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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
APPEALED TO BOYS in KHAKI
F~lirtatious Damsels Had No Chance
When Busy Little knitter APP
peared on the Scene.

Two girls travelling on a train
through Hoosierdom could have learn
ed a lesson from a plain little Indiana
school teacher, had they been wise
enough to do so. They were going on
a pleasure trip and determined to have
pleasure all the way. On the train
they munched candy, read magazines,
played rhum and tried in every way
they could to attract the attention Of
two uniformed young men near them
but all in vain.
The little school teacher, who was
on her way TO attend a county insti-
tute, got on the train at a little country
town. Shyly she entered the car, quiet
ly she took a seat across from the two
girls, who were rather noisy In their
efforts to gain notice, and Immediately
after she was settled she began to fin
ish a beautiful knitted soldier sweater.
Industriously she worked-So intent
on her work that she noticed no one.
But the people noticed her and ap-
preciated her zeal and the quality OF
her patriotism. They smiled whenever
they passed her seat and proffered her
the loan of their papers and books.
And before many miles had been tray-
eled one of the khaki-clad youths was
beside her and the other n opposite.
The sweater had been examined, the
process of making it explained to the
youths. and now they were telling the
I;&+Io 4onahar n n CfarfaS
The two girls giggled and remarked
about "some peoples tastes" because
they didn't Observation-Disclosures.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10

1.-The Chief" has smiled for the sec
ond time since he came to France
and it is the talk of the til infan-
try.
1.-The Chief" is Private Ross, a full
blooded Ute Indian. About a year ago
he threw up his job herding sheep in
the barren hills of southern Arizona,
walked so miles down to Bisbee, rode
the rods to FL Paso and enlisted. In
the training camp he was nicknamed
THE Chief" There also 1t was dis
covered that 'The Chief had unusual
scouting abilities-both hereditary and
acquired.
He was assigned as battalion scout.
That's when he smiled the first time.
Chief Ross is hardly a model soldier.
He hardly ever salutes an officer and
says "Ugh" for "Yes, sir" and shakes
his head for "No, sir" Although he
has a fair command of English he
talks very little: Once only he was de-
tected saluting an officer-that was
when he had gone to the officer three
times to ask for a leave pass. The
third time he saluted.
Wins Spangles on Vesle.
But 1.-THE Chief wiped out all the
little black marks for sins of omission
n the fighting up on the Vesle.
A lone machine gun In a stone build
ing about 200 yards in front of the
Americans was holding up the adj
vance. 1t was broad daylight-three
o'clock in the afternoon. The task of
silencing the machine gun was given
to Chief" Ross and a picked patrol
Of three other men.
The patrol disappeared into the
brush with 1.-The Chief leading, with
MS pistol ready and two hand grenades
In his hip pockets. The emplacement
was spotted" in the upper window of
the stone house. Two men were left
put in front in the bushes to draw the
ire of the gun, while Ross stealthily
worked up toward n side of the
building and his companion on the
other. Ross crawled up to the side Of
he building unobserved and edged
around to where he could see the muz-
Ele of the machine gun protruding
rom a window.
Two seconds later a well-placed
grenade burst in the room with the
Germans, killing two and SCATTERING
he machine gun. The surviving Ger
nan executed a strategic retreat
through the rear window and slid
Town to the ground behind the build
ng where he would be protected by
another machine gun farther back.
Chief outwits Enemies.
1t was sur death to try to reach the
running German from either side of
The building. The German was cum
hing but not so cunning as 1.-THE Chief"
He swung himself up to the window
and crawled rapidly up the root to-
ward the ridgepole. From that point
IF vantage he could see the enemy
without danger to himself.
Three shots stopped the fleeing
Boche.
That was when '"The Chief" smiled
The second time, the boys of the -th
infantry declare. Some of them aver
hat "The Chief" emitted the Ute war
whoop, surprising the Germans so
much that they stopped firing for a
few moments.
Once before the incident on the
Vesle, so the boys say, 'The Chief" al
most smiled. A lieutenant expressed
4 desire for a pair of German field
glasses within the hearing of Ross.
That night he went out and came back
In 40 minutes with a fine pair of Ger
nan glasses. AS he presented them to
the lieutenant he merely said, "Heap
easy" and almost smiled.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
Cuts Parachute Ropes.

