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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
ANOTHER GOOD INVESTMENT.
Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness
Now Being Offered Loyal
Americans,

San Francisco-In anticipation o.
the Fourth Liberty Loan, which will
probably come in October, United
States treasury certificates of indebted
ness are now being offered throughout
the country. During the intervals be-
tween sales of bonds the government
finances its war operations by the sale
of these certificates, which provide a
steady flow of funds from the banks
into the federal treasury.
These offerings, in blocks of $780,
100000, with varying dates and ma
turtles, will be continued every two
weeks until the latter part of October.
The quota of the twelfth federal re-
serve district Comprising the states OK
Arizona California, Idaho, Nevada, Ore
gon, Utah and Washington is S53,000,-
600, for each issue. The government
has allotted certificates to every bank
in an amount equal to two and one-half
per cent of its gross resources, which
it may purchase for its own account
and resale to individuals. Certificates
may be purchased by the prblic
through banks.
ne certificates bear interest at the
rate of four and one-half per cent per
annum. The certificates are offered, at
par and accrued interest, in denomina-
tons of $500, $1,000, $1,000, $4,000,
and 100000, and will be paid at ma
turity in cash or may be exchanged
for Liberty bonds of the fourth issue.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
French Generous to Prisoners De-
spite Brutal Course OF
Enemy.
ARE GLAD TO Be OUT OF IT
Sight of Long American Columns De-
stroys Hun Hopes of Victory-Live
Like Happy Family in
Prison Camp.

With the American Forces in France.
France knows that her prisoners in
Germany are treated badly, but Ger
man prisoners are treated humanely
and even generously in French pris-
ons Just the same, writes Don Martin
In the New York Herald. asked
an officer in charge of a French prison
camp why this is, and he shrugged
his Shoulders and said merely:
"Ah"
Unless one could see the gesture
accompanying the monosylable he
would ,Hrdly know what meaning to
attac5 to it. 1t really meant:
"Ch, what's the use of being bru-
tai to individuals just because some
we can't"
l have inspected several prisons.
rome large and some small, and In
every one l have fIlnd the Germans
treated quity as well as civil prisoners
IA normal times and in many instances
better. Officers are not Inundated in
any way. In fact they receive better
treatment, a stranger would think,
than they are really entitled to.
Prisoners Live Happily.
On low hill about 1000 feet from
d main road of France stands prison
five low wooden buildings surround
ed by two barbed wire fences, with
armed pickets always patrolling out
side. Here are 200 Germans, many of
them prisoners taken in the early bat
tie of the Somme, but some taken
more recently. They are all privates
and constitute as happy a family as
one could find where personal liberty
Is the one thing desired and denied.
The Germans stood at their barbed
fences hours at a time and watched
the endless line of soldiers. When 1t
was the blue of France that was NOV
ing past the Germans were not particu-
larry interested. They had seen that
for years. They know France always
has had an endless line of everything
needed for war. But when they saw
the khaki of America filing or rolling
by for a whole day and then for an
other, and heard the muddy shuttle Of
feet through the night, there was a
change in the dull expression of those
German eyes. 1t was at this time that
! went to the prison to learn what they
thought of what they had seen. First
1t should be stated that these prisoners
see little of recent developments in
the war; They must form their opin-
ions from ruch fragments of CONVERSE
ton as they hear from their keepers
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13

cause he isn't in active service every
minute.
There are lot of pOilus like Guyon.
Get them ten kilometers back Of the
front and they growl and roar all day.
Put them In the trenches and you SIM
ply can't hold them In.
Probably story lies back Of most
Of them just as one explains Guyon.
When the war broke out Guyon had
just married. He and his wife were
living in little town up near the Bel
gian border. OF course he was called
and left for the front. For more than
year he did not hear from his wife
not word. At last he received let
ter from her, mailed In Paris.
She had been taken prisoner at the
time of the invasion and deported in
to Germany. After year of horrible
suffering and abuse, she escaEed into
Holland and got back to FNance by
way of London. At last she reached
Paris and went to work In munitions
factory, where she Is still working.
Guyon told his story to the Ameri-
can y. NJ. c. A. secretary with typical
Fren h calmness. His fury against the
Boches he puts into action In the
front line.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
New York Publisher Arrested.

