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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
II. s. Statement
Defines Dealer
IN Securities
INDIVIDUALS WHO BUY AND SELL
FOR INVESTMENT NOT
CONSIDERED Such.
ny Associated Pre.sD

tBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--Indiyidu.
ais who buy and sell securities for
investment or speculation will not
be considered dealers in securities"
under the internal revenue bureaus
recent ruling on the optional plan
for reporting inventories.
"A dealer in securities said
treasury statement last night. author.
izing officially the new plan for re.
quiring inventories, in order to come
within the meaning OF treasury de-
cision 3,609, must be a merchant
Of securities. whether an individual,
partnership, or corporation with an
established place of business, whose
principal business is the purchase
OF securities and their resale to Gus
toners. Taxpayers who buy and
sell for investment or speculation
and Tin their individual capacity Of
ficers of corporations or members of
partnerships which deal in securities,
are not Dealers
Explaining that the supreme court
in pending cases would pass on the
legality of the ruling that income
and excess profits tax returns might
be made on the basis of inventories
taken "at cost or market price,
whichever is lower" the statement
said:
"If, as a result of the decision Of
the supreme court, 1t is determined
that the return of income upon the
basis of inventories at market value,
is not permitted by the law. any
dealers in merchandise or in securi-
ties who have made returns upon
such basis will be required to make
revised returns based upon inven
tories taken at cost. In returns filed
on or before March l, dealers in mar
chandise or in securities will be re
quired to specify on what basis re
turns were made"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
PROFITS IN
PACKING SHOWN
HOW ARMOUR g. co. ESTABLISH.
ED BRANCH IN ST. PAUL RE-
VEALED BY WITNESS.

tuy Associated PresSl
ST PAUL, Mimi. Jan. 15.-Testi-
mony that English stockholders of
the South st. Paul Stockyards com
pany, together with st. Paul business
men, made it possible for Armour &
Co. to erect $1,5OO,O00 packing
plant at South st. Paul, was given
at the first session of the hearing
in progress here by the federal trade
commission investigating the South
st. Paul stockyards.
Under questioning by Francis J.
Heney, attorney for the commission,
|C. w Gordon, a business man here,
told of several trips to Chicago
which he said resulted in J. Ogden
Armour's offering to erect the plant
provided he received in return ST.,
100000 in stock Of the South St Pau
Union Stockyards company. st
Paul business men agreed to furnish
half of this amount Mr. Gordon
said.
X. d. Dunlop. one of the English
stockholders, testified that the mer
he represents allowed dividends
which amounted to 100000 to be
placed In he hands OF trustee, tC
be used in bringing in a packing
plant to South St Paul The amount
was assigned to the trustees to be
held for five years.
That amount and the bonus prom
sed By st. Paul business men nettot
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
PEACE OR
We STRIKE
SHIP PMEN' 5
ULT|MATlJM
BRITISH APPEAL FOR DRAFT OF
MORE MEN ARoUsEs IRE or
WORKERS ON CLYDE.

LONDON, Jan. l5-Sir Auckland
Geddes, In reference yesterday In
the house Of commons TO the en-.
gineers attempting to force ttfe gov.
ernment to eonscript their fathers
and return wounded men to the
front focused attention on the at
titude OF the engineering and ship.
building employees along the Clyde
river, where the trouble has been
the most active
The men Of the Clyde district
decided Sunday to strike II the
government manpower bill is not
Withdrawn before the end Of
January and a peace conference
called.
The rebuke Geddes gave the men
Is generally indorsed by press and
parliament. but in some quarters the
minister is condemned for lack of
capacity, as the temper of the men
is strained and persuasion is more
likely to be effective than menace.
The opinion is expressed that II
the strike occurs It is not likely
to last long. owing to the strikers
lack of funds.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
TO DRAFT
MEN BECOMING
q SINCE WAR
INTRODUCED ~ SENATE TO-DAY;
NO RAISE IN AGE or
coNscRiPTs.
my Associated Pre-sI

