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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
Borinu Pole Holes.

The tiresome and time consuming
work of digging holes for telegraph
and electric service poles is now at an
end, says Scientific American. At least,
there has been evolved a gasoline
driven ea%Tth-borlng machine which
makes an average boring time per hole
of n and One-half to two minutes.
The equipment is mounted on a horse
drawn truck and Is operated by two
men. In ordinary soil II maintains an
average Of 100 holes per day, each
measuring five feet deep by "a inches
in diameter. The equipment consists
of a truck, which carries a gasoline en-
CINE, driving mechanism and a huge
auger which is slowly rotated and fed
downward. The augers are furnished
in sizes from 2 to "a inches.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
Dlsdaln Western EIneru-

In reply to an inquiry from an
American firm as to the demand here
for lace goods and embroideries, It
can be stated, reports the American
consul at Yokohama, that as the Japa-
nese women cling very tenaciously TO
their style Of dress and as no use Is
made of lace or embrolderies either in
their dress or home furnishings, 1t is
improbable that any considerable mar
ket can be developed In Japan for
American-made lace goods or embrold-
cries. The demand u1aid be limited
to the foreign residents here, who now
number about 5000. exclusive of Chi
nese. and to such goods as are not be-
Ing manufactured In Japan.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
Hold No Grudge.

Time brings many changes. Take
for instance the fellows who yolun-
teered their services when war was
declared and who have since been pro-
NOTED to be commissioned officers.
Some of these men toiled in shops and
offices and had to toe the mark for
clerks or foremen to get fired. Then
came the draft and these same clerks
and foremen came doughboys and
now take ordoss rom their former Of
fee boys and cilployees. Some humor-
BUS stories have come TO light from
the nearby environments, but let II be
said to the credit Of the former office
boys, they have not made life IN
bearable for their superiors, although
they have had the opportunity to do
so. AS an illustration Of this the 9TH
er day a doughboy was serving mess
to his top sergeant. AS he did so he
spilled some dressing from the salad.
The sergeant noticed this and smiled.
Just about a year ago / was serving
you with SOUP" said the sergeant, at the
same time mentioning the hotel where
he had worked as serving man, "and
you gave me the devil because II was
cold. I'm not going to kick because
you spilled the dressing. I'm going TO
treat you right" And that is the gen.
eral spirit throughout the camps.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
YoUNGsTER HAD RIGHT SPIRIT
Newsboy's Appreciation Of Work OF
"our Boys" a Valuable OBJECT
Lesson In Patriotism.

Here is a story told by an Indianapo-
Ifs woman
aThe other evening as / was walk
lng over the long bridge that extends
back of the Union station In Baltimore
INV eve. searching for something inter-
estIng. caught sight Of a small news
boy-iust a little, d~lrty-faced CHAP
that one does not look at twice. what
especially drew my attention TO him.
however. was something unusual In
he way he drew out n of his papers,
folded It into very small compass, and
tossed II over the railing into the
freight yard below. My eyes nvolun-
tarily followed the direction Of the pa
per. and as / peered over the balus-
trade / saw a stirring scene, numbers
of big army trucks and scores of our
boys bustling round busily and cheer
fly unloading and reloading them. one
OF the soldiers was In the act OF a
ing his hand in II 5 to the boy
whose paper he had Just picked up.
"Afuch interested, / moved over to
the little fellow. I'm OF buy
ing a paper and getting change. l put
a casual question: How do you ex-
pect to get your money from that sol
der down theref' My little friend
looked disguised. Il gave it to him 7
he Instantly retorted. Then he turned
to gaze again on the fascinating scene
below, and added very softly: He's
doIn' more'n a cents worth for u.s.
indianapolis News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31

Mineral production is not as large
now as in a few years past, so say
mineral economists. but the future has
an air of prosperity. Mainly, demand,
high price of metals. guaranteeing re-
turns on solid investments. We ask
your good will, not your money; a
good word here and there. Future
will prove your abiding faith. Hence
generally mining prosperity for this
entire section.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
HAD MODIFIED HIS DESIRE
After Experience In AIrplane Man De-
cIded He Would Prefer to Travel
to Heaven on Foot.

'Does 1t ever fallf" finally qulvered
the novice as the airplane climbed
higher and still higher.
'Only when | let 1t do So" answered
the airman. snow and then / drop her
backward. Here we gor"
On the backward descent, a mile or
more, the passenger chung TO the pilot
with both arms and never breathed.
At last the machine resumed It's hori-
zontal travelling.
Great heavens" gasped the novice
with relief.
"Say, look here; didn't you say you
wished to fit on high like a gliding
sunbeam?" complained the aviator.
Eyes" admitted the passenger.
"Then shut up. You're going to get
your WISH"
Suddenly the airplane dived and
Topped the loop, then travelled upside
down.
Hold fast"
"Wh-whatt"
"We ere going to land"
Gently the airplane glided to earth.
Released from his seat. the passenger
knolt and lifted hath hands s~alsmnly-
"Once / prayed TO be an angel" be
said. "But 1t doesn't go any more un-
less on foot."-New York Times.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL
MEETING

The annual meeting of the share
holders of The First National Bank
OF Winnemucca, Nevada, will be held
at its banking office on Thursday
January 9th, 1919, at IL o'clock a. m.
for the purpose OF eleoting a Board OF
Directors to serve for the ensuing
year. and the transaction of such
other business as may come before
The meeting. c. l. ToBIN. Cashier.
Observation-Disclosures
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
EXTENT OF yANK
MILITARY POWER
NOW DISCLOSED
Stupendous Figures Tell Story
of American Effort.
100000 MEN IN FRANCE

Complete Railroad System One of the
Many Undertakings Completed by
Americans-53,oo 900 Auto Trucks in
operation-Every Effort of Civil
Life Plus the Requirements of War
Was Exerted-Steamer 8erths Built.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31

FOR SALE-New house, . CVap's''
furnished rooms ana Oatn' sH~
porch, removable easAeu" ="
dows, DuIlt-in kltCnen, . seiss
25O-fooI frontage on l. sseV
street; city water ana hs
chicken house. we'll, sas sns
tools. chicken wire, fence wa
sheds. etc. Would make an "@
chicken ranch. Price, SL5VVi "a@
one-half cash, balance > Jeals
per cent. kOI IurLheI yet'es
Apply SILVER oats oUics
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
Mining Stocks

Quotations. street, exchanges AMI
elsewhere, of properties OF merit
This part OF Neyada-Winnemucca-
will bear fruit. mining for various
minerals. For further information
Of additional listing. apply TO h. {
Robins Il Co.
WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT
n4a Alb
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31

quantities of food, in addition to their
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31

bOR IMMEDIATE SE1L-leV az
US. patented land. at d pAs
fenced with four-strand wire "
lower strand rabbit proof
well with good dow OF water 4
line engine and pump; gooo pa
land under cultivation; o DuD
crop potatoes raised; about oa' q,
one half miles from city lllni" Ma,
terms and Information, apply %
state Office
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-31
DEMOCRACY vs.. AuTocRAcY.

r "There is no royal road to
+ food conservation. We can only
r accomplish this by the voluntary
+ action Of our whole people. each
+ element 10 proportion to Its
+ needs. 1t Is a matter of equality
+ of burden"
+ The truth of this statement,
+ made by the United States Food
I. Administrator soon after we en-
r tered the war, has been borne
+ out by the history Of our ex-
+ ports. Autocratic food control
+ In the lands OF our enemies has
+ broken down, while democratic
+ food sharing has maintained the
+ health and strength Of this u
+ try and of the Allies
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
CREATE
NEW RAPID-FIRE GUN
Known Officially as "The johnson" it Escapes
Apparent Defects of the Lewis and
Browning Weapons.

ward against the Browning gun, by
experts, Is the danger of jamming II
the woven fabric belt which feeds the
shells to the breech, fails tn hold the
shells tightly. To maintain a con-
tinuous fire it is necessary that every
shell thrown into the breech shall ex-
plode, since the power of the machine
Is gained through the recoil from the
gun, and the movement Of the shell
belt is halted as soon as a shell fails
to explode.
Moist weather Affects Belt.
However, the chief objection has
'centered on the fact that In moist
weather the woven belts will stretch
thus releasing shells and halting the
use of the gun, until the belt can be
pulled through by hand to a point
where shells are again presented to
the firing hammer.
The johnson gun, It Is said ID
similar to the Browning, except that
a metal belt has been devised. This
belt not only feeds shells into, the
gun, but receives the exploded she'll
thus maintaining a pressure against
shells in line for firing. The belt is
of irregular form, the design being
the secret which ordnance experts
have long sought in vain.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
SSHIPSONSEA
WEEKS WORK
OF U. S. YARDS
4l,l05 Deadweight Ton.
mage Added Besides
Ships Requisitioned.

The shipyards of the country. in
the week ending yesterday. launched
a total of H,1o0 deadweight tons,
more than half of that total in one
day. This makes all togetherl 1,405, 900
tons of shipping launched since the
shipbuilding program got under way.
Besides this, about 5000 tons OF
requisitioned steel ships were COM
pleted last week.
OF the ships launched last week.
three steel freighters and one wood
ship left the ways Saturday. One
other steel ship and three other wood
en- ones slid from their berths last
week. One Of these, the Caponka,
$500 tons, established a new record
for fast building. with only fifty
working days from keel to launch
ing.
The steel ships and their builders
are: The Flagler, tanker. 11.375 tons.
Newport News S. B. Co.: Westbridge,
freighter. $500. Duthie Co., Portland,
Ore; Piqua. freighter. 1900. Pusey
and James, Wilmington. Del; Lake
Chelan, freighter. 1880, Toledo S. B.
Co.
The wooden ships launched in the
week. all Of $500 tons. and their
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The Washington herald., 1918-04-30

American inventors have perfected
q new machine gun, known unofficial
ly as the johnson, which is believed
to be far superior to the Lewis or
the Browning.
No contracts have been made for
producing the new weapon and be-
cause manufacturers are engaged in
rushing out 10000 rapid fire-guns for
the new inerements of the national
army it Is not believed that produc-
ton Of the new weapon can be under
taken in less than a year.
Great Claims Made for Gun.
1t is believed by ordnance experts
that In the new gun America has an
engine Of destruction which far sur
passes any weapon ever produced.
The chief fault of the Lewis gun is
said to be the fact that the circular
pan from which the shells are fed to
the weapon becomes jammed fire.
quently. Fliers who have returned to
this country state that when the pan
Is half emptied 1t Is inclined to tilt
at an angle and the mechanism
which causes It to revolve fails to
function. They also claim that the
shells are inclined to fall out of the
pan when angle fire is attempted.
The only objection ever put for
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
UNCLE SAM OPENS
| SNIPERS' SCHOOL
LOCO Officers Per Month to Be Trained by
Expert Marksmen- Develop Many
Regiments of Sharpshooters.

Fifty of the best rife shots in the
country will meet at Camp Perry
Ohio. to organize the first snipers
school ever instituted in this coun-
try. The school will be opened
formally on May Is, when 536 field
and company officers viii: rcror: fer
training. Ten days later another
increment of 525 officers will re-
port British and French officers
predict that as a result of the
school at Camp Perry the American
army will surpass European armies
in Workmanship.
The o-sa 3iZction OF the Ee ~ school
is the result of belRted realization
on the part Of the General Staff of
the army that soldiers are armed
with rifles and sent to Europe to
kill Germans. 1t is said that many
soldiers recently sent abroad have
only a vague knowledge of the art
of shooting.
Under the new system 1000 officers
will be trained in craftsmanship each
month. They will be sent back to the
cantonments with a definite knowl-
edge to impart to their men.
The formation of snipers' regiments
is being urrea-by British officers in
this country who explain that il is
only by such course that the British
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
OVERMAN BILL
PASSES SENATE
BY so MAJORITY
Ayes, Al Democrats, u Re-
pabicans; Noes, | Dem
ocrat, II Republicans.
NOW GOES TO HOUSE
Thousands Of Government
Employees in City May
Be Affected.

