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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
FRENCH REPULSE
ATTACK NEAR AMIENS
HUNS STOPPED
IN THE WEST

ment OF oil shale output has given his
views on the petroleum situation and
the occurrence of oil shales in the
United States as follows:
During the past year the United
States produced 3OO.OOO.OOO barrels of
crude petroleum. During the same
time they used 33O,000,000. In other
words, they drew 3O,OOO,G00 fro stock.
The stock only amounts to a half
years supply. This condition Is par
ticularly important because at the
same time a great effort was made to
Increase production by offering TO the
producer an average of $l.0O per bar
rel more than he received the year
before, on the average, for the Unit
ed States. That is, the producers of
petroleum paid $500, 100000 more for
their crude oil than they had paid the
previous year. The result showed that
IL Is not possible to stimulate the pro.
duction of petroleum from the Ordi-
nary oil wells to a sufficient extent
to keep up with the increasing de
mand. In other words, the situation
is that we have reached the peak in
evitable future decline unless very
great oil fields are discovered. There
is no good reason to expect these new
fields. For this reason the govern
ment has turned to the very large sup
ply of oil shalcs In the United States
in the hOpt that the mining and man
! ufaCturing interests in the United
States may develop the needed extra
oil supply from these shales.
Several years ago tho Geological
Survey found that very great sup
plies OF oil shales exist in Colorado
| in Utah and Nevada. These shalcs
average about twice as rich as the oi
shalcs of Scotland, which have beer
utilized for more than sixty years. II
Scotland the industry has paid divi
dcnds of from 10 to so per cent and II
spite of the growing scarcity of Scotcl
shalcs or the necessity of obtaining
these shalcs by mining from a mucl
greater depth than is common in Goa
mining. and from seams which ar
narrower than tho usual coal seam
tho profits have been kept up and tn
industry has prospcred in Scotland.
"In the United States the shale
are not only richer in quality, bu
greater in thickness, and rrequentl
are so exposed above the surroundin
country as to be easily handled b
steam shovel A great amount OF han
J labor required in Scotland will be thu
4 overcome in the United States, wit
correspondingly increased profit
II Reno Newsletter.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
ELKO BOYS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH
Jesse Harris and Paul Win
stead Nearly Killed in Auto
mobile Accident at Rodeo
Grounds Yesterday. Escape
Is Miraculous

Paul Winstead, OF Lee, Nevada and
Jesse Harris, son of Sheriff ]. c. Har-
ris, OF this city, were busy congratu-
lating themselves last evening after
they narrowly missed shaking hands
with the old Reaper himself on the
race track at the roedo grounds. Win
stead came in from his ranch yester.
day in a Buick 6-cylinder roadster de-
scribed in automobile parlance as
stripped" In non-mechanical YER
nacular it had everything off OF 1t
that would in any manner interfere
with its getting over the ground in a
little less than nothing. Driving in
from Lee yesterday Winstead treed
or ditched Joe Hennen, just as you've
mind to call it, with his mile-a.min-
ute go devil as sort OF appetizer
for the main event. Joe was driving
HIS tdoS 6Olhb
the Lamoille road when a cloud OF
dust hove up in front OF him and Joe
promptly slid down in a ditch along
side of the road, just in time TO avoid
visit with the stars. Winstead came
/ into town with a De Palma notion in
his head and invited Harris to ride
around the track with him, the invita-
ton being promptly accepted. The
machine was hitting the ground At
/ intervals of every hundred feet when
the. driver lost control and the car
smashed into the cement wall around
the rodeo grounds. Luckily for the
/ riders, the stout wall refused to al
low them through and the car bounced
| back, Overturning several times. Har-
| ris was badly bruised and lacerated
| but suffered no broken bones or dis.
| locations. Winstead sustained a bad.
| ly bruised right leg. Both boys es-
capped miraculously for that the acci.
| dent was one OF those. that usually
result in casualties OF the direst sort
cannot be denied. The car was badly
wrecked. Mr.. Winstead is arranging
to have the body placed back on when
| ii is repaired.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
PRESIDENT ORDERS
AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON. May 6.-President
Wilson today ordered the department
of justice to investigate the charges of
graft in airplane production made by
Mutton Borglum. the sculptor. Bor.
glum's charges that improper influ
ence is being brought TO bear in the
matter will also be looked into. How
ard Coffin former chairman of the
aircraft board. asked for the investi
cation, declaring that he requested il
in order that he reputation of an in
l-pocent man might not be ruined by
the charges.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

