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The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
BUILT BY ORDER OF CAR
City Of Hardin, Railway Center and
Military Depot, Has Also Become
Great Flour Center.

The city Of Hardin was built to or
der for the one-time car of oil the
Russias, who, in constructing the
Trans-S Siberian railway, found that he
needed the little village Of Hardin as
a railway center and military depot.
Only little diplomatic juggling was
required, and the village began to grow
up and expand before the puzzled eyes
of its peaceful inhabitants. The new
Hardin did not absorb the old part,
but was built beside it, so that the
farmers still continue to raise their
millet and wheat untroubled by diplo-
macy and troop maneuverS.
There are few Chinese and almost
no foreigners in the city. Russia dis
courages alien immigration, and by
agreement with China, only Russians
and Chinese are allowed to hold land,
construct houses or have any perma-
nent business interests in Hardin.
Russian railroad officials and workers
and Russian colonists and troops are
the chief residents of the entire neigh
borhood.
Hardin is called the "fat city" be-
cause of its position in the level val
ley of the Sungari river, with noun
tains protecting it on east and west.
It is the flour center of the East. The
fields are covered with grain, and down
on the Sungari river front Manchu
coolies load endless junks with. flour
ground in the modern mills Of the
city.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
silk, Cotton and Rubber Shipped
to Enemy Through
Switzerland.
LLOYD GEORGE IS BLAMED
Contraband Trade Declared to Have
Been Fostered by British Tariff
Warnings Go Unkeeded by
Italian Government

Rome.-The scandal resulting from
the exposure Of the part played by
the Milanese Silk company in supply
ing great quantities of silk waste to
Germany Is spreading. The govern
ment Is now In possession Of indispu-
table evidence that not only silk waste
but large quantities Of cotton and rub
Der have found their way into Ger
many from Italy since the war, form
ing q material aid to the enemy in the
manufacture Of war materials.
Signor Giretti, the radical deputy,
has published an article, in which he
points out that not only Italy but all
the allies have been remiss in con-
trolling exports TO neutral countries.
He urged the Italian government In
July, 1915, to prevent the export of
silk to Germany, but it was not pro-
hibited until August, 1916, while the
prohibition of silk exports to Switzer-
land did not come into operation until
October, 1915.
AS to the contraband trade in silk,
Signor Giretti blames Lloyd George for
having, through lack of actual informa'
ton on the question, imposed restric-
tons on the import Of Italian silk into
England, thus providing the Italian
Germanophiles with a splendid anti
British argument.
It is now certain that besides SILK
waste enormous consignments of cot
ton have been supplied to Germany
from Italy, where trading with the
enemy was organized on such vast
scale that 1t is inconceivable how Sc
much time passed before it was de-
tected and repressed.
Controlled by Germans.
Judging from the number of silk and
cotton merchants arrested in north
Italy 1t is evident that both the silk
and cotton industries were practically
under German control and that the
greater part of the output of the prin.
cipal firms was sent to Germany and
utilized in war industries there.
Before the war about three hundred
tons of silk waste were exported from
Italy to Switzerland every year. In
1915 Italian silk exports to Switzer.
land increased to about nine hundred
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
FRENCH PRAISE
VALOR OF YANKS

