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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-27
LOSESRIGHT HAND
TOSAVE FRIENDS
Howard M. Kennedy,
Former City Fireman,
y Threw Grenade Back
INJURED THREE TIMES
Total Of Casualties for Today
Shows Drop, With 2257
Names
INJURED THREE TIMES

Chief Mechanic Howard NJ. Kennedy,
who saved the lives OF dozen men at
the cost OF his right hand. has been
decorated with the Croix de Guerre and
the Congressional Medal.
Kennedy. who is a former member OF
the Philadelphia Fire Department, at
tached to Engine Company No. 4S, was
In a front line trench with Company E,
Of the 111th Infantry on the morning the
war ended. While the men were loung-
ing around, knowing that all was
virtually over and just waiting for IL
o'clocvk and the order cease firing"
German tossed a hand grenade into the
trench.
Seeing It fall Kennedy realized that
there was not time enough for his COM
rades to escape. So. without a seconds
hesitation he jumped for the bomb, picked
II UP and tossed It back toward the
German lines. It exploded in the air
a second or so after leaving his hand.
fragment flew back and shattered his
right hand so badly It had to be am
putated.
wounded Three Times
Kennedy had been in France since
early in the summer and had been
wounded three times before. but the In
juries had not proved serious and he
had soon rejoined his regiment.
Chief Mechanic Kennedy had earned
q reputation for bravery and for always
doing the right thing at the right time
during his seventeen years of service in
the FIRE department. He made number
OF sensational rescues for which he was
commended by his chief. had stopped a
runaway team, captured two highway
men, arrested a reckless automobile
driver who tried to escape after run
running down a pedestrian and while
serving with the National Guard on the
Mexican border, helped put out a fire
in an ammunition dump, thuSpreveuting
= serious explosion.
He Is Modest Hero
He is a modest hero. though, is Chief
Mechanic Kennedy. for he barely refer
red TO his honors in a letter to his wife
and but for his comrades she would
never have known of his gallant action
and its reward of the coveted Croix de
Guerre. They, however, wrote her in
detail how her husbands courage and
quick wit had saved their lives.
Kennedy Is thirty-six years old and
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There Ia a sharp drop in the total for
the combined casualty lists today as
compared with those of the last three
weeks. Only 2257 are named from the
country as a whole, including 19I Penn
sylvanIans and the majority of these
are under the heading of slightly
wounded The honor roll for Philadel-
phia and vicinity numbers flfty-four, two
having been killed in action, four having
died of wounds and eight of disease.
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developed two days later and death en-
sued shortly afterwards.
Corporal Michael MUrtsgh. who died
OF bronchial pneumonia in base hos
pltal In France, enlisted In December
1917, trained at Camp Greenleaf and
has been overseas since last August. He
was attached to the medical corps. A
telegram from washington TO q sister
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-27

formerly resided with his wife and
mother. at 2420 Brown street. He
enlisted number Of years ago In the
National Guard of Pennsylvania, saw
service on the border was given final
training at Camp Hancock and sailed for
France in May. The last letter received
from him dated December 1, stated that
he was gradually recovering and anx-
iously awaiting his return to this coun-
try.
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living at teas Hope street said that ~
died December 2. The only latter from
him Stree he reached France Wa. dssss
being sick. He was born In Ireland
twenty-nine years ago and came 70 the
United states s1ven years ago. HIS
parents still live in ireland. A younger
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most interesting place. Mr.. Garrlty has
bombarded the War Department and the
Red Cross with letters and kilograms, but
30 far has failed to obtain any definite
information as to his sons death. A
letter from a comrade TO a relative in
this city. stated that Private Garrity had
been stricken with influenza, pneumonia
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for immediate service overseas and
was promptly attached to the Fifty
fourth Pioneer Regiment. This unit
sailed for France in August. His father,
J. +. Clarity, q tin roofer, received one
letter from Private Clarity which,
though undated was evidently written
shortly after his arrival In the fighting
zone. for he spoke of having enjoyed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-27
ANNUAL MOTOR NUMBER - 1872 PAGES