ST did not see the German aviator
until about a minute after my para
chute had opened. Then he drove
past me, firing not at me but at the
parachute ropes. / saw tracer bullets
overhead had cut two ropes. The
parachute began to wobble and threat
ened to collapse.
1.-THE enemy flyer drew a circle. then
came back, despite the arches (high
angle guns) whose shells were menac-
ing me as well as him.
II tried to use my revolver, hoping
/ could land one bullet before plung-
ing, but 1 was hampered by the har-
ness. The coward deliberately grinned
at my first shot. Then he fired again
at the ropes. / fell with a sudden Jar.
l saw a third rope swiftly unrayeling ;
1t had been cut. Just then a shell
burst neal and drove the plane away.
SCOT Foes Number"
'Imagine my sensation, swinging
helplessly In the air. watching the rope
the parting of which would plunge
mel Well, the parachute collapsed
about thirty feet above a forest. Here
l am. and my only hope is to get back
and get a chance at that German avi.
ator. 1 remember his plane number
yes, / got his number !"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
CUTS FLYERS
PARACHUTE ROPE
Wounded American Tells OF
Cruelty 1000 Feet Above
Battlefield.
HUN BRUTE GRINS AT HIM
Yank Swings HeIpIessIy in Air Watch
ina the Rope the Parting Of Which
Would Plunge Him
to Death.

Partisan act of refined German
cruelty 1000 feet above a certain bat
tlefield was related to me at the great
hospital at Neuilly, neal Paris, by an
American balloonist, whose name can
not be mentioned because he is not yet
listed as a casualt, Iais American
was descending in a parachute when a
German aviator del ~ ELY cut the
parachute ropes. Hele is his story:
another lieutenant observer I'M
myself were up in a sausage We
were not worried, because the German
aviators had been very quiet lately.
Suddenly a German pursuit plane
dropped out of the clouds overhead
In a straight nose dive toward our bal
loon, firing explosive bullets. We i'm
mediately took to our ~parachutes. The
blazing balloon collapsed and plunged
20 feet away from US, the fire scorch-
ing us as ii fell.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
Prefers Death 10 Service.

Preferring death to serving In the
army and fearing he might be called
at any time following registration, ].
o. Hill, Jr., took his own life at
Charleston, w. Va. He climbed a tree
on the edge of a cliff of rocks, adjusted
a moose over his neck and jumped over
the edge. Death was instantaneous. He
was t~hirty-six years old and a Social
LIST. He was a farmer.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

The modern merchant pondered
Upon the ways of men
Who take as their example
The spider in his den.
LET others. if they WILL" quoth he
Lie low and wait for flies
In a dingy-cob-webbed corner
I'm going to advertise"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
Heard on the Golf course.

He had pulled his golf ball far to
the left.
SWELL" he said by way of consol-
ing himself. I'D much rather have a
DULL than a slice"
THAT depends" replied the expert
enced player. I'm golf 1t may be bet
ter. but I've noticed In the game of
politics they frequently play for a pull
N order 70 get a slicess -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10

Omar Repudjated.

"A book of verses underneath the
DOUGH-" began the mar who quotes.
That's far enough" interrupted
Miss Cayenne. "The loaf Of bread
must be curtailed to limit the wheat
consumption. The jug Of wine is out
OF place In a prohibition community,
and even as to the book OF verses
I'd rather hear somebody read the wal
newA"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
PEA-SH00TERS WARNED
Food Administrator Appeals to Patriot
ism of Cleveland Bows.

Every pea you shoot is a shot for
the kaiser" said County Food Admin
istrator r. G. Roueche, in an appeal
to the patriotism of the boys of Cleve-
land to cease from the practice of pea
shooting, the time-honored boyhood
method of warfare, and help win the
war.
food will win the war. Peas are
food. You may not waste many, but
remember If ali the boys in the cOun-
try waste peas it will mean an enor-
nous oss," he also states in his APP
peal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
New Whale Catch Record.

Whaling operations in the north Pa
eific this year have broken all previ-
Ous records since 1911. Almost 1000
whales have been taken since the
opening of the 1918 season.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
WEIRD ECONOMICS

VAAAs 100000
The Republican Publicity Associa-
ton. through its president, Hon. Jona-
than Bourne, Jr., has given out the
following statement from its Wash
ington headquarters:
Last March a correspondent of The
Christian Science Monitor, reporting
an interview with M. Yves Guyot with
regard to the settlement of CONNER
cial conditions after the war, quoted
the French statesman as saying: 1.-THE
Entente must demand a war indem-
nifty from Germany and Austria-Hun-
gard. The difficulties of payment
ment would be decreased in proper
ton to the rise in exports" of Ger
many.
That was stated some time before
the chairman of the boycott commit
tee of the American Defense League,
Richard M. Hurd, had gotten into the
limelight with his propaganda for
b~oycotting German manufactures. On
October IS last Mr.. Hurd boosted that
the movement of his society to obtain
signatures to a pledge never to buy
anything made in Germany" had re-
suited in more than a quarter of a
million signatures being received
from all over the United States.
Right on top of that declaration he
asserted: "a powerful weapon in the
hands of the Allies is to inform the
German people that full restitution
will be required, and that n of the
preliminary steps will be to cancel
German government bonds issued for
war purposes, amounting to some
$32, 000, 900, 900"
1t was the promise of the German
government to the purchasers OF
these bonds that they would be paid
from indemnities exacted from the
allied nations. The United States
was at one time set down for a forced
contribution to the German empire of
$500 0 900, 1000.
CAS- a matter of justice to the al
lied nations" continued Mr.. Hurd,
whose territory has been ravaged
and whose properties have been loot
ed to the extent of perhaps $4,000
600. 900. one of the unacceptable terms
of settlement is that Germany must
make reparation, restitution and pay
the total Allied cost of the war"
Mr.. Hurd's program presents some
of the weirdest economics which have
made their appearance in this u
try: To boycott German manufactures
and cancel German bonds issued TO
the German people, and then try TO
get $50, OO0, 900, 900 from a country
whose goods are closed out OF foreign
markets and whose people are ruined
by forced government reputation oil
its bonds! If a quarter Of a million
signatures have been appended to MS
boycott movement on such argument
as that, it proves two things: First
that you can get signatures to any
thing; and second. that there are a
large number of people in this coun-
try who are pitifully ignorant on mat
tiers economic, and national instruc-
ton should begin instanter.
Let Germany go to work in her
mills, and prevent toe intense German
competition in this country by restor-
ing the protective tariff. That is the
common-sense method.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10

Argentina is to lend 5000. 900, 900 at
5 per cent to Great Britain and
France, to permit them to purchase
grain and other products in that
country. The loan viii be payable in
two years
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
FAITH JUSTIFIED
BY EVENTS.

= do not believe that drastic
= force need be applied to main
= tain economic distribution and
. sane use of supplies by the :
. great majority of American peo-
. pie. and have learned q deep
= and abiding faith In the lntelll-
. gence of the average American &.
= business man. whose aid we an
= ticipate and depend on TO RENE :
. dy the evils developed by the
= war.-Herbert Hoover. August
= 10. 1917.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
SELDOM SMILES,
BUT WILL FIGHT
Indian Doughboy Can go Some"
in Own Way.
HE HARDLY EVER SALUTES

Has Unusual Scouting Abilities, Both
Hereditary and Acquired-Wins
SpaneIes on the VesIe by Remark
able Exploit in SiIeneing Enemy Ma
chine Gun-officer Wants German
Field Glasses, "chief" Gets Them.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
SEVEN 1uUlulIs MIaIAu COh'
PANl

Utah corporation. Mines at Vernon
Nevada. Offices, Friedman Bldg"
i.oyeolck, Nevada. Capital stocA'
100000 par value. 81 per share
fdlly paid and worcestershire,
Officers: l.. A. Friedman. Pres.'
u. j.. Evans, Vice-Pres.; t. Nenzel
Secy.
Directors: A. A. Williams and J. y
Tiger.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10
asYADA HUMBOLDT TUNGSTEN
MINES COMPANY

Nevada corporation. Mines near NH
City, Nevada. Offices, Lovelock he,.
camille Bldg, Lovelock, Nevada. Capr
tai stock. $1,000. 900. par value II per
share. fully paid and non-assessaD,e
Officers: III. f. Loufek. Pres; y
Hampton. Vice-Pres.: j. p. MurriS.
Secy.; c. 4 Jones. Asst Sscy-; va
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10

hJtuESIED LUMDIAED
COMPANY
Nevada corporation. sIlnes al KoShes
ef. Neyada. once, tfICdnlan Dloe
..oYelock. NCsaua. Capltat atOSA
s,OVV.O UU, par value VI pes shai,
lily PAID ana WORCESTERSHIRE.
Onlcers. a. a. Freedman. FTes.
Diver ii. Hicks, Vlce-Ires.. ~iiiiai'
Adams, E~iCe-tIes., Al. J. MuTriHA
Ice-Pres.; K. Nenzol. Seey.~lIeas'
Directors: W. J. tlynu, +. 3. van
aerkioot, ~. ". Farke. Z. H. Jones
V. A. Twigg.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-10

Henry Yule Braddon, the prominent
and well-known Sydney business man
who has just been appointed commits
sioner for Australia to the United
States. Mr.. Braddon is a member OF
the New South Wales parliament and
his position, which is the first of its
kind, represents the growing inter-
course between Australia and the
United States.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-14
EOX'S THEATER.

William Farnum in '"The Ralnpo" Trail'' his latest Fox production, ana the hard-h hitting sequel to Riders Of the Purple Sage is the attraction at Fox's theater this evening.
 The long awaited sequel to "Riders of the Purple Sage Is here. The Rainbow Trail'' with William Far mum, is fully up to the standard ot Riders of the Purple Sage" if any thing, more alive with action.
 When a great writer produces a new masterpiece the whole reading world rushes to get copies of it. It is the talk of every book reading center. A like feeling comes when we speak of William Farnum's latest photop1ay nasterpece. "Thie Rainbow Trail'. MT. Farnum's reputation for good clean thrilling dramatic pie lures cannot be equaled and "The Rainbow Trail'' is a typical Farnum production, chuck full of thrills and timely situations. While a sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage, the story is complete in itself, and those who did not see that picture will in no way be at a loss in viewing "The Rainbow Trail" as the incidents in the latter production are all in sep
New Britain herald., 1918-11-14
= News For Women Readers and Thedterg0erS-

In another moment the chain which had been put around the desk fell clattering to the floor. But the tiny, fragile lock to which Dicky had orig snalIy trusted still remained to open.
 Lillian studied it for minute with frowning brows.
 If I only had my box of old keys here" she unused.
 I started with sudden recollection.
 ''There's a whole collection of Dickys in one of the boxes in the attic," I said. "I won't be two min utes getting them here.
 Make it one," Lillian returned grln11y, and while I wasn't able to obey her command to the second, yet I made most credltable time in trans ferring the dusty box into her hands.
 She sorted the keys over quickly, yet carefully, and after trying two or three of the smaller ones, finally found one which fitted into the tiny lock as if it had been made for it, and in another moment the contents of Dicky's desk lay open before us
 Fine job we've got on our hands I must say" Lillian commented dis gustedly, as letters, bills, manuscript small drawings, finished and unfin- ished, and a number of photographs with which the desk was crammed bulged outward as she lowered the lid many of them falling on the floor. 'I'd know this was the Dicky-birds desk if I came on it in Nladivostok. No one else in the world could ever match it in disorderlin ess."
 We'll have to sort it all in order to find what we want" I said practical ly.
 { And then we'll have to take a stick and stir it all up again realistically" Lillian retorted. "I'1l just remember that those drawings tumbled out first. They, of course. will go back on top"
 She picked the illustrations up and laid them to one side, bestowing ! nasty, sDecula tive scrutiny, in which ! there was a trace of surprise, upon her attention with me to the rest of the desks contents, and for the next half hour we worked swiftly, silently, until everything in the desk was ar ranged in neatly docketed piles. ! With tho resolve that Lillian !! shouldn't have to criticise my memory again I concentrated as I worked, and thus put away for future reference in my mind several facts concerning the things we found.
 There were dozens of letters most of them in two distinct chirogra phies, one that of a man, the other dash ing scrawl, which intuitively classi- { fled as a woman's handwriting. There was a pile of manuscript 1 which Lillian sorted, and which con- sequently I didn't see. That it was Of 1 vital interest to our quest I judged by i the intent scrutiny she gave portions { of it as she sorted and piled it.
 And finally, tucked away in a pig ! con hole, we came upon the cancelled checks, the only neatly arranged 1 papers we found. Lillian bounced ! upon them avidly.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-14

