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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
ZURICH TO ASSIST IN
SECURING SERBIAN RECRUITS

Anthony Zurich leaves this morn
ing for Tonopah pursuant to tele-
gram from the Serbian National De-
fense League of America, requesting
him to Immediately leave for Tono-
pah to assist in securing volunteers
and help in other war work under
taken by the Slavs of Tonopah.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Zurich was very active in securing
and sending the seventy Serbian
volunteers who left this district dur
ing the past several months, and is
ever ready to do anything request
ed of him in all war activities, as
has been shown by his vigorous act
ivity in the Liberty Loan and Red
Cross drives, in which he has been
instrumental in seeing that White
Pine county went high over the top.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18

drainage system and with duck
boards, so that we can walk in them.
Now the men only spend twenty-four
hours at time in the trenches, but
some times, at that, 1t seems like a
week, especially when they are wait
ing to go over the top.
Killed Every German.
"One of our officers came in at
that juncture. and inquired what
the rumpus was and we told him. He
Immediately planned a raid that
night, and announced that no
prisoners were to be brought back
We understood what that meant, aud
when we finished the raid there were
none to be brought back.
THE most anxious moments for a
soldier at the front are the minutes
they are at attention waiting for the
signal to go over the top. Every
thing is all right the minute they are
out of their trenches, but it is hard
W "ai' ici tiiN pioPti hiohiCiIt "
strike We usually go very early in
the morning or late at night.
"One of the main things in going
over the top is not to exert yourself
too much unless YOU have orders to
do so. You are never permitted to
take any more than the first object
i've. unless later orders tell you to go
ahead Many men are killed by their
own barrage fire because they are too
anxious to go further into the lines.
Raidesi Officers DugoutS.
Mr. Arscott, who is very interest
ing talker, has number of war
trophies. While he was talking 10
the writer, the latter had an OPP
Continued on page nve)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
PUBLIC SHOWS INTEREST
IN COMMUNITY SINGING

The first attempt at community
singing was made at the county park
Thursday evening. under the aus
pices of the Altior club, assisted by
Schiller's orchestra. The weather
was rather chilly for an affair of the
kind. but Notwithstanding, the size
of the audience showed public in
terest and the program was enjoy
able and of nature patriotically
inspiring. There will be further ef-
forts along the same line and the
volume of the chorus will increase
as the singers acquire confidence in
their efforts. The idea is grand
one, as there is nothing more up
lifting in any good cause than the
power of music as expressed through
a rousing song to the swing of n fa-
miliar tune and rendered by many
voices.
The Altior Club is entitled to cred
it for advancing the idea of the COM
munity singing, as it will be means
CONTINUED on page five)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
PLAN COMMUNITY
FOR SALE
Of LOCAL FRUITS

The subject of a community mar
ket in Ely is TO be considered at a
meeting called for next Thursda,
evening, at city hall, at which will be
present representatives of the food
administration, and fruit and vege-
table growers. This matter was first
taken up by the Woman's Auxiliary
to the County Council OF Defense
and presented for further action to
the county council The latter or
ganization AT once appointed com
mfttee representing the food admin
istration to take such action as will
bring the matter before the public
and the fruit and vegetable growers
of the county
While the local fruit crop is of
minor Importance, there is an an
nual large production of vegetables
and it is stated on good authority
that much of it regularly goes to
waste, the reason being given that ii
cannot be marketed to profit As
waste of anything edible is in these
times considered in the category of
crimes, the food administration aims
to make such arrangements whereby
the fruit and vegetable growers of
hr>in hpi
to community store in ELY, and
dispose of their stocks To their ad-
vantage as well as to the advantage
of local buyers and consumers
The subject of prices is a delicate
one for public argument, but is one
of vital interest to everyone. and 1t
is a certainty that if the county
ranchers can be provided a way to
market their wares advantageously
through community store and at
the same time admit of these staples
being bought by the general public
at reduced prices. the idea will
meet with instant and general ap-
proval. Ii for no other reason ii
can be looked on as patriotic en-
terprise. as no one can voic any
sanction of home grown fruit and
vegetables going to rot. within easy
access of Ely, while the average con-
sumner, to provide his table with
these products. has to pay high fig
ure for small amounts.
1t is hoped that at the meeting on
Thursday night the matter will be
adjusted in a manner satisfactory To
the community interests.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
REV. J. v. GUM TO
LOCATE IN IDAHO

