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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-09
Girls to Do Farm Work.

Los Angeles, Cal.-An army of 1895
high-school girls of this city have vol
unteered to harvest crops and will be
ready for call by the Woman's Land
Army Of America after June p. when
the local schools close. BY that time
the high-school farmerettes expect to
have at least 5000 In their ranks.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-09
Order PickIed cahhane.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-The local food ad.
m%inistration has decided to make
sauerkraut less German by striking
out the hyphen. 1t has been officially
placed on the list of patriotic foods
and 1t Is believed more would be eat.
en- II given the name Tpickied cab
bsge.- ---
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-09
SAYS NAVY TOO SAFE
WANTS HUBBY IN ARMY

Pittsburgh, Pa.-"I1l sign a
release for him to join the army.
but not the navy. 1t is too safe"
SO declared Mrs. John Bendth-
son. when she appeared in
court against her husband.
charged with nonsupport. After
much argument Mrs. Bendth-
son was convinced that the
navy was as dangerous as the
army and she signed her hus-
bands release.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-09
U.eoat Victim 10 Get Even.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Frank Wilson, four
times a victim OF German submarines
while employed In the British mer-
chant marine, left here for Canada to
enlist In the English navy to get
even" with the enemy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The friction between the United
States and Mexico, which had threat
ened for two years or more to result
in open warfare, began to disappear
early in 1917 and when the atten-
ton of the people of the United States
was focused upon more important
matters by the entrance of the
United States into the world war, the
Mexican "crisis" faded from the public
view.
Despite the failure Of negotiations
with the Carranza government Presi-
dent Wilson ordered the withdrawal of
the American troops from Mexico and
on February 5, General Pershing and
his troops marched out of Mexico af-
ter having been in that country almost
year.
On March II, General Carranza was
formally elected president of Mexico.
From this time on conditions in MeXi-
co became more tranquil and there
We're evidences that President Carran-
"a was succeeding in restoring order
in the republic. 1t was not until late
in the year that Villa again became ac-
tive. On November Is, troops led by
Villas aids, captured Ojinaga, on the
American border, after a hard fight
Several hundred Carranza soldiers fled
across the border and were interned
in the United States.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

The year 1917 was marked by many
disasters on land and sea, aside from
those resulting from the land and
naval operations of the countries at
war. Thousands Of lives were lost
and millions of dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed by fires, explosions,
earthquakes, tornadoes and other de-
structiye agencies in all parts of the
world.
On January 5, an earthquake in For
mosa caused the death of 800 persons.
On January 25, an earthquake killed 80
persons on Bali Island, Malay archi-
peligo.
On February 2, an explosion and fire
| in q Chicago tenement killed 25. On
February 3, 80 were killed and 344
hurt in a ship explosion at Archangel
On the same day an explosion at Yo,
kohama killed 100. On February 81
the British transport Mendi was sunk
in a collision, 625 South African la
borers being lost.
On March II, tornado in east cen
trail Indiana killed more than 20 per
sons and on March %, 50 were killed
and more than 200 injd:ad when tor
2ado wrecked part of tie city of New
Albany, nd
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04

Explosions in a Russian ammunition
plant near Chester, Pa, killed 112 per-
sons April 10. An explosion in the
Hastings mine near Ludlow, Colo,
April 81, caused q loss of 119 lives.
May %, the city of Gyoenyoes Hun
gary, was devastated by FIRE. Thirty
lives were lost and great damage was
done by storm in Kansas May % and
the following day tornadOes in central
Illinois killed $50 persons and destroy
ed property worth millions of dollars.
May %, many persons were killed in
tornadoes in southern Illinois, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkan-
Sas.
San Salvador capital of Salvador,
and number of surrounding towns
were partially destroyed by volcanic
eruption, earthquake and fire June Z.
More than $50 men perished in blaz-
ing mine at Butte, Mont, June 9. Thir-
teen were killed and many injured
when water tank fell on the steamer
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee.
Wis, June 80.
A Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged
into the rapids, July l, anG 2S were
killed. A mine explosion at New Wa
terford, Cape Breton, killed 81 men
on July %.
A mine explosion at Clay, KY.
caused the loss of 81 lives on August
f. Nineteen were lost when the Brit
| ish steamer City of Athens, carrying
missionaries to Africa, was sunk by q
floating mine on August 10. Eighteen
were killed in a trolley car collision
near North BranfOrd, Conn, August
IS. On August Is, a disastrous fire
swept Saloniki, Greece, destroying 6
large part Of the city.
Many persons were killed in a ty
phoon and flood at Toxic, October 2
and thousand persons were reported
drowned in great floods in Natal
South Africa, October %.
About 1900 persons were killed ant
millions of dollars worth of property
destroyed December by an explosion
and fire which followed a collision il
the harbor at Halifax, n. s., betweeI
Mont Blanc, a French munition ship
and the limo, laden with supplies 70
the Belgian Relief Commission.
The United States submarine F.
was rammed and sunk by the subma
rine F-3 in home waters, December Is
with loss of 10 lives.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04