Salvation Army representatives. dur
ing the height of the engagement hand
ed out coffee, chocolate, doughnuts.
and much good cheer to the soldiers.
They went on with their work while
the shells were falling oil around them
and would not leave until at last they
were ordered to do so. Now they are
called daughters of the regiment"
At another point near the front a
middle-aged, motherly woman. also of
the Salvation Army, is Drawing the
German shells to dispense comforts to
the men.
'T had to come to France" she said,
ito find out what wonderful boys we
raise in America"
Unstinted praise for the valor and
steadfastneSs Of the American troops
during the German attack at Seiche-
prey is given by the French troops on
the same front This admiration for
the. fighting qualities of his transat-
lantic comrades is demonstrated in a
report sent to the general command
ing by the colonel of French infan-
try regiment which took part In the
Seicheprey engagement.
II visited Renneres wood after the
counter-attack in which the position
was recaptured and examined the sit
uation in detail" says the report.
Everywhere traces of hand-to-hand
fighting show that the American sol
diers, despite two hours of heavy bonn
bardment by large caliber guns, de-
Tended themselves valiantly.
"In the vicinity between the front
trenches and the communication
trench connecting the Judy and Rem
neres woods, two American machine
gunners died fighting on their weap-
ons after covering the ground around
with German dead. The enemy suf'
fered great losses, thanks to this he
roic resistance.
Everywhere there are signs of Ger
man wounded having been carried off,
while many German bodies remain be
cause the retiring enemy was unable
to remove them. Numbers Of the dead
belong to German storming detach-
ments."
Numerous hand-to-hand combats
were fought In the course Of this long
struggle, from which the Americans
found themselves obliged to retire to-
ward nightfall, but only after destroy
Ing their machine guns.
In Seicheprey a squad Of Americans
found several cases Of grenades. with
which they succeeded In putting up a
terrific fight and holding out the entire
day on the northern extremity OF the
village. They refused to surrender
when summoned to do so. At the end
Of the fighting only nine OF the Original
twenty-three were left.
An American lieutenant with only
six men patrolled 900 yards Of the
front during the entire day and main
tanned communication with the bat
.alions on his right and left.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
How Firms Keep Warm.

In many ways the Firms are a very
queer people, as is illustrated by the
Christian Herald.
It is during the a,rribly cold months
that the Firms revel in the mighty
ovens that fill one corner of every
kitchen and often loom up large and
vastly impressive in the other rooms
Of Finn home as well. The tops OF
these monster stoves are perfectly fat
and steps lead up on one side.
When the weather becomes bitterl,
cold and bleak, the entire family vii
take quilts and pillows and, mountine
to the top of the lig heater, sp-ea
down their bedding and sleep We
comfortably mad co::entedly on I,
hard, hot bricks Until morning.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
Victory Of Pershing Men at Sech-
eprey May Become
Historic.
MANY DEEDS OF HEROISM
Actions of Soldiers In Fight Fully II
Accord With the Finest Ameri-
can Traditions-one Kills
Fifteen Huns.

With the American Army in France.
The shell-torn village OF Seicheprey
appears to be destined to hold proud
place in the story of American partici-
patton In the world war. AS further
details Of the engagement there be-
come known there are disclosed deeds
which are fully in accord with the
finest American traditions.
The correspondent is now permitted
TO tell Of few cases of individual he
roism, which will convey an idea as
to the mettle of the men. One OF
them, David Griggs of East Hampton.
Conn, passed through the enemy bar
rage at least seven times TO carry en-
munition to his hard-presSed COM
rades. Twice he was partly buried
by earth upturned by shells falling
all around him, but he kept at his
task.
Griggs, who is nineteen years old, is
so modest that he would not tell his
story, but insisted on speaking Of the
bravery of others. Finally one Of
Ills SOIlEduSs pOllLSG AALu OOb uhu
said: "That is the brayest man in the
regiment"
Twice Blown OF Road.
Raymond A. Ferris of Bedford.
Mass, acting as a courier, was blown
of the road twice by the conclusion
of shells. Although stunned and near
ly crazed by the intensity Of the gun
fire, when he reached the point in the
rear of the lines TO which he was
sent for ammunition, he carried out
his orders. Then he asked for re-
volver. saying he wanted to go out
and fight the Germans, but he faint
ed from exhaustion. When he regain
ed consciousness his first words were
inquiry whether his message had been
delivered.
Charles Sinkler. Philadelphia law
yer, who Is now with the Red Cross,
and was in the thick Of the fighting.
told the correspondent OF two Ameri.
cans who, armed only with automatic
pistols. charged an enemy machine
gun, killed eight Germans and cap
tured the gun. It is also related that
one American sharpshooter killed Is
Germans.
In village a short distance behind
the front line Gladys and Irene Nc
Intyre. sisters, of Mount Vernon, n. Z.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17