tny Associated Pre@Sl
WASHINGTON. Jan. ia bill
for the registration of all men who
have become 81 since the draft law
became effective was today intro.
duced by Chairman Chamberlain Of
the senate military committee at the
request of the war department
At the request of the administra-
ton, Chamberlain also introduced a
bill providing furloughs for national
army men for harvesting crops and
other agricultural duty, and another
bill would fix the draft quota OF
states on the basis of men available
for the first class instead of on the
total population.
The war department has rejected
plans to raise the draft age limit
10 take in men over 81
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
HOMES GETF|RST
CHO|CEFORCOAL
SECOND PUBLIC UTILITIES;
THIRD SHIPS SUPPLYING
WARNING NATIONS.


WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-ships
transporting supplies to Europe were
added by Fuel Administrator Gar.
field last night to the list of essen
uals that must be supplied with coal.
They were put ahead of even war In
dustries, after reports came to the
fuel administration that a million
tons of shipping is held at New York
for lack of bunkers.
A general plan OF coal distribution
designed to meet the fuel famine in
the East, as outlined by Dr. Garfield,
gives preference first TO household
ers' second, to public utilities supply
ing light and heat; third, to ships
transporting food and war materials
to the American army and to the
allies; fourth. to war industries, and
NTH, to all other classes of industry.
The program win apply probably to
all states east of the Mississippi
river.
The preferential and curtailment
plan Dr. Garfield made clear, is an
emergency arrangement made neces
sary by famine conditions. When
relief appears for the shortage that
Is bringing suffering to thousands
in eastern cities the orders will b,
modified.
State fuel administrators will b.
given definite instructions as to dis
tribution In conformity with the fue
administrations general plan.
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Subscribe for the Bonanza.
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the Sl,OOO.OOO necessary to bring
Armour & Co to South st. Paul OF
the s5OO,00O offered by St. Paul men.
100000 in stock and 100000 in cash
has been paid
Under questioning. William Ma.
givny, president of the South st.
Paul Union Stockyards company. de.
clared that Swift 4 Co control and
dictate the policy OF the stockyards,
later qualifying the statement with
an assertion that he did not know
from his own knowledge that the ma
jority of stock in the institution was
held by that company However, he
said, the board of directors and Louis
r. swift we're consulted with regard
to all matters OF policy.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
~, Associated Press,


AMSTERDAM, Jan. l5.-Evidences
of strained relations between the
mllitarists and non.annexationists con
tinue to appear In German newspa-
pers.
The Leipsig.Volks Zeitung says a
meeting of the annexationist Father
land party at Jena was broken up
by independent Socialists, who, after
passing a vote for general peace by
threw out the mem
bers OF the FatherIand party
The Munich Post supports Presi-
dent Wilson's attitude regarding the
autonomy of the Slav population in
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
ITALY GETS OVER 4
MILLIONS FOR RELIEF
THAT AMOUNT APPROPRIATED
BY THE RED CROSS IN
SEVEN MONTHS.
ny Associated Press. ,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The
American Red Cross has appropriated
S4.771.990 for military and civilian re-
lief in Italy for the seven months
period beginning last November /.
Appropriations were authorized on
recommendation of the special
Italian relief commission headed by
Robert P. Perkins Of New York,
which visited Italy after the retreat
to the Piave.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15

the central empires, saying. "The
whole Slav world win rise against us
If we attempt to impose humiliating
terms in Russia
AT free citizens committee
meeting in Frankfort Sunday
resolution was adopted to the effect
that a lasting peace which would
safeguard Germanys economic in.
terests would be possible only on the
basis OF Cancellation in sense of the
peace resolution adopted by the reich.
stag.
The committee expressed hope that
the negotiations with Russia might
result In peace which by honest
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
Labor Crisis in England on Question of COnSCrptOn
GERMAN PARTIES CLASH
Independent Socialists Break Up Meeting
of MiIitariStS; Pass Peace Resolutions