under the leadership of NJ. Lenine.
seized the government at Petrograd on
November s. Premier Kerensky fled
from Petrograd and other members of
the cabinet of the provisional govern
ment were arrested. On November 10
the rebel government made Lenine pre-
mier. Kerensky, at the head of a body
of loyal COssack troops, attacked Pc
trOgrad November u, but was badly
defeated. The bolsheviki were appar-
emily in full control of Russia by No
vember 30, when the Lenine govern
ment proposed a general armist1ce to
| all belligerents.
| American troops on the west front
| suffered their first casualties on No
vember 3 when German troops raided
salient held by the Americans, kill
| ing three, wounding five and taking
| II prisoners. On November . the
American patrol boat Alcedo was sunk
| by a torpedo and 81 were l0eSt.
During the last days of November
| and the early part of December the
| Germans made determined efforts to
regain some of the territory captured
by the British around Cambria but the
British held a large portion of the
ground taken, inficting heavy losses
on the Germans. The AustrO-Germa1
forces began a new offensive in Italy
early in December, forcing the Italian
lines back for a distance of several
miles at some points.
Early in December it was announced
that large number of national guarc
troops from the United States had ar
rived in France, units from every
state being included. On December z
the United States congress declared
the existence of a state of war witt
Austria-Hungary. The following da!
it was announced that the American
destroyer Jacob Jones had been sunl
by a German submarine with a los
of 81 men.
The Russian situation was furthe
complicated by a new revolt agains
the bOlsheviki government launche
by Generals Kaledines and KOrniloff
COssack leaders.
British, French and Italian troops o
December 10, captured Jerusalem
which for 673 years has been under tn
undisputed sway of the Moslems.
On December 16, it was announce
that Russian and Teuton emissarie
had signed four-weeks' armistice, on
provision of which was that peace NJ
gotiations should begin Immediately.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
POLITICS IN FOREIGN LANDS

A spirit of unrest was apparent in
many widely separated countries in
1917, leading in some cases to revolu-
ton and civil war. The revolution in
Russia, resulting in the abdication OF
Car Nicholas and the forced abdica-
ton Of King Constantine of Greece
we're events closely allied with the
war. Disturbances in China, including
an attempt to restore the monarchy,
were influenced partly by the war.
Conditions in China were unsettled un-
til June 80, when under the influence
of monarchists, Hsuan Tung, Manchu
emperor, announced his resumption of
the throne of China. Civil war i'm
mediately broke out and on July 10
| the attempt to restore the monarchy
collapsed. On July 13 the monarchist
army, led by Chang Hsun, surrendered
after a battle at Pekfng. The repub-
lican government was firmly establish
ed again and later declared war on
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Civil war in Cuba threatened to dis
rupt that country during the early
months of the year. The rebels were
badly defeated in several engagements
and on March Z, Gomez, their leader,
was captured. The rebellion was
stamped out quickly after the capture
of Gomez.
Great Britain continued to wrestle
with the Irish problem throughout the
year. The Irish nationalists, on March
T, demanded immediate home rule and
marched out of the house of commons
in a body On July 25 a convention
proposed by Premier Lloyd George and
representing all factions in Ireland met
for the purpose Of drafting a home
rule constitution for Ireland.
Some misunderstanding between
the United States and Japan over fal
Eastern matters were cleared away by
the signing by diplomatic representa-
tives of the two countries on Novem
Der . of an agreement by which the
United States recognizes the fact tha
Japan has special interests in Chins
because of it's proximity but guaran
teeing the territorial integrity O
China and the maintenance Of the oper
door policy in that country.
Copyright 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa
| per Syndicate.)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
THE WAR CONGRESS