The overman bill was passed by
the Senate late yesterday. BY the
vote Of s. to Is. All Of the oppo-
nents bat one-Reed. Of Missouri
were Republicans.
The detailed vote on the passage
ot the bill was:
Ayss-Ashurst. Bankhead. Beck
ham. Chamberlain. CuIberson. Fletch-
er. Gerry. Guion, Hardwick. Hem
dersou, Jones IN. Mex). King, kir-
by, Lewis. McKellar. Martin, Myers,
Nugent, Overman, Phelan, Pittman,
Pomerene Salisbury. Shafroth,. Shep-
pard. Shields, Simmons. Smith (Ariz.) },
Smith OGaD. Smith tMd), Smith Is.
CO. Swanson. Thomas. Thompson,
Tillman, -.---.nmel. Underwood. Var
man, Walsh. Williams and VOL
cott, Democrats-H: Baird, Borah.
Colt, Curtis, Fall. Frelinghuysen,
Hale, Jones Cwash), kellogg. Len
root, McCumber. Mclean. McNary.
Nelson. New. Norris, Page. Smoot.
Townsend. Warren, Watson and
Weeks, Republicans-22: total, So.
Noes-Brandegee, Cummins, Dilling-
ham, France. Gallinger. Harding.
johnson tcalD. Knox, Poindexter,
Sherman, Sterling Sutherland, Re-
publicans-12; Reed, Dernocrat-1; to-
tai, H.
All Amendments Voted Down.
The final result was accomplish
ed at the end Of another day of de-
bate in which administration Sem
ators voted down every attempt to
amend the measure. Each success
sive roll call found the supporters
of the bill standing firm, and re-
sisting every effort to restrict the
powers TO be given to the Presi-
dent to redistribute the duties OF
executive officials.
Forty-one Democrats and twenty
two Republicans voted for the bill.
and twelve Republicans and one
Democrat, Reed, voted against 1t.
In the form in which the bill was
asnaIIy passed no Limitation OF any
kind il placed on the bowels SFhich
the President will be permitted to
exercise, except that the changes
he may make in the organization
of departments are to be restricted
TO the period of the war.
Senator Harding made futile
EFFORT to have the bill confined to
oficials having to do directly with
war production or the conduct OF
the war" He made an amendment
to insert these words in four sep
,arate places in the bill, but was de-
feated, 30-to-42.
Senator Brandegee offered an
amendment to provide that ''if any
powers have been inadvertently
omitted from the bill they should
be inserted" and the amendment
got a laugh. but was not voted
upon.
There was another Taught. chiefly
on the Republican side, just be-
fore the final roll call was ordered,
when Senator Phelan declared that
President Wilson has been accused
by no one of usurpation Of power.
.supreme Court Can Stop It,
Senator Overman challenged any one
| to point to any powers of Congress
which would be abrOgated by the
passage of the bill. This caused Sem
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The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
HUN BRUTALITY
MOVES CROWDS
TO BUY BONDS
Wounded Sammy Tells Of
Horrors of Boche Bombs
at Loan Rally.
CONSUL FROST TALKS
.Schwab Matches Subscrip-
ton Raised in National
Theater Drive.
CONSUL FROST TALKS

German inhumanity and fright
fuIness as practiced by Hun sub
marine commanders on the sea and
on land by both officers and men
was told OF by eyewitness at a
liberty loan rally held last night
at the John Dixon Home. under the
auspices Of the Piney Branch Citi-
zens' Association.
American Consul Wesley Frost,
who has been stationed at Queens
town, and Private Aubrey Mcleod,
an American soldier, whose legs are
gone. blown away when a Hun air
man bombed q Red Cross hospital
in which he was lying wounded
told in vivid detail of the friehtful-
| ness OF the Hun American boys
would have to face in their fight
| for democracy. and pleaded with the
audience to make the success OF
their fight possible with subscrip-
tions to the liberty loan
Former President Taft Talks.
The audience had just listened tc
a serious, whoIe-hearted appeal from
former President william Howarc
Taft. in which he declared that thu
| present struggle is a war Of all the
American people against all the
people Of Germany. There can be M
distinction" he said. I'VE are fight
/ ing all the Germans, and victory car
only come after they all have beer
defeated
Consul Frost told of inhUman prac'
tees by German submarine com
manders. and cited scores of specific
| instances to which he was eyewit'
ness, and others which he got first
hand from hagGard, half-frozen anC
fsmished victims which were landed
at Queenstown. He told Of the sink
! ing of the Lusitania, Of the heart
breaking scenes which he witnessed
when the half-naked, half-dead sur
vivors. crazed from long exposure ant
hardships. first landed.
He told of pale. haggard women
crying vainIy for their lost babes, o.
husbands, of dazed, frantic men. wht
: brought the cold. dead bodies o.
their wives and children from the life
boats.
The Huns Did This.
Consul Frost made a profound I'M
( preston with his convincing descrip
tions and narrowing details. but i
was Private Mcleod. a sweet-faced
clear-eyed American boy, apparentl!
not a day over =. who wrung tn,
hearts Of his hearers with emotion
! too deep for expression in words. Fol
he not only told of things ne hsC
seen and heard. As he sat in a whee
chair. he was a living example of tn,
supreme sacrifice being made by tn,
young men Of America who are Git
ing today in France, for both OF hi
legs had been amputated at tn,
thighs as a result of a German bomb
dropped on a hospital in which h,
| was lying wounded.
He told of how he was among tn,
first Americans 10 go across. early ii
1917. and how he was attached to
British hospital unit. and describcC
briefly. some of the hardships Of tn,
trench life, among the British sol
diers.
He told Of how on a bright moon
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The Washington herald., 1918-04-30