New York.-Dr. Edward A. Rumely,
vice president and treasurer of the
Mail and Express company, publishers
of the New York Evening Mail, was
arrested here Monday, charged with
perjury in a report TO A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian. The
complaint against DIR. Rumely charges
that in making a report to the alien
property regarding the trans
action, he failed to disclose MS reia-
ton with Count Won Bernstorff, German
ambassador to the United states, and
DIR. Heinrich f. Albert, commercial at.
tache of the German embassy.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
GOT a. LETTERS FROM HOME
They All Came at Once to a United
States Soldier Now Serving
in France.

Dallas, Ore.-Mr. and Mrs. |. n.
Woods received a letter from their
son, Laird Woods, recently, and In It
he stated that he had just received his
first mail since arriving In France.
The mail consisted of "a letters and
six packages. Young Woods together
with several other Company l. boys of
this city, were left behind in hospital
in New York when the Oregon troops
sailed for France. and he sailed on a
later date but never caught up with
the regiment.
He was finally assigned to a com
pany In the old Montana National
Guard and is serving with that regi-
ment somewhere near the fighting
front In France now.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
KEEP HIM REASONABLY BUSY
Preacher Serving In Y. NJ. c. A. "Hut"
In Training Camp Finds His
Duties Many and Varied.

II there Is a notion that Y. NJ. G. A.
work In the camps consists In selling
stamps and handing out pocket tesla
ments, let IL be dissipated at once.
One preacher. serving In a hut In "A
New Jersey camp. reports that he has
done almost everything under the sun
except preach.
He has built fires, swept floors,
looked after hundreds of packages OF
laundry. umplres basketball games. or
ganized glee club, stage-managed n
circus. sold Ice cream at the canteen.
and driven a flivyer ten miles and
back three times week TO provide
said cream. He has written letters
home for boys who could not write.
and he has taught those same boys
their first lessons In the English Ian.
guage. He has been a repository for
hundreds OF heart secrets, and he has
served as trustee for the care of as
many as thirty Liberty bonds at
time.
Perhaps oldest OF his many tasks
was one that came his way on wild
and stormy night In April. when the
master of arms ut the military station
entered the 'Y" hut after taps, carry
ing red box under his arm.
Say" said the master of arms,
"we've got lot of II. ~ Il. mines
stored at the station. Here's the det-
orators, In this box. There's consid-
erable lightning around, and 1t isn't
safe to leave these things close TO the
mines. Would you just as soon take
care of the box over night?"
The Red Triangle man slept that
night Tor tried to sleep) with enough
high explosive under his cot to blow
him half way to heaven.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
LEARNING WHITE MANS WAYS
Eskimos Said to Be Making Crafty.
Ina Progress as a Result OF Mis-
sIonaries' Teachings.

On Herschel island. where the sun
shines continuously for eight weeks In
summer. the Eskimos had sun dance,
not always clothed in the garments OF
propriety, writer In an exchange says.
They had an idea that when the sun
came back its movements were direct
ed by an invisible power, but they had
no tangible conception of God. They
had no belief In future life, either
Of reward or punishment. Today they
are religious, truthful, kind to their
children and to the aged. They are
ambitious to learn; they are practical.
extremely Industrious, sanitary In
their habits, well clothed and well
housed. Insanity is unknown, but tu-
berculosis Is common.
They whale In summer and trap In
winter. They are clever in trading,
good workers on land. water and Ice.
and take excellent care Of their house
hold effects. Tools. II broken. are
neatly repaired. When on Herschel
island or at Fort Mcpherson. they eat
the white mans food with great rel
ish. In summer they eat their fish and
blubber raw and In winter frozen. They
like food cooked. but II is a matter OF
Indifference to them. They will bar
ter for the white mans food, eat a
hearty meal of 1t. and then go out and
eat blubber and raw fish as dessert.
The contents Of deer's stomach they
consider a great delicacy.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
War Prisoners to Form Club.

