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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
TO CENTRALIzE
LABOR SUPPLY
GOVERNMENT WILL MOBILIZE
COMMON LABOR FOR WAR
WORK

WASHINGTON, d. c., July go
Beginning Aug. 1, the supplying of
war industries with common labor
will be centralized in the United
States employment service of the
department of labor, and all
independent recruiting of common
labor by manufacturers having a
payroll of more than 100 men will
be diverted to the United States
employment service. This is in ac-
cordance with the decision of the
war labor policies board and ap-
proved by the president on June II.
The war labor policies board is
composed of representatives of the
war, navy and agricultural depart
ments, the shipping board and the
Emergency Fleet corporation, the
var industries board, and the food,
fuel and railroad administrations.
Its chairman is Frederick Frankfurt
ter. assistant to the secretary of la
Dor.
This action was found necessary
ito overcome a perilous shortage of
.unskilled labor in war industries.
This shortage was aggravated by an
almost universal practice of labor
stealing and poaching.
While the restrictions against the
private employment of labor apply
only to common labor at the present
time, these restrictions will. as soon
as possible. be extended to include
skilled labor. In the meantime, re-
'cruiting of skilled labor for war
production will be subject to fed
'eral regulations now being prepar-
ed.
The absolute necessity for this
program can be seen when 1t Is
realized that in Pittsburgh. for in
stance. there are advertisements
calling for men to go to Detroit;
while in Detroit street cars there
are posters asking men to go to
Pittsburgh. This same condition is
apparent all over the United States
and in the consequent shifting of
labor a great part of our war effort
is dissipated.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
BADGE OF SPLENDID SERVICE
How Red Cross Came to Be Adopted
by Those Whose Mission Is to
Aid the Unfortunate.

The Red Cross as a badge Of serv-
ice for suffering humanity dates back
more than three hundred years, writes
a correspondent to the Evening Post,
and its origin must be of interest at
this time when it has expanded as a
society into a multitude that ministers
to the physical needs Of our army and
navy here and abroad.
Camillus de Lellis was born In the
kingdom of Naples in 1850. After
serving in the Venetian army he went
to the hospital of San Giacomo in
Rome with an affection of the leg.
There he was so much impressed by
the hc-rors and filth of what vas little
better than a pesthouse that he re-
solved to devote his life to suffering
humanity, "tO care for the plague
stricken and to nurse the sick in their
own homes" At thirty-two he was
ordained a priest and set about found
Ing a religious order "tO serve the
sick"
"They shall year a red cross upon
their breasts" said Camillus, "tO re-
mind them of the suffering of our
Lord Christ. This will give them
strength and encouragement" Pope
Sixtus v confirmed the congregation
in 1886, granting them in the brief a
special permission to wear "the Red
Cross" This same red cross is the
badge of service today, worn by every
Catholic religious order that takes
care Of the sick, in every part Of the
world. This red cross has been
blessed in the leper settlements Of Mo
lOkai and Madagascar; In the cholera
hospitals Of India and the pestilence-
stricken lands of the far East, as well
as on the ~battlefields of France. In
the calendar st. Camillus' day falls
upon the 18th of July, and at his spe-
cial mass these words are chanted:
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his
friends.'-YOuth's Companion.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
DUE TO SOLUTION IN WATER
How iron Implements, Long Aban-
doned in Cuban Mine, Were
Turned Into Copper.

Not so very long ago a curious find
was made in one of the copper mines
at Ell Cobre, Cuba. These mines. once
among the richest in the world, were
abandoned for a long time on account
Of the instructions in Cuba against
the Spanish rule. In 1868 the coal
supply was cut off by the insurgents,
and consequently pumping the mines
became impossible and they were soon
filed with water.
After the Spanish war an American
company bought the mines and pro-
ceeded to pump out the water. In one
of the shafts thus made accessible
was found what once represented an
iron pickax, as well as some crowbars.
The metal in these implements had,
1t is said, turned to copper. Extraor-
binary as this may appear, 1t can be
scientifically explained.
The water, fltering through the
rock and the copper ore veins, dis
solved some of the copper. the solu-
ton containing sulphate Of copper. As
soon as the sulphuric acid in this So
luton touched the iron 1t dissolved
that metal and deposited copper in its
place. for s%ulphuric acid has a greater
affinity for iron than for copper. In
the process certain impurities which
had existed in the iron were left be-
hind undisturbed.
The wooden handle of the pick was
in good condition. The metal vas
porous and irregular In shape, but the
general outline preserved the form OF
the pick somewhat enlarged in size.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
ANTHONY PRODUCTION Is
MADE FROM MINERAL HILL

