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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1918-06-03

AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER wmcu
STANDS rOH AMERICAN mnAA AND
PRINCIPLES PRINTED m rne GERMAN
LANGUAGE ruR AMERICAN CITIZENS
wno REAn GERMAN.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10

%corporals; that they were almost out
Of ammunition; that the trenches on
both sides OF them had been blown In
and that they were likely to go to
pieces at any moment. He said they
all thought the Turks would attack
behind their barrage, for he said the
curtain of fire did not extend more
than a hundred yards In front of their
trench. What they wanted us to do
was to relay a man back with the
news and either get the word to adj
vance or retire or await reinforce
ments, they did not care which-only
to be ordered to do something. There
was not a commissioned officer left
with either Of the detachments, you
see, and you might say we were up
in the air-only we were really as far
In the ground as we could get.
The man thought there were other
of our lines not far behind us. but We
knew better; so then he said he did
not see how any one could get back
from there to our nearest lines. /
did not see either. Then we all fig
ured we were forgotten and would not
come out of there alive, and you can
believe me or not, but l did not much
care. Anything would be better than
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10

Just staying there In that awful noise
with nothing to do, and no water.
Our sergeant said he would not ask
any man to attempt to carry the mes
| sage, because he said 1t was not only
certain death, but absolutely useless.
And he began to show that he was
near shell shock himself.
Then l began to shiver again, and 1
thought to myself that anything would
be better than sitting in this hole wait
ing to go 'cafard." so l decided TO vol
unteer. / did not think there was any
chance to get through, but 1t seemed
as If i just had to de something. no
matter what. / had never felt that
way before, and had never been
anxious to Ego west" with a shell for
company, but / have felt that way
since then several times, / al tell
you.
The man was telling us that some
time before they had seer the Turks
bringing up ammunition from some
storehouses. but they did not come
anywhere near. He said their sergeant
wanted our messenger to tell them
that. too. He would say a few words
very fast, then he would shiver again,
and his jaws would clip together and
he would tr- to raise his hand. but
could not.
Then our sergeant asked the name
of the other sergeant, and when the
man told him he said the man was
senior to himself and therefore in
command and would have to be obeyed.
He seemed 70 cheer up a lot after
he said this and did not shiver any
more, so l thought l would volunteer
then, so i said TO him, swell, mon
vieux, do you think we are seeing real
Smelling now?" And then l was going
to say | would go, but he looked at
me in a funny way for a second and
then said. "Well my son. suppose you
go and find out"
/ thought he was kidding me at first,
but then l saw he mean it. / thought
two things about it-one was that any
thing was better than staying there.
and the other was that the old dugout
was a pretty fair place after all. But
1 did not say anything TO the SER
geant or the other men-just went
out OF the dugout. The sergeant and
another man ven with me and boost
ed me over the back wall OF the hole.
lay flat on the ground for a minute to
get my bearings, and then started of.
L set my course for where l thought
the communication trenches were. TO
the right. and l just stood UP and ran.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10

high and L made a clean miss. Then
I was mad, because l had sent that
one over for myself. So l got the cross
wires on the warehouse again and,
l said to myself, "This is not for any
body, just for luck, because l sure
have had plenty of il today"
Then the juice came through the
wires and into the charge, and away
she went, and up vent the second
warehouse. That made two directs out
of three, and l guess it hurt the Turks
some to lose all their ammunition.
The officer kissed me before i could
duck and slapped nae on the back and
l keeled over. l was just all in.
They brought me to with rum, and
they said / was singing when l came
to. When they tried to sing. to show
We'what song 1t was, l figured 1t was
ArSweet Adeline" they meant. But
do not believe l came to. singing. be-
cause / eve sang Sweet Adeline'
before. that I know of. or any other
song when anybody was In range. But
/ heard II lots of times, so maybe ]
did sing II at that.
Ito Be C~ontinned)
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10