A dozen British prisoners of war
who had escaped from Germany met
at dinner recently given in London
to celebrate their escape. At this din
ner 1t was decided to form club,
membership Of which was to be con-
fined to those who have succeeded in
making their way out Of a prisoners
of war or internment camp in Ger
many. The site Of the club premises
has not yet been settled, but the club
will certainly be the most novel thing
Of Its kind in London.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
4 81 was surprised that you have

said. ~ was surprised that you nave
SO many in France"
Another prisoner, less prepossessihg
in appearance than the 1rst, was asked
ABOUT things in general. He SPOKE
English poorly.
~ live in Berlin and work in bank,
but was in the war for two years.
When the war is over ] am going 10
Switzerland to live. ! would go 10
America, but they don't like Germans
over %here any more"
"Why are you going to leave Ter
many?"
For an answer there was shrug on
shoulders and half scowl, half sm'e.
Are you satisfied here?
IT'S a lot be,t.r than being III "
grave where q Iot of them are.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
FISHERMAN ELEcTRocUTED.
Encounters Live Wire In MiIlraee and
Meets Instant Death.

Ogden, Utah.-William NJ. Byrne,
chief operator for the Utah Power &
Light company at Riverside, met death
Sunday in a most singular manner.
Byrne, with Henry Moore, another
power plant operative, entered the mill
race connected with the power plant
on raft. A wire carrying 220 volts
was thrown into the stream and i'm
mediately some fish came to the sur
face.
Excited, Byrne jumped into the
water to seize an especially large fish,
and was stunned by the electric shock
out toward the raft, he touched n
charged wire and was electrocuted.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
mo CHILDREN" RULE BANNED
Landlords In Seattle Are Appealed to
to Remove Signs From Their
Buildings.

Seattle, Wash.-"No Children AL
lowed" signs must be removed by Sc
attic landlords from their properties
according to ]. w. Spanger, vice pres
ident of the Seattle chamber of com
merce. He has issued an appeal to
rooming house proprietors hotel men
and owners of rental properties. de-
claring that owing to the scarcity of
quarters for shipyard workers and
others engaged in war work the stu
alton in this city Is becoming alarming.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
KEEPSAKE GOES FOR BONDS
Oklahoma Man Gives Up Gold Piece
He Has Carried for Thirty.
Seven Years.

Tulsa, Okla.-"I have carried this
gold piece with me for thirty-seyen
years, and l have resisted hunger and
temptation to spend 1t, and have al
ways kept 1t as treasure However.
Uncle Sam needs 1t now. and | willing.
ly let 1t go SO 1t will help to bring vic.
tory to the American arms"
This was the statement of W. II.
Martin of this city as he deposited q
SO gold piece at the post office win.
dow and asked for some baby bonds.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
EXPECT ANOTHER
GERMAN DRIVE
ALLIED FORCES PREPARING FOR
MOST DESPERATE ATTACKS
OF THE WORLD WAR.
French, American and British Troops
Have Been Busy the Past week
in Driving Enemy Back.-'ta'ians
Going Forward.