iesi If There Is Considerable Heavy
Traffic.
horse-drawn vehicles, light traffic
of automobiles, and light traffic Of
heavy trucks.
i'd Water-bound macadam roads
are adapted to the same general char
acter Of truffic as gravel roads.
(e1 Surface-treated macadam ROADS
are adapted especially for heavy
traffic of automobiles. They also are
satisfactory for light traffic Of
horse-drawn vehicles and heavy
trucks. In all cases they require con-
slant maintenance.
(f) Bituminous roads are suitable
for heavy traffic of both automobiles
and horse-drawn vehicles and mod
erate traffic of heavy trucks.
(g) Concrete roads are adapted to
the same general class Of traffic as
.bituminous roads. and generally are
capable of withStanding the traffic Of
somewhat heavier vehicles without in
Jury. ..
(h) Brick roads are adapted to the
same general class Of traffic as con-
crete roads. Either brick or concrete
roads. however, may be economical
for only moderate trafic where other
road-building materials are scarce.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
BROTHERS OVER THERE,
GIRL TWINS WANT TO GO

New York.-Lucille and Gene
We've Baker, nineteen-year-old
twins, of Brooklyn, are not sat
isfied with having two brothers
"over there" They presented
themselves at the barge Office
with the request that they be
enlisted In the coast guard.
Lieut.. L c. Farwell explained
that they were not using women
to guard piers and warehouses
Just yet. But the twins refused
to consider themselves formally
rejected until similar assurances
had been given by Captain Car
den, commanding officer. They
left the Office disappointed, but
hopeful Of going to France as
government telephone operators
or stenographers.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
Students Quit German.

Martinsburg, W. Va.-Clean-cut
Americanism is preferable to a high
school diploma for the seniors and
juniors of the Hedgesville high school,
They fatty refuse to continue the
study Of German. despite the threats
of the school authorities.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
COWS GIVEN FEED AND CARE
II PreTt Is Net Returned S:nd Her 10
shxmhles and Give Feed to One
That viii.

Give the cows a chance. Feed ana
care for them properly. II an animal
does not have ii In her to return
profit or even p&y for the feed given
mere serd her 10 the shamblcs aud
i've he fec &c one that will.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
COSTS LITTLE TO FIX ROADS
Expense OF eeautifyins Highway in
Front OF Farm Buildings IL Corn
parativeiy Small.

II costs comparatively little to fix
M, or even beauti1y the road in front
of the farm buildinge-and how much
II helps the. looks and general appear
ance OF the placei It costs but little
more 70 have the road 30 far as II Dor
ders the farm not only free from I'M
slightly weeds and rubbish, but well
graded.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-17
Anns Rrinn Rln Price.

Charleston, Miss.-Forty-four head
of pure-bred Duroc-Jersey hogs were
recently sold here for $19,415, an aver
age Of $40 per head.
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02
OATMAN SOUTHERN
 CUTS BIG ORE BODY

S. R. Porter, manager of the Oat- man Southern mines, was a Kingman visitor last Monday, coming in from the big gold camp to attend to impOr- tant business affairs. He reports that the crosscut from the 200 level of the mine has gone into good ore. When he left the vein had been entered be- tween four and five feet and that sam ples taken indicate that the average would be above S15. In the crosscut on the 100 level the ore body showed a width of over 40 feet, and the average was of good milling grade. It is the impression that the ore on the 200 will be better than that found above, and there is no reason why the vein should not be as large. Mir. Porter is doing consistent work on the property and believes he has one of the big things of the south end of the oatman district.
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02
OKLAHOMA NEWSPAPER
 MAN IN KINGMAN

J. J. Moroney, a brother of the late W. E. Moroney, arrived in Kingman last Monday evening from the Cactus Queen mine, on Bill Williams creek. Mir. Moroney is making a tour of the state and is so much in love with it that he may conclude to remain if he can get the proper location for a newspaper. He is at the present time one of the proprietors of a daily news paper, published at OBmulgee, but owing to condition of health has been compelled to get into a dryer country. It is to be hoped that he will take up his home here and if he becomes as popular as his brother was he will have a chance to own the. county.
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02
OLD BLACKBERRY
 MINE REACHES
 7O0 .FOOT LEVEL

