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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
AVIATION CORPS
IS STILL OPEN
YOUNG MEN ANXIOUS TO FLY
MAY SERVE
COUNTRY

The aviation section of the signal
corps authorizes the following
statement to clear up any misunder-
standing which may exist as to the
enlistment of men in or under the
draft age, on account of the recent
ruling disseminating voluntary en-
listment as a general practice.
Filters and balloonists may enlist
an heretofore upon passing the ex-
animation at the nearest aviation
examining board. Their relation
ship to the draft and to the draft
board is seen by the examining
board. They themselves are order
ed into active service as soon as pos
sible and hold the status of pri-
Yates, first class, signal enlisted re-
serve corps, with a salary of 500
a month, so cents daily allowance
for food, and quarters provided by
the government, until their COM
missions are issued or they are dis
charged.
Notifying officers of draft age
or below are not now being accept
ed for service, except a limited num-
Der of graduates of recognized en-
cheering colleges or others who
can qualify as expert engineers;
others may, if they wish, have their
names placed on file at an examin-
ing board.
Aerial observers are not now be
ing accepted whether of draft age
or not.
Enlisted men within the draft age
may now no longer volunteer at a
recruiting office, but may be indIct-
ed voluntarily into service by their
local board If they are physically
fit, sufficiently skilled, and not re-
quired to fill the current draft
quota. They will be sent to Camp
Kelly, Tex, for distribution into
trades, training, and formation into
squadrons, with ranks and salaries
running from $50 a month as pri-
Yates to $81 a month as master
signal electrician, food and quarters
provided by the government.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
ORMSBy COUNTY
SHERIFF IS DEAD
f. w. O'CONNOR DIES IN VIR-
GINA CITY FOLLOWING
OPERATION

1t was with profound sorrow and
regret hat the death of Thomas w.
O'Connor, sheriff and assessor, was
learned in this community yesterday
morning, his demise occurring at the
hospital shortly before IL o'clock,
following an operation last We'd
nesday. UP to Saturday he was APP
parently we'll, and strong hopes
we're entertained of his ultimate re-
covery. A change for the worse
came Saturday, however, and that
evening it was realized that he had
but a short time to live. He grad
ually failed until the end came Sun
day morning. he being conscious to
the last.
Sheriff O'Connor was a native son
OF the Comstock, having been born
in Gold Hill So years ago. He was
educated in the public schools and
for many years vas engaged in diff
ferent phases of mining, but princi-
pally as an aassayer.
In the fall of 1916 he was the
successful candidate on the republi-
can ticket for sheriff and assessor,
and during his term had proved an
official of exceptional ability. He
had twice served the county in the
legislature as assemblyman. Vir-
ginia Chronicle.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
Claims Mine Rules DisObeyed

Because it is alleged that the
Prince Consolidated Mining COM
pany and a number of employees
have not complied with state laws
and orders of the state mine in
spector, four suits have been filed
in the juctice court at Phoebe
against the company, as a result
of a recent visit there of State
Mine Inspector Stinson. 1t is claim
ed that the cause of a recent &C
cident in the mine, in which a shift
boss was killed, vas due to the state
code of mine signals not being fol-
lowed,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
Dryness Does little Damage

Unless the present dry spell con-
tinues for another month or two
there will be no great damage to
either crops or livestock in this
state, according to M. M. Justin of
Salt Lake, representative of the
government bureau of crop estimate
who was in Reno recently. He has
been on a trip through the state
securing data on crops and intimat-
ed that he found conditions good.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
Ship to Gee service

1t is believed that the silver SER
vice for the battleship Nevada may
already have been presented, as
prior to the departure of Governor
Boyle from Washington he made
all arrangements for the ceremon-
les. At the request of Secretary of
the Navy Daniels no elaborate ar
rangements for the presentation
were planned.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
RICH ORE is FOUND
IN UNION CON. NINE

The important and interesting an
nouncement Is made that the 1900
level raise in the Union Con. mine
which on Saturday had reached the
footwall quartz of the vein has shot
through the foot-wall quartz into
the ore on the last round and sam
pies of the backs give assays from
$62.66 to $139.52. This latest de-
yelopment should give about 70 feet
OF backs along the ore shoot below
the 24O0 level, and with what is
considered the best of prospects that
the orebody will be found to extend
below the $500 level. Virginia
Chronicle.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
RED CROSS PLANS SECOND
SHIPMENT AT END OF MONTH