allied armies is to be held in abey-
ance to be made simultaneously with
the heralded Austro-H Hungarian drive
against the Italians. In preparation
for further attacks on the Flanders
battlefield the English and French
have been improving their positions
in local operations. The allies, in an
attack between Locre and Drancourt,
advanced their line five hundred yards
along thousand yard front, gaining
several positions which strengthen an
important section OF the front be-
tween Scherpenberg and Montroug.
ITALIANS PREPARING
FOR GIGANTIC BATTLE
Tn coming of the big push along
the Italian front has been heralded
officially from Vienna, which an
nounces that Emperor Charles of
Austria and his military advisers are
now on the front.
In Trentino and Tyrol there have
been large movements OF enemy
troops but no reports indicate any
marked infantry fighting. The Italian
war office, however, notes a great
increase in the violence OF the Aus
trian gun fire, especially along the
Trentino front, where the new at.
tack will probably come in an effort
TO force the Italians from the line OF
| the Piave river. Emperor Charles, II
is worthy OF note, leaves the capitol
at a time when Austria is seethine
with political unrest. Three mem
bers of the Austrian cabinet are re
| ported to have resigned.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
EIGHTY.ElGHT MORE
AMERICANS SACRIFICED

WASHINGTON, May 6.--Today's
casualty lists contained eighty. eight
names. Six ftheso were killed in
action, three died of wounds. two of
accident, nine of disease, one OF other
causes, four were severely wounded,
forty.eight slightly wounded and fiji
teen were missing in action.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
IRELAND STILL
FIGHTS CONSCRIPTlON

LONDON, May 6.-Anti-conscrip-
tion speeches were made from the
same platform today by John Dillon,
Nationalist leader and Professor Ed
win Devalera, head of the Sim Fein,
yesterday. Dillon said il the Irish
kept a united and determined stand
for another two weeks the conscrip-
tion bill would be defeated. He APP
pealed earnestly for spirit of frank
and friendly cooperation throughout
Ireland.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
LOSES POINT IN SENATE

WASHINGTON, May 6.-By a mar
gin of one vote the motion proposing
that the senate proceed next Friday
to consider the house woman suffrage
amendment 10 the constitution was de-
feated in the senate. The vote stood
forty to twenty-one, just less than
the necessary two-thirds TO carry.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
WAR CLOUD NOW OVER ITALY;
NEW BLOW WILL SOON FALL

Huns Stopped West Front Now Turn to italy, Entire Al
lied Line in Flanders Has Been Advanced; New Battle in
Italy With Kaiser in Command Expected to be Crucial Test
For Allied Arms That Sector Austrian Gun Fire Increases
In Violence as Preparations For Gigantic Struggle Go On
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
SENATE PASSES
ANTI |. W. VI. ACT
Bill Aimed to SqueICh DiSIoyaI
Organizations Is Sent to the
House For Final Action

WASHINGTON, May 6:-The bill
declared frankly to be aimed against
the |. w. w. and other outlaw orga-
nizations which use and advocate VIC.
lence TO bring about any government
tai, social, industrial and economic
change during the war. was passed
by the senate and sent to the house
for final action today.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