The Eureka-Nevada railway has
been asked to handle 900 tons of
ore monthly from Mineral station to
Palisade. The request was made
by the United States Mining e
Smelling company and the ore is to
be supplied from the mines at Min
eral Hill for the company's smelt-
ing plant at Kennel, Cal. The rail-
way company is unable to handle
this amount of tonnage with it's
present equipment, but has offered
to take over 600 tons monthly. The
Mineral Hill mines carry consider
able quantity, and this metal prod
uct in these ores is thought to have
caused the present demand.-Eureka
Sentinel.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
How Germany conserves Space.

A conservation of land-space move
ment, in Germany, some time ago, re-
suited in the utilization of dwarf vari-
cites of fruit trees instead of much Of
the shrubbery planted merely for orna-
mental purposes, and in the planting
of small trees close against the walls
Of brick or stone houses so that the
branches could be trained over the
walls in the manne of ivy, says the
Popular Science Monthly.
Pear trees are pruned carefully and
trained to spread out over the walls
just like vines. The practice is now
common in hard-pressed Germany, and
is likely to find favor in this country.
Pear, plum, and other fruit trees are
thus trained over house walls, fences,
and garden partitions so that not an
inch of ground is wasted. In this way,
too, the trees are prevented from
throwing too much shade over other
growing things in their vicinity, and
the appearance of the houses Is, i'm
addition, very considerably enhanced.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
Why Maine Girl Is Proud.

Although but eleven years OF age,
Christine Reed of Sanford is one of
the "war-honor girls of Maine. This
title was bestowed on her by state
school officials. She Is the youngest
stage driver in New England and her
daily duty Is to see that a score OF
pupils living in rural districts are
transported to their schools.
When the war called the young men
Of Sanford to service there wasn't any,
one left to drive the school children's
stage coach: For awhile it looked
as though the children wouldn't be
able to get any schooling this term.
Then Christine went to her father
and said she would drive the stage.
Her father consented and the child
began. All through the winter she
made the trips and none of the chill
dren she transported was late at any
session. To accomplish this Christine
has had to get out of bed each morn
ing at 5 80 o'clock.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
BRITISH STRIKE
STILL SPREADING
GO OUT NEXT TUES
DAY

LONDON, July 26. = The strike
Spf munitions workers is involving
Increased numbers of employees. At
Leeds, delegates representing 300,-
900 workers decided to strike next
Tuesday if the embargo is not re-
moved. Eighteen thousand workers
are on strike. Altogether $4,000
workers engaged in the manufac-
ture of munitions are affected.
The strike had it's origin in the
deficiency of skilled labor. This
deficiency necessitated the govern
ment making plans for an even
distribution of labor, but some firms
by offering attractive wages man
aged to secure an unfair proportion
of skilled workers. The govern
ment, therefore, laid an embargo on
three Coventry firms, which were
told an excess of skilled labor could
not be permitted. The men misun-
dertsood the purpose of the embar-
go. which was wrongf2lly interpret
cd as an attempt to GUST skilled
workers and drive them into the
army by means of low wages.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
How to Destroy Poison Ivy.