The main shaft on the Blackberry mine has reached the 700 level on the incline and will be carried to the 1000 level as fast as possible. This shaft has been sunk on the vein and so far has opened some wonderful ore bodies.
 The Blackberry Consolidated Mines company contemplate the erection of the big milling plant right away, all though 1t has not yet decided the pow CT problem. It was at first contem- plated to take power from Kingman, but 1t is understood that the manage ment of the Desert Power & Water company has made it impossible, more than s70,000 being demanded before a line would be run from this place to Blackberry. It will probably be de- cided to put in plant at Blackberry and develop the necessary power for the operation of the mill and mine. With cheap power the company would be in a position to sell electricity to the people of the town for light and power purposes.
 The Blackberry mine has developed one of the most remarkable bodies of lead-zinc ore in the county, the ore also carrying high values in silver. The vein in places is 16 feet wide and will average full 10 feet along the stopes. This ore body has been found in virgin ground, the old ore bodies not being considered in the computation of the mine values, although splendid ores have been opened up below the old workings. Today the Blackberry is considered one of the most promis- ing mines in the state, and with big milling plant will be on pay basis inside the year.
 The mine has been financed by Gus Holmes and associates and the de- has been carried on by Will liam Neagle.
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02

Some two years ago the question of granting patent to lands within the Atlantic and Pacific grant designated as railroad land caused a great deal of .uneasiness among the mining interests of this section, and justly, too.
 At that time the survey of the pub lie lands of the county was being made by the government. The statement was made, on what absolute authority we know not, "that no patents would be granted until the railroad land was classified as to mineral" Lately we know the railroad is pressing the ques- tion and some of the sections lie well within the mineral belt, and the Unit ed States Land Office at Phoenix, has no knowledge of the situation.
 Is it not prudeng to say the least, that this question should be taken up at once with the department at Wash ington, as, in these strenuous times, we may be caught sleeping at the switch?"
 The lands in question embrace large areas in the mountain sections that are heavily mineralized, although part ly unexplored. It would be too bad to allow these lands to go into the acre age of the railroad company, as it would then be without the reach of
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02
BRANsoN IS SUED FOR LIBEL

L. c. Branson and Mrs. Edith Whitaker, of the Jerome Sun, have been haled into court on a charge of libeling the manager of the Jerome News. Branson was at one time the Oatman representative of the Miner and thereafter removed to Jerome. It is understood that Mrs. Whitaker was at one time connected with a local newspaper. Branson is charged with saying many bad things about his rival editor, among which is the lar ceny of booze, the running of a poker game and the playing up of the prim- rose path as well as managing a news paper. For saying these things Edi- tor Carlow asks S5000 for salvage and S5OO0 more for salve.
 Branson's woes do not end with the libel suit. Enemies have taken his cylinder press from him, prevented his tying up with another plant and has ended the career of his daily.
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02
FLUORSPAR IS BADLY
 NEEDED IN SOUTHWEST

Prominent among the war minerals desired and for which the State Bu- reau of Mines has had many calls, is fluorspar.
 Fluorspar is one of the non-metallic minerals of moderate intrinsic value, the demand for which has increased greatly since the beginning of the war ,on account of its usefulness fR the metaIIurgicfi ceramic, and chemi- cal industries, especially in the manu- facture of open hearth steel, enameled ware, and hydrOfluoric acid.
 Fluorspar, or fluorite, chemically calcium fluoride, consists of calcium and fluorine in the proportions of 51.1 to 4S.9. The mineral is only slightly harder than calcite and consequently crushes easily, but it may be distin- guished from calcite by it's failure to efferverce with dilute hydrochlorid acid. In color the spar ranges, ac- cording to purity, from clear, color less, or slightly bluish glasslike sub stance through various brilliant shades and much of it is white and opaque. It commonly occurs in veins cutting both sedimentary and ingneus rocks.
 The Arizona output of fluorspar has been reported also in Cochise, Mari copa, Mohave, PimaysPinal and Yava- pal counties.
 The uses of fluorspar depend on its chemical composition, fluxing proper ties, and phosphorescence when heated and on it's optical and gemlike prop critics. Its preparation involves sep -aration from other minerals with which it is associated, the treatment including such processes as hand sort ing, crushing, washing, screening, jig ging and Notation, depending on the nature of the ore and the extent to which concentration is practicable. Part of the high grads ore is ground and shippedsi1i barrels and sacks; the rest is sold in lump form.
 Where fluorspar is associated with sphalerite,, or zinc blende, complete separation of the two minerals has been difficult on account of their near ness in specific gravity. Although fluorspar is useful in smelting iron ores, but is harmful to zinc, and the sulphur in the sphalerite cannot be permitted in the iron and steel fur naces.
 Grinding of the pure, clear spar is unnecessary for some purposes, as the Jumps readily decrepitate to a powder when heated.
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02