The Goldfield chapter of the Red
Cross is now making a great effort
to have a second shipment of knit
ted articles ready by the end of
this month and also a shipment of
bedshirts and pajamas is planned
for the same time. Though the
ladies of the chapter have complet-
ed a considerable number of these
articles, chapter officials report that
many more must be completed be-
fore the end of the month If the
shipment is to be a good one.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
FORMER CONSOLIDATED 90.
SHIFT BOSS DIED TODAY

S. D. Eubank this afternoon re-
ceived a telegram announcing the
death in Denver, Colo, of Charles
o. Ware, for many years a shift
boss for the Consolidated company.
The cause of death was not stated.
Ware some years ago went from
here to Porcupine, Canada, and re-
Gently has been in Mason, New. He
is survived by a wife and n
daughter.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
Mines OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT
CONTINUE ACTIVE development
Manhattan Chamber of Mines)

The weeks work in the White
Caps has been devoted to ore ex-
traction for the mill. No develop
ment work is reported for the week.
The center of interest at the White
Caps continues to be the important
changes being made in the mill,
bringing it to all-sliming process,
meanwhile the values continue to be
extracted each day from the regular
tonnage ranging from las to 160
tons per day.
The process, when the changes
are complete, will be the all-slime
commencement decantation method
OF treatment; and at this time it is
enough to state that the White Caps
mill, when the changes are made,
will be a model of efficiency and
economy in the treatment of the
ores from the mine.
The above mentioned process is
recognized as the last word in
cyanide milling practice. At the
present time, MI. d. B. Bradner,
the White Caps mill superintendent,
liz studying a similar installation in
the United Eastern mill at Oatman,
Arizona,
This is a recently constructed
mill and is meeting with the great
est success in treating the Oatman
ores. Due to the fact that the So
lutions in the United Eastern mill
are very similar to solutions used in
the White Caps mill, the grade of
ores milled being practically identi-
cal in the two mills, the results of
the United Eastern milling will be
duplicated shortly in the local mill.
The installation of the tube mill
below the Wedge rooster is now in
progress. The next changes will be
the changing of elevation of the
upper line of tanks in the mill. 1t
is expected that within a month
and a half the entire renovation of
the mill will be complete, without
the losing of a single days milling
meanwhile.
Although this weeks report
shows no special work for the mine
next week it is hoped to be able to
publish a complete summary of the
work carried on in the White Caps
through all of the year 1917. 1t is
sufficient to forecast Thai the fig
vi es will be illuminating, and will
compare we'll with several of the
Tonopah mines.
, White Caps Extension Mining Co.
In the White Caps Extension the
drift east from the 40O-foot level
has now reached a point so feet
from the shaft. No material change
In formation Is reported.
Manhattan Consolidated
In the Consolidated the past week
has been devoted to carrying up the
raise in the east orebody between
the third and fourth levels, and in
the extending of the south cross-cut
from the third level in search of
the mud vein. one of the important
orebodies of the Consolidated
The raise Is now up from the
! fourth level a distance of sixty feet
entirely in ore of high milling
grade. The majority of samples
taken average well I'VE $50 per
ton in gold content. An ore chute
and manway has been installer
from the fourth level so that the
ore broken in the raise can be
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
Costly Calf

After two jury trials at Wells,
the jury in each trial disagreeing,
at a third hearing, Justice of the
Peace Jacoby rendered a decision.
The ownership of a calf was disput-
ed in the cases, which cost a total
of $500, not including attorney
fees.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12

handled without shoveling.
The south cross-cut from the 800
has reached the black lime-shale
which is the footwall of the mud
vein, the objective of the work. The
cross-cut has reached a point now
ITO feet south from the drift from
which the Mushett orebody was
prospected. According to under
ground surveys the mud vein should
be reached about $50 feet from the
Mushett orebody. Since the black
shale was encountered much faster
time has been made in the cross-cut
an average of seven feet per day be-
ing maintained, which should
bring the cross-cut into the mud
vein in about two weeks time.
AS soon as the new station pump
reaches the mine, and is installed
on the 400, the shaft sinking will
commence, to reach the 600-foot
level. The timbers for the shaft
dio dlSO tiCu up uuS W Gar SHOTt-
age but a supply sufficient to utilize
in the shaft will be requisitioned
from Tonopah until the carload of
timbers arrive.
Union Amalgamated
The transfer of title from the
Union Amalgamated to the Manhat-
tan Union Amalgamated Mines Syn
dictate was perfected on the first
day Of the new year. The special
stockholders meeting of the Union
Amalgamated Mining company
whereby authority to make the
transfer was granted held in Tono-
pah on December goth had nearly
95 per cent of the outstanding
stock of the company represented
at the meeting. The resolution to
make the transfer was adopted by
unanimous vote.
The first act of the board of di-
1ectors of the new company was to
levy an assessment, No. 1, of two
cents per share, payable at the Of
flee of the company, 265 Russ
Building, San Francisco, Cal, on
the 31st day of January, 1918. The
stock will be delinquent thirty days
from that date.
The outstanding stock of the
Union Amalgamated Mining COM
pany is to be exchanged for the new
company stock, share for share, at
the time the assessment is paid.
When the assessment has been all
paid into the treasury of the COM
pany it will mean a working fund
of well over $4,000 which will
carry forward the program of de-
velopment for several months.
At the mine the r%etimbering of
the Earl shaft has been halted
during the past week due to hoist
motor coils burning out. The motor
has now been repaired and work
has recommended in the shaft. The
foot-wall drift from the old 800
foot level has been retimbered to a
point eighty feet east of the point
where the Earl shaft will tap the
600 level.
In mucking out this drift in the
foot-wall on the north side, a num-
Der of highly oxidized quartz string
ers have been uncovered which run
high in gold, and probably these
will be found to be Off-shOots from
a ledge SO far undeveloped as its To-
cality is well into the foOt-wall
north from the three orebodies al
ready explored in the recent devel-
opment work ON the six hundred.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
Movie Star Visits LOvelock

Edna Purviance, leading lady for
the man that walks like a duck,
spent the holidays with her mother
Mrs. l.. Nurnberger, in Lovelock.
She had been in New York and ex-
poets to rejoin the Chaplin company
in Los Angeles in a short time.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
Teaches 40 Years

Kate N. Neall. who for 40 con-
secutive years taught school in Vir-
ginia City, has voluntarily gone on
the retired list and will be paid
$500 yearly pension from the teach
ers' retirement fund.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
NEW MEMBERS ARE
ADDED TO CHAPTER
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP STILL
CONTINUES TO
GROW

The following new members have
been added to the Goldfield chap
ter of the Red Cross since the last
report:
Previously reported ....-....1, 099
ANNUAL MEMBERS:
Dorothy Singer
Grace Singer
Claudine Jarvis
Josephine Fenwick
J.. M. DuPlanti
Mrs. c.. A. Johnson
M. Morgan
Rolf E. Brown
G.. NJ. Fagenbush
J.. X. Consol, S%ausalito, Cal.
Mrs. J. X. Consol, Sausalito, Cal
Present membership Mill
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
RECEIVED:
Rev. P. j.. Cronin .........$5.00
j. o. Walther .....-...... LOO
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-01-12
Savings Stamps For Christmas

Savings Stamps For Christmas
Every employe of the Yellow
Pine Mining company at Good
springs received from IS to $2O IN
savings stamps from the company
as a Christmas present depending on
the length of time they had been
employed. One thousand dollars
worth of the stamps were distribut-
ed.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
F och Now Supreme
Over All Forces of
Allies in the West

PARIS, May 3.-The military author
ity of General Foch, as the result of
the Italian adhesion, has been extended
to all the Western fronts, and the gen
eral now becomes commander in chief
of all the Allied armies in the West
says Marcel Hutin, in the "Echo dc
Paris" w
The paper adds:
"This means that the question of the
single Allied command hasSbeen solved
with all its logical consequences. 1t
means that military questions to be
discussed have found their solution sc
as to bring about perfect check, which
Will be irremediable as regards the de.
signs of the coalition of the Central
Empires.
"The meeting of the inter-Allied High
Council just held was of exceptional
Importance. 1t is to be noted that the
heads of the French and British gov
ernments were present, as we'll as all
the Allied chiefs-Foch, Petain. Sir
Douglas Haig and Pershing-and also
the heads of the Franco British navies. ,
M. Hutin saw Premier Clemenceau on
his return from the meeting of the Su-
preme War Council at Abbeville. The
Premier, without going into details. ex-
pressed satisfaction with the results of
the conference.
"And the situation at the front %
asked the writer.
:, General Foch is very optimistic;
that's all I can tell YOU" was the
Premier's reply.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
Dutch Threatened
War on Germany