The first "war session" of the Sixty
fifth congress which opened on April
2, was the most momentous session in
the history of the United States up to
that time.
The first war bill passed by congress
was one authorizing the issuance of
bonds to an amount not exceeding $5,-
000,000,000 and authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to purchase Sc
curities of governments at war with
Germany to the amount of $3,000,000,-
600.
The army conscription act was
passed by the house April % by vote
of 397 to "a and by the senate on May
1 by vote of 81 to s.
The first big war appropriation bill,
carrying appropriations aggregating
So, ,2S1 ,094, ,541.60 for the army and
navy, was passed in the house May
with one opposing vote and in the SEN
ate May 10 without a roll call.
The measure known as the espion-
age act, intended to prevent disloyal
acts on the part of residents of the
United States and also containing pro-
visions giving the president power to
place an embargo on exports, was
signed by the president June 10.
A bill appropriating S640,O00,00O for
the development of the air service was
senate on June Is and by the house
on June %.
The food control act, under which
broad powers were given to the presi
dent for the regulation of the sale OF
food and fuel, was passed in the house
June % by vote of 365 to and IL
the senate July 81 by a vote of 81 to 6
The second great bond issue act
authorizing the issuance of bonds tt
the amount of S7,53S, ,945, $40 and war
savings certificates to the amount o.
81, 2,OOO,O 100000, was passed in the hOus,
September and in the senate Septem
Der Is.
The revenue act, first introduced il
the house May Q, was passed by tn,
house May %, but was not passed b,
| llG SeudlC uAlIlA OCptShfLSi IOs LII
: conference report was accepted Octo
ber 2. The message provides for tn
raising of nearly $3,000000,0O0 annu
ally, largely from income and exces
/ profits taxes.
l The second big war appropriation
| act, carrying a total of $780, 666
< 016.93, including $685., 100000 additions
! for the emergency shipping fund, wa
approved by the president October
The second session of the war cor
: gress opened December 3, and the fo
e lowing day President Wilson delivere
a message declaring that nothing wi
turn the United States aside from ii
g task until the war is won.
: During December both houses of col
: gress opened far-reaching investig
tions into the war preparations of tt
t war and navy departments.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04

were granted limited suffrage in bill
passed by the legislature January %.
Bills providing for prohibition were
passed in Indiana and Alaska February
,, and on the same day the governors
Of Tennessee and Oregon signed ''bone
dry bills. On February the govern
or OF Utah signed prohibition law
passed by the legislature of that state.
On February 10, Governor Lister of
Washington signed 'bone dry" bill
\ prohibition bill was passed in South
Dakota February 20. On February q,
the national house of representatives
passed bill, already passed by the
senate, prohibiting the importation of
liquor into prohibition states. On Feb
ruary % the Indiana legislature passed
a bill granting limited suffrage to
women, but this measure was later
declared unconstitutional by the state
supreme court. On February %, the
house of representatives passed bill,
| already passed by the senate. making
the city of Washington dry after Octo-
Der 81. The Rhode Island legislature,
on April II, extended presidential suf-
frage to women. On August 1 the Unit
| ed States senate passed the Sheppard
resolution providing for the submis-
sion to the states of a prohibition
| amendment to the Constitution. On
| November 6, a measure giving women
the ballot in New York state was car
ried at the general election by a large
majority.
The Danish West Indies. purchased
from Denmark for S25,O0O,O0O, passed
under the jurisdiction of the United
States January 81, and were renamed
the Virgin islands,
Serious race riots in East ST. Louis,
Mo-, July 2, resulted in the killing of
more than 20 negroes and two white
men and heavy property loss by fire.
The riots were followed by prosecu-
tions by state officials and a congress
sional investigation.
Soldiers of the Twenty-fourth U. S
infantry (colored) started a race riot
at Houston, Tex, August %, resulting
in the death of 15 whites and several
negroes.
Interest in the general elections OF
November 6 was centered in New
York and Chicago where Socialis
tickets were defeated by large majori
ties. Judge Hylan, Democratic nomi
nee, was elected mayor of New Yorl
over fusion, Republican and Socialis
candidates.
In Milwaukee, Wis, November %
ten policemen and a woman were kill
ed by the explosion of a bomb foun'
5 in church and taken to police head
: quarters.
Thirteen negroes, convicted by cour
/ martial of participating in the rae
: riots at Houston, Tex, August %, wer
hanged at San Antonio, December L
e Forty-one others were given life ser
!. | tences.
e The house of representatives, on d.
2 cember II, adopted a resolution, a
!, ready adopted by the senate, submit
. ting to the states constitution;
n amendment for national prohibition.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04