Motor Car, Truck, Tractor and Motor Accessory
buyers will time and money by consulting this
weeks DIGEST. 1t is THE DIGESTS Annual
Automobile Issue and contains announcements of the
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Thlrty-six have been wounded and four
are reported missing.
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
Private Edward Garrity. who died In
France of pneumonia on September ",
was twenty-nine years old, lived at 4OS9
Drafted July Io and Vs' was drafted on
Died Of Pneumonia July July a lSSstoGpt Gt beins ss
on September I9 called to the colors
Camp Wadsworth, where he volunteered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-27

leading manufacturers in these lines. If you will
read this number of THE DIGEST the advertising
pages will tell you what these motor manufacturers
and makers of accessories going do to meet the
public demand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-27

MIR. Hearst's Americanism
The Seizure of the Wires
Will the Kaiser Retire to Canada!
Harvesting Salt Lakes Salt
No Clash on the "Free Seas"
Baby Tanks and What They Did
How American Artists Picture the w
The Songs the War Brought Forth
Papal Neutrality Indicted and Defende
Wartime Food Problems
prepared by U. S. Food Administrs
News of Finance and Commerce
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02

forcements and supplies, but the An
glo French troops. stirred by the bril-
liant repulse OF the enemy which caus-
ed him to cease his attacks for the
second time. await the next issue con
fidently. AS the first break in the
hard fighting was followed by strong
er attacks it is though probable that
only difficulties OF transportation and
supply compel the enemy TO withhold
further assaults against the allied
positions from the Mount KENNEL
region westward. Tho attack Is eX-
pected to come from the direction OF
Mount KENNEL and small strip to
the east including Mcssincs Ridge,
the Germans being on so much lower
ground than are the allied forces that
they must either fight or be COMPEL
ed eventually to withdraw before the
smothering fire OF the allied arti!.
lery.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
TWO BIC NEWS
FIRMS IN LAW SUIT
Associated Press Asks For
Permanent Injunction Against
International News Service
And Accuses Defendant Of
Pirating Telegraph Dis
patches

WASHINGTON. May 2.-Fredcrick
W. Lehman. prominent St. Louis at
torncy, representing the Associated
Press in its suit to enjoin the Inter
national News Service from "pirat
ing" news dispatches. az Is charged
by the 4 =. people, delivered the
principal argument today in the su-
prcmc court OF the United States. In
his argument Attorney Lehman con
tended FOR the right of property in
the news, maintaining that II was as
much the right OF news bureau 10
have the exclusive right to the use ot
news which Il gathers as 1t l. for a
person to have the exclusive right TO
the use Of his own property. The
speaker concluded by asking the
court to make permanent the injunc-
tion granted by the lower federal
courts an dto end a practice which he
characterized as "piratical and unlaw-
full"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
FLORENCE H.
WENT Up IN
MASS Of FLAME.
Survivors Say Vessel on Which
EIko County Hero Lost His
Life Was Carrying Powder


NJ" ioi'h' may ne AhleFI'
can steamship Florence H., carrying
a cargo of smokclcss powder. which
WAS dcstto, ed by an internal cxpIo.
sior ,,rfI - Do,r o. r,r,,or ,o-. ,,.;,,,
,
'''' "''''' VI INJURY u "'' Ou' D. Vi "'i
complement oi a. men went down in
less than Is minutes, according to II
survivors of the vessel who arrived
b.ro tod,v Tr. avoro.i,, ,o.a ar,
.,
''''N'.' '"' '''''' '''' '0'''N u S'Ue u ''e
SNIP lhe SURVIVORS said' and flames
from the burning powder instantly en-
N'loP'u inc eh'iFe vessel.
Captain J. +. Butterfield and all his
deck officers were lost, and only two
OF the engine room officers escaped
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
L0VEL0CK GRAIN
SUFFERS FROM
LACK OF WATER
GERMAN ATTACK IN
1uENNES SECTOR FAILS