forces have been able to develop the
best snipers' units in the forces of
the allies.
When the war opened, Germany
quickly mobilized picked units of
snipers. The men were chosen from
the gamekeepers employed on the
game preserves OF the German mobiles
They were armed with the best rifles
the country had. Many of he men
had national regulations for MARKS
manship. However. they made the
mistake OF attempting TO carry out
their work at short ranges
Follow British Plan.
The British placed their snipeT'
from 900 TO 1000 yards from the enemy
trenches. 1t was found that the!
best served the purposes of offenst
and defense when they were so p05t'
ed that they could at all times main
tain a deadly fire upon the enemy
trenches, thus giving relief to theil
own men in the front lines, who haC
no fear OF raids or sniping from tho
German trenches when their Owl
marksmen were on duty.
It is believed that the British vs.
tenn will be adopted by the American
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The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
Official Reports
From, NiarEronts
BRITISH.

London. April 29.-"The enemy's
losses were heavy" says tonights
report from Field Marshal Haig.
The French positions on the
Hills around Scherpenberg, and on
Montrouge Tin Flanders). south
west of Ypres, near Locre were
heavily attacked"
Violent German infantry attack
against the Franco British lines on
the 15-mile front between Meterer
and ZilIebeke Lake, were repulsed
Every attempt to enter the British
positions was drawn back, and the
allied line was maintained intact
the statement says.
The text of tonight's official Brit
ish statement is as follows:
Following a bombardment OF
great intensity, the Franco-British
positions from neighborhood OF
Meteren to Zillebeke Lake were
violently attacked this morning by
large forces.
Attacks were also made against
the Belgian lines to the north Of
Ypres."
Fighting OF great intensity de-
veloped rapidly along the whole al
lieu Inc
Forty-ninth and Twenty-first British
divisions repulsed every attempt &c
enter their positions, and despite the
succession of determined attacks ir
great strength, maintained their line
intact.
'The enemy losses were very heavy
1.-THE French positions on The hills
around Scherpenburg and on Mont
Rouge were heavily attacked. The
enemy was repulsed.
"WheEe the enemy's infantry sue
ceeded in penetrating the French po'
sitions a short distance they wert
Immediately driven out by counter
attacks from the greater part Of the
ground OF which they had temper
arily taken possession.
ION the Belgian front all Of the en-
emy's attacks were repulsed aftel
sharp fighting.
Severe casualties were inflicted
upon the enemy.
THE fighting Is continuing at GER
tain points of the allied battle front
From the remainder Of the British
front there is nothing to report be
yond the usual artillery activity"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
Sector Named "Suicide Corner" Where Picked
Battalions of Germans Are Mown Down
by Murderous Fire of British-Haie EN-
ploys Unwonted Superlative in Speaking
of Enemy Losses-Teutons May Take
Ypres, but Not Till Full Price Is Paid

London April ae"Sucid Corner"he Ypres bend-remains
unboke and thousands of picked German fighters who
dead wounded the end of
aday battle which Gen. Arnm tried vainy break through
From till DUSK and far the night the German infantry
egons hurled against the southern and southwestern
proaches. Everywhere the allied line held like granite.
The attack had been planned gigantic scale All the
Meteren, the little between Baleul and Haze
brouck Zebecke village, front of fifteen miles
division division forward
Thousands of them did the
either wounded streamd back before the
murd British artillery and machine gun FIRE.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30
STILL HOLD YPRES:
CALLING DIR JMFIRE WITHERS
GERMANS MASSED LEGIONS
Is Sheep VIII Crop
White House Grass

President Wilson yesterday
announced the purchase Of a
herd of sixteen sheep, of the
prize-winning Shropshire Down
breed, which will be given the
run Of the White House
grounds.
In explanation Of the pur-
chase 1t was said the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson are both
much interested in domestic
animals Of the thoroughbred
type. Their attention was at
tracted to the herd Of sheep.
which includes four baby
lambs. during a recent visit
to the country place OF Mr..
William Woodward, at Bowie,
Nd.
The markings of the sheep
are said to be snow-white
coats, black faces and black
legs. Mrs. Wilson thought the
herd would add to the attrac-
tions of the White House
grounds, with the result that
the President requested DR..
Cary Grayson to close the deal.
Mr.. Woodward, from whom
the purchase was made. is
president of the Hanover Ma
tional Bank, New York City.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-30

able TO STAND me expense or
advertising.
This is surface reasoning.
Go a little deeper and you
viii find that his success was
built on good advertising; that
he is successful because his bus
mess has been. and is, well ad-
vertsed.
Investigation will show that
SO per cent of the successful
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