Rev. Joseph w. Gum, for the past
seven years rector of st. Bartholo-
news Episcopal church, leaves Aug
ust 26 for a new field of work al
Kellogg. Idaho.
Mr.. Gums successor TO the Ely
mission is not yet named, but it is
expected there will be no Interrupt
tion to the regular program of SER
vices and work.
Mr.. Gum and his wife will be
missed in this district, where they
have so long been active in the vel.
fare of the community. and the well
wishes of large circle of friends will
accompany them to their new home.
While Mr.. Gum has been constant
in furthering the interests of St. Bar
tholomew's, Mrs. Gum has been
equally active, particularly in school
work and in local musical circles.
Kellogg is an agricultural country
forty miles from Spokane. and at a
very much lower altitude than Ely.
and il is for the purpose of seeking a
location nearer the sea level that
decided Mr.. and Mrs. Gum to give
up their work and home here.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
NEW REGISTRATION
ORDERED FOR AUGUST -

The following telegram from the
Provost Marshal General has just
been received and is hereby publish
ed for the information and guidance
of all concerned
The Presidest will soon issue "a
proclamation regarding all persons
specified therein who have, since the
fifth day OF June. 1918. and on or
before the twenty-fourth day of Aug
list, 1918. attained their twenty-first
birthday to register on Saturday, the
twenty-fourth day of August. between
seven O'Clock a. in. and nine o'clock
p. M. This registration must not be
confused with the larger registration
10 be made in September in pur-
suance of the legislation now pend
ing before congress. This registra
ton concerns only those who have
since June ), 1918, and on or before
August "a, 1918. attained their twen-
ty-frst birthday
In view of demand for Glass One
men this registration is deemed nee
essary. 1t is believed that this reg
istration can be made without inter
fering with the arrangements now
ton.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Ely Boy Writes of Personal Experiences Against Hun

Fred Arscott. brother-in-law of
Jack Maddaford and Tom Geraghty
and who was tor some years connect
ed with the Steptoe hotel in East Ely,
gives an interesting interview to a
Michigan newspaper concerning his
experiences at the front, from which
the following excerpts are taken
Fred Arscott, returned British
soldier, the first Negaunee man to
enlist and who also is the first man
from this city to return from the
trenches i'm France and Belgium, is
in the city. Arscott. who is forty
three years old, spent three years and
some months in the war zone. He is
pleased to be home again and to be
able to tell something of the great
war.
Arscott, who had been a British
soldier for thirteen years previous to
his coming to this country, went to
England Feb. Is, 1915, to re-enlist
in his old regiment, the Royal En-
gineers, with which he had seen ser
vice in the Boer war.
"Our troops were unprepared for
the gas and many of lis suffered
greatly" Arscott said Yesterday. I'VE
did not have the splendid hospitals
they now have, but we're taken back
to the dressing stations, where the
army doctors pumped the gas out of
us. was laid up for only short
time, and was able to return to my
company.
Most of the gas the Huns are
using now is what is known as mus
tard gas. 1t is a great deal worse
than the cloud gas first sent over.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18

Mrs Ed e Leak returned I'll e past
ed the funeral of her father. VIII
liam Clotfelter. Mr. Clotfelter had
recently visited his daughter at Me
Gill. and his death occurred at Hur-
ley, " NJ, where he had gone to
visit his sen. Ray Clotfelter. for
mer well-known resident of this dis
trict. The deceased for a number of
years had held a position in South
America, and had returned to this
country for visit with his children
when stricken with his final illness.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
indications All Point to
Another Hun Retreat