The cheapest and most effective
method of eliminating poison ivy, ac-
cording to experts of the United States
department of agriculture, is the SIM
pie one of roofing up the plants and
destroying them. If the poison ivy is
in large fields it may be necessary to
pillow and cultivate the land. Ivy on
large trees, stone walls and buildings
can be killed by %arsenate of soda. at
The rate of two pounds to ten gallons
of water. Two OF three applications
are sufficient
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
BERLIN EXPLAINS
GERMAN RETREAT
RETIREMENT WAS "AC-
CORDING TO PLANS"

BERLIN, July 80. = An official
statement following the operations
up to last night follows:
After fulfilling their task, the
field guards fell back to their lines
in accordance with orders, before
enemy attacks. At Fere en- Tarde-
nois and south of that place the en-
envy attacks were several times re-
newed, but violent combats resulted
in ending the enemy's repulse. Sc
we're attacks against the new posi-
lions west of Fere en- Tardenois
failed. There were sanguinary enc
my losses.
The statement admits that dur
ing the nights of July 26 and 81,
I'm accordance with plans" the
Germans evacuated the front line
between the Ourcq and the Arve
and shifted their defense in the re-
gion between Fere en- Tardenois
and Vile en- Tardenois, without the
knowledge of the allies"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
York Road Set Free.

The final step In clearing old York
road of it's toll gate membranes was
taken recently and six toll gates be-
tween the city line and HatbOro will
hereafter cease to vex the users of this
important highway. Philadelphia abol-
ished all toll gates within her limits
some years ago, but these ~nuisances
still continue to maintain a state OF
siege about this city except on the Del
aware river front, where the ferries
perform a similar part. The ferries
will remain until the Delaware Is
bridged, but the toll gates must go,
and are going.-Philadelphia Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
EDITOR GERMAN
PAPER ARRESTED

CLEVELAND, O., July 20. -
Richard Brenne, editor of the
Waechter and Anzeiger, a Cleveland
German daily, was arrested by fed
eral officers charged with violating
the espionage act. The arrest is
based on a news story published on
Wednesday under an Amsterdam
date which is said to have led to
the conclusion that hundreds of
thousands of Americans were sacri-
feed by the French"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
IDEAL PLACE FOR SOLITUDE
Bird Island, In Gulf Of St. Lawrence,
One Of Worlds Mest Desolate
Spots.

Bird island, most northerly of the
Magdalen islands, holds the worlds
record for wrecks. The whole group.
In the Gulf of ST. Lawrence, is exceed
ingly dangerous, but Bird island stands
first. More like a huge rock than an
island it's walls rise grim and gray in
the path of the mariner. The island
has no beach or coast, only a steep ir-
regular cliff rising abruptly from the
water. The top is a barren plateau Of
about five acres.
The principal inhabitants are birds.
Gulls, gannets and INJURIES come in
thousands to nest and rear their young.
The roar of their thousands of wings
browns the noise of the waters. The
Indians say that they are the souls OF
shipwrecked sailors.
The human tenants Of the plateau
are the lighthouse keeper and his wife.
doomed to solitary existence except
about once or twice a year when a ship
brings provisions. Sometimes, perhaps
in about every three or four years, an
enterprising naturalist m to study
the bird life on the island.
Ships can approach Bird island only
in the calmest weather. The slight
est ripple and the craft keeps a re-
spectful distance. The lighthouse Is
reached by a rope and windlass. The
hardest mountain climber would hest
tate before attempting to scale its
rough gray walls.
The keepers of the light have been
singularly unfortunate. The first went
insane and had to be kept confined by
his wife and assistant until the lro-
vision boat arrived. The second was
borne away by a floating piece of Ice
when seal hunting in the early spring.
His wife maintained the lighthouse
alone until help came from a neigh
boring island.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
WAR STARTED
FOUR YEARS AGO
ON JULY %, 1914, AUSTRIA DE-
CLARED WAR ON
SERBIA

Four years ago yesterday, on July
%, 1914, Austria declared war on
Serbia by manifesto, one of the
briefest and most momentous docu-
ments in history. Germany paved
the way by rejecting the British
peace proposal to bring four powers
together for mediation, and at 1870
on the morning of July 20 the Serb
ians blew up the bridge spanning
the Save river at Belgrade and Aus
'trian monitors stationed at Semlin,
on the Austrian side of the river,
fired on Serbian positions at the
bridge head.
Friday. July 81, Associated Press
reports said: at is understood that
on the failure of his conference
scheme, Sir Edward Grey invited Ger
many to suggest some way out of
the difficulty, and all eyes are turn
ed on the German emperor at the
man upon whom Europe's fate de-
pends."
The German emperor willed there
should be war and after his ultima
tum demanding that the mobiliza-
ton of the Russian armies cease, at
5:15 in the evening of Aug. l he
ordered the mobilization of his
armies.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
How "Foolscap" Originated.