LONDON, May 6.-The British line
has been advanced on a considerable
front between the Somme and Avre
rivers, west and southwest OF Nor
Ian court, says Haig's official state
ment telegraphed this morning. The
British positions in the neighborhoOd
OF Locona and the Lave river on the
southern leg OF the Lys salient in
Flanders have been improved as the
result OF local fighting.
BRITISH SUCCESSFUL
IN PALESTINE
LONDON, May 6-The British have
withdrawn their troops from Essalt
east of the Jordan in Palestine, ac'
cording to the war office announce,
ment of today. Nearly two thousand
Germans and Turks, with twenty-nine
machine guns, have been captured in
the last few days.
FRENCH REPULsE
ATTACK NEAR AmIENS
PARIS, May 6.-Late last night
! the Germans opened an intense bonn
bardment OF the French positions neal
Anchin Farm. southeast of Amiens
and shortly afterward attempted &c
carry out local attack on these same
positions but were completely re
| pulsed.
HUNS STOPPED
IN THE WEST
Germany has not as yet taken VI
| the offensive again in the west ant
| 1t is thought by military experts tina
probably another effort against tn
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
NATIONAL ARMY MAN
MUST GO TO FRANCE

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The de-
cree of the federal court recently en-
tered dismissing the habeas corpus
proceedings instituted by Robert Cox
Of Missouri on behalf of members OF
the national army to prevent their
being sent to France, was today sus-
tanned by the United States supreme
court.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
INFORMAL SUGGESTIONS
FOR PEACE RECEIVED
BY GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON. May 6,-Foreign Secrt.
tary Balfour told the house OF com.
mons today that no peace offers had
been made by the enemy, but that a
representative neutral nation has
made tentative or informal sugges
tions of peace negotiations to Eng
land.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
MORE MONEY WANTED
FOR AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION

WASHINGTON, May 6.-An addi-
tional appropriation of one billion dol
lars for aircraft production has been
asked by the war department. This
amount will be in addition to the for
mer appropriation of s604O,OOO al
ready expended.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
CHICAGO SOCIETY LEADER
CALLED By DEATH

SARASOTA, Florida, May 6.-Mrs.
Potter Palmer OF Chicago, famous as
leader OF society In the Windy City,
died at her winter home here today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
MIR. CHAMBLISS
SMELLS A MOUSE

Ocala, Fla, April "A, 1913.
Editor Banner: Have just read in
tonight's Star the correspondence de-
livered to Mayor Chace relative to the
use by Oca1a of electric power fur
nished by the Florida Power Co.
The correspondence does not ap-
pear to be complete and as an inter-
ested citizen and taxpayer want to
see it all. Mr.. C. E. Stuart of the fuel
administration at Washington, con.
firms my belief that the correspon-
dence does not begin at the beginning
because his letter says, "There is in
operation near that point a hydro
electric plant. whose lines we under
stand, have already been extended to
0cala." Let US have a copy of the let
ter giving him this information.
The question of using Florida Pow
er Co. juice has been a burning issue
in 0cala twice and settled each time
in the negative. While the nation is in
danger and citizens everywhere
should stand close together, it is very
unfortunate that the fuel administra-
ton in Washington should inject an
issue sure to bring division in 0cala.
z. G. Chambliss.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FOR SENATOR 10Th DISTRICT

To the Democratic Voters of Marion
and Sumter Counties Comprising
the 10th Senatorial District):
I ana a candidate for senator in the
primary election to be held June 4th,
1918. I thoroughly appreciate the
honor of having served as one of Mar
ions representatives in the last two
sessions of the legislature. served
my people faithfully, Loyalty, honest
ly and conscientiously. / realize that
the knowledge and experience as rep
resentative two terms will enable me
to make the people of the twentieth
district a better senator. viii ap-
preciate your support and if nominal
ed / pledge faithful service to the
people of Marion and Sumter coun-
ties, working for their best interests,
as well as for the whole state.
Respectfully yours, w. ]. Crosby.
Citra. Fla, Feb. 6, 1918.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
W. C. T. U.