London.-It is assumed by expert
military observers that the Germans
are about ready to being another drive
the most desperate of the war. What-
ever It's magnitude the drive Is apt 10
be the decisive action of the war.
Whether it be on wider front than
the offensive begun May p, when the
enemy, all things considered, made MS
most powerful effort of the year, or
whether it be of more limited proper
lions. the results should determine
which way the tide is turning.
The landing of 100000 Americans
in France has given the allies more
confidence than they have had Mt any
time since last March. Although there
are only 100000 of our men holding
sectors of the battle front our reserves
will give the allies numerical superb
ority in the next battle, it is believed.
The allies have attempted to disar-
range the enemy's plans by a process
of "nibbling." In reality the nibbles
have been rather large bites. Their
object has been TO ascertain where the
enemy is gathering his forces, to Sc
cure jumping off places" for the next
fights and generally to weaken the
enemy.
In this task French, American and
British troops have been engaged.
Southwest of scissors the French made
several attacks, gaining ground each
time and taking hundreds of prisoners.
The most pretentious action of the
past week was carried out by the Aus
tralians, assisted by some companies
of Americans at lie Hamel. 1t was
in the nature of surprise attack.
Many tanks had been assembled back
of the lines and had been sent forward
at night. Instead of preparing the
way with artillery fire of long dura-
ton, the Australians opened fire just
| two minutes before the infantry went
over the top" The bombardment from
| hundreds of guns was fast and furious
but the main feature of 1t was bar
| rage of smoke shells. Behind the
| clouds of smoke the tanks and infan
| try pressed on. The Germans kept vi
steady machine gun fire, but were
shooting at random because they coult
discern no targets. Finally. when thu
targets appeared. the Germans wer'
dismayed to find that they were op
posed by land warships of steel. !
was hopeless to combat them witt
the machine gun and they retreate'
| hastily.
In Italy the Roman soldiers, con
tinued their Cleaning up process. II
the mountain region they recapture'
Monte di Valbella and the Co! de
Rsso after fierce fighting and took sew
eral thousand prisoners. After re
storing their positions in this regio
| they attacked eastward thereof in In
Grappa region, gained ground ant
took many prisoners.
The Czecho- Slovak bohemian
troops operating in Siberia are salt
to have defeated the Germans an'
their allies, the Bolsheviki, at Ykatcr
| inoslav.
Finnish and German troops are sale
to be marching to attack the allies am
Russians who are guarding supplies
on the Thurman coast.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
why GUY0N FIGHTS
This French Poilu Is Regular
Fire-Eater.
Bride Taken Prisoner and Horribly
Abused by Huns, Escapes to
Tell Story.

Paris.-Guyon's regular f1re-eater.
He has been cited six times. de wears
a croix de guerre and medaille dhon-
neur. He captured a German mitraii-
leuse single-handed. He went out alone
In No Mans Land to bring back a
wounded comrade. He's been wounded
himself four times.
When he is back of the lines, on
duty, he helps Y. M. c. A. secretary
hand out writing paper to his com
rades in foyer du soldat. But II
isn't active enough for him. Since
August. 1914 he doesn't seem TO need
to rest When he isn't In the trenches
he works off his surplus energy cuss-
Ing out the way the war is run be-
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
italian lnvents Canned Lightning
Capable of Destroying
Trenches of Enemy.
TERRIBLE ENGINE OF DEATH
Claimed Invention Could End War In
Thirty Days and Allies Could March
UnchaIIenged Into Berlin.
Tests Prove Its Value.

Rome.-The kaiser's dream Of vic
tory and world supremacy may be
blasted out by canned lightning" a
terrible death engine invented by an
Italian scientist. Dazzling swords of
fire, more deadly than are highest ex-
plosives, followed by annihilating ex-
blossoms, are capable of destroying en-
envy trenches with one binding flash
according to his claims. Mine sweep
ers equipped with this device could
fire mines thousands Of yards distant.
On the land, canned lightning" could
be used to form a most successful bar
rage and could wipAut the defenders
of German trenches with unerring GER
tainty.
The scientist is credited with hav-
ing discovered a means of concentrat-
ing and rejecting electric rays In such
a manner as to produce the results de-
scribed 1t is reported that this in
ventor has proved to representatives
of his government that electric cur
rent can be concentrated and directed
in rays.
Tests Held on Banks Of Tiber.
In describing the results of these
tests, held on the banks of the
historic Tiber, F. II. Randall, writing
in the Illustrated World, says that the
scientist was asked to burn through
a three-inch plank of hardwood. In
an instant, the writer says, the plank
was scared and broken as If it had
been broken by lightning.
officials then asked the scientist to
explode two bombs, one hidden along
the bank of the river and the other in
the bed of the stream. Within ten
minutes the bomb along the bank ex-
ploded 1t required much longer
time to explode the other bomb, but
this, too, was finally accomplished.
The entire outfit used by the inventor
was placed on a single small barge.
An approximate idea of the power
of the arcing electricity may be OBJ
tained,by watching an electric furnace
at work. 1t will cut the hardest steel
like putty. To flash such flame
through an aeroplane, submarine, bat
tleship or trench would leave a to-
tai wreck. Mines placed in the North
sea by the Germans could be elm
mated, and mine sweepers could de-
stroy all of these hidden terrors Of the
sea located within thousands of yards
Of the ship.
In a graphic description, Mr.. Rand
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
Baker AboIishes War Council.