Several explanations have been
given of the meaning of the word
"foolscap" as applied to a certain
class of paper. One Of the explana-
tons is that when Charles / found
his revenue short he granted GER
tain privileges, amounting to mo-
nopOlies, and among these was the
manufacture of paper, the exclu-
sive right to which was sold to
certain parties, who grew rich and
enriched the government at the ex-
pense of those who were obliged to
use the paper. At this time all Eng
fish paper bore, in watermarks, the
royal arms. The parliament under
Cromwell made a jest of this law,
and among other ~indignities to the
memory of Charles 1t was ordered
that the royal arms be removed from
the paper and a FOOLS cap and bells
be substituted. These were In their
turn removed when the Rump parlia-
ment was dismissed. but paper for the
size of the parliament's Journal 81 u
bears the name of "foolscap."
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
Water Shortage i'm North

1t is an old saying among Nevada
lawyers that a dry year is a good
year to bear law suits and from talk
that is going the rounds Of the
northern part of the state the crop
OF litigation is going to be heavy
this fall. Water for farms along
the lower Carson and Walker rivers
is so low that there is little doubt
a heavy loss will be sustained by
farmers. Wheat and grain are
suffering and a great acreage Of po-
tatoes must be watered if the crop
is tt be saved. The established
rights are a matter of record, as the
courts and state engineer have in
a large measure adjusted the differ
ences, and what action is planned
by the farmers along the river has
not been learned.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
ARTHUR f.. BARNES TO
RUN FOR NOMINATION

Arthur E. Barnes has filed papers
for the republican nomination for
district attorney. Barnes is the
first republican to enter this con-
test and, with Roger Foley, who is
seeking denomination, opposed by
f. Carter Edwards for the demo-
cratic nomination, it is believed
there will be no other candidates.
Fred H. Aubrey, a democrat, filed
this morning for nomination for
constable of Goldfield township and
is the first to seek nomination for
this office aside from John MOrri-
son, who is ieeking the office on
the socialist ticket.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
FIGHTER FRED FULTON
ESCAPES ARREST

NEW YORK, July 26. - Fred
Fulton has satisfactorily explained
his failure to appear for examination
before the local draft board and the
request for his apprehension as a
delinquent has been cancelled.
Jack Curley, promoter of the bout
between Fulton and Dempsey, which
is scheduled for Saturday night,
made public a letter to this effect
from the board.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
How camoufIaae Is Employed.

The act of hiding anything from the
enemy is termed camOuf1age. Tanks
and magazines are covered with
anonymous patches Of vivid-cOlored
paint that are supposed to disguise
them. Guns are hidden by branches;
false guns made of tree trunks are
erected here and there to attract the
enemy's fire; troops behind the lines
spend hours digging a false trench,
and then laugh gleefully when an
enemy airman drops a flare over 1t,
the signal to his gunners to fire. A
great use of %camOufiage is to hide adj
vancing troops. The varieties. then OF
camouf1age. are infinite. Any little
or big trick that al cause the enemy
to see what does not exist; any ruse
that will make him think that your
guns are where in reality they are not !;
any cloud of smoke that you can
wrap around yourself. like the Trojan
of old, when you advance to the at
tack any trench upon which by means
of dummy figures, you can persuade
your enemy to waste his ammunition,
all such things come under the head
Of camoufiage.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
Attorneys Mix