adherence to the principle of self
determination OF peoples might ex-
clude the danger OF new conflicts.
Bernard Dernburg, former secretary
OF state for the colonies, told the
committee If the Fatherland party
won the war would be lost Dern-
burg rejected the idea Of annexations
and cash indemnities and declared
Germany was powerless to enforce
payments by installments from Eng
land of America.
He asserted annexations in the
East would be a source of constant
danger and would irritate Russia He
urged disarmament
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t~~s f~"S~NN@NN@
Although there is still talk in
, unofficial quarters of the possibility
of final break in the peace nego-
tiations between the central pow
ers and the Bolsheviki, the armistice
evidently has been extended to Feb
ruary IS, and it is reported that
the pour parlors will be transferred
from Brest-Litoysk to Warsaw.
Late advices indicate that there
was considerable haggling between
the opposing delegates at Brest-
Iitovsk over territorial questions and
the fixing of clause in the proposed
treaty announcing peace. Trotsky,
the Bolsheviki foreign minister,
proved recaleitrant with regard to the
German formula that the contracting
parties have resolved henceforth to
live In peace and friendship" deelar-
ed that 1t was decorative phrase,
and did not describe what the future
relations between the Russian and
German people would be.
Internal strife continues in yari
Gus parts of Russia Bolsheviki
troops are reported to have cleared
General Kaledines' Cossacks from
the Don river basin and to have cap
tured Ekaterinoslav Following previ
GUS reports of a mutiny OF sailors al
Sebastopol. where 81 officers. amonl
them four admirals, we're killed. Rus
sian soldiers are declared to have
looted the town OF Kilia and il
fighting with the Ukrainians to hav,
forced the second Ukrainian regimen
to surrender and lay down 1000 riflei
and l3 machine guns.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
.2,5OO,OOO TONS OF
WHEAT FOR ALLIES
ARGENTINA OPENS CREDIT FOR
ENTENTE ALLIES TO BE LloUl-
DATED IN TWO YEARS.

BUENoS AIRES, Jan. l5.-The
foreign minister yesterday signed
an agreement with the British and
French ministers to sell 2.50O,O0O tons
OF wheat to the entente allies Argen.
tina is to open credit at the Bank
of the Nation in favor of the allies.
which is to be llquidated in two
years. This arrangement is virtually
a huge loan to the allies and is made
In order to stabilize the rate OF
exchange
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
NEW ARCTIC LAND.
IS DISCOVERED
DIRECT WORD BROUGHT FROM
sTEFANsoN; ISLANDS CLAIMED
FOR CANADA.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan 15.-
Stefason discovered several new and
large Arctic islands northwest of
Banksland in the spring of 1916, ac-
cording to Captain Lane, who ar
rived here last night bringing direct
news from the explorer.
Stefanson claimed the islands for
Canada The explorer is spending
the winter at Bartel island.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15

LONDON, Jan. ia successful
daylight air raid has been made on
Karlsruhe, according to a British Of
flcial communication issued last night.
Karlsruhe. which is the capital of
the Grand Duchy of Baden, several
times has received visitations from
allies airmen 1t is situated about
fifty miles from the French border
and has population of between u.s.
900 and 100000.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
LANSING
EXPOSES
CA|LLAUX
ARREST OF FORMER PREMIER
OF FRANCE FOR TREASON DUE
TO U. s. OFFICIAL.
EVIDENCE TO BE PUBLISHED
IN AMERICA IMMEDIATELY
SECRETARY OF STATE IN POS
SESSION OF PROOF OF DEAL
ING WITH GERMANY.
ny Associated Press,