Washington. - Secretary Baker on
Monday formally abolished the war
council and turned over its principal
functions to the assistant secretary Of
war, General March, chief of staff,
and Major General Cocktails, as chief
in charge of purchases, storage and
traffic.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13

Seattle.-After saving the lives of
more than 600 cannery employees, in
Guiding twenty-one men marooned on
an iceberg for three weeks, and tow
ing three big vessels to safety, the
United States fisheries steamer Roose-
welt, Captain H. Beird, returned to
port Monday from Alaskan waters.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
TELEGRAPH STRIKE POSTPONED
Walkout Called OF Upon Solicitation
of Labor Secretary Wilson.

Washington.-The commercial teleg-
raphers strike has been postponed
pending action by congress to give the
president authority to take over the
lines.
Action to this effect came late Sun
day evening after Secretary of Labor
Wilson at the instance Of President
Wilson had made special request Of
S. j. Konenkamp, international presi-
dent Of the Commercial Telegraphers'
union.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13

Tigers are extremely fond of bath.
Ing. In 200, II tub be provided,
they will eagerly make use of Its IA
cillties for ablution. They are first
rate swimmers, and In former days II
was reckoned at Singapore that they
ate a Chinaman a night" swimming
across from the mainland to get him.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
Revolutionists March on kiev.

Moscow.-An army Of 10000 revo-
lutionary troops has begun march on
kiev, according to delayed dispatches
received here from that city. Ger
man forces are retreating before the
advance.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
Fine Cotton Cron.

New Orleans. La.-Rcports from
practically every section of the South
indicate the yield of cotton will he
heavy this season. The staple selling
at around 80 cents pound In the
seeding season stimulated planting,
Notwithstanding the fact that In many
localities a plea was made for the
planting OF more food and feed crops.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
Tack Window Shaded

When the window shade falls of
the rod take shoe string. or any
Kind OF strong tape ana put the tack
through 1t. No matter II the children
pull on 1t or the spring breaks. 1t
Will not tear of again.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
Must Paw for Race Riots.

Washington.-Paym of $4,000 by
the United States to Greece for in
jurles suffered by Greek citizens at
Omaha February p, 1909, during race
riots, is authorized by bill passed
by the senate and sent to the house.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
Iron Workers Ask Increase.

San Francisco.--Wage Increases to
meet recent advances In the cost of
living are to be demanded for $4,000
iron workers and shipbuilders in the
San Francisco bay region, according
to an announcement issued Monday.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
SmokeIess Day Suggested.

Portland. - The Oregon prohibition
party adopted resolutions calling on all
men to observe one "smokeless day"
each week and to donate the cigar and
tobacco money saved on that day TO
the Red Cross.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
!, oecoee00CO0-C-
|, IAXICAB DRIVERS KNIT
? BUT THEY ARE WOMEN

} Cleveland, O.-One OF the
, least surprising thing to be
seen on the streets of Cleveland
: now is a taxicab driver calmly
: sitting in taxi at its stand.
; purling and dropping, wniie sox
and sweaters develop before
your eyes. But The drivers are
? girls, for Cleveland is rapidly
) getting large proportion of Its
| day drivers from the other sex.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13
Rumanians Accept Hun Peace.

Amsterdam.-The Rumanian senate
has adopted the German peace treaty,
according to Bucharest advices.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-07-13

But They Don't Deceive Many.
"Some men," said Uncle Ehen.
makes portend dey's gettin' wisdom
when dey's only loafin' around in
dulgin' DER curiosity"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-28
BUILD HAHGARS
UNDER THE GROUND
(By Associated Press

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 26 (by maiD -
The German army is now construct.
irg' underground hangers for its air
planes as protection against English
bombing raids, says the Echo Beige.
At one of the principal Belgian aero
dromes, hangers of this type capable
of housing twelve machines have al
ready been completed by the use of
war-prisoner labor.
The hangers are of great depth and
are protected overhead by thick roof
of concrete and earth. The machines
are underground and emerge by a
long runway in full flight. In return
ing they alight on the inclined plane,
down which the machines run easily
to their shelters.