinner, Ken
sington. Md. at Chevy Chase, Md.
this morning. Sarah Lee. colored, e2a
I'd street southwest, was struck and
fatally hurt. She was dead when she
reached Emergency Hospital. an ex-
animation disclosing a fracture of her
skull and other injuries.
Mr.. Skinner stopped his automobile
as quickly as possible and hurried the
injured woman to the hospital. Then
he went to the third precinct police
station and reported the affair. He
awaited the arrival of an officer from
Montgomery county and was told to
attend an inquest that will be held at
Rockville toniRhA
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THREE DIVORCES GRANTED.
Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Williams and
Mrs. Gee Awarded DEGREES.

Mrs. Laberta Ferguson. has been
awarded a decree of absolute divorce
from Charles S. Ferguson. The decree
was signed by Justice Siddons.
Mrs. Dorothy L. Williams has been
granted an absolute divorce from c. P.
Williams. The custody of the chill
dren is given to the wife by the de-
cree signed by Justice Siddons and
the husband is required to pay ALI
mony of $50 per month.
Justice Bailey has granted an abso-
Lutte divorce to Evelyn NJ. Gee from
Edwin s. Gee. The wife is given
permission to resume her maiden
name, Evelyn A. Niles.
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1. So far as possible. they ought to be
segregated at Fort Oglethorpe or the
propagandists will be a source OF en-
barrassment to our military authori-
ties who take charge on that date.
To nine-tenths Of the Germans hero
the forthcoming journey to Fort Ogle-
thorpe is a voyage" for theoretically
the camp has always been a ship to
them. 1t is run on ships time. and.
inside the barracks. the sailors refer
to directions as "forer and aft" or
"amidships" when they request per-
mission to cut down some trees out
side the camp to get wood for their
huts. Invariably they ask ito go
ashore" They inquire when mail will
come aboard" and involuntarily pre-
serve the nautical habits of a life
time. The crew. for instance. will
scrub the kitchen floor or the bar
racks floor with soap and water every
day, just as they do decks. and there
is no teaching them to do it any other
way. Most Of them are yearning not
so much to go back to Germany as to
be at sea again. This Is the longest
time that many have ever stayed I'm
port" and from the looks of things.
the majority of them believe it will be
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INTERNED GERMANS
JUSTIFY AMERICA


clans and ordinary seamen. but SO far
an the United States government Is con-
cerned they are equals.
J. Kemp Bartlett. jr.. who Is director
OF the camp. conceived the Idea early Of
giving the Germans a real taste of de-
mocracy. To simplify the matter of COM
plants and interior organizatio he de-
cided that there should be a kind of
self-governing committee. Promptly the
captains assumed that on account of
their rank they would control and man.
age. But Mr.. Bartlett insisted that the
committee had to be representative. and
had to be chosen by al classes and
ranks. The sea captains remained con-
temptuously out Of the arrangement un-
til one day there were some choice
rooms to distribute and some privileges
to give. and Mr.. Bartlett unhesitatingly
left these matters to the supervising
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HELD AT CAMP DARMsTADT.
Names Of Four American Soldiers,
Captured by Germans, Given.

Names OF four additional American
soldiers held prisoner at Camp Darn
night by the War Department.
They are Corp Royal J. Lacourciere,
Meridian Conn, and Privates Chester
d. Gravatt. Ocean Grove. n. j.: clifford
n. Markle. New Haven. Conn, and
Elijah Collins. Warwick. r. !.
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committee to arrange. After that tn
captains were represented.
Sailors Take to Democracy.

