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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02

Strikingly graphic is the account Of
a fight In the air, told In a Newfound-
lander's letter home.
"Soon after we crossed the lines,
which we did at $4,000 (nearly three
miles high. l began to have difficulty
in keeping up with the formation. AS
a result Archie picked me out and he
certainly made 1t hot. However, 1 kept
along a bit behind the rest. and was
just dropping my bombs ove the OBJ
jective when seven Huns dived down
on US. In the scrap that followed 1
lost all trace of the rest of the forma-
ton. so l knew my only chance lay In
flying west as fast as l could. Just as
| was getting well under way, a Hun
came at us. 1t was exciting. We
twisted and turned, dived and climbed,
each trying to get tins other. Finally
he left MS"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02

The smelt fishing season recently
opened on the Northumberland strait
shores of New Brunswick. Returns
show that In the Miramichi district, at
and near Chatham, both quality and
quantity of fish have been~disappoint-
ing. The fishermen there are receiving
about ten cents q pound, while at Rex
ton and Richibucto, in Kent county. 1t
is reported they have received as much
as 10 cents: the average price Is not
above II cents.
In the recently proclaimed embargo
on the export from the Dominion Of
certain food products. fresh frozen fish
is included, but when destined for the
United States shipments in fair aver
age quantities are permitted to go for
ward under Endorsement by collectors
of customs at ports Of exit.
The export of smelts from the None
ton consular district during the 1867
season, as shown by consular invoices
certified, was 1889 pounds. valued
at 95,805.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
BY DR.. w. f. YANCY,
IN RENO JOURNAL

Do not be alarmed if your dog acts
suspicious, but consult a veterinarian.
Many times dogs develop fits due to
dystemper and some alarmist will call
the fits rabies"
All suspected cases should be ken
neled and quarantined to await the
development of definite symptoms of
the disease.
The dog owned by Mr.. e. Hook is
the only positive case reported from
the hygienic laboratory.
1 took a suspicious case to the uni
versity Saturday and received on it a
negative report.
l had a conversation with DR.. Ed
ward Records, chief in charge of the
veterinary control service and we are
both of the same opinion that the dis
ease will not spread as the dog in
fected was kept closely at home and
during his ferocious time did not bite
any other dogs, although he did bite
one little girl.
There is not a case on record where
a patient has died as the result Of
rabies when given the Pasteur treat
ment in due time.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
FEED FROM FISH AND 0FFAL
Material Produced in Form OF Meal Be-
lleved Valuable for Both
Swine and Cattle.

A factory has been started at Ymui-
den. at the entrance to- the North sea
Canal, for transmitting the least de-
sirable fish and fish offal into a sat
isfactory food for swine, writes Con-
sui Frank w. Mahin, Amsterdam.
Netherlands. This is considered OF
double importance-it feeds the swine
and also frees articles (maize, for ex-
ample) usually fed to swine, for other
purposes, even for human food.
Spoiled fish have been fed to swine,
but with bad effect on the taste of the
pork. The new factory. II Is stated,
makes a 'vischmeel" (literally, fish
meal) from the material IL uses, which
product. analysis shows, contains 90
per cent albumen and u per cent
fat. and also realizes an oil that after
suitable publication, could be used In
competition with cod-liver oil, or in
n case could be very useful as an In
dustrial oil.
1t is suggested that besides feed
ing swine with this new product Ii be
tried with cattle, as a possible aid In
the serious situation which now ex-
lists in regard to feeding live stock.
The new factory is considered OF
great Importance In scientific srcles'
and hope is expressed that the govern
ment as well as the general public
will give it earnest support as a mat
ter of national concern.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
GINSENG MARKET IN CHINA
o.nression In Business Reported Past
Year, Sale Of the Root Beng
Much Below Normal.

The market for ginseng In Hong
bong and the China field generally.
is depressed. and dealers o for It-
flo revival in the trade until wen To-
ward Chinese New Year. Usually
there is a quickening in the trade as
cool weather comes on, but so 1ar lhe
MAST wear. and in spite Of the high ex-
change value of silver which ought 10
stimulate the trade. the sale OF the
root has been much below normai'
saws Consul General George E. An
derson. Hongkong. Arrivals have been
below normal and the demand mas
not kept pace with the supply. An auc-
tion of a lot of American root on con-
signment recently brought fair prices.
Two days later a similar lot OF as good
~ not better root sold for little more
than half the price brought by the first
LOT and private sales made later were
nm a still lower level. Uncertain po-
litical conditions In the interior OF
China are given as the chief reason
for the present slump In demand out
uncertain financial conditions due TO
the export of silver and copper coin
age from the provinces as well as the
existence of piracy and other disorders
I'm some districts have also had ma
terial influence.
Sales have been irregular and the
market may improve at any time. The
root on hand of course will get the
benefit of the improvement, while that
held In the United States will probably
arrive too late to secure full returns.
The ginseng business and all similar
lines of trade in China are In an I'M
certain state and little reliance can
be placed upon the continuance of any
conditions.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
JAPAN ISSUES NEW CURRENCY
Fractional Amounts In Paper Money,
Relieving a Great Need, Now
in Circulation.

Two recent steps taken by the Jap
anese government illustrate the diff
culties attendant upon the use of uD-
sidiary coin whose metal value is COM
paratively close to its mint value,
states Commerce Reports. Announce
ment was made recently that paper
fractional currency would be issued to
the amount of 100000 yen ($14,940,-
OO0). Early in November a portion of
this issue was put in circulation. The
new notes are exchangeable for regular
bank notes and are legal tender up to
ten yen ($4.9S).
More recently the japanese govern
ment has announced three prizes of
1000 yen, 500 yen and 300 yen for the
best designs submitted for a new silver
50-sen piece GAO cents). The new coin
is to be materially smaller than the
one now in circulation.
The present 50-sen piece is so per
cent pure and weighs 2.7 momme
(0.3255 ounce troy. The coin, there
fore, contains 0.2604 ounce of pure sill
yer and 0.0651 ounce of copper. At par
the money value of the coin Is 24.925
cents. This corresponds to 95.7 cents
per ounce troy If the value of the cop
per Is disregarded.
For a considerable period the excess
Of the bullion value over the mint
value made 1t profitable TO melt jap
anese subsidiary coin or ship it to
China. The country, as a consequence
became denuded of small change, and
1t was and is extremely difficult to get
money changed except through money
changers at comparatively high rates.
1t was no unusual thing to pay ten sen,
or even more, to change a fve-yen
note; and in that case the buyer would
receive four one-yen notes and only
the fraction less than a yen in subsid-
larry coin.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
Jacks Friend In Need.

The naval class was under signal
instruction. Most of them had Just
come back from leave, and, as a re-
suit, to some Of the boys in blue the
instructors voice seemed very far
away indeed.
"A ship In distress" he was saying,
through the oom spaces, "has several
methods by means of which she can
make known her condition to other ves-
sells or home stations. Name one,
Binks I"
1.-THE international code signal N.
c." replied Binks, waking up just In
time.
fright !" said the instructor. "Jenks.
name another"
jerks started out of a dream.
"Ehf" he calculated.
"What would you do If you were In
distress?" repeated the signal In
structor.
"Why," mumbled jerks, pawn my
watch"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
WOMEN Drawer THAN MEN

Women often do their daily tasks in
home, Office or factory while suffering
pain and misery that would put a man
in bed. However. much of women's
suffering can be alleviated. Backache,
sore muscles. stiff joints. rheumatic
pains, dizziness and like symptoms
are caused by d~isordered kidneys and
bladder. Mrs. Thos. Davis, Montgom-
cry, Ind, writes: Il doctored several
months without relief. when l COM
menced using Foley Kidney Pills, and
got relief. Eight bottles cured me"
Safe, harmless; quick results. For
sale in Winnemucca by Eagle Drug
Company.-IAdvertisement.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
TAXRIDDEN
NEVADA

According to highbrow statistics,
Nevada stands next to California in
the galaxy of states having the high
est per capita tax rates. With all
kinds of war taxes coming due, state
taxation is becoming a to the
development of industries and the
ownership of property. California col
lects almost the entire state tax from
gross earnings of corporations. So
the per capita of direct taxation in
Nevada is probably the higher. The
Elko Free Press says on this subject:
Last year our state tax rate was
sixty-one and a half cents on the hun
dred dollars, and this year 1t will be
sixty-six, and the additional four and
a half cents will bring in quite a
number of dollars, when we take into
consideration that the valuation OF
real estate has been increased. But
if we must have all the commissions
the more thiekly settled states have,
and each commission to have an ex-
pensive board, we must pay the bill.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
Molding a Future.

