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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03

rere granted limited suffrage In bill
passed by the legislature January "a.
Bills providing for prohibition were
passed In Indiana ind Alaska February
2, and on the same day the governors
of Tennessee and Oregon signed bone
dry" bills. On February 8 the govern.
or Of Utah signed prohibition law
passed by the legislature of that state.
On February 49, Governor Lister of
Washington signed a bone dry" bill.
A prohibition bill was passed In South
Dakota February 20. On February 81,
the national house of representatives
passed 81 bill, already passed by the
senate, prohibiting the importation of
liquor into prohibition states. On Feb
ruary % the Indiana legislature passed
bill granting limited suffrage to
women but this measure was later
declared unconstitutional by the state
supreme court, On February %. the
house of representatives passed bill,
already passed by the senate, making
the city of Washington dry after Octo-
Der 81. The Rhode Island legislature,
on April II, extended presidential suf.
frage 10 women. On August l the Unit
ed States senate passed the Sheppard
resolution providing for the submits
sion to the states of prohibition
amendment to the Constitution. On
November 9, measure giving women
the ballot In New York state was car
lodi NJ no, ola h,ya Inr
majority
The Danish West Indies, purchased
from Denmark for S25,000,000, passed
under the jurisdiction of the United
States January 81, and were renamed
the Virgin islands.
Serious race riots in East st. Louis,
Mo-, July ., resulted In the killing of
more than 20 negroes and two white
men and heavy property loss by fire.
The riots We're followed by prosecu-
tons by state officials and congress.
sional investigation.
Soldiers of the Twenty-fourth y. s.
infantry (colored) started a race riot
ut Houston. Tex, August %, resulting
in the death of 10 whites and several
negroes.
Interest in the general elections on
November 6 was centered In New
York and Chicago, where Socialist
tickets were defeated by large majori-
ties. Judge Hylan, Democratic noml-
nee, was elected mayor of New York
over fusion, Republican and Socialist
candidates.
In Milwaukee, Wis. November %,
ten policemen and a woman were kill
ed by the explosion Of bomb found
in church and taken TO police head
quarters.
Thirteen negroes, convicted by court
martial of participating In the race
riots at Houston, Tex, August %, were
hanged mt San Antonio, December IL.
Forty-one others were given life SEN
fences.
The house Of representatives. on De-
cemher II. adopted resolution, al
ready adopted by the senate, submit
ting to the states a constitutional
amendment for national prohibition.
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Washington than half mil
lion working days-the equivalent or
the labor of 10000 worknen for a solid
month have been lost to the govern
ment's shipbuilding program through
strikes and lockouts-R. B. Stevens
of the shipping board, told the senate
investigating committee.
New York - Federal reserve banks
throughout the country to date have
SOLD $12,500, 900 worth of war savings
certificates and 100000 worth of thrift
stamps. according to figures received
from Washington by Frederick W.
Allen, director of New York city
Amsterdam - The German general
Won Wartenberg, was killed in action
on Nov. 5.
Boston - A service flag with 1.544
stars has been raised on the building
of the United States Rubber company
The stars represent employees of the
subsidiary companies as well as the
main corporation.
Fargo e. G! Cooper, at one time
chairman of the state republican COM
mittee and former insurance commits
sioner. died here after an illness OF
two years. He was 81 years old.
Amsterdam -- Eearly in December
Germany suffered from storms and
cold weather, says the Vossische zeit-
ung. the severity of which has not
been equaled for many years.
Vancouver-Firs returns from the
Australian vote abroad show SUBJ
stantial majority against conscription.
contrary TO all predictions, says a dis
! patch received here from Sydney, N.
s. w. by the Vancouver World.
Port Arthur-A 20 per cent increase
in wages has been granted to the 5000
employees of the Gulf Refining com
pany. The increase takes the place OF
the bonus system.
washington -. The interstate COM
merce commission ordered reductions
ranging from 2 to per cent in class
and commodity rates from eastern
territory to Michigan points.
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THE WAR CONGRESS