PARIS, Jan l5 The arrest OF
former Premier Calllaux was due
principally to cablegram from
Secretary of State Lansing saying
that American Representatives at
Buenos Aires have been able to estab-
lish that Caillaux, during his visit
TO Argentina, had been in communities
tion with the Berlin foreign office
| Through Count Won Luxburg. then
German minister to Argentina, with
the object of concluding peace with
Germany at any price to permit the
resumption of business.
! 1t is understood this evidence will
be published in America Immediately
Most newspapers approve the ar.
rest of Caillaux, The general view
is the government would not have
decided to act had it not obtained
evidence of the gravest character
Investigation of the Italian con.
nections of Caillaux are said by
the Matin to have resulted in the
discovery OF important military and
political papers in the Bank of Flor
ence In safe rented in his wife's
maiden name The Matin asserts
they include a number of notes
which tell of Caillaux's expectation
OF gaining the premiership.
-----
] tUy Associated Presa.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Secretary
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
DOCUMENTS SEIZED
IN ALIENS ROOM
AUTHORITIES ARREST MAN
CHARGED WITH FIRING AN.
MuNtTIoN MAGAZINE.

RICHMOND. Va, Jan l5.-Federal
officers started from Washington to
day, presumably en- route to Balti.
more. with Walter Spoermann, ar
rested on charge of attempting TO
set fire to an army magazine.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
YARMOUTH
ATT TACKED
BY 5 SHIPS
Of ENEMY
ITALIANS INFLlCT HEAVY
LOSSES ON GERMANS IN NOUN
TAIN BATTLING.
my Associated Press)

LONDON, JAN. 15.-YARMouTh
WAS soMsARDED FROM THE SEA
LAST NIGHT. TWENTY SHELLS
FELL IN THE CITY. THREE WERE
KILLED AND TEN INJURED.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15

LONDON, Jan. 15.-The report
from Field Marshal Haig's headquar-
ters in France last night says:
Early this morning the enemy
raided one of our posts southeast Of
Armentieres; few of our men are
missing.
THE hostile artillery has been ac-
tive In the ST. Julien area and south
east OF Hargicourt.P
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
MAKE EIGHT MONDAYS
HOLIDAYS IS URGED
,ay Associated Pres...

NY Ah80cEhteu FFe1a.1
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Federal fuel
administrators today recommended
that the president declare the next
eight Mondays holidays in eastern
states to conserve fuel.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
ny Associated Pre-sl

ny Associated fressD
WASHINGTON. Jan. l5-Deeember
cotton consumption amounted to 5l6..
$50 hales and 2.7sl.7el for the five
months ending December 81.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15

MRS. WILLIAM PARKER, JR.,
of Millers is here on a visit to her
parents.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
ny Associated PressJ

LONDON, Jan. 15.-An Odessa dis.
patch says France has loaned the
Ukrainian republic 100000 rubles in
gold. and the French mint printed a
large quantity of Ukraine paper
money.
President Vinnechenko of the
Ukrainia secretariat reported to the
rada that France, the United States,
England, Belgium and Rumania are
interested greatly Y the organiza-
ton of an Ukraine republic and would
extend recognition to 1t when they
find it expedient.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
SUPERVISOR NAMED.

tug Associates preas.l
SACRAMENTO. Cal. Jan, l5.-The
governor today appointed A, D. God
dard supervisor Of SonOma county.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
icy Associates Press.J
BALTIMORE, Jan. l5.-

BALTIMORE, Jan. l5.-Two boxes
of documents, belonging to spore-
mann. we're seized In the room OF
Marius Aseh. enemy alien. who was
also arrested. lie said Sporemann
asked him to keep them for him.
sporemann's brother Frederick. is
being held on a charge Of changing
his residence without notifying the
authorities.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
,Uy Associated Press.D

Wy MHHUeHAtE1 EHeNU'T
ROME, Jan. 15--The Italians gained
considerable advantage and inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy In attacks
In the Monte AsOIone region yestsr-
day.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
RUMANIA' S
MINISTER IS
IMPRISONED
ALLIES LOAN UKRAINE REPUB-
Lie 100000 RuBLEs IN GOLD;
PRINT CURRENCY.
ny Associated Prsas.D

LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Aumanian
minister to Petrograd and his staff
have been arrested by the Bolshe-
Wiki, the Rumanian legation here an
nounced today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15

tUy Associated Prena-l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-Secretary
of State Lansing refused today to
discuss the Caillaux developments.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-15
THE WEATHER

Tonight and Wednesday, Generally
Cloudy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
SPANISH PEOPLE SWAY
TOWARD ALLIED CAUSE
Pickpocket's Loot Reveals
German Plot to Sink
Spain's Ships
By the Associated Press
RerceIoDD Sp1ip. July


Signs are not wanting in a certain
section of the Spanish press of un,
easiness as to what the verdict of his
tory may be on Spains attitude during
the war. In spite of a well-organized
propaganda. in the form Of constant
deluge of false information throughout
the country by means of subsidized
newspapers, and in spite of the un-
doubted pro.German sentiment of the
army and a similar sentiment in other
influential quarters, the indications are
that events are slowly bringing home
to the average Spaniard a sense Of
doubt as to whether his country's in.
terests would after all, not have been
better served by a neutrality frankly
friendly to the Allies
The Vaccinations Of the German
espionage system in several instances
have been glaringly exposed One of
the Madrid daily newspapers although
1t has several times been suppressed by
the military censorship. has succeeded
in bringing to light activities by the
German Embassy in connection with
the labor troubles in Spain last year
while. within the last few weeks. one
of the chiefs of the Barcelona police
was ascused of being In league with the
German consulate spy bureau, for the
purpose Of assisting submarines along
the coast
PickpocEet Digs Up Plot
It is currently reported that the dis
covery of the police officials completely
was made by an expert pckpocket who,
in his professional activities came into
possession of a pocketbook containing
several compromising communications.
igned by the official in question. The
thief at once recognized the value OF
the documents and sold them to the edi-
tor of a Socialist newspaper. who lost
no time in publishing them and in bring
ing grave charges against the police OF
aiding German submarines to sink
Spanish merchant vessels.
After some delay the police official
was arrested and Investigations now
being made are expected to bring I'M
teresting information TO light. The case
is at present in the hands of the ju-
dicial authorities.
Swayed by Z. S. Achievement
The splendid achievement of the
United States in sending an army of n
million men across the Atlantic in so
short as time and the mettle which that
army has already shown have not heer
lost on the people here, who at first were
inclined to belitt!e the American effort.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
s ORDER GOOD TEMPLARS
Hfeparafion for the Annual Convention
of the Grand Lodge

The sixty-fifth annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and Della
W0re Of the International Order of Good
Templars will be held at Wilmington,
Dol, on July Is, 16 and II The meet
fnGB will begin with a benefit for the
hpd Cross on Monday evening in the
New Century Club. Military drill by
the Girls Patriotic League in charge of
faaief Yeoman Gable, U. S. N, character
einging in costume, fancy dances by
Juveniles, music by male quartettes and
the ,Montclair Mandolin Club, to be fol-
lowed by dance, comprise an interest
tns program.
Enwood Nichols. grand chief templarii
sul preside at the sessions of the Grand
Ess1ie Hall on Tuesday. The degree of
con ns 81 viii VII BE- o' doEered at the
cSsrse ss fs Of Victor C c. Johnson Johnson. grand super:
By k Haues Pafons Es sefH q
coiiingdaie; George .. Turner, q Psrkasie
and Elisabeth S. Deacon. OF Philadelphia
II eG 70 tb w evenu 9G Soa 70 Eide n5
BANQUET at Pleasure Yacht Club VIII oe
.Prominent officials of the Delaware citJ
4nd state will welcome the good templaIs
rl8 W3iminEton. Grand Counsellor Edward i
WoFris and Grand Electoral Superintendent
Harry G. Little are scheduled to respond
10 these words Of greeting.
The Grand Lodge will conclude its de
HteFations on Wednesday. Grand Secretary
BdwArd Coleman. Jr.. has prepared al
97sborate program, which will make tn
oEay In the Peach State an interesting one
Lille NJ Stroup, grand superintendent o.
temperance education. will look after hous
Z fn6 the delegates and visitors and is chair
nan OF the reception committee. The Phila
d6lphia lodges and temples will be will rep
r&Gented at this notable gathering Of tn