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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-16
Grownups Not Appreciative.

The greatest of our many pleasures,
perhaps, Is to write pieces for and
about children, because they are the
only ones who appreciate things that
are done for them. Grownups don't
appreciate that sort Of thing. They al
ways find something wrong about II.
The reporter doesn't live who can
write a piece about grownup IN
which the erownups can't find some
mistake. But children overlook de-
tails, and are grateful for the re-
porter's kindly intent. The other day
we wrote piece for the little BOY
who lives In the big apartment house
where everybody else Is grown up.
Last night we saw the little hoy, ana
asked him If he saw the piece. lie
said yes, his mamma had read 1t 10
him. And then he ran up and kicked
us on the shins. 1t was the first time
he ever had flattcred w with so much
as a glance, and Immediately we knew
we had made friend for life. we
have written verse by the yard TOT
grownups. but IL they ever were
pleased with It, they kept the fact
carefully concealed. - Kansas City
Star,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-16
There Was Something Different and Spiritual About Georgia

brought down from the attic quietly,
though, as he said, it wasn't any use
on earth up there" There were two
lame chairs from Periods attic, and
along one wall ran low and feeble
structure intended to serve as bench
or divan This would come In handy,
Sam said, if any of the party 'had to
lay down or anything" and at pinch
(such as meeting of the association
it would serve to seat all the members
in row.
For, coincidentally with the develop
ment of the shack, the builