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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-15

[From the back of a Thrift cardl
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

~
. What Is the difference between a
9 Thrift Stamp and "A War Savings
9 Certificate Stampl
9 The 25-cent Thrift Stamps are
& issued to help you to save and
8 exchange for a IS War Savings
8 Certificate Stamp. The Thrift
o Stamps bear no interest; the
g War Savings Certificate Stamps
9 earn interest.
o Why do | get a s. War Savings
o Certificate Stamp for from S4.12
@ to SI.232
@ The IS is payable January 1.
@ 1928. It includes the return to
@ you of your money with the
@ compound interest that the
9 Government will pay you. The
@ sooner you fill ID and exchange
@ your Thrift Card for a War
o Savings Certificate Stamp. the
o more interest you will receive.
o Why shOuld I exchange my full
o card of Thrift Stamps for a War
o Savings Certificate Stamp?
o Because the War Savings CIR
9 tifcate Stamp bears interest
o and the Thrift Stamps do not.
o What becomes of the money /
o pay for a stamp?
o It is a loan to the United States
o Government.
o How can my % cents really helpi
o A loan of only Is cents by every
o person in the Nation will pro-
9 vide the United States Govern
o ment with 25 million dollars.
s. O. o. 6 g g g g q @ @ o o O d
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-15

The Columbia Gas Company has
declared the usual quarterly dividend
of III per cent. payable December
81 to holders Of record December 81.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
ZIRCONIUM IN THE ARTS
Rare Metal Has Properties That Make
1t Of the Highest Value
Commercially.

The layman would hardly know that
baddeleyite and jacupirangite are diff
ferent names Of the same thing-in
fact he would probably not recognize
either Of these impressive words and
would find their pronunciation difficult,
but they are the correct mineral names
for the ore Of chromium, which Is
found in Brazil and is said to occur
there in enormous quantities.
The mineral zircon, a silicate Of ztr-
conium, Is probably most familiar as
a gem stone, and when so used is
known as hyacinth, jacinth, jargon, or
Matara diamond.
Zirconium minerals are used chiefly as
refractory material, which melts only
at an extremely high temperature and
is very resistant to the action Of fiuxes
and slags. Zirconium fire brick prom
ises to be extensively used. The fused
oxide of chromium expands so little on
being heated that crucibles, muf1es,
combustion tubes, and similar articles
made Of it are not broken by sudden
changes Of temperature.
Several alloys of chromium have un-
usual properties. A chromium steel is
said to be particularly suited for max.
ing armor plates, armor-piercing pro.
jectiles, and bullet-proof metal: new
patented alloy OF chromium with nick.
ell. called cooperite, Is extremely hard
and Is particularly well adapted for
making cutting tools.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
FIVE KILLED; Fifteen HURT
Freight Train Hits Trolley Car on
Crossing at Argo, III.

Freight Train Hits Trolley Car on
Crossing at Argo, Ill.
Chicago, Aug. 5.-Five persons were
killed and more than fifteen hurt when
a Belt Line freight train struck and
demolished an Argo trolley car which
was trying to "beat the crossing" near
Sixty third street and Archer avenue
in ArgO.
The dead: Baby Graan, daughter of
Mrs. Carl J. Graan Of South Chicago ;
mother and daughter, unidentified,
in O'Brien's morgue; an unidentified
man; an unidentified women.
The motorman and conductor Of the
street car and the engineer Of the
freight train were taken into custody
by the ArgO police. Both the motor
man and conductor are alleged to have
seen the approaching freight and to
have proceeded in attempting to make
the crossing. When the street car
was halfway over the crossing it was
stalled The carmen jumped and were
not hurt.
The freight engine struck the car
full in the side. The car was thrown
20 feet from the track and turned tur-
tie, finally being deposited on it's side.
Many of the passengers in the street
car were pinned under the wreckage
and coud not be extricated for some
time.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
THREE U. S. FISH BOATS SUNK
Submarine Destroys Vessels Off Nova
Scotia.

Halifax, n. S., Aug 5.-Three Amer
lean fishing schOoners were sunk off
Seal island, Yarmouth county, Nova
Scotia. The crews have landed on the
Nova Scotia coast.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 5.-News
that enemy submarines were operating
off the coast Of Barnegat, n. j.,
reached here last night upon the ar
rival of an Italian steamship.
According to the commander of the
vessel and excited passengers, it was
in the neighborhood Of eleven o'clock
Sunday morning that S. O. S. signals
were distinctly heard by the wireless
operator.
Attempts to obtain the exact loca-
ton of the vessel were unsuccessful.
Only a faint answer that the ship was
being sheiled and was sinking was re-
ceived.
Twenty minutes after the first news
was received a second S. 0. s. came
from a merchant ship that was esti-
mated at 60 miles distant.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
GRANTS 8-H0UR DAY
Labor Board Gives Steel Workers
Right to Organize.
Decision Announced at WASHINGTON
Affects Approximately $4,000 En-
ployees at Bethlehem, Pa.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The national
war labor board, in the most important
and far-reaching decision Of its career
announced its finding in the case Of
the Bethlehem Steel company o. Beth
lehem, Pa, affecting approximately
$4,000 workers. Summarized, the de-
cision Of the board is as follows:
Grants workers the right to organ
lie and to resort to collective bargain
ing In dealing with employers.
Orders the revision or complete
elimination Of the bonus system now
1operation at Bethlehem to reward
tie more skilled wOrkmen.
DEGREES the revision of piece work
rates and establishment Of minimum
hourly wage rate for 5000 machine
chop workers in conformity with one
Of the scales now being applied by
the war and navy departments.
Applies the basic eight-hOur day
with payment of time and q half for
overtime and double time on Sundays
ana holidays, with additional provision
for just overtime payment to piece
workers.
Calls upon the Bethlehem company
to pay men and women alike when
performing the same work and to Gllot
to women no work dispropoctionate 10
tbrir strength.
In addition to the foregoing findings,
which labor leaders believe will be
used as basis for decisions in other
disputes coming before the board, the
decision directs that piece work rates
shall be revised by the plant manage
ment cooperating with committees Of
the workers representatives OF
the ordnance department, inasmuch as
the government Is chiefly concerned
just now in the product Of the plant;
and futher that a permanent local
board Of mediation and conci!iotioD,
consisting Of six members, three chOs-
en- by the company and three by the
workers, be established to effect agree
ments on future disputed points and
on disputed matters not covered in the
award just made. This board is to be
presided over by a chairman to be
designated by and to represent the Sec
retary Of war.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
MILITARY AID FOR RUSSIA
PLEDGED BY TWO NATIONS
MILITARY TRAINING GIVEN
AT RIVER FALLS NORMAL

On account of the large number of
mn who have done practical work in
school and shop and field at the River
Falls State Normal, this school meets
the requirements of the War depart
ment and of Secretary Baker, and
President J. II. Ames has decided to
establish a military training unit when
the fall term opens September 16. This
department will be in charge Of a reg
ular United States army officer and
the federal government will provide
the necessary arms and equipment In
speaking Of the object Of the work
Secretary Baker says, "This new pol
icy aims to accomplish twofold OBJ
ject First to develop as a great mill
tary asset the large body of young
men in the colleges and second to pre-
vent the unnecessary and wasteful de-
pletiOn of the colleges through indis-
criminate volunteering by Offering to
the students definite and immediate
military status. Young men should be
urged to continue their education and
take advantage of this opportunity to
serve the nation. This plan, which
was devised by the Secretary of War
and approved by President Wilson,
will give every lad in Wisconsin, who
is over 18 years Of age, a chance to
enlist at once and at the same time to
prepare for a line of work that will
mean much to him and to his country,
whether we have war or peace, while
pupils under 18 years of age will be
encouraged to enroll in the training
units.
The enlistment will be purely vol
untary and will constitute the student
member Of the Army of the United
States at once and liable to active
duty at the call of the president 1t
will, however, be the policy of the
government not to call the members
Of the training units to active duty un-
til they have reached the age of 81,
unless urgent military necessity COM
pels an earlier call, in which case the
boys will be prepared as well as will
ing to go. The plan is already meeting
with much favor, and both parents
and pupils are writing direct to Pres
-ident j. H. Ames- s--fn~regard to enroll
ment in the River Falls unit.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
TO OBEY U. S. ORDER
international Harvester COMPANY
Agrees to Dissolve.
"Osborne," "Champion" and "MIIwau-
kee" Lines Of Machinery VIII Be
Disposed of at Once.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Under an
agreement between the government
and the International Harvester COM
pany, United States court DEGREES de-
claring the corporation an unlawful
combination and ordering its dissolu-
ton, will be obeyed at once.
The company's appeal pending in
the Supreme court since 1915 will be
dismissed. Certain machinery lines
controlled by the company together
with plants In Springfield, O., and
Auburn, N. Y, will be sold.
The terms of the agreement were
made public by the department Of JUS
tice.
The Harvester suit, instituted In
Minnesota in 1912, was the first in the
prosecution Of alleged combinations In
restraint Of trade in which the United
States asked for dissolution on the
grounds mainly of size and inherent
power.
The case is the first of the more i'm
portant antitrust proceedings pending
in the Supreme court to be disposed
Of in this manner since this country
entered the war.
Under the terms of the agreement
the company will dispose Of it's har-
vesting machinery lines known under
the trade names Of "Osborne," Cham
pion" and milwaukee," together with
all machinery and other equipment
and its plants In Springfield, O., and
Auburn, N. Y, where the first two
lines are manufactured.
Because Of the country's financial
condition, due to the war, the govern
ment is inclined to be more lenient
with the company and will give 1t un-
til one year after peace has been de-
clared to carry out the terms of the
agreement. Should this not be done
by that time, however, the property
will be sold at auction.
Another term In the agreement pro-
vides that after December 81, 1919,
the company will not be permitted to
have more than one representative In
each city or town.
In the event the terms Of this agree
ment fail to meet the situation and
restore competitive conditions in the
harvesting and agricultural machinery
trade, the government reserves the
right at the expiration Of 1S months
after the war to 'such further relief
in the present case as may be neces-
sary to that end"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
SAN DIEGO SUNK BY MINE2
Captain of Canadian Ship Says the
U-56 Laid Missile.

A Canadian Port, Aug. 5.-The q. s.
cruiser San Diego was sunk off Fire
island last month by mine laid by
the German submarine U-56, which
captured and burned the Canadian
schooner Dornfonstein in the Bay of
Fundy last Friday. The captain and
crew of the Dornfonstein arrived here
after having been held on the U-boat
five hours. They said members Of the
U-boat crew told them there were four
submarines operating off the Atlantic
coast, but they expected more to ar
rive soon. Naval officers here were in
clined to discredit this story Of re-en-
forcements, asserting it probably was
told to cause alarm In coastal towns.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
HIGH HONORS FOR PERSHING

Awarded Grand Cross Of Legion Of
Honor by France.
Paris, Aug. 5.-Gen. John J. Persh-
ting, commander In chief of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces in France,
was awarded the grand cross Of the
Legion of Honor by the French gov
ernment.
Premier Clemenceau sent the follow
ing telegram to General Pershing:
II take great pleasure in informing
you, my dear general, that the govern
ment of the French republic has de-
cided to confer upon you the dignity
Of the grand cross Of the Legion of
Honor.
"France shall never forget that 1t
was at a moment when the struggle
was most bitter that your splendid
troops came to add their efforts to
ours"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
U. S. SHIP PROGRAM 0. K.
Edward N. Hurley Says Boat Problem
VIII Soon Be Solved.

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 5.-Charles
M. Schwab and Edward N. Hurley
held an informal conference. Mr.. Hur-
ley, In short interview, expressed
himself as satisfied with the progress
Of the shipping program.
''The shipbuilding program is being
carried out with all possible speed /;
everywhere there Is the greatest activ-
ity," he said. "There Is now under
construction In the United States more
than 100000 tons Of shipping and
launchings are taking place rapidly.
The answer to the kaiser's assault Is
the creation Of new ships more rapid
ly than has ever taken place before.
The shipping problem will be speedily
solved and that to the satisfaction of
the American people"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
LOAN DRIVE STARTS SEPT. %
Next Issue Will Be for $4,000, ,O0O, 900
at 4M Per Cent

Washington, Aug. 5.-The next Lib
erty loan will be $6,OOO,OOO,OOO, accord
ing to present indications, with inter-
est at AZ per cent. Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo has called a series
of conferences to be held in Washing
ton soon to map out the plans for roll
ing up the biggest war loan in the his
tory Of the nation. 1t is expected that
fully one-fourth Of the population will
invest in the coming loan, beginning
with September %. If the amount of
the loan is fixed at $6,OOO,0OO, the
Chicago federal reserve will be re-
ouired to take $S4O 900, the Mime
apolis district $20S,OOOOOO, the ST..
Louis district $24O,OOO,OOO, the Kansas
City district $240,OO0,OOO, the Dallas
district $144, 100000, and the San Fran
cisco district $424,OO.OOO.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
285 IN U. S. CASUALTY LIST
NInety-one Soldiers Killed In Action
and 1862 Wounded,

Washington, Aug. 5.-Sunday's cas-
ualty list was the largest yet issued by
the war department. The list con-
tained the names of 81 soldiers killed
in action, dead of wounds, dead Of
disease, dead in an airplane accident
and 4 from other causes, 1872 wounded
and 12 missing. The total number Of
names In the list. including 1 marine
killed and marine wounded, was 28h
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
MRS. Will SON CHRlSTENs SHIP
First Launching Takes Place at Hog
Island Yard Today

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 5.-Particu.
lar interest among the ship building
chiefs centers In the plant at Hog is
land, where the launching Of the first
ship will be held today. The cere
mony will be attended by President
Woodrow Wilson, and Mrs. Wilson will
christen the first ship to be launche<
the QuistcOnck.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
FIRMS TO PAY RED CROSS
Chicago Concerns Who Violated Food
Laws to Contribute.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The food ad.
ministration announced that it had
recently accepted the offers of num-
Der of Chicago wholesalers to make
substantial Red Cross contributions In
lieu Of revocations Of their licenses for
violations Of the rules and regulations.
In each case the company showed that
Its violations had not been wtlful, and
agreed to keep proper records and
comply with all requirements Of the
food administration In the future.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
Take Ohio Packer for sedltIon.

Cincinn /. Aug. 6.-John Hoffman,
ST., president Of the John Hoffman
Packing company, well known local
pork packers, has been arrested on
federal warrant charging him with
violation Of the espionage and sedition
laws.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
Navy Electrician Killed.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The navy de-
partment announced the death of
Charles 3. Kruger, electrician. o. 8.
N, R. f., In seaplane accident on
July so. Kruger's home address was
Newport News. Va.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
France Prays for Victory

Paris, Aug. 5.-Public prayer for
victory for the allies was said Sunday
throughout France on the occasion Of
the fourth anniversary Of the declara-
ton Of war.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Sundays Results.

Sundays Results.
-lf- NATIONAL LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 7-3: Philadelphia, 60.
Boston, 20; Cleveland, 2-1.
Washington, 7-6; Detroit, TO.
ST. Louis. TO; New York, 6-3.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
F. ROOSEVELT SEES MARINES
Declares He Wants to See Grand
Floh4ers Fight.

Parts, Aug. b.-Franklin D. Roose-
Welt, assistant United States secretary
Of the navy, left for the sector Of the
western front held by the marines.
II hope to see the grand fighters
fight" said he, departing.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05

Miss Dora e. Thompson, chief Of
the army nurse corps, is organizing
units Of fifty nurses to a staff, who
will go up to within five miles Of the
firing lines to care for wounded SOL
diers. They will travel In hospitals
mounted on motor trucks and trailers
and will eat and sleep on the road.
These hospitals are being organized by
the medical department Of the army
and will be equipped with every facil-
lty necessary to bring the operating
room to the wounded men. Each unit
Is planned to be equivalent to an
evacuation hospital and the nurses,
each given the field kit of an officer,
will be prepared to camp where night
finds them or dine from trailer kitch-
ems as they go along the road.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
when GERMANS RETREAT

of the Ancre river, according to the
German official communication issued
here. The statement says the with
drawal was made without opposition.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-05

Washington, Aug. 5.-"Our troops
have captured Fismes by assault and
hold the south bank of the VesIe in
this direction" says a communication
from General Pershing covering Sum-
days fighting, received by the war de-
partment.
At the British Front, Aug. 5.-Brit-
ish patrols have entered Albert. It ap-
pears certain the Germans will evacu-
ate the city.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
DOOMED TO OUTER DARKNESS
Forgetful Youngster Could Only Stand
at School Gate and Mourn His
Hard Position.