"How did you come to be a Der.
former on the bass WOLF"
swell, when l decided to be a mu
sician | got father to promise to buy
me a fiddle. But father always was
u Of those men who want to get as
much as possible for their money"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02
increased Rates In Norway.

Commercial Attache Erwin w.
Thompson reports from Copenhagen.
Denmark. that freight and passenger
tariffs have been increased from time
to time In Norway since the war be-
gan, amounting now In all to 80 per
cent for first class passengers. 60 per
cent for third class passengers. and
. per cent for all freights except
foods and fertillxsrs.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-02

~ nv vi I'LL Wv
MANAGEMENT, ETC.. REQUIRED
by THE ACT OF CONGRESS- OF
AUGUST "a, 1912,
or The Silver State. published tri-
weekly at Winnemucca, Nevada. for
April. 1918.
State Of Nevada,
County of Humboldt-ss.
Before me. a notary public in and
for the state and county aforesaid.
personally appeared Genevieve l..
Harroun. who, having been duly
sworn according TO law. deposes and
Jays that she is the business manager.
etc, Of The Silver State, and that the
following is. to the best of her knowl-
edge and belief, a true statement or
the ownership. management, etc, OF
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of August "a. 1912, en-
bodied in section 443, Postal Laws
and Regulations, to-wit:
/ That the name and address of the
publisher, editor. managing editor.
and business manager is: Genevieve
Z. Harroun. Winnemucca. Nevada.
2. That the owners are: Give
names and addresses of individual
owners, or. If a corporation. give its
name and the names and addresses OF
stockholders owning or holding l per
cent or more of the total amount OF
stock.) Estate of Z. r. Harroun (de-
ceased).
g.. That the known bondholders,
mortgages. and other security hold
ers owning or holding / per cent or
more of total.amount Of bonds. mort
cages, or other securities are: First
National Bank, Winnemucca. Nevada.
GENEVIEVE L. HARBOUR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this LIST day of April. 1918.
(Seal) l.. G. WILSON.
Notary Public.
Commission expires March II. 1870
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03

-
lowed him. Inside the house was
passageway under the ruins. It was
about seven feet wide and fifty feet
long, I should Judge.
At the other end was the great old
''75." poking its nose out Of hole in
the wall. The gun captain and the
crew were sitting around waiting the
word for action, and they seemed to
know Brown well. was surprised at
that, but still more so when he told
me could examine the gun If /
wanted to, just as If he owned 1t.
So sat in the seat and trained the
cross wires on an object, opened and
closed the breech and examined the
recoil.
Then Brown said: "Well, Chink,
you'll see some real gunnery now" and
they passed the word and took sta
tions. My eyes bulged out when I
saw Brown take his station with theml
"Stlence!' is about the first COM
mand gun crew gets when it is going
into action, but I forgot all about 1t,
and shouted out and asked Brown how
he got to be gunner. But he only
grinned and looked dopey. as usual.
Then I came to and expected to get a
call down from the officer, but he only
grinned and so did the crew. It
seems they had 1t all framed to spring
on me, and they expected I would be
surprised.
So we put cotton in our ears and
the captain called the observation
tower a short distance away and they
gave him the range. Then the captain
''called 4128 meters" to Brown. They
placed the nose of a shell in a fuse
adjuster and turned the handle until
1t reached scale 4128. This set the
fuse to explode ut the range given.
Then they slammed the shell into the
breech, locked it shut and Brown sent
his best to Fritz.
The barrel slipped back, threw out
the shell case at orr feet and returned
over cushion Of grease. Then we
received the results by telephone from
the observation tower. After he had
fred twelve shots the captain said to
Brown. "You should never waste your.
self in infantry, son." And old dopey
Brown Just stood there and grinned.
That was Brown every time. He
knew about more things than you could
think of. He had read about gunnery
and fooled around at Dixmude until
they let him play with the 1885," and
finally here he was. giving his kindest
to old Fritz with the rest of them.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03

our noses worse than the coolies. They
certainly were. game little devils, and
came right back at US.
So most Of the poilus threw the
dope at Fritz and fought the coolies
hand to hand.
There was plenty Of food in the
trenches most Of the time, though once
In while. during a heavy lombard
ment. the fatigue usually a corporal's
guard-would get killed in the COM
munication trenches and we would not
have time to get out to the fatigue and
rescue the grub they were bringing.
Sometimes you could not find either
the fatigue or the grub when you got
to the point where they had been hit.
But. as I say, we were well fed most
Of the time, and got second and third
helpings until we had to open our
belts. But as the Limeys say: 'Gaw
blimey, the chuck was rough" They
served thick soup Of meat and vege-
tables in bowls the size Of wash ba-
sins, black coffee with or without
sugar-mostly without Hand plenty
Of bread.
Also. we had preserves In tins, Just
like the Limeys. II you send any par
cells over, do not put any apple and
plum jam in them or the man who gets
lie will let Fritz shoot him. Ask any
Limey soldier and he will tell you the
same. I never thought there was 60
much jam in the world. No Mans
Land looked like city dump. Most
Of US took It, after a while. Just to
get the bread. Early in the war they
used the tins to make bombs of, but
that was before Mills came along with
his hand grenade. Later on they fiat
tened out the tins and lined the dug
outs with them.
Each man carried an emergency ra-
ton in his bag. This consisted Of bully
beef, biscuits. etc. This ration was
never used except in real emergency,
because no one could tell when 1t
might mean the difference between
life and death to him. When daylight
catches a man in a shell hole or at q
listening post out in No Mans Land
he does not dare to crawl back to his
trench before nightfall, and then is the
time that his emergency ration comes
in handy. Also, the stores failed to
reach Us sometimes, as have said.
and we had to use the emergency
rations.
Sometimes we received raw meat
and fried It in our dugouts. We built
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03

him h the trenches. because our 0ub
hts were nowhere near each other. but
whenever we were in billets at the
same time. we were together as much
as possible.
Brown was a funny card and I never
saw anyone else much like him. A
big. tall. red-headed. dopey-looking fell
low, never saying much and slow in
everything he did or said-you would
never think he amounted to much or
was worth his salt. The boys used to
call him "Ginger" Brown, both on &C.
count Of his red hair and his slow
movements. But he would pull sur
prise on you every once in while,
like this one that he fooled me with.
One morning about dawn we started
out for walk through what used to
be Dixmude-piles Of stone and brick
and mortar. There were no civvies to
be seen; only mules and horses bring.
Ing up casks Of water, bags of beans.
chloride Of lime, barbed wire, ammu-
milton. etc. It was good thing we
were not superstitious. At that, the
shadows along the walls made me feel
shaky sometimes.
Finally Brown said: "Come on
down; let's see the '75's.'" At this
time I had not seen "75," except on
a train going to the front, SO l took
him up right away. but was surprised
that he should know where they were.
After going half way around Dix
nude Brown said, "Here we are" and
started right into what was left of q
big house. kept wondering how he
would know SO much about 1t, but fol-
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03

regular clay ovens in the ldugouts, with
iron tops for broiling. This. Of course.
was In the front-line trenches only.
We worked two hours on the fire.
step and Knocked of for four hours.
In which time we cooked and ate and
slept. This routine was kept up night
and day. Seven days week. Some
times the program was changed; for
instance, when there was to be an at
tack or when Fritz tried to come over
and visit, but otherwise nothing dis
turbed our routine unless It was Q gas
attack. 81
The ambition Of most privates Is to
become sniper, as the official sharp
shooters are called. After private
has been In the trenches for six
months or q year and has shown his
marksmsn ship. he becomes the great
man h. has dreaNaed abouk We had
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03
cH!ApTER v.
with the 117He.