Noyon Salient on the Picardy battle
front appears imminent.
French troops have penetrated to
within mile of Roye and Lassigny
and are pushing northeastward to-
ward Noyon along the Disc valley.
Capture of the dominating Lassigny
heights has given the French ontrol
of all this territory and all three
towns are practically untenable.
Further north the British nave
made additional gains along the
Ancre above Albert and between
Roye and the Somme. In Flanders
British patrols continue to seize Ger
man positions around Vieux-Berquin
and Merris. and another enemy re-
tirement on the western edge of the
salient seems probable.
The British tank steamship Mirlo
was torpedoed by German sub
marine off Cape Hatteras last night
and nine members of her crew were
drowned
All the other members of the
Mirlo's crew were saved by coast
guards and have been brought safely
to shore
Out of 1000 officers arrested at
Moscow and Petrograd because of
counter revolutionary tendencies.
236 have been summarily shot
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18

LONDON, Aug. 1.-Two destroy
ers struck mines and sank Thursday,
by the British admiralty tonight
Twenty-six men are missing.
The Americans early this morning
captured the village of Frapelle and
eradicated a considerable German
salient in the allied lines. Prison
ers were taken by the Americans and
the Germans evidently suffered de-
cidedly heavy casualties in killed and
wounded
The Germans are planning to
evacuate the -NoyOn
salient, says the Echo de Paris. 1t
is indicated. the paper adds, that
German prisoners and laborers are
working behind the German front
lines on a new Hindenberg line.
Rumors are current in Finland
that the Germans have seized KrOn-
stadt. the Russian naval base, in the
Gulf of Finland, according to a dis
patch received from Stockholm.
Premier Lenine and War Minister
Trotzky recently removed the Soviet
government from Moscow to Kron-
stadt, which is less than % miles
from Petrograd.
Evacuation of the Royce-Lassigny-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Passing of Senator Gallinger
Removes Notable Party Leader

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-United
States Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire died today at his summer
home In that state. He had been i'll
for some time.
Senator Gallinger. of German de-
scent was born on a farm in Corn
wall, Ontario, Canada, March 2S,
1897. one of twelve children In
early life he was a printer, and later
studied medicine. He early took an
active interest in politics. and be-
came party leader and national
figure in the Republican party, He
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Is Seeing Real Thing.

Word has been received that Sec
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith of East
Ely, is on active duty in France and
has seen closeup action in the fight
Dorm, who was recently electrician
for the Ely Light & Power company.
has also arrived at the front and is
assigned for duty with the 3Sth
Electrical Engineers
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18

American good, and at the same
time put his fighting blood. at the
boiling point. If he could nave been
in the front line trenches when we
received word that the United States
had declared war We started cheer
ing and throwing our hats into the
air. and some of the boys sang songs
and yelled as loud as they could
Finally a German in an opposite
trench called over and asked us what
the excitement was about We told
him that England, France and Bel
gium had got new ally, and that
it was. the United States. The Ger
man Immediately replied, i'm good
English, that ii would take many
ships to bring the Americans over
but only one would be needed to
send them back. That reply started
scrap. We went over the top
shortly afterwward and did our bit
to that German trench.
Trenches Improved.
During the early part of the war
the condition of the front line
trenches was almost unbearable, Mr..
Arscott says. but as the struggle went
on they became better suited for the
soldiers TO live in. The big fault
with the trenches at first was the
lack ,of drainavp facilities They
We're half filled with water and mud
most of the time.
The cold water and mud would
usually be up to our waists and some
times we had to stay in them for
days. There was little rest for the
boys in the front lines, and our life
was very monotonous. Today every
trench is fitted out with q good
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18