Sam Plat, George Thatcher,
Judge 1Norcross and a mar named
Hilton, defendant in a divorce action
recently staged a battle in Judge
Moran's court at Reno. They mixed
in rue American style. The battle
started when Plat and Thatcher
passed the word of fight and an up
percut by Thatcher was parted by
Platt, who swung with his left and,
ethrough a miscalculation. landed on
SIfilton, who in turn aimed at the So
lar plexus of Judge Norcross. By
this time Judge Moran was on the
floor and it is said his good right
was a factor in pacifying the belliger-
ents. Judge Moran fined Platt and
Thatcher 500 each, while Norcross
and Hilton escaped with $50 each.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03

SUBMARINES. CUT FIFTY MIL
LION POUNDS FROM Ma
TONS SUPPLY

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 26.-
The American public is asked by
the food administration to go on a
sugar ration of two pounds per
capita monthly, beginning Aug. 1,
in order to meet the world shortage.
1t is necessary to ARE for the i'm
mediate demands of cur military
forces.
The public is now Oh a ration of
three pounds per month. Ho Use
hold rationing will be voluntary, but
eating places will be requir-
ed to observe the new regulations
effective Aug. 1, which permit the
use of two pounds of sugar for ev-
evr 90 meals served.
The food administration declares
that sugar supplies throughout the
country, in homes, stores, factories
and bakeries, are at a low ebb.
The production of the American
beet crop and the Louisiana cane
crops is disappointing. The needs
of the army and navy are greater
than ever. Fifty million pounds
were lost recently through sub
marine activity on the Atlantic
coast.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
ARE GREAT NATIONAL ASSET
Why IL Is Of the Utmost Importance
That country's Forests Must Be
Properly Guarded.

A little known but highly impor-
tant service, both to the present gen.
Grafton and those that are to come,
is rendered by the men who guard
and care for our national forests.
These are situated in all parts of the
country, from Porto Rico to Alaska,
and one of the most important duties
is to protect them from fire, says the
New York World.
The method employed in the Nebras-
ka National forest Is to first clear
a strip of land. Twelve burrows
are plowed on each side Of this and
the ground between them is burned
over This firebreak will halt the
flames driven by a high wind. Its
cost, so cents q mile for each furrow
over ordinary land, may run to $50
when heavy timber has to be cleared
away.
To keep the forests up to stand
ard, between $4,000 and $4,000 acres
must be planted each year. In the
Douglas fir region of Oregon the seeds
are sown in the snow. They are scat
tered broadcast, and as the snow melts
they sink deeper and deeper. Some
are eaten by the birds, but when the
snow has disappeared most of them
are covered with enough earth to ger
inmate and take root.
This work will yield results only In
the future, but the national forests are
already a great asset. Under expert
selection many thousand feet Of tim.
Der are cut each year.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
CONFERENCE ON
LABOR PROBLEM
SEVENTEEN STATES REPRE-
SCENTED IN MEETING NOW
IN SESSION

DENVER, July 26. = The elimi-
nation of private employment agen-
cies was forecast at a conference
of representatives of labor and cap
ital from II western states in ses-
sion here.
w. A. Davis, special agent for
the department of labor, in an adj
dress, said that when the govern
ment takes over the distribution of
unskilled labor it is more than
probable that the minimum wage
for unskilled labor will be fixed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
l.. l.. DELLINGER FILES FOR
LONG-TERM COMMISSIONER

l.. L.. Dellinger, mine s~uperintend-
ent for companies operated by
Charles S. Sprague and generally
known to mining men in the south
ern part of the state, this morning
filed nomination papers for long
term county commissioner on the
democratic ticket. H. c. Robertson
filed papers today for denomination
on the democratic ticket to the Of
flee of clerk and treasurer.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03
Manual Training at FalIOn

The Churchill county board of
education recently introduced a
course in agriculture in the Fallon
and a modern building
for manual training has been erect
ed with up-to-date FORCES and ma
chinery. The course in agriculture
will be under direction of an ex-
perienced instructor who has been
elected vice-principal of the school.
Five individual school districts have
been consolidated at Fallon, making
school district in the state.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-08-03

Governor Emmett D. Boyle has fill
ed nomination papers with the sec
rotary of state as a candidate for
nomination on the democratic tick
ct. He said he would make no
statement at present, but would
make a formal announcement in a
few days.