Governor Boyle returned this morn
Ing from Loyelock where he went
Monday night with Hon. X. a. Lem
mon, federal food administrator, at
the request OF the farmers in that
section In an effort to adjust water
difficulties. On his return this morn.
ing he made the following statement
relative TO the situation.
THE farmers In Lovclock, in re
sponse to the urging OF the govern.
ment have planted an unusually large
acreage in wheat-some 5000 acres
being already planted to grain, with
an additional four or five thousand
acres plowcd and ready TO be planted.
Unhapplly. the water situation in the
Humboldt this spring is the worst for
many years
In an effort to secure needed water
Tor the irrigation OF the grain crop n
delegation Of Lovelock people secur.
ed the very considerable concession
from lrrigators up the stream, even
10 the head waters, OF the use Of
practically the whole river for per
iod OF two or three weeks, during
which time their own hay lands were
left dry. In spite OF the splendid spir.
shown by the upper appropriations
The situation still appeared somewhat
desperate. and Mr.. Lennon and my.
self were invited to confer with the
farmers in an effort to secure a con.
unuance OF the favor originally grant
Cd by the upstream waters users.
"A general survey of the situation
shows that the Humboldt at Palisade
Is carrying only about $50 second feet
and that less than 80 second feet is
now reaching Lovelock. very largely
from drainage on upper irrigated land,
An immediate need for a very large
volume OF water Is apparent II the
crop Is to be saved, but figures avail
able Indicate that the rapidly falling
hVer may not be of service to Love.
lock even II released entirely by the
upper users. owing TO the dry and
'oHuous nature OF tho channel and
The slow movement of the water down
stream, It being figured that from two
70 three weeks would elapso before
the head OF water liberated would full
reach Loyclock.
The Loyelock Irrigation. Power
hsht and Water company has In itt
reservoirs above the valley some 25.
VVV acre feet OF water. These reser
'oirs are the result of the foresight
"nu initiative of private individuals
VINO Installed them for the benefit o
'heir own lands.
preliminary conferences were hat
WIN the reservoir people and while NJ
specific agreement was reached. {
most excellent spirit was shown b,
.uen IN tho matter of turning this wa
er loose for the grain lands owned b,
everyone In the valley.
n meeting OF the reservoir stock
uo'uers Is to bc held tomorrow a
"noh time tho question will be def
u'ey determined. Meanwhile. thr
'"'e engineer and one or two dcputle
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
MONTANA COAL PRICE
FIXED BY FUEL MAN

We are in receipt today OF the fol.
lowing communication from Fuel Ad.
ministratOr T.. IL. Walker, at Carson
city, Nevada. respecting prices TO gov
crn on Montana coal:
Carson City. New, May l, 1918.
Editor Independent The following
Telegram giving the prices at which
Montana coal may be sold has just
been received. with the request that
it be given statewide publicity:
Effective today (May IsD
seven a IN. Montana operators
may sell coal at not to exceed
following prices: Mine run, SEQ
prepared sizes. $500. slack, 81.
Forty-fiye cents to be added to
above prices under terms presi-
dents order, October twenty
seventh relative wage increase.
Fuel Administration.
This office will appreciate your
publishing this information for the
benefit of the coal consumers in your
district.
Very truly yours,
Il. II. WALKER,
Federal Fuel Administrators for Ne
yada.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
SIXTY-SIX DROWN
As SHIPS COLLIDE
City of Athens ColIides With
French Cruiser Off Delaware
Coast; Heroic Work Done BY
French Sailors

AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 2.-The
coast steamer City of Athens collided
yesterday with a French cruiser off
the Delaware coast and as result Of
the accident sank almost immediate
ly. SiNty-siN lives were lost. The
heavy toll of life was due to the
speedy sinking Of the vessel after the
collision, according to all the survi-
Nors. Everyone who escaped death
related many tales of heroism on the
part Of the crew OF the cruiser, the
efforts OF the French sailors being re-
sponsib!e for the saving of many lives.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
BAKER WANTS
UNLIMITED POWER
To INCREASE ARMY
Thinks Power Should Be
Granted For Creation of Army
OF Whatever Size Necessary
For Prosecution of War

WASHINGTON, May Secretary
OF War Baker today appeared at a
hearing before the house military af
fairs committee and asked that con
gress grant unlimited power for the
creation OF an army Of whatever size
necessary for the prosecution of the
war. He told the committee in his
speech that it would be i'll advised to
restrict the number of men to be util-
lied and ,hat the size of the army
should be increased in the discretion
of the government as transportation
facilities and equipment warrant such
an increase.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
LIBERTY LOAN OVER
TWO AND HALF BILLION

WASHINGTON, May Trlegrams
today pouring into the national Lib
crty Loan headquarters told Of the
success of the governments appeal to
Buy Another Bond" and Match the
President" Contests were carried on
everywhere and throughout the land
communities were cndcayoring TO
outdo each other in the matter of
subscriptions. These contests ycster.
day added a total of SG2 100000, bring.
ing the total OF the issue up until now
to $2,GOO,OOO,0 900.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
ANCIENT LAND GRANTS
FILED AT COURTHOUSE