flying with the eagerness of a young
girl and so rapid was her movement,
and so joyous her expression, it was
plain that her suite had much diff
Guilty in keeping pace with her speed.
Catching sight of a friend in the dis
tance. as she came up the long room,
she suddenly waved aloft a telegram
form that she was holding in her hand,
and called out in triumphant tones,
unheeding the shocked expression of
her attendants at such unconvention-
atty: Lady Loginl Lady Loginl
am a grandmother
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
Such was the welcome given to the
English queens first grandchild-
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Naughty Youngster.

James was starting out with his
mother and the new baby. The baby
was put into the cab which had for
metly been used for James. Feeling
that 1t belonged to him, he protested
that he should ride, but was told that
he must let the baby have the cab. He
stopped short and said, "Well, I'll call
Il taxi"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04

ley Prince, former statesman of New
Jersey, master of some twenty ancient
department in Columbia university,
calling attention to the fact that Sar-
gon first set the style of deporting a
whole nation that is being partly fol-
lowed by the kaiser in Belgium.
1t was some 1900 years ago that
Sargon carried the ten tribes of Israel
Aut of the promised land and filed up
their country with Arabs and tribes
from northern Asia Minor, and he did
such a good job that the Jews never
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
DEP0RTING A WHOLE NATION
Kaiser, in Action Toward Belgium, Is
Partly Following Style First Set
by King Sargon.

Only a few years ago, comparative
ly, the great King Sargon was held by
critics to be biblical myth, a monarch
who never ruled Assyria, but excava-
tions in that ancient land confounded
the alleged historical experts, says the
Newark News. And now comes alon2
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
KAIsER'S BIRTH CAUSED JOY
Queen Victoria, Upon Receipt of TeIe-
gram Announcing Tldings, Could
Not Maintain Usual Dignity.

Anecdotes about the royal family
IRE usually rather fat but here is a
good story of Queen Victoria, relates
correspondent, the ironic and ter
rtblc commentary on which she mer-
cifully did not live to see:
"The queen, whom we had so late
Iy parted from in calm dignity, was
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
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Important
News Events
Of the World
Summarized
S3;;??:: -
U.S.-TeutO71ic War News

Among Al officers of the expedition
ary forces recommended for promotion
by General Pershing in a list made
public by the war department at Wash
ington, is Second Lieut.. Archibald B.
Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt,
who is proposed for a captaincy of in
fantry.
One hundred American soldiers with
the American army in France received
promotions for their Christmas pres
ents. Included in the lucky list were
two engineering officers whose cool
ness at Cambria helped the British
check the Boches' counter-attack.
German atrocities against American
soldiers are officially reported in dis
patches from France. An American
sentry has been found with his throat
cut, and, it is officially declared, "he
must have been so killed after cap
ture."
Two commissioned officers and two
sergeants were seriously injured near
field headquarters of the American
army in France, when an automobile
belonging to the aviation section
plunged Is feet down an embankment
and overturned.
Direct assurances of the confidence
of both British and French command
ers in General Pershing's ability anC
their satisfaction with the breadth
and soundness of his preparations tC
| make American arms effective on the
western front have reached Washing
ton with the return from Europe OF
Maj. Gen Hugh L. Scott.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Prohibition bills and measures grant
occupied the attention of the legtsla-
lures of many states which met in
1917. The women of North Dakota
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
To Investigate Leprosy.