Ny pal Brown, Of whom I spoke be.
fore. had been put In the infantry
when he enlisted in the Legion, be-
cause he had served In the United
States infantry. He soon became q
sergeant, which had been his rating
In To American ssrvicA never cav
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03

Trinidad is Increasing it, petroleum
production, the output last year being
almost $4,000 900 gallons.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03
DEPEW GETS HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THE FRONT LINE
TRENCHES AT DlxMUDE

synopsls-Abert Depew author story
In the United States during which he
petty officer. frclass
his honorable
France with determination Joins Foreign Legion
assigned the readnaugh
him high hono Later sent to
~
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03
(To BE coNT1NuED.)
she Won,t Believe bel

A man may be a hopeless idiot, but
IL he admires woman you can't con-
vince her that he Is c:azy.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03
Members Of the Foreign Le.

gIon, all soldiers Of fortune,
swear vengeance when they eco
the Germans place Belgian WON.
on and children In front Of them
40 shields against the enemys
fire. Gunner Depew tells about
this In the next installment.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-12-06
Fish Outlets

Fish Outlets
cup fish flakes
! cup hot mashed potatoes
well-beaten egg
tablespoon sweet milk
Pinch of salt and pepper
Mix well together and form into
cakes roll in bread crumbs, and fry in
bacon fat until nicely Drowned. Serve
hot, with or without sauce.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-12-06
THE DAY OF ROMANCE

Pueblo Star-Journal:-
Are we ready for the epidemic Of
matrimony7 First symptoms are ap-
|pearing as soldiers are mustered out
in American camps. II will increase
as shiploads of American veterans
land on home shores. Thousands Of
American maids are visiting for the
lads who marched away. Thousands
more are dreaming Of the hero.hus-
bands they have not yet seen, but
soon to come marching in with the
dawn.
:Natrimony means home-malking,
nation and society building. We're
all agreed that it is to be encouraged.
That an epidemic Of romances and
weddings is ahead, nobody doubts.
But for all that word Of. caution
may be, appropriately spoken today.
Many soldier boy has had his rom
ance with camp and hospital nurse,
and visitor. These romances are de-
veloped quickly in the electrical at
mosphere Of war. Now that. peace
has come many Of them will wither
before the practical airs Of common
life. The maid, who only a few weeks
ago saw only soldier in uniform,
will now see q bread winner in civilian
garb, and II she is short sighted, her
parents will supply spectacles for her.
Many man, who in the excitement
Of wartime thought Of life as q NOM
entary thing, will now begin to visual
ize it as a thing Of years and strug-
giles and to think of his maid Of ROM
'ance as a helper in the contest ahead
rather than as the girl to clasp for a
moment and then to bid farewell per-
haps for an eternity. This is the
afterwards era. It includes . new
home-making era, when the horne fur
nishing man will have his innings.
OF course, many lasting, lifelong
and beautiful romances have been
born in and Of the wartime. Men and
women who have married without Z
thot Of the practical side Of life. They
thought only in spiritual terms. More
will DO the same, and many Of then
living in the world Of their own iiesls,
win know only happiness. Bat fol
Others, 5uch spells sorrow nn.l trouble.
After Ill it's . matter for individual
suffrage, this Of being spiritual and
romantic or cf missing ,sotpe ef IL
exaltations of IL saefinczN oHfa III
|tAe tlaiA plafidlties sf t. praetieal
|path ''s ~ ~ 'ss1e'' '.s Sgs r. s''.s'.' 1900
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-12-06
For Book>Lovers

Book lovers viii appreciate these
book-ends. covered with tapestry and
lined with silk. and they are easy to
make. Among office furnishings the
foundations of thin metal are to be
found. These are first padded with
blotting paper-glued to them-then
the tapestry and silk covering Is sewed
over them and finally silk cord In
tucked about the edges. For bed
room the covering might be Of ere
tonne. The pair shown here has q
covering of tapestry In dark colors.