shelter was built at Aubrey, on the
 Colorado river, where thousands of
 tons of the lower grade ores were smelted.
 A wagon road is now being built into the Cactus Queen mines from the main highway runnfngzto the Me Cracken and will soon be ready for use. County Engineer Bob Blum has just returned from the mines, having finished the survey for the lower end of the road. This road is to go around the east end of Potts mountain, through Esther Basin and down a hard mesa backbone to the Cactus Queen camp.
 The Cactus Queen has a good camp, well situated near the mines, all though so far no water has been found close by. A pumping plant is to be put in on Bill Williams Fork, four miles away, and water pumped to the camp for all purposes. As soon as this is done hoisting plant will be put on the mines and greater depth ob- tained.
 One-half mile west of the Iron Cap there is a great possibility for steam shovel proposition, the deposit of cop per bearing ore being very great. This part of the estate will be looked after as soon as machinery is put to work on the Iron Cap.
 Mir. Barbee, who has had the man agement of the property, is an old Cripple Creek operator and knows a mine when he is brought in contact with it. He associated with himself D. W. Cooter, of Colorado Springs, and Mir. Moroney of Oklahoma. In the hands of these gentlemen the proper ty is sure to make good.
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02
STATE HIGHWAY

J. F. Goodman, of the state engi- neering department, who has charge of the construction of the connecting link in the state highway over Gold Road hill, was in Kingman yesterday. Mir. Goodman is doing one of the finest pieces of road work to be found in the state. When completed it will make a road from the valley over the noun tain comparable with, no other piece of work in the state. The new road will be three and one-half miles in length and cuts out the dangerous road now used through Little Meadows canyon.
 To make the road complete, so far as Mohave county is concerned, it is to widen the grade over the west side of the mountain and to build some new road between Gold Road and Oatman. The road between. these two towns is in bad shape and ought to be rebuilt. 4 grader could do the work at small cost.
Mohave County miner., 1918-03-02
CACTUS QUEEN MINES OPENING
 4 WONDERFUL ORE BODY

The Cactus Queen Copper company, operating the old Tappan mines, on
 Bill Williams Fork, in the Rawhide country, has cut the ore body on the
 200 level, which shows 15O feet in width of pay ore. The ore carries high values in copper and some gold. AS says taken from the ore body gave as high as 43 per cent of the red metal while an average sample gave better than per cent.
 The mines have been under the man agement of H. H. Barbee, who has ob- tained big results from the amount of money expended. While no machinery has so far been installed on the prop critics, geared windlasses have been used in sinking the shaft. Shallow shafts, crosscuts and drifts have been opened everywhere throughout the great estate of the company, and ev- anywhere bodies of copper ore have been found. The country is capped with iron carbonates and manganese, and below this cap copper has been found. The main shaft, and practical ly the only shaft in the district, has reached the 200 level and if this proves a criterion for the entire mineralized zone it forecasts one of the greatest copper camps in the state. Ore ex- ists practically everywhere and the ex- tent is shown to be miles to the north, east, south and west. Some of the richest silver mines of the county were found in that neighborhood and the old Planet produced thousands of tons of the richest copper ore ever shipped from the state. The ores from the Planet in the early days were sent to Wales for reduction and even then netted big returns to the owners. A