planning to make Jean, our Mary, care for him. The photoplay is filled with all those elements that appeal to the best instincts of human nature, and as a whole, this splendid picture will afford all who see it unbounded pleasure and recreation of the most salutary description The play is filled with strong dramatic action, and the heart appeal is irresistible. Supported by an excellent cast of players, Miss Pickford's characteriza- ton in How Could You Jean?" will doubtless rank as one of the best she has assayed since Stella. Maris". It is perhaps useless to remind patrons that the demand for seats.
 The new vaudeville program is one which everyone will thoroughly enjoy. It includes three good acts. Burke and Simmons, in a comedy acrobatic offering, Emett and Lefty, a.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-14
SAGE AND SULPHUR
 DARKENS GRAY HAIR
Brush this Through Faded, Strcakcd Locks and They Become Dark,
 Glossy. Youthful

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly compound" ed, brings back the natural color and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make 1t at home, which is mussy and trouble some. Nowadays, by asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sul- phur Compound" you will get large bottle of this famous old recipe, i'm proved by the addition of other in gredients, al a small cost.
 Don't stay gray! Try 1t! No one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair as it does it so naturally and evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, and after another ap- plication or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy and attractive.
 Wyeth's age and Sulphur Com pound is delightful toilet requisite for those who desire dark hair and a youthful appearance. It is not in tended for the cure, mitigation or pre- vention of disease.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-14

arate form. MT. Farnum, is agaln seen as Lassiter, the feared rider or the range and the terror of the Utah border. Indeed this sterling player portravs two roles in "The Rainbow Trail". that as Lassiter and of Shef- ford. who searches the mountains for the girl he loves. A feature of the Rainbow Trail' is it's magnificent scenic effects. some of the grandest in the world being shown. William Farnun1 and his company spent week in the Grand Canyon, during the photographing of this spectacle, other scenes being the weird mysterious Painted Desert, the land of that doomed tribe, The Navajos.
 Frank and Lloyd, who directed Riders of the Purple Sage, Les Miserables" and other F>arnum suc- cesses, is responsible for The Rain bow Trail". As in all William Fox Standard productions, this one has been staged with lavish hand, vil- Iages have been erected and other large sets furnished. The play is heyond question one of the best MT. Farnum has yet enacted, and is one that will rank well Up with his Les Miserables". Other features are the
 latest Pathe News. Mutt & Jeff, a Pathe Comedy and the customary high class vaudeville acts.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-14
TO START WATER PUMPS.

The regular meeting of the board of water commissioners was held last night. Chairman w. B. Rossberg said that arrangements were practically completed to start pumping from the Wildcat Brook. A carload of coal has been secured and a 5 horsepower boiler has been purchased. Five hun- dred feet of pipe have been laid and everything is nearly ready to start the pumps. Two men will be engaged to run the pumps which it is expected will be started either Saturday or Sunday It is estimated that 1000, 900 gallons of water a day can be pumped into the Whigville main.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-14
IYCEUNI TFEATER.

Mary Pickford, widely known as Americas Sweetheart and recently made honorary army "Coloner in California, will be seen here in How Could You Jean at the Lyceum today, tomorrow and Saturday. When it is said that the star is Mary, little more need be added. Admittedly the queen of motion picture stars, Mary Pickford's art still is in prcess of development to the end and it's eX- pression improves marvelously with each new portrayal she essays. The story of How ould You Jean ?" is a charming tale of a wealthy young girl who wishes 10 make her own living and so she starts out as a cook. Jean is a tender. lovable girl who knows how to care for herself Her experiences in caring for two roman tic old people proves very interesting especially when a young millionaire disguised as a farm hand.
 disguised as a farm hand is