The spirit of democracy seems to be
taking much better with the members
Of the crews than with the officers.
though the American officials here not
infrequently soliloquize on what would
be the effect of turning back among the
German people 1000 of their interned
brethren who have in the last year or
80 learned something about American
freedom and equality. The men intern
ed here are not military prisoners. but
merchant sailors, many of whom had
got Jobs on American ships and were
sent here for safety's sake-not that
they were, caught doing anything. but
because they were potential enemies.
They have been conspicuously unre.
sponsive to the few agitators that
have crept in among them. and it
would be great mistake II our gov
ernment mixed these men in with the
bomb plotters. spies and practiced
German agents who are imprisoned
at Fort Oglethorpe, where all the Ger
mans now here are to be sent on July
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MASTER LIST SENT
TO DRAFT BOARDS
Officials in District Ready to
Apply Order Numbers
Here at Once.
LATE CoMERs' DRAWINGS

The master list" of order numbers
drawn at the Capitol yesterday. and
regulations for its application went
out to local boards Of the nation this
afternoon.
Numbers drawn which do not apply
to the District will be stricken out.
according to the regulations issued
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
today. The order numbers will be
applied at once to the official list of
registrants as Of June 1s. which was
printed in yesterdays Star.
A new drawing will be made by
Maj. Daniel ]. Donovan. director OF
the draft in the District. to determine
the order numbers of such local
twenty -one-year- -old men as were not
included in the official list, having
registered late for one reason or an
other.
Orders for Adjutants Of States.
Adjutants Of the states are directed
to hold these new drawings by the
provost marshal generals office Tor
their late registrants. Maj. Donovan.
as acting adjutant general Tor the
District, will conduct the drawing
here in the near future.
The names of the late regtstrants
local boards to Maj. Donovan. who
will draw the names one by one. as
signing each name a number, begin
ming with No. 322, the last number
affecting the District at present being
321. the highest number given in
board No. s, which had the largest
number of registrants. The order
numbers applying to the new numbers
will then be assigned the men.
The order numbers. when de-
placed in blanks left for them on the
questionnaires. Local boards have
received back questionnaires from
many registrants. The last rs per
cent of the questionnaires were mailed
out today, and every one must be re-
turned by July 8.
Difficulties Removed.
Registrants are not having as much
difficulty with the questionnaires this
time as did the registrants Of last win
ter, local board members state, owing to
the large publicity which the former
filling out of questionnaires received.
All knOtty questions were threSneQ
out at that time. and the new men
have had the benefit Of those settle
ments.
Registrants who need help. however.
are free to call upon any lawyer In
town. it is announced for help with
questionnaires, as practically every
lawyer in the city is an associate
member of the legal advisory board.
Board members stand ready at all
times to aid with the questionnaires.
although they have much other work
on hand.
Reclassifcation Work.
Results of the reclassifcation work
are being tabulated by the boar for
transmission to Provost Marshal Gen.
Crowder by July l. Several thousand
men formerly in classes three and
four will be put in classes one and
two. One board has put about 20
per cent Of it's men in class four into
class two; SO per cent of the govern
ment clerks who were In class three
into class one; 5 per cent of the men
in class four into class one, and 40
per cent of the men in class two into
class one.
Enforcement of the work or fight"
regulation. which defines productive
and non-productive occupations for
registrants. will be undertaken by
local boards July /. This will be a
big JOB, and will require some nice
decisions.
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q still longer time before they are
again.
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sympathize With Poland.

While Lithuanians sympathize with
the Poles in their struggle for an in
dependent Poland they have con-
fidence that the aims Of Poland win
be achieved without reviving the old
personal union between Poland and
Lithuania.
The aim of Lithuania, the state
ment asserts, is for an Independent
Lithuania and confederation of
small countries along the Baltic popu.
lated by the Lettic race"
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ARE NOT TO ENROLL
IN THE SLAVIC LEGION
Lithuanians Will Do Their Fight
ing as Americans in the
American Army.