Pretty soon another man and |
side on watch. and as he went down
into the dugout the sergeant shouted
to us that he thought the Turks were
afraid TO attack. He also ordered one
of us to keep a live eye toward our
rear In case any of our troops should
try to signal Us. When l looked
through a little gully at the top of
the hole, toward the other trench. all
I could see was barbed wire and
smoke and two or three corpses.
afraid l would get she'll shock, too.
So / began to think about Murray and
how he looked when they took him
off the wall. But hat did not stop the
~shivering, so l thought about my grand
mother and how she looked the last
time l saw her. | was thinking about
her, / guess, and not keeping a very
good lookout, when a man rolled over
the edge and almost fell on me. He
vas from the other trenches. / carried
him into the dugout and then went out
again and stood my watch until the
relief came. We were doing half-hour
shifts.
When I got into the dugout again
the man was coming to. He was just
about as near shell shock as l had
been-by this time / was shivering
only once in a while. when ! did not
watch myself. He said four men had
been sliced up trying to get to us be-
fore he came; that they had lost
IL men out of their 81. including the
sergeantsmstor In command and two
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10


wINNEMUCCA LODGE No.
10, F. D A. M.-Stated com w
m~unications will be held at w
their hall in the Silver State
block until further notice at 1880 p.
m. on the Fins Friday evening If
each month. I'll Master Masons in
good standing are cordially invited
to attend. T. NJ. PATTEN. ". M.
CHRIS WOLF, Sec'y.
WfNNEMUCCA COMMANDERY No.
4, Knights Templar - Stated
conclaves of Winnemucca Comman-
derry No. 4 will be held at their hall
at 8 D. m. on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month. All Sir
Knights are cordially invited to at
tend W. A. BROWN. e. c.
T. NJ. PATTF~, Recorder.
HUMBOLDT CHAPTER No.
9, r. A. M.-Neetings held ~
at their hall at 8 p. n. on NJ
the Second and Fourth Fri
day evenings Of each month. All
Companion Royal Arch Masons in
good standing are cordially invited
to attend. L. g. CAMPBELL, II. P.
CHRIS WOLF, sec'y.
WINNEMUCCA AERIE No. 4s7. FOE.
Regular meetings on second and
fourth Monday evenings Of each
month in Winneva Hall. Visiting
Eagles are cordially invited to a.
tend all sessions.
EMIOL SNYDER, W.P.
+. c. KRENKEL, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
WestbOund
%TOMOB STAGE LINES

AUTOMOBILE STAGE LINES
Office and garage, Sixth and Melar-
key streets, Winnemucca; phone 46.
Paradise and Willow Point Line
Leaves Winnemucca land Opposite
points, daily, exceptp Sunday, at Z
am, for Paradise, Willow Point and
way stations. Twenty-Five pounds OF
baggage allowed; &c Id. for excess.
McDermitt- National Line
Leaves Winnemucca land opposite
points, daily. except Sunday, at z
a.ru., for McDermitt, National and way
stations.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10
ROCHESTER, COMBINED MINES
COMPANY

Nevada corporation. Mines at Roches-
ter. Nevada. Office, Friedman Bldg.
Lovelock, Nevada. Capital stock,
$4,000 600. par value 81 per share,
FULLY paid and worcestershire.
Officers: l.. A. Friedman. Pres;
Oliver H. Hicks. Vice-Pres.; William
Adams, Vice-Pres.; H. ]. Murrish.
vice-Pres.; r. Nenzel, Secy.-Treas.
Directors: w. J. Flynn. P. S. VAN
derkloot, w. w. Parke, C. H. Jones,
V. A. TWigg.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10
SEVEN TROUGHS COALITION MN
ING COMPANY

located at Seven Troughs. Nevada
Main office, Lovelock, Nevada. Capt.
tai stock, $1,500,000 par value 81 per
share, fully paid and worcestershire.
Officers: l.. A. Friedman, Pres;
William Adams, Vice-Pres.; H. J.
Murrish. Vice-Pres.; r. Nenzel, Secy.
Directors: L. A. Friedman, William
Adams, M. r. V~anderkloot, j. T.
Ioodin and II. J. Murrish.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10
SEVEN TROUGHS MINING CON-
PANY

Utah corporation. Mines at Vernon.
Nevada. Offices. Friedman Bldg.
Loveolck, Nevada. Capital stock.
$1,000. 900, par value. 81 per share.
fully paid and worcestershire.
Officers: L. A. Friedman. Pres;
q. J. Evans. Vice-Pres.; r. Nenzel.
Secy.
Directors: A. A. Williams and ]. d.
qilger.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10