In one of the Western towns where
there Is a large per cent Of foreign
population considerable difficulty was
experienced in getting the registra-
ton Of alien women. An instructor in
the playground In the foreign district
offered her assistance, and In order to
gain a better knowledge of the COM
munity gave out printed slips to the
children on which they were to write
their names, ages and places of birth.
and the same of their fathers and
mothers. She told all the youngsters
explicitly that they must bring the pa
pers back with them In the afternoon.
When the children returned one
little fellow stood forlornly at the
gate. To oil invitations to enter he
shook his head stubbornly. One of the
assistants finally went TO him. Come
on in," she coaxed. 1--WE are going to
learn wonderful new game this af-
ternoOn. Don't you want to help us?"
mo, ma'am, teacher" he said, and
big tears rolled down his cheeks. mo.
ma am. dassent even come in, cause
I amt got my excuse for being
bOrned."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16

him In the trenches, because our out
fits were nowhere near each other, but
whenever we were In billets at the
same time, we were together as much
as possible.
Brown was a funny card and I never
saw anyone else much like him. A
big, tall, red-headed, dopey-looking fell
low, never saying much and slow In
everything he did or said--you would
never think he amounted to much or
was worth his salt. The boys used to
call him "Ginger" Brown, both on ac-
count Of his red hair and his slow
movements. But he would pull sur
prise on you every once In while,
like this one that he fooled me with.
One morning about dawn we started
out for walk through what used to
be Dixmude-piles Of stone and brick
and mortar: There were no civvies to
be seen; only mules and horses bring
ing up casks Of water, bags Of beans,
chloride of lime, barbed wire, ammu-
milton. etc. 1t was a good thing we
were not superstitious. At that, the
shadows along the walls made me feel
shaky sometimes.
Finally Brown said: "Come on
down; let's see the 75's.'" At this
time had not seen a "75," except on
train going to the front, so I took
him up right away, but was surprised
that he should know where they were.
After going half way around Dix
nude Brown said, "Here we are" and
started right into what was left Of a
big house. I kept wondering how he
would know so much about 1t, but fol-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-16
FL DAD(Y'Sg[Nl(|
U G NAQY GRAHhnbMM
THE OSTRICH FARM.

"Of course I admit It," said the os-
trich.
"What do you admit?" asked anoth'
er ostrich.
81 admit that I'm queer" said the
first ostrich.
"Then suppose you think I'm
queer, too?" asked the second ostrich.
"Tm very much like you, and If you're
queer must be-"
swell, that doesn't always follow"
said the first ostrich. "There are many
creatures alike, but still If one hap
pened to say he was queer another
wouldn't wish it said of him that he
was queer, too"
"Oh, If you're queer, / don't mind
IL l am tOo," the second ostrich
said.
"YOu wouldn't have to be queer just
because l was" said the first ostrich.
"You might be very nice and l might
he very cross. Now, it's queer to be
cross, I've heard. No one gets any
fun out Of it at all; no, they get very
unhappy. So it must be queer to- be
cross"
"Is that what you meant when you
said you were queer?" asked the first
ostrich. ~ don't know If like that
so much. was quite willing to be
queer along with you If it was just
ordinary Queerness-but not cross
ness"
81 don't blame you in the least" said
the first ostrich.
swell, what did you mean by say
Ing you were queer? There are many
ways Of being queer, 1t seems to me-
said the second ostrich.
ayes, there are" said the first os.
trich. "I'll tell you what I'll do" he
said, ''if you don't mind my being
queer, which is really the way you're
queer, too; I'd like you to be my mate.