LONDON, May 3.-In an article re-
garding the disagreement which has
arisen between England and Germany.
the "Nachrichten," of Hamburg, saws
that unrestricted facilities for trans
porting goods across the Dutch prov
lnce of Limburg, from Germany to Bel
glum, would be of great value to the
German high command, and that it's
use is becoming needed more greatly
as the battles on the Western front
rage more violently and the REQUIRE
ments for men and material increase.
The Dutch government, however, took
the stand that there must be no transit
OF war materials through Limburg.
The newspaper argues that Holland s
resistance to Germany's demands in
THIS regard has been due to strong
Entente pressure.
The Dutch Foreign Minister assumed
an authoritative attitude toward the
German Minister at The Hague, and
spoke of casus belli. the newspaper
continues, and the German Minister
dld not answer in the right tone. Per-
haps he did not wish to do so, beIiey-
ing, that Germany would have to yield,
as heretofore. But in the present case
Germany will not be obliged to yield,
the newspaper asserts, because the
transit question is mainly a question
OF warfare and is not within the prov
lnce OF the German Foreign Office.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04

German. just sailed in first, but the
Boche swung down toward the earth
when was just above him. I went
down after him, firing all the time.
"Then he Strengthened out and, turn
ing his wing point quickly, rammed my
wings, but as that was happening
cut loose with my gun again. Smoke
came from the German machine, which
headed for the interior of Germany,
and we both we're soon over his terri
tory.
81 thought that might be some sort
of camoufage for a getaway, for they
tell me these Germans are full Of
tricks, so kept right on his tail. Then
he began TO drop, real red flames
streaming from him. / knew that
had him and that had fired 200 shots,
but l also knew my machine was dam
aged. So / turned around and headed
for home, but l thought / had better
come down safely inside our lines than
to risk fight all the way, so l did it,
and there you are"
The lieutenant went over and told
his mechanic about it. The two stood
beside another airplane, on the wing
of which had been pasted as "hoodoo
chaser" Liberty Loan poster showing
Liberty waving the American flag over
the heads of the American soldiers and
bearing the inscription:
Eight or Buy Liberty Bonds"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
by The Associated Pross)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 2.-Lieutenant James A.
Meissner, whose home is in Brooklyn
and who brought down his first Ger
man airplane to-day on the American
front northwest of Toul, returned to
his hangar to receive the congratula-
tions of his comrades and to make his
report with bashful grin on his face.
The lieutenant is young and slight and
"tickled to death" that he has one
enemy scalp hanging to his belt.
The story of his exploit having
trickled in over the telephone wire the
correspondent went to the lieutenant 8
hangar. 1t had been reported that a
wing of Meissner's machine had been
torn off by his opponents airplane.
"Impossible," said one of the men,
bers of Meissner's squadron before the
young aviator had returned to his bill
let. eff the Boche really had scraped
Jimmy with his wing we would have
had to call on the Red Cross to make
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
He Takes Place of Brig,
General Harbord, Who
Goes to First Line
Veteran Campaigner
General Has Seen Service in
Spanish-American War and
Also in Alaska
(By The Associated Press)


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 3.-Major General James
W. McAndrew has been appointed chief
of staff of the American expeditionary
forces, assuming his duties mmedi-
ately. Brigadier General James G.
Harbord, who has been General PERISH
ing's chief of staff, has been assigned
to command in the field, which he
will take over this week.
The shift Of command is explained
as being in conformity with General
Pershing's policy. In this process
some are sent to the field and replaced
with others who have been on the front
and by reason of recent personal ex-
with field problems. This policy also
serves to give the General Staff officers
an opportunity to serve with the
troops. All of this is calculated to in
Ject additional energy into the activ-
ties of the American expeditionary
forces.
In further pursuit of this policy
there have been number of other staff
changes: One section chief has been
assigned as a divisional chief of staff
and other officers of similar rank have
been assigned to service with the
troops. The new post of deputy chief
OF staff at headquarters has been Gre
ated with a view to giving the chief
of staff more freedom of action and
enabling him to keep in closer touch
with the combatant troops.
Major General James w. McAndrew
Is iltty-five, a native OF PENNSYLVANIA.
ne was graduated from West Point in
1883. In the Spanish h-American War he
was first lieutenant.
tie fought in the engagement at Ell
Caney and in other operations near San
t1ago. In March, 1899, he went to the
fhlllpplncs as captain, and later
served in Alaska.
He was made brigadier general of
the National Army on August S last
and five days ago the Senate confirmed d
nm as major general.
General McAndrew is an honor grad
uate of the Army School of the Line,
a graduate of the Army Staff College
and of the Army War College.
He was commandant of the United
States Army Service School until July
1917, serving there year and half.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04