ROCHESTER, MINES COMPANY

ROCHESTER, MINES COMPANY
Nevada corporation. Mines and mill
located at Rochester, Nevada. Main
office. L~ovelock, Nevada. Capital
stock, $2.250,000, par value 81 por
1hare. fully paid and worcestershire.
Officers: L. A. Friedman, Pres;
William Adams, Vice-Pres.; II. J..
Murrish. Vice-Pres.; r. Nenzel, Secy.
Directors: L. A. Friedman, William
Adams, B. H. Conklin, Oliver H. Hicks.
]. p. O'Brien and II. j. Murrish.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-10
Political Announcements

Announcements of successful candi-
dates in the primaries will be pub
lished up to the general election at
the following rates:
National and state offices, $15;
county and township offices, $40.
These rates are payable invariably
In advance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
HOOVER SAYS LABOR
CAUSED MILK STRIKE
Would 1.-The to Glue Up job of
Umpirins Situation.

Mr.. Hoover said yesterday that the
Food Administration does not like It's
Job OF trying 10 straighten out the dim
culues In the milk situation and would
like to have the producers and dis
tributers select some other umpire. How
ever. he added, no suggestion had been
made that the Food Administration re-
tire as umpire. - .~
IF the + God Administration continues
10 handle this situation" he said, lob
viously It must handle II through Fed
eral officials"
In explanation OF the recent increase
OF one cent in the retail price OF quarts
and pints Of milk. Mr.. Hoover said
The Labor Adjustment Board raised
wages (of employees OF distributers)
enc cent a quart. Some one has to pay
and 1t Is always the poor consumer
You cannot have raises in labor with
out Affecting prices. 1t Is hopeless to
attempt II. The peak of the milk sit
uation Is reached early In January.
accountants went over all the books
or the milk companies to see what they
we're getting and the .investiga ton
showed that they were losing money,
The milk companies must get up to the
point where they pay costs or they will
nave to go Into bankruptcy. They are
making no money now on the increase
prices"
Prior to the milk strike, when there
was nat price OF nine cents per quart
TO the consumer all the year round. the
mix distributors asserted that they AL
ways lost money during the winter
months. but made UP all their lossea
curing the other months. netting a profit
for the year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
SAY STRIKE WAS BLESSING.
Hotel Men Assert Walters Walk
out Is Practically Over.

Hotel Association officials said yester-
day that the walters strike was practi-
calIy over and had been 4 blessing in
disguise. in replacing with courteous
and efficient English speaking women
the less desirable residue of male walters
left by the war. AT the same time AS
sembiyman William Karlin. the unions
lawyer, was complaining to Commits
sIoner Enright that peaceful pickets
were being attacked. He promised an
Investigation.
Major Congressman La Guardia last
night sent the strikers demands to the
Hotel Mems Association. saying he was
10 be their representative. and asking
for conference. Previously the union
had dealt individually with employers.
The general strike committee, the
union announced. wouH meet to-day In
1853 West Forty-s!xth street to act on
an appeal by walters in some twenty large
hotels whe we're said to wac, II Jon
the strike. Union officers said the strike
had already HIT the Plaza. Vanderbilt,
knickerbocker. St Regis. Waldorf-As-
toria. McAlpin. Claridge, Aston and
Sherrys, and that there was unrest az
the Biltmore, Belmont, Manhattan, An
sonia and Murray Hill
Otto Wagner. union secretary. said
the employers were holding out 70 try
to do away with collective bargaining.
He said they admitted the SIS minimum
wage demand was Just.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
URGES GERMANY BE
SERVANT OF WORLD
Prof. Pupin Advocates Strin.
gent Terms.

Germany should be given the chance
OF becoming the servant OF the world,
Michael /, Pupin. professor OF electro
mechanics at Colunibia University, and
one OF the spokesman OF the Serbian
rae, IN this country, said yesterday.
The German as master has proved q
failure and menace and peace terms
should remove every temptation TO test
MS supremacy again.
The SerOiars DO not believe IN the
doctrine OF an eye for an eye, tooth
for tooth. When the Germans show,
az they undoubtedly will that IL IL more
glorious TO he a servant than a master,
then they should be allowed to Renter
the family OF allied nations Germany
must help TO reconstruct the countries
she has ravRged
Serbia has never before been willing
70 accept aid" said Prof. Pupin, but
now. devastated and laid waste, she hnds
the help of America imperative. The
American Red Cross Mission recently
sent 10 Serbia with agricultural imple-
ments, medicine. food, clothing and
seeds Ia the first step In the material
reconstruction OF the country. But tho
material aid is not enough. Moral and
spiritual reconstruction are necessary"
Political and economic freedom has
been the IDEAL Of the Seroians Tor a hur-
dred years In 1899 tho land OF Serbia
r. ~.'"''.I r'2''n, r'1r ''v'l"f rUhr~
the people, buying ara selling of Hard
Is regulated. and no one can cwu less
than IL acres or more than 500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
HOME THANKSGIVING
DINNERS FOR TROOPS
50, 1000 to Be Entertained BY
Citizens. Here.