The w. C. II. U. met in monthly
session at the Presbyterian church
Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was
presided over by Mrs. C. L. Bittinger
in the absence of Mrs. E. A. Osborne.
Minutes read, reports from press, lit
erature, anti-cigarette and citizenship
superintendent made. Officers re-
ports and motion was carried to
hold a red letter and mothers day
program with offering for local ". C.
T. u. work. Of most Importance was
the lecture to be announced in our
city papers by Mrs. Varney at the
Methodist church May 1st. There
were several discussions on important
phases of temperance work and some
very interesting articles directly to
the point after which the meeting adj
journed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
SPECIAL
(Offciai Order No. 42O-Al


No wholesale or retail dealers in
food products in the state of Florida
shall make any sales of wheat flour
from April %, 1913, to May 6, 1918.
inclusive. Such orders as may be
placed for wholesale amounts of flour
shall not be filled by delivery of said
-four until after May 6, 1918. Moth
ing in this rule shall prevent bakers
from obtaining their normal sup
plies of -four nor will this rule cur
tail in any way the business of estab-
lished commercial bakers. Provided
however, that no baker shall be al
lowed to increase his purchase of
flour or his output of products to
meet the increased demands for
bread or other products that may re-
suit from the issuance of this order
Retail dealers in every section of
Florida must conform strictly to this
ruling and when violations of the
rule are discovered, the violator will
be denied the privilege of making
further purchases from other dealers
fSifgnd) Braxton Beacham,
Federal Food Administrator, Florida
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FoR coMMIssIoNER DISTRICT 2

To the Voters of the Second Com
nnissioner's District: I desire to an
nounce my candidacy for member of
the board of county commissioners
from the second commissioners dis
trict, subject to the action of the dem
ocratic primary election to be held
June 4th. Having served you for two
years previously I feel that / am In
position to know the needs of the dis
trict, as we'll as the county at large.
l will appreciate your support.
J. T. Hutchins
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the kind people
Of Ocala, the home of our earliel
lives, for the many kind and loving
acts, during the funeral and burial
of our mother, Mrs. E. P. Moody yes
terday, and assure them that their
kindness will never be forgotten.
Louise Moody.
Pearson Moody.
Davis Moody.
Sloman Moody.
Adelbert Moody.
Maxey Moody.
]. C. Moody.
Eloise Hyman
Helen Hyman.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FOR COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT A

According to my own inclination
and the solicitation of friends, l here
by announce myself a candidate for
county commissioner for the fourth
commissioners district of Marion
county, subject to the action of the
democratic primary of 1918. If elect
ed, I promise a faithful discharge OF
the duties of the Office and I shall
strive to give satisfaction to all con-
cerned by giving the duties of the Of
fee my personal attention. I shall be
thankful for the support of all inter-
ested. Very respectfully,
o. H. (Bob) Rogers.
Lynne. Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

Senator Ben Tillman, who is a
candidate for another term of six
years, is II years old. When he de-
feated Senator Wade Hampton, Mr..
Tillman claimed that Hampton was
too old because he was 73. All de-
ponds upon who's throwing the OK
st. Augustine Record.
It's hard work for an old man to
make up his mind that he hadn't
ought to be Oslerized. We know how
it is ourself.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Domestic
ADVERTISING RATES

Display. Plate Toe. per inch for con-
secutive Insertions Alternate inser-
lions % per cent. additional. Compost
tion charged on ads. that run less than
90 per cent. additional Rates based on
4-inch minimum. Less than four inches
will take higher rate, which will be
furnished on application.
Reading Notices; SC. per line for first
insertion; &c. PEI line for each subse-
quent insertion. One change a week
allowed on readers without extra COM
position charges.
Legal adve. sfsements at legal rates.
E1ectros must be mounted, or charge
will be made for mounting.
Political Advertising: Display, reg
ular. Readers, Daily, cents per
line; Weekly cents per line. Same
reader Daily and Weekly editions,
cents per line, for one insertion in
both.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
LIBERTY DAY

Friday, April 10Th. named Liberty
Day" by the president, the Ocala
postofice will close at 1 p. m. City
carriers will make only one delivery
in the forenoon. Mail will be collected
from street boxes before noon and
from boxes around the public square
at Z p. m. Mail will be distributed to
lock boxes and dispatched as usual.
r. F. Rogers, P. M.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

I hereby announce my candidacy
for representative from Marion coun-
ty, subject to the democratic primary
in June of this year, and solicit the
support of the people. enter group
one a.. Very respectfully,
N. A. Fort.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