The first "war session" of the Sixty
fifth congress which opened on April
,, was the most momentous session in
the history of the United States up to
that time.
The first war bill passed by congress
was one authorizing the issuance of
bonds to an amount not exceeding So
100000. 900 and authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to purchase Sc
curlties of governments at war with
Germany to the amount of $3000,000,.
600.
The army CONSUMPTION act was
passed by the house April IS by vote
of 397 to "a and by the senate on May
/ by vote of 81 to s.
The first big war appropriation bill,
carrying appropriations aggregating
SO, PSI ,O94 ,54160 for the army and
navy, was passed in the house May 2
with one opposing vote and in the SEN
ate May 10 without roll call.
The measure known as the espion-
age act, intended to prevent disloyal
acts on the part of residents of the
United States and also containing pro-
visions giving the president power to
place an embargo on exports, was
signed by the president June Is.
A bill appropriating S640,0000O0 for
the development of the air service was
passed without a record vote by the
senate on June IS and by the house
on June %.
The food control act, under which
broad powers were given TO the preSi-
dent for the regulation of the sale of
food and fuel. was passed In the house
June % by a vote of 1855 to and IN
the senate July p by vote IF 81 to 6.
The second great bond issue act,
authorizing the issuance of bonds to
the amount of S7,53S, 945,6 GAO and war
savings certificates to the amount OF
81 600, 900 600, was passed in the house
September and in the senate Septem-
Der IL
The revenue act, first introduced In
the house May 8, vas passed by the
house May %. but was not passed by
the senate until September TO- The
conference report was accepted Octo-
Der .. The message provides for the
raising of nearly $3,00O000,000 annu-
ally, largely from income and excess
profits taxes.
The second big war appropriations
act, carrying total of $5,356,666,-
O1G93. including $685., 100000 additional
for the emergency shipping fund, was
approved by the president October 6.
The second session of the war con-
gress opened December 3, and the fol-
lowing day President Wilson delivered
message declaring that nothing will
turn the United States aside from Its
task until the war Is won.
During December both houses of con
gress opened farreaching investiga
tions into the war preparations of the
war and navy departments.
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under the leadership OF Al. Lehne
seized the government at petrograd on
November S. Premier Kerensky fee!
from Petrograd, and other members OF
the cabinet OF the provisional govern
ment were arrested. On November 10
the rebel government made Lenine pre-
mier. Kerensky, at the head of body
of loyal Cossack troops. attacked Pc
trograd November II, but was badly
defeated The bolsheviki were appar-
entity In full control of Russia by No
vember 90, when the Lenine govern
ment proposed a general armlstice to
ali belligerents.
American troops on the west front
suffered their first casualties on No
vember when German troops raided
a salient held by the Americans, kill
ing three. woundlng FIVE and taking
II prisoners. On November 8 the
American patrol boat Alcedo was sunk
by Il torpedo and Il were lost.
During the last days of November
and the early part of December the
Germans made determined efforts to
regain some OF the territory captured
by the British around Cambria but the
British held large portion of the
ground taken, intlicting heavy losses
on the Germans. The Austro-German
forces began Il new offensive In Italy
early in December, forcing the Italian
lines back for distance of several
miles at some points.
Early in December 1t was announced
that large number of national guard
troops from the United States had ar
rived In France, units from every
state being included. On December Z,
the United States congress declared
the existence of state of war with
AuStria-IIungary. The following day
It was announced that the American
destroyer Jacob Jones had been sunk
by German submarine with loss
of GA men.
The Russian situation was further
complicated by new revolt against
the bolsheviki government launched
by Generals Kalednes and Korniloff,
CoSSack leaders.
British. French and Italian troops on
December TO- captured Jerusalem,
which for 673 years has been under the
undisputed sway of the Moslems.
On December 16, It was announced
that Russian and Teuton emissaries
had signed four-weeks' armistlce, one
provision of which was that peace ne
gotiations should begin Immediately.
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Milwaukee, Jan. 2, 1918.


Butter Creamery, extra, 49Q491sc;
prints, 50U51c; firsts, 43Q46c; sec
onds. $50 ilc; process. 3904Oc; dairy.
fancy, 42c.
Cheese American, full cream,
twins, 23l9024c; daisies, 25@2512c;
Young Americas 26h@27c; long
horns. 27h@2Sc; brick. fancy, ESQ
SOC
Eggs Current receipts, fresh as to
quality. 46@4So; dirties, seconds, 249
25c; checks, 23@24c.
Live Poultry Fowls, fancy, 20B@
21c; ROSTERS. old, 15la@16c; spring
chickens. 1872 Q19c.
Corn-No. yellow, 1.75Q1.S0.
Oats-No. white, 79@S0c; stand
ard, S0@S1c; No 4 white, 7S@79c.
Rye-No. 2. 1.S2@1.S3; No. 3. 17OQ
1872
Barley - Choice, Wisconsin and
Eastern Iowa. 14901.5S; Minnesota.
Western Iowa and Dakota, 1.49@1.57.
Hay - Choice timothy, 28.0OQ2S.50;
No. l timothy, 26.50@27.O0; No. 2 tim
othy, 23.00@24.50; rye straw, 10.50Q
1850
Potatoes - Minnesota or Wisconsin,
red or white stock, on track, sacked.
500 los; homegrown, out of store,
1.S502.00.
Hogs-Prime heavy butchers, 1915
01695; fair to prime light, 1850
1896; pigs. 11.00Q1450
Cattle Steers, S.00@1075; feed
ers, S.4009S5; cows, 5.00@950; heif-
ers. 6.O049 $50; calves, 1450@15.75.
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DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Prohibition bills and measures grant
ing suffrage to women in some form
occupied the attention of the legisla-
lures of many states which met in
1917. The women OF North Dakota
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Minneapolis, Jan. 2, 1918.
Corn No. 3 yellow, 1,73Q1.75.
Oats-No. white, 7SQ79c.
Rye-1.S44185.
. FlaX-3. 4363.47.
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Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-United States administration
flour standards are as follows Spring
wheat In Jute. SOTO: special brands $40 70
per Dbl, rs 10. sack basis; hard winter. in
jute. 5000; soft winter. in jute. 5000:
white rye, se.55; dark rye. 500.
HAY-Choice timothy, s27 50nS.60; No. I
So. 50d27. 50: standard s25.0OQp2so 90; No.
and light clover mixed, t246Od255O: No. .
red top and grassy mixed. s2i5o@23.50;
clover and heavy clover mixed. SCI 500
% 80. threshed timothy. Si5 0OdIlS00
BUTTER-Creemery extras. 49c extra
firsts. 4Sfr4Slec; tirs;s. 44lI47c; seconds, 500
dc; centralized. S9GlSo score, 46lzd47iec: So
score. 45046c storage extras 4slRd43&c. 20
40 score. 43dAc; Sass score. 4lha42c;
ladies', S6trG1TAc process. S9a40c; packing
stock SsIkGf75ikc
EGGS-Fresh nrsts, 55i56c ordinary
irsts. 52G54c: miscellaneous lots. cases In
GUIDED 5nNd65c: Case3 returned. 49INc;
checks. candled. 32G33c; dlrties, candled.
eslS6c: extras. 59aG0c: refrigerator stocks.
tOa4lc. country storage, 3S14oc.
LIVE POULTRY Turkeys e5a26oI
fowls. l9a22Mc; roosters. lie; spring chick
ems 23c: ducks. 22fp2tc; geese. 1Sg23c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys, go
92tbc. chickens 20123c; ROSTERS, 17l19lSc;
ducks. 2td26c: geese. 24c.
POTATOESt Wisconsin, white. Sls5G2.o
per 100 lbs Idaho, s2i5q2.2 q per 100 lbs;
Minnesota early Ohios N.sod1.s5 per. 100
lbs.
CATTT. GOOD to choice steers, $4,000
495 warnings good to choice. S9.00iH0o;
stocirers and feeders. s7.75alooo; good to
choice cows. s7GGGS75; good TO choice
he,fers 81 O09D9 so; fair TO good cows, 500
Tee 10. Gamers, s. OofIa 90: cutters, s600a
4 10. bologna bulls, s7oca9oo: butcher bulls
e s5,71o 81. heavy calves. s9.50s1SOO; veal
calves st3 oOG16O0.
HOGs-Prime light butchers. sl6,5oqls,sc;
,air 70 fancy light. SIC S5al6.S0. medium
weight butchers. 2OOG24C lbs. SIC 6oGl6.soi
heavy weight butchers 24oG4oo lbs, sl6. 70
dI7OO; choice heavy packing, S6.Ssalb.6S;
rough heavy packing s16.251fl6.5o; pigs.
fair to good. siSOOGl4oo; stays sl65Vf
100 .,o,o1>
sHEEP-Good TO choice wethers slO5O3
12O0. good to choice ewes. s100cql2.cO;
rsarungs s12 5oi145O: western lambs, good
70 choice. SIG oo1l7oo; native lambs. good
n choice. sl5.75a7Oo; breeding lambs.
SIS SCALE. 25; goats, s6.oOaS.25
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REVIEW Of THE WORLD WAR AND OTHER
HISTORY MAKING EVENTS Of YEAR 1877

Entrance of United States Into Conflict Outstanding Development Of
Past Twelve MonthS-Poitica Upheava in Russia Affects
Strugge-BrtiSh and French Smash Teuton Lines
on West Front-AuSro- Germans Launch
Drive Against Italy.
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East Buffalo, N. Y. Dec.

East buHaio ~ - -
cATTLE-Receipts, 1900 steady; prime
steers s135Gal5O0: shipping steers, sllN
e71s 30 butchers, sl0.oOnl2.S; yearlings.
$40 5Oal2.5o; hetfers, S."qnoo; cows "@
alO25; bulls, $55O@95O: stockers ana Feed
s,.s e. 5nli1o 50 fresh cows and springers.
steady; s5ooO@i4O.0o.
CALVES Receipts, 1000; strong; $1,000
1870
uOGs-Receipts, 200; best, strong; 9TH
.rs steady: heavy, 81 4Oal7.5o; mixed and
yorkers SIT. I6l7 .S5; light Workers and
niss sl6 75dl7. 90; roughs, sl6.ooqi6.25; stays,
sl3 506l4.50.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recefpts, zSoo,
strong: lambs, sl5OO@775; warnings slSW
11550; wethers S2sWpISW: ewes |o'"S
400: mixed sheep sl2.Nd12.7S.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
TOBAR RESIDENTS
IN SPRING ROW
las. BisSeIl Swears Out War
rant For E. E. CHASER For
Administering Beating

Spring yesterday tore away the
curtains of tranquility that until re-
Gently have surrounded the little will.
age of Tobar, and added another real
old fashioned fight to her records.
James Bissell, Tobar merchant and
proprietor of the Tobar Mercantile
Co, last night arrived in Elko with
blood in his eye and swore to COM
plant against Z. L. CHASER, another
prominent merchant of the same town
manager of the Tobar Lumber &
Trading Co. The complaint alleges
that the defendant unlawfully beat
the person OF the complainant A
warrant was issued and the sheriff
left for Tobar to bring Glaser back
this morning. The particulars of the
affair are lacking.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
RED CROSS NEWS

Yesterday was Dorcas Day in the
workroom in charge of Mrs. Lambert
Henderson and fine amount of work
was accomplished in spite of an un-
usually small attendance.
Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Bangs and Mrs.
Lambert Henderson cut large mum,
Der of hospital garmen,s. while Mrs
Castle, Mrs. Garrecht, Mrs. Prentice
and Mrs. Griswold cut gauze for sur.
giCal dressings.
Miss SimOnsen attended to the
yarn and the inspection of and un
packing of shipments from auxilarias
She reported exceptionally fine work
from Jarbidge, Gold Circle. Miss Mel
lie Bicroth, Rowlands. Mrs. Z. )
Milne, North Fork.
Mrs. Keyser was busy folding and
inspecting the hospital garments to
be shipped.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19

A spidoni, who was arrested yes
,srday and hailed before Judge
Doughty for an alleged assault and
h,ttery committed upon the person
Of n. Pera, was given a hearing be
fore his honor yesterday and prompt
IL acquitted II appeared from the
evidence that Mr.. Pcra sailed forth
10 the Spidoni dOmiCilc with the bat
tie CRY of the season on his lips and
the kick OF spring in his good right
arm with the avowcd purpose of
planting a hay-makeT on Mr.. Spido-
mis- unsuspccting person. When the
proposed victim heard about II he
forthwith ordered Mr. Pcra from his
premises and when the latter rcfus-
ed to depart he hung one on his pro
boscis as d gentle reminder that his
word was law. The court decided
that Mr. Spidoni would be a peaCeable
citizen II he were allowed to pursue
bis own inclinatlons and so advised
Mr. PeTa after which the two left the
courtroom evidently in good spirits
toward one another.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
CONTEST IN WISCONSIN
FOR PARTY NOMINATIONS

MILWAUKEE, March 19.-The
contest for party nominations for
United States senator in Wisconsin
to fill the unexpired term of Hust-
ing has started. In some booths of
Milwaukee the early vote was far
greater than the usual turnout for
the primary vote.
Joseph +. Davies, for federal trade
commissioner, and DR.. Charles Nc
Carthy, are the democratic candi.
dates. Congressman LenrOot, favor
ing the presidents war aims, and Jas
Thompson, LaFollctte candidate. are
the republican candidates. Victor L
Berger. socialist, Is alone in the
field.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19

The first gun in the malfeasance
cases was fired the other day and the
first hit scored by the defendants.
Attorneys for the commissioners.
Mcssrs. Van Fleet & Mcnamara, pre-
scented dcmurrcrs TO the complaints in
both cases as well as motions to make
the complaints more specific and At
torneys Patrick and Talbot for the
state have confessed the dcmurrers,
the court allowing them fifteen days
from last Saturday within which to
file new complaints. The Ind"pcnd'
cnt has been unable to verify the re,
port that the returns of the inycstiga
tlon by Special Auditor Castor wer"
stolen either from Mr.. Castor or from
any one else and for this reason did
not publish this rumor as news
item.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19

structures, and from the
same strange material just as strange
and strong other forms. thus creating
by contrast, a constant absurdity in
the mind, that leaves its impression
more or less marked upon his writ
ings. This peculiarity. eXaggeration
and power to create imagery for COM
parison, makes an original character
which distinguishes him from many
who are called humorists His pow
er as a writer is not limited to the
above alone, for he can handle satire,
is not at sea among the reefs Of logic,
and is possessed of a far more than
average descriptive ability, but sta
tistics would send him to an insane
asylum. In disposition he is gener
Gus. frank. and kind-hearted to his
friends; to his enemies he is also
generous and frank-frank in his eN
preston Of enmity, and generous II
| dealing them blows"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
FIFTY GERMANS
KILLED IN RAID
Bombs Dropped BY Allied Air
Men CuaSe Great Material
Damage In Coblenz on
Rhine

LONDON, March 19.-Fitty persons
were killed and great amount OF ma
terial damage done by bombs dropped
by allied airmen when they -aided
Coblenz, Germany, on March twelfth,
according to a neutral traveller who
arrived Monday at The Hague. The
Times says people believed that the
raiders were Americans"
Colbenz is the capital of Rhine
province, of Prussia. The British
war office announced that British
aviators dropped ton of bombs on
factories, stations and barracks there,
If fifty persons were actually kill
ed. this British raid resulted in more
serious losses than have ever been
reported from Germany before.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
CONSTRUCT MANGANESE
PLANT IN MONTANA

WASHINGTON, March LIT has
been announced that the construction
of plant at Great Falls, Montana.
for the production of ferro-mangan-
ese has been determined upon by the
Anaconda Copper company. This will
act as substitute for the fifty thous-
and tons of shipping now carrying
manganese to this country from Bra
zil.
The shipping thus released will be
capable OF carrying three hundred
thousand tons of food and material
annually to Europe for the American
armies.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
TWO AIR MEN KILLED
IN FLORIDA CATASTROPHE

MIAMI, Fla, March l9.-Two more
Of our ayiators were killed and thir-
ty-three seriously injured in a col
lapse OF an unfinished hanger at the
Dinnerhey naval air station. five
miles south of here, during a storm.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL
ADOPTED BY WILSON

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Presi-
dent Wilson has signed the daylight
saving bill which puts all clocks for
ward an hour on the last Sunday in
March and turns them back the last
Sunday in October.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-19
GERMANS REQUEST
NEUTRALS PRESENCE
AT SPRING OFFENSIVE

LONDON, March 19.-Heads OF the
German army have extended an invi-
tation TO a number of neutral cores
pOndcnts TO be present at the Ger
man offensive on the western front,
reports the Exchange Telegraph cor
respondent at Copenhagen. The cor
respondents are to leave for the front
on Wednesday.
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DUTCH ACCEPT ANGLO
AMERICAN TERMS

THE HAGUE, March 19.-With
certain conditions. Holland has ac-
ccpted the Anglo-American demand
regarding Dutch shipping, the Dutch
foreign minister announced in the
second chamber today.