Home Thanksgiving dinners are to be
served every soldier and sailor on leave
in New York city. according to plans an
nounced yesterday by the War Camp
Community Service. II is expected that
$4,000 men In uniform will I've guests in
homes here. DR.. GeorSe f. Vincent.
president OF the Rockefeller Foundation
and head OF the general service commit
tee OF the New York War Camp. Is In
charge OF the arrangements
carefully worked out plan has been
adopted TO insure an Invitation for every
boy wishing dinner. Clubs and canteens
will act as clearing centres. Citizens
are invited. through their churches.
other organizations or individually, TO
visit the nearest War Camp Community
Service club or information booth and
leave In person invitations for at least
two service Inen. On Thanksgiving day
they will be expected TO cali for their
guests and take them home.
A central clearing station Is TO be es.
tablished so that any excess OF invita-
ions or guests can be met by trans
terring either TO where they are needed
In addition restaurants and hotels Will
cooperate by providing for last minute
guests"
Requests for Thanksgiving guests
from families VINO do not live conyen-
lent to any OF the ffty-one war camp
units or clubs may be made TO the New
York headquarters. Is East Fortieth
street.
Myron T. Herrlck. chairman OF tho
national finance committee OF the War
Camp Community Service, has suggested
that every church in tho city hold its
service at $3.50 o'clock Thanksgiving
morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
TURKEY PRICES WILL
SET NEW HIGH LEVEL
Texas Birds to Be RetoiIed at
so Cents a Pound.

The price OF turkeys will he higher
this Thanksgiving than ever before In
the history Of the great American bird.
according 10 p. Q. Foy. the market re-
porter Texas turkeys are bringing an
average of So cents a pound at their
native roosts, Mr.. Foy says, and will
cost 80 cents for delivery in New York.
The wholesale price win be 45 cents n
pound and Mrs Householder will have TO
pay her butcher at least so cents a
pound for the centrepiece OF her Thanks
giving dinner, provided II ds a Texas
bird.
Mr.. Foy figures that fine Western tur-
keys will retail at from 80 to 81 cents
a pound. while Maryland turkeys will
cost the consumer from IS to 60 cents
a pound. A year ago more than so per
cent OF the turkeys were frozen. The
Federal Food Administration fixed a
minimum wholesale price OF 30 cents a
pound on Texas and 80 cents on West
ern turkeys. A limit OF 30 cents was
placed on the best fresh Western birds
The available supply Of frozen tur-
Feys this year is NIL" says the New York
Daily Market Report. the Government
having taken practically the entire hold
ings Of last sumner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
CANISTER SLAIN IN STREET.
barney Smith, PugfIist, Found
shot and With Broken Skull.

barney Smith, n 5rizefghter and man
OF violence generally, was found uncon-
scious on the pavement in front OF 1853
kldridge street early yesterday morn
ing He had been shot in the abdomen
and In falling his skuIi had been frac-
tured. He died In Gouverneur Hospital.
Ills real name was Barney Solomon,
the Smith" having been substituted be-
fore he came TO New York from London
ana Fought his way from club to club on
the East Side as pugilist who could
stand any sort OF punishment so long as
there was money in II. In his best days
he met Bonbardier Wells. Jack Britton,
Soldier Bartfield and Tommy Maloney,
and later a host OF less celebrated slug
gers.
In one Of MS pockets was a letter
from his mother. who lives in SO Chris
tian street, Commercial road, London
She thanked her son for money he had
sent her, regretted that his health was
not good and transmitted regards from
his two brothers In the British army.
Smith lived in 1928 Allen street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
big BILL EDWARDS
LIFTS 5 ELEPHANTS
Collector Filches Joe DAYS
Playmates to Assist in
War Work Rally.