In regard to the chains of letters
advocating the sale of thrift stamps,
recently referred to in this paper, the
Star is requested to advise people who
receive such letters, and do not wish
to keep up the chain, to turn them
and stamps enclosed over to the Red
Cross, which can put them to the best
of use.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

It's none of our business, but new
ertheless, we have long entertained a
hankering to see just what all there
is inside one of these big, befowered
knitting bags, twice as large as the
petite person who carries it.-St.
Augustine Record.
We fell into one the other day, and
before we scrambled out we saw
enough other things in it to pack a
vanity box.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FOR STATE ATTORNEY

To the Democratic Voters, Fifth
Judicial Circuit:
I hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office of states attorney
for the fifth judicial circuit, of the
state of Florida, in the approaching
democratic primary, and subject to
the result thereof.
Fred L. Stringer.
Brooknville, Fla, March Ia, 1918.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
'The Church That Feels Like Home

AHe 1Aufch mat Fetls Like home
If you are depressed and discour-
aged in these war days, you will get
spiritual uplift from the messages to
be given Sunday.
$3.50 a. m.-Bible school.
II a. m-Morning worship. Sub
ject, "The Reign of God"
7 p. m.-Young Peoples Union will
meet, and other young people are
cordially invited to come.
s p. m.-Glad tidings service. Sub
ject, "The Wondrous Story of the
Lamb"
Parents, and friends of the men in
khaki are specially welcomed in our
services. The congregation offers
special prayer morning and evening,
while everyone stands as a token of
honor to our splendid men. Come
and see.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

George Creel is of much more use
in circulating his own good stuff than
he is in censoring that of other peo-
pie. 1t can't be denied that the lit
erature disseminated by the commit
tee on public information is teaching
the American people whole lot they
ought to know.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR STATE ATTORNEY

To the People of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit of Florida: hereby announce
my candidacy for reelection to the
Office of state attorney, Fifth Judicial
Circuit of Florida, in the approach
ing primary. / have tried to merit
and will greatly appreciate your sup
port. George w. Scofield.
January 4, 1918.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

The Pilgrims lived more than sew
eral hard-bitten years on cornmeal-
their descendants and the other Am
orleans can scramble thru a summer
or two on the same.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

Another reason why Prexy Wilson
doesn't want TO court martial enemy
aliens is because, he says, we should
thus lower ourselves to the level of
the Huns. Well, it's what the Brit
ish and French have been doing for
years, and we will have to fight and
sacrifice quite lot before we raise
America to the same level with
France and Great Britain.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

head and made herself look cutter at
the same time by winding a broad
ribbon around her dainty bean. But
we suppose man couldn't do that
away. Bear up, Bloom. Big ears are a
sign of firmness Of character. Con-
slider the mule. And we have some
saddlefaps ourself.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

To the Democratic Voters of Marion
County:
I hereby announce my candidacy for
Representative and solicit your sup
port in the June Primary. I join
group one H. Respectfully,
S. ]. McCully.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

There ought to be good paragraph
in the governors proposed bat law,
but we can't think of it.-St. Angus
tine Record.
If you can't come to bat on such a
very obvious thing, you'd better go
in the outfeld.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FOR COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT q

I desire to announce my candidacy
for the position Of county commits
sioner from district No. 8, Marion
county, subject to, the democratic pri-
mary. J. w Davis.
Summerfeld, Florida.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
FOR STATE SENATOR

To the Voters of Marion and Sum-
ter Counties: / shall be candidate
for the office of state senator from the
goth senatorial district, subject to the
democratic primary. c. B. Howell.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

Experts in education seldom agree
in their desires and teacher politicians
are more concerned about promotion
and salaries than about the niceties
OF instruction.-Lif
Seems to us they are more con-
cerned about the niceties than the
essentials.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication of
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein. All rights of republication of
special dispatches herein are also re-
Served.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

When young married man gets a
dish of tongue at home, he comes
down town and tries to bite pieces
out of his best friends. But as he
grows old he gets used to it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-25

It's just barely possible that Am
erica-that is, the United States and
Canada, Cuba and Brazil-might
have to fight all the rest of the world
1t could