was elected to the United States SEN
ate to succeed the late Hon. Henry
W. Blair. for term beginning March
4, 1891. and since then successively
reelected. He had served as mem
ber of the Republican national con
vention: chairman of the Merchant
Marine commission; member of the
National Forest Reservation commits
sion; vice-chairman of the National
Waterways commission, and as pres
ident pro-tempore of the senate dur
ing portion of the Sixty-second con-
gress.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
j. After Bray's Scalp

w J. Hunting was a visitor in tho
district the first of the week looking
after his candidacy for state superin-
making a canvass of the state and
from Ely went to Pioche. Mr.. Hunt
ing is superintendent of the Carson
educational matters generally, and
is chairman of the legislative com
mittee of the state teachers commit
tee
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Change Clothes for Carson City.

Deputy Sheriff Frank A. Boes went
White Pine county prisoners for the
state penitentiary-Dick Thomas,
sentenced for selling liquor to an In
grand larceny II. NJ. Brown. also
awaiting prison sentence for grand
larceny. will be taken to Carsono
later, stay having been granted him
for family reasons.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18


enced the mustard gas will be blindde
for life, but in some instances the
surgeons are able to save their sight
after months of treatment.
In Second Battle at Ypres.
After | recovered, | went back to
the front again and had the satisfac-
tion of knowing that | paid back the
Germans by fighting against them in
the second battle of Ypres. Follow
ing that great battle, we went back TO
Stevord. Belgium, to rest. We were
reinforced and on July 81, 1915, we
started for the big offensive at AL
bert on the Somme.
After fighting on the Somme for
several months | was wounded in the
leg, and was in an English hospital
for three months. On recovery
went to France. on the Arras front,
and spent the rest of the summer
there
ION October IA, 1917, | received
the wound in the leg that sent me
back to an English hospital. where
remained until April 27. 1t was the
cause of my receiving my discharge
which enabled me to come home 70
visit my family. / hope some day to
be able to go back again, but the doc
tors think it is doubtful, as they do
not believe that | will ever get over
being crippled.
"The wound was caused by shrap-
mel, which struck be below the ankle
and caused me to have what is known
as drop foot.
Germans Jeered Americans.
'It would have done any loyal
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Learns of brothers. Death

Ed. c. Leak received a telegram
yesterday announcing the death OF
his brother. Oliver Leak The de-
deased was resident of Jerseyville
ILL.,, and had been in poor health for
a number of years.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
JUSTICE COURT.
CALENDAR DEALS
WITH MANY CASES