NJ RsI5TcHoTTE. Henry. sergeant, claremont
COOGAN. James j.. corporal. New Haven
HouL1RAN. George F.. corporal, New
sQuIREs. Clayton s.. corporal. Monte
p,1lIi ,THoRNLEY. James r.. corporal. ral
WALKER. John M. corporal, New Haven
M, MORGAN. William E., cook. Shawnee
SMITH. Charles s., waeoner. 12s5 prosnec
PLACE. Brooklyn.
.hhYyEaRY. a. Harry l.. Buzzards Bay, Mass.
bLA1S, Adolph, Fall River Mass
Boston. N'o AS'''iil'"ho otreeV
(, NJ BouCHARD. Henry A.. Bridgewater
BROWN Fred H.. Rivcrview m
BULLEY, Leroy. Davidson, Me.
CCOD1; christopher F.. Hartford, Conn.
CC00TM1SM1ULLY, John, Roxbury. Mass.
DDGGNYsEE' DGNYsE James. lame. Johnston, R. l.
DEVIO, Alexander L., Peterboro. N. H
DION. Edward L.. Hartford, Conn.
DOWNING. Albert, SO Everett Street. East
GGInB2BoNs, Clifton T.. New Haven, Conn
South Boston. Mass. - ''' se'
GHkRiGGS; HRNsSN David avid C.; East Hampton. Conn.,
=, HARTMAN. Earl c., North Swansea lst
HUM, Harry D., New Haven, Conn.
IxArT9UEs; xrI Edward. New Haven. Conn.
BELLY, James T.. New Haven, Conn.
hTEENNE9; TENItn,;, Thomas j.. Charlestown. Mass
Avenue. Providence. R. I.
LYMAN, Lloyd. Glen Cove, N. Y.
Mn,r.NGH; .WI3;;, Thomas. New Haven. Conn.
K;naatol ;MAtDDEM. Joseph F.. R. F. D. No. 2
:, MANNING. M John, 2s4 East 18th Street
MARSHALL. William c.. 2e8 Indiana
Avenue. Providence. R. T.
MICHAELS, Lyman, Bristol, Conn.
NNlEMlEC, John Thompsonvlle, Conn.
OSGOOD, George r., East Hiram. Me.
PoPE, Robert B.. Middletown, Conn.
RAMONDO, Frank, Ardmore. Penn.
KEVlE. John B., 27 Clyde Street, Provi-
RYAN. Michael j., New Haven. Conn
SkRZESKOSKI. Josef, New Haven. Conn
S!MONI. GUISEPP1. Bologna, Italy.
SMITH. Howard L., Wallingford. Conn.
SMELL, Charles M. 81 Woodward Street
East Providence, r. I.
SMITH, Judson H., Edgewood r. /
Conn. VII
SPOSI. Ernesto, Bristol, Conn.
SU@LLiVAN, @ Thomas F., New Haven, Conn
s,I SMEETEN, Edward j., New Haven, Conn
TETU. Leo j., Augusta, Me.
WEIZBICKI. Felix. Terryville, Conn.
WILSON. Henry L., Providence, r. I.
WILSON, Thurston G.. 1S41 Marmior
Avenue, New York.
Missing in Action
EDENS. Louis M. lieutenant, Cabool Mo-
c ,C(oMEAU. Archie j., horseshoer. Haver.
hill. Mass.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-04
!" Just Sailed In,'' Says Brooklyn
Flier, Telling Of First Air Victory

inquiries through Switzerland as to
what had happened to him."
Just at that time Lieutenant Meiss-
ner jumped out of an automobile and
walked toward the group.
well well! There's Jimmy now,"
cried his companions as they all ran
OUT TO meet him. All tried to grasp
his hand at the same time and shake
1t, while many questions were hurled
at the young aviator. The lieutenant
blushed and looked around as if at a
loss how'to begin. Then he briefly told
an American story in an American way
Just as if bringing down German was
an everyday trip.
"Well,'' he said. 81 saw him at about
5000 metres. There was another ma
chine which, believe, was a French
one, headed in the direction of the