BELLENILLE. H., May 2.-Three
ancient land grants were received at
the courthouse here in one day re-
Gently.
The first document was a land pat
cnt given James *. Polk TO Nico-
laus Knecht for eighty acres near
Kashaskia, ILL.,, first state capital
city. 1t bears the date Juno 10. lS4S,
autographed by James X. Polk, pres
ident o fthe United States.
The other two grants were signed
by James Monroe in 1924 and convey
titles to tracts of land to Joshua Clark
and MastorsOn Clark.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
HUNS WAITING To B REAK LULL;
ALLIES WAIT SECOND ATTACK
Germans Attack in Themes Sector RepuIsed; Artillery Act
i've on Amiens Front and Nea Mers; Difficulties of Trans
portaton Hold up New Enemy Assault

LONDON, May 2.-German artillery
,scame active this morning in the vi
,ipIty of ers.Brettoneux on a sec
,or OF the Amiens front and in the
,slshbUrhood of Merris. on the Flan-
dsrs front.
GERMAN ATTACK IN
1uENNEs SECTOR FAILS
PARIS, May "A German attack
IN the Themes sector last night fail
Cd according to today's war office an
pOuneement. French troops deliver
Cd raids on lie Monchel. and west Of
Coucy lie CHATEAU.
The Germans apparently are not
vet prepared to break the second lull
IN the Flanders battle until some more
troops and greater concentration OF
cannon can be massed along n few
miles OF the front southwest OF Ypres.
Indications are not wanting that Gen
eral Won Arnim is bringing up rein
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
FOUR AIRMEN DIE
IN FALLS TODAY

FT. WORTH, May flames Ennis
Jr. of New York, and Paul Hcrriott
of Oakland, California. were killed to
day when their acroplane fell near
the aero training camp here. The
men were students of aviation.
DAYTON, May 2.--Major Oscar A.
Brindlcy and Colonel Damn, both eX-
pert aviation men, were killed when
their machine fell here today.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
INDIANA HAS TWO TOWNS
WITHOUT ALIEN ENEMY

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May e
Only two Of the nfty-one Indiana cit
les having a population Of 5000 or
more are without German alien enc
mics according to figures just COM
piled by Mike Storcn. United States
marshal. They are Hartford City and
CrlwfordsviIle. Alien enemies reg
istcrrd in the state number 1O4S9.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
POOR OLD ROBINSON

Jones called his prize rooster Rob"
Rob-"
"Ycs, that is the short for Robin
SON"
But why call him Robinson?"'
because ne crew so."-St. Louis
Star.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
.ELKO COUNTY MEN CHARGED
WITH FOOD LAW VIOLATIONS
Recommendations Made to Washington That Fines Amount
Companies