Distict ATTORNEY w Nnlleley anu
Judge Collins have had busy week
in the local justice mill and a size
able grist has been ground out. All
the material has not yet been used
up, and as no substitutes are requir-
ed in this particular kind of social
chaff it is confidently expected the
wheels will continue to grind to ca
pacity. The district attorney feels
that he can point with pride to the
list of convictions he is inscribing in
the county's criminal archives, while
the judge is equally on the job in
handing the convicted malefactors
what the law allows
One Pope, of Kimberly, convicted
of selling liquor without a license,
was fined $25. Pope paid.
Joe Drakulich of Ripetown was
found guilty of an assault on par
ty by the name of Meehan. and was
handed a fine of $3.50. Joe dug up
the $3.50.
Another item from racy Riepetown
was furnished by John Brocavich,
who was bound over for trial in the
district court, charged with assault
with deadly weapon upon Pat
Killoran.
David Karjam, found guilty of an
assault on his wife, was fined one
hundred iron men. Sentence was
suspended during good behavior, as
there were some extenuating circum-
stances; both parties appear to have
been at fault, and perhaps Mrs. Ker-
jam had been trife irritating and
got what was coming to her. At any
rate, the court was inclined to be
lenient.
Co-incident with this case appears
a brother, Tom Karjam, both being
under investigation for being in the
United States without passports.
hese men, both Russians, were resi-
ents of this district about eight
Mars ago. but went overseas. and
: we're in Belgium when the kaiser
set out to beat up the world. They
left Antwerp two days before the fall
of that city and went to England,
from whence they eventually worked
their passage to this country on sep
arate sailing vessels, arriving here
the latter part of 1916, one unload
ing at New York and the other at
Philadelphia They succeeded III
slipping ashore without complying
with all the necessary formalities
and headed for Steptoe City. 1t looks
like case for federal investigation.
There were two other incidents of
marital mix-ups, a complaint having
been lodged against Frank Norris of
Riepetown, for licking his wife. and
against Dan Stetich of Ruth for sim
liar offense. Both defendants are in
Jail.
Mr.. Darktown Davis, colored
gemmen from up the hill is also in
Jail, charged with felony. The com
planning witness is one Settle, who
alleges that Davis stole from off his
tSettle) person the sum of $50.
Davis appears to have declined to
settle. therefore Mr.. Settle will let
the law settle the case. Hearing to-
morrow.
Yesterday, George Ruko of Ruth,
lodged a complaint against Marcio
Coma, for assault. Ruko appeared at
the sheriff's office looking as If he
had been run over by British tank.
and said Coma did it, but he didn't
know what for. Us he was total
stranger to him. Marcio is more OF
an exclamation point than coma.
He's the man who eats 'em alive. He
was arrested and arraigned yesterday
afternoon and his case will come up
again Tuesday.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Haywood and Other |. w. VS..
Are Guilty of Obstructing Draft

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
jury in the United States court which
for several months has been trying
w. d. Haywood and ninety-nine 9TH
er |. W w. leaders and members,
this afternoon returned verdict of
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18

guilty against all the defendants.
The verdict was returned after
about an hours deliberation.
The |. w. WIS were accused of
fomenting anti-war sentiment and
obstructing the draft-also with sab
otage and other crimes.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Goes to Missouri

Goes to Missouri
c. n. Shepard of the Nevada North
st. Joseph, Mo-, and Denver, Colo.
At the former place he expects to
join his wife and daughter, who
have been visiting at her former
home in Flora. Ill. They plan to re-
turn to East Ely about the first OF
the month.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Located in Vancouver

Harry Boersig and family of East
Ely, left the past week for Vancou-
yer, where they expect to remain
Mr.. Boersig was boiler maker in
the employ of the Nevada Northern
Railway company.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
BORN.

In East Ely, Aug. II, to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Fl. Barnes. son.
In East Ely, Aug. IA, to Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. ]. LaBranch, daughter.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
DIED.

At Ruth, August IA, Louis Sabon,
ION of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sabon,
aged two years.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18
Attending State Meeting.

Assessor j. +. Miles went to Car
son City the past week to attend a
meeting of the state board of equali
zation.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-18

Ed. c. Leak has opened business
office in one of the store fronts on
Aultman street owned by Joe's Candy
Kitchen.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-01-22

wards the enemies of Germany real
lied the importance of the act, and
followed suit. 1t is now the Teutonic
move.
Peace negotiations at Brest-L itovsk
failed because Germany insisted
upon conquest and Russia demands
freedom. The British labor party en-
dorses the Bolshevik aims, acknowl-
edging that they constitute a reasona-
BILE basis for future peace, and as
President Wilson has done practically
the same thing, the st-Litoysk con-
ference means to Germany and her
allies, not peace with Russia alone,
but general peace with all foes upon
a basis of general amity and the right
of all sections to decide their own al
legiance.
This is the root of the political crisis
in Berlin. The moderates are ready
to accept the lessons of the war; the
militarists want fight to the end, be-
cause their privileged existence is at
stake. Without triumphant ending
of the war Prussian militarism is
dead, and its leaders are willing to pit
the empire against her foes until the
last hope is ashes. They have nothing
to lose in the gamble. As it is, they
are lost; the future may be different.