The Japanese government is making
thorough investigation Of leprosy
throughout Japan. Complete segrega.
ton of all the lepers on some island of
the coast and the separation Of TIE
children from leprous parents is being
considered by the government.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04

came back. History, however, does
not always repeat itself, as witness
the return from captivity Of the Jews
released from Babylonia through Cy-
rus the Persian,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
Personal

Senator Francis Griffith Newlands
of Nevada died of heart failure at
Washington after an illness of a few
hours. Senator Newlands was an au-
thority in congress on railroad and wa
terway legislation. He was born near
Natchez, Miss. on August %. 164S. He
became a citizen of Nevada in 1888,
and was elected to the Fifty-third,
Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sfxth and
Fifty-seventh congresses.
Representative E. R. Bathrick of the
Fourteenth Ohio district, died at his
home in Akron o.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04

Negotiations for the purchase of
large part of the Cuban sugar crop,
now being harvested and amounting 10
an estimated 3,600,000 tons, for the use
of the United States and its allies,
have been virtually completed, it was
announced at New York. The price
was said to be S460 a hundred pounds
f. 0. b., Cuba.
More than a half-milliOn working
days-the equivalent of the labor OF
10000 workmen for a solid month
have been lost to the governments
shipbuilding program through strikes
and lockouts, r. B. Stevens OF the
shipping board told the senate 1nVes'
tigating committee at Washington.
Alphonse st. Pierre, twenty-five
years old, was shot and killed when at
tempting to escape from Fort Wayne
at Detroit, Mich. st. Pierre was taken
into custody on charge of deserung
from New Jersey engineer regimen
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
European War News

The losses to British shipping show
material decrease for the last week.
According to the admiralty report is
sued at London, IL British merchant
men of 1900 tons or over were sunk
during this period by mine or subma-
rine, as well as one merchantman un-
der that tonnage and one fishing YES
sell
An attack in force by the Germans
in Flanders was announced in Lon
don in dispatch from Field Marshal
Haig. The Teutons struck the British
front in the neighborhood of the Ypres-
Staden railroad Field Marshal Haig
admits his advanced posts were driven
in over a front of 700 yards.
A considerable portion of the ground
gained by the enemy in the region of
Monte Azolone, on the northern front,
east of the Drenta river, has been re-
taken by the Italians. the Rome war
Office announces.
A German airplane was brought
down and its crew of three captured
in one of two German raids, announced
at London by Viscount French, COM
mander in chief of home defense
| forces.
Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss
has been appointed first sea lord in sue
cession to Admiral Sir John r. JelIi-
coe, according to an official announce
ment issued at London. Admiral Jel-
licoe has been elevated to the peerage
in recognition of his services.
One hundred and one lives were lost
when the British armed steamship
Stephen Furness was sunk by Ger
man submarine in the Irish channel.
according to official announcement
made at London. Six officials and 95
men We're drowned
The losses to italian shipping during
the last week from submarines were
three steamers of more than 1.5oO tons.
two sailing vessels of more than 100
tons and one sailing vessel of less than
100 tons.
The city Of Mannheim, in Germany.
on the Rhine, was bombarded by
British air squadron, says an official
statement issued at London. A ton of
bombs were dropped and several fires
We're stated. All but one of the Brit
ish machines returned.
''If the enemy does not want peace
then we must bring peace to the world
by the battering of our iron fist and
our shining sword,'' Kaiser Wilhelm
declared in speech to the army in
France.
In a desperate battle which lasted
, all day, the Italians fought their way
back to the positions from which tbey
were forced the previous day on thl
! Asiago plateau under Austro- Gernaf
attack, according to the Rome wa,
Office statement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-04
DOnaeSfic

The mills at Minneapolis, Mimi, be-
gan grinding "war -four under the
new government regulations designed
to save 100000 bushels of wheat in
the present crop year. The regulations
provide for the use of IA per cent of
the wheat berry instead of but so per
cent