Curb brokers coming out OF Robirs's
In tho late afternoon OF Thursday OBJ
served with feelings OF alarm eight as
sorted elephants upon the steps OF the
sub-Treasury. Due. perhaps, to the re-
traction OF light and the setting sun,
several OF the elephants appeared TO be
pink. Brokers that had no time to ana
lyze this phenomenon hastily reentered
the cafe and asked old George to do IL
again.
II may tranduiliize the minds OF these
outdoor flnanciers to read that the ele-
plants were real Big Bill Edwards
took them to the Sub-Treasury steps,
having stolen the beasts from Joseph p.
Day. auctloneer. Collector the Hon. Big
Bill told the story himself yesterday.
Last Thursday he was planning a big
hurrah for the Prtnceton-Camp Upton
football game yesterday at the Polo
Grounds and getting ready for the War
Work Campaign rally at the Sub-Treas-
ury when one OF his deputies incidentally
remarked that he had seen herd OF
elephants parked near the De Peyster
statue in Bowling Green.
They belong to Joe Day" said Bill.
eagerly. Lets steal en-"
The Collector sent four husky deck
hands from his office at the Custom
House to make the raid upon Days ele-
plants. Mr.. Day had meant to use tho
amlable animals as the main attraction
for war work rally he had got up
down town. but he was late In taking
charge OF the herd. When Big Bits
huskies arrived at Bowling Green tho
elephants were in charge OF keeper,
who heard with childlike faith that his
boss had ordered them taken TO tho Sub
Treasury steps. Collector Edwards re-
reivsd them there greatly to the delight
Of the big crowd that gathered at Broad
and Wall streets tor the war work show.
In the middle OF the entertainment Mr..
Day arrived.
IAN right" he said. you got away
with II. Play with my elephants ali day
" you care TO. But, William. you cute
1.-THE thing. III get hunk FOR that II II
tnkes me five years"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
CITY FARES REACH 2 BILLIONS.
Passenger Tranic I'm Greater New
York Mounts Steadily.

Figures compiled by the statis,icIan
OF the Public Service Commission for
the annual report indicate that the
number of passengers carried in a year
on New York city's street railroads
elevated. surface and subway--has
reached the total OF 1000. 900. 600.
The report is for the year ended June
80. but II the increase for the last half
Of 1918 should be only half what II was
the first half OF the year the total for
the calendar year would be well over
the above figure. The number of mas
sengers carried in year reached the
one billion mark In 1903 and has been
steadily mounting every since. In 1850
the rev capita riding was 43 rides a year.
In 1900 II was 24s and this year II is
estimated at 35e.
During the past year there has been
drop in the percentage OF passengers
using the subway and elevated lines OF
the marlborough and a large increase in
the use OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Companys subway and elevated lines.
This Is due largely to the opening OF
new lines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
FOURTH LOAN TOTAL
HERE $2,O44,92S,6OO
Second Reserve District Went
S244,928,6OO Over 81, 8OO,-
100000 Quota.
SUBSCRIBED ia PER CENT.
Manhattan S116,848,75O Over
It's Quota of 81, 353,-
449,550.

Announcement was made yesterday
that tho total subscription for the Fourth
Liberty Loan in the Second Federal Re
serve district was s2.o44,s2ssOO. This
was ia per cent. OF its quota OF ST.
SOC, 100000. The oversubscrirtion was
S2+4.92S 900. q sum which will be in
creased as the result OF compiling oflate
reports yet 10 come in.
The total subscription for Greater New
York was sl.4s2.0Ts,s5o. The quota was
f1.sa4 0s2.400 and the oversubscription
s1i7.99s.250.
The total subscription for Manhattan
was S1.353.44s.550. The. quota was ST.
236 soB,s00 and the oversubscription
tl16.sI3.750.
The Second Federal Reserve district
includes all OF New York State. the
twelve northern counties OF New Jersey
and Fairfield county. Connecticut. This
district 10 divided into a metropolitan
district made up OF Manhattan, The
Bronx and Brooklyn and eight sub-dis-
tricts. Queens and Richmond are In
Sub-district s, but totals OF subscrip-
lions for those boroughs arc included In
the total given above for Greater New
York. Complete reports from different
sections Of the Second Federal Reserve
district follow.
The percentage OF the quota subscribed
In the corresponding period OF the Third
Liberty Loan was 124 per cent.
The detailed figures follow:
NEW YORK CITY.