Recommendations for three fines, 4
one OF a $1,000 and two OF $500 each /
for violation Of the food regulations in .
Elko county by prominent and veal .
thy citizens of the county have been .
made to the federal food administra- .
tor at Washington by State Food Ad- .
miniStratOr Lennon and il is expect .
cd that a report from Washington will .
be received within the next two or
three days.
County Administrator Busy
On adviccs received from Frank .
| Middleton, county food administrator f.
! of EIko county. representative Of the /
/ food administrators office in Reno !.
went to Elko last week to make an in F..
vestiEation and on his return, Wash .
/ ington was asked to confirm the
/ recommendations OF the Nevada office. /
/ The recommendations call for filming T.
the Elko Milling Company $1,000 for
| violation Of the regulation in its
/ South Fork mill; for filming the A. w. /
| Hcsson Mercantile company $500 and
that Edward Carrle be fined $500
,,r .o,r,,,., ,,.,.,, - ,,,-,or.. ,,..,to,,+
, Iic.rso
Elour witbout subst;tu,os
In the case OF the Elko Milling com
pany. which maintains two mills, one
-. f,,,,o and ono ,t sn,,r t,,rl, +, f.
,,,,r,,5 ,,..,, ,r. so,,tf, r,,rl, r,,rI ,,.,s
Lii, ,ra",. dir.c, from, ,f,a mil ,rf,,
ort any s,hsti,r,.. and accordinr IN
.., ;,,.,-,f,,,,i,,, ,,,,5. Ia. tra county,
g,,.I ,du,ini-,r.,nr - g. cr,r,cd that
,an 1T. ,,t. ~ rorr r,roirg
from, looo Mound. to Grv mounds
men,. sord vf,nnI, srbs,ftutcs
Rou,b, Wheat
. In Tho case NJ ,be 4 " rcsson
p co,,,no,,. :, f. cb,rrad that fIour was
! sold nv the comnonv without regard
70 - Tho sfy mound rorrI,tior and that
l.no corn,nv ba- nrrcboscd wheat
for which II Maid more than the GOV.
crnment nrico.
In the CarvnIo case il is chargcd
that ne sold wheat TO farmers without
first having secured a government
ucoDsa and that he had sold wheat
for chicken feed for prices as high as
five cents a pound.
The EIko Milling company. accord
p, ing fo reports received by the food
administration office. claims that the
manager of the South Fork mill had
misunderstood tho food regulations
f Rcd Cross 10 Get Money
In the recommendation sent to
. Woshiurton bv Lennon il is asked
: that n fine Of $1,000 ba imposed on
ihc mill and that $500 Of Il be paid at
once and the remaining 500 be remit
ted.
All the money secured from these
fines Is TO be turned over to the Elko
Red Cross Chapter.
4. fine of 800 was also imposed by
' tho Elko county food administrator on
\ tho Intormouptafn Wholesale company
Il or Sal, Lake CITY which shipped an
ovcess 1rantity of flour and sugar in
{ to EIko county and failed to send
substitutes with thc flour. This fine
was paid and contributed 10 the ElkC
e,s..s.aT c,bo o,r,,aDio. ror,Iizcf
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02

are to report definitely on the fcasib.
iity OF securing an additional water
supply from the river. II Is confident
ly believed that the matter will work
out in such a way rs to save thous-
ands of tons of wheat now in jeOp.
ardy.
Doubtless the magnitude Of the
grain growing operations at LovClock
come as a surprise to many Ncyadans.
"Thc patriotic spirit Of tho farm
crs OF that section Is plainly shown
in their fine response to the requests
of the government and II Is to he
hoped most earnestly that adverse
natural conditions can be overcome
to such an extent as to permit the
maturing Of this great Crop."-Car'
son Appeal. silKE|
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-02
WAR DEPARTMENT TO
RESUME GIVING ADDRESSES

WASHINGTON. May 2.-Thc war
department Will resume almost i'm
mcdiately the practice Of giving ad.
dresses of Americans named in the
casualty lists sent from France. This
decision has been made by the pres
idcnt, to whom the public appealed
when the addresses were ordered dis.
continued.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-17
Making An Aviator
Worth Army Corps
(By Henry woodhouse, in World

(By Henry Woodhouse, in World
look" for April.)
To make an aviator worth an army
corps involves extensive training-and
exceptional care and good equipment.
I'm tn eearly stages of the war"
Alan R. Hawley, president of the
Aero Club of America, points out,
'aviators were only used for scouting
and directing artillery fire and there
was no fighting in the air, no anti
aircraft barrage fire, no night patrol
duty, no day and night bombing of
the enemy at close range, no contact
patrol nor any of the other 2o-odd
dangerous duties which military and
naval aviators must perform today.
"And the Allies count on he.aviators
to decide the war in the air BY main
tanning supremacy in the air by day
and night.
do you realize what that means?
Do you realize that in the air no quar-
ter is given, no wounded or prisoners
taken2
In all other branches of the service
danger begins only with active ser
vice. In the aviation service it begins
with training"
The life of an aviator is one of in
creased intensity. After spending six
weeks at a ground school, at one of
the Universities, where he learns the
theory of fight, wireless, aerial gun
merry, ct cetera- he is sent to an avia-
ton training camp, where he receives
fling training in aeroplanes having
a speed of not over 80 miles an hour.
He first flies with an instructor, then
alone and after 40 or more hours of
flying training in aeroplanes having
ing, which includes flying in machines
having a speed of up TO 1875 miles an
hour, aerial acrobacy, bomb dropping
shooting at moving targets, directing
artillery fire, taking photographs from
different attitudes, cross-country fly
ing, etc
The coming II months will see g
greater amount of air raids and aeria
fightings and the tendency win be t.
employ large numbers of large war
planes for major aerial operation
against military and naval bases.