Lithuanians in this country will not
actively support the proposition to
raise the army provided for in the
Slavic legion" amendment, which
has passed the Senatae. the Lithuan-
ian National Council announces in a
statement made public today
Reasons given for failure to sup
port the amendment are that Lithu-
anians are not Slavs as generally
supposed, and that naturalixed
Lithuanfans capable Of bearing arms
will fight for the United States.
$4,000 Now in Army.
The council declares that 10000 of
moro than SO per cent being volun-
teers.
Members of the race in this coun-
nearly million. while 80 per cent of
are naturalized.
although the immigration is more
recent" the statement adds. "the
Lithuanians are as strongly attached
to and as thoroughly assimilated with
this country as are the Irish or the
Scandinavians."
The statement says that many
Lithuanians have been urged. and, in
some instances. ordered by agents of
recruiting centers and by Fplish
army officials to fight under the
Polish flag and Polish command for
an Independent and united Poland"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-26
CHILDRESS AND FARRETTA
VISIT CINNABAR CLAIMS

M. d. Farretta, associated with John
Ross and Frank Childress in the Buff
falo Valley cinnabar property. was in
Battle Mountain Tuesday afternoon
visiting the property in company with
Mr. Childress. The holdings comprise
a group of claims that are the best
in the district, considerable work
along development lines having been
carried on by the former owners, veins
of permanent character opened and
preparations made for extensive OPP
erations. Mr. Farretta returned to
Reno Wednesday and will return
shortly, when work will commense on
the group under the new owners
Battle Mountain Scout
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-26
Wife PASSES ON:
HUSBAND VERY ILL

Mrs. Oscar A. Eckman Jr., formerly
Miss Mary Jenkins and eldest daugh-
ter of the late Mrs G. NJ. Southwark,
died of influenza at o'clock Sunday
evening at her home in Battle Noun
tain. She had been i'll about a week,
but her condition was not considered
alarming until the sudden change for
the worse came a few hours before
her death.
According to the report published
in the Elko Free Press the husband,
o. A Eckman, is reported to be very
low because of the disease.
Mrs. Eckman was a native of Bat
tie Mountain and was % years of age
She was married four years ago
shortly after the family moved here
from Battle Mountain. Besides her
husband she is survived by her step
father, George M. Southwark, and two
sisters, Mrs. Louise Marvel and Mrs.
Dorothy Bush. All were with her at
the end except Mrs. Bush, who is in
Tacoma, Wash, where her husband
is III the army.
Mrs. Eckman was graduate of an
eastern college for girls. During the
time she lived in Winnemucca she
made many friends, especially among
the younger people, with whom she
was a general favorite. Like her
mother she was very active in chari-
table work.
The funeral will take place in Bat
tie Mountain tomorrow.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-26
old WINNEMUCCA
RESIDENT is DEAD

Frank Mendosa, formerly a resident
of Winnemucca, and father of Mrs.
w. S. Bonnifield, Mrs. p. b. Roberts
and the late Mrs. Pablo Laveaga Sr.
of this city, and Mrs. l.. A. Guerena of
Sonora, California, died at the resi-
dence OF the latter, with whose family
he had made his home for many years,
on the 10th instant, at the advanced
age of 92 years. Mr.. Mendosa was a
native of the Azores Islands and was
one of the pioneers of California, hav-
ing located in Sonora in the early sos.
The funeral occurred from the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Guerena, on
Tuesday, November 19, at 2 o'clock D.
m. from St Patrick's church, and in
terment took place in the city ceme-
terry in Sonora.
Mr. Mendosa was a resident of Win
nemucca for about two years, from
1893 to 1896, and visited here often
thereafter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-26
GRAND JURYMEN SELECTED
AND ARE NOW HARD AT WORK

Following are the names of the
grand jurors selected in the district
court this morning. seventeen in num-
Der:
w. G. Adamson, Peter Anker F. j.
Button, George A. Balm, Margaret
Brady, Mrs. Anna T. Card, Neil Car
michael, Frank ]. Frey, ]. T. Goodin
c. p. Hoskins, ]. G. Huntington, ]. d.
Minor. H. B. Mcdonald. Chalmers Nc
Cormick, Hattie Mobiles, Lorenso
Recanzone, D. b. Stewart.
Seven others who were summoned
to appear at 10 o'clock this morning
for jury duty we're excused. as fol
lows:
J.F. Harvey, Mrs. Tabitha e. Rask
Ed Reinhart, c. M. Southwark, j
sheehan, Fred Whitaker. Mrs. A M
Dunlap. s
The grand jury is hard at work this
afternoon on the start of their work
of examination OF county affairs ano
investigation of criminal cases.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-26
NAMES OF FOUR NEyADANS
CONTAINED IN CASUALTY LIST

The names of four Nevada soldiers
are contained in the army casualty
list of yesterday, according to the
Reno Gazette. Two are dead and two
wounded.
Captain James Arthur Sourwins.
whose nearest relative is Mrs. Anita
Sourwine of SO West street, his wife,
is reported severely wounded.
Herbert Penman of Sparks is re-
ported as being wounded, degree un-
determined. Penman went from
Sparks last winter with draft con-
tingent and has been in France six
months. His parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. Penman of Sparks. He
was helper in the Sparks shops be-
fore entering the service.
Adolph vollmar of Silver Peak,
New, is cited as dead from disease.
His nearest relative is Fred A. Voll-
mar of the same city.
The death of Earl F. Jepson OF Min
den is confirmed. He was promi-
nent rancher of Minden and the son
of Hans c. Jepson of the same place
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-26
EFFORT BEING MADE TO
REDUCE STOCK CASUALTIES

The United States railroad admins
tration, in cooperation with the food
administration and the council of ma
tional defense, is making campaign
to reduce the amount of livestock
killed by trains. On one railroad last
year the value of claims paid for live
stock killed was 100000. Owners of
livestock which are pastured along
the right of way of railroads are be
ing urged to repair broken fences. and
keep the stock from wandering onto
railroad tracks. A big saving in food
and leather supply is anticipated
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-26
GERMANY TO FEED
HERSELF .--HOOyER

The mooted question of whether or
and the central powers is. answered
by Mr.. Hoover and the food admins
tration for Nevada. "Our food obliga-
tion is to our own people, are armies
and the allies. In order to promote
early return to normal conditions.
which is necessary that her indemni-
ties may be paid. Germany will be
permitted by slightly raising the sea
blockade to use the remnants of her
navy and merchant marine in hauling
foodstuffs bought from neutrals and
paid for in cash. But the saving of
ty million people in the allied coun-
tries.
1T might be well to answer here
the three or four other questions
everyone is asking. First: Why was
the 1920 wheat flour rule suspended,
when there is an avowed shortage of
food? Simply because there is more
serious shortage still of wheat mill
and other feeds necessary for dairy
and meat herds. While substitute re-
strictions have been rescinded. the
quantity of wheat bread which may
b eserved is still limited.
Second: Why has the sugar allow
ance been increased? Because there
is plenty of sugar available to fill all
ships which can be devoted to sugar.
and because the needs of the allies
under their present rations are pro-
vided for. Therefore Americans are
given more sugar at least for the
present.
Third: What is the meat situa-
ton? There is a world shortage of
meats, animal and vegetable fats, and
dairy products. At present there
enough beef to fill all available re-
frigerator ships. In two months the
meat shortage will probably be acute.
We must save on all meat products
and vegetable oils.
"'World Relief Week. December 2
to 9. is planned to bring these mes
sages home to Nevadans. The ques-
tions of every citizen will be an
swered by speakers at the meetings
held throughout the state during that
week"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-26
TO GIVE RETURNING SOLDIERS
PREFERENCE In HIRING MEN

Director General McAdoo has indi-
Gated in a letter TO regional directors
that the policy of the United States
railroad administration will be to. as
far as practicable, give preference in
unemployment or reinstatement to
soldiers and sailors when mustered
out of the service. In cases where
employees have established seniority
rights and are physically qualified,
the seniority rights will be restored,
and in the absence OF such rights a
consistent effort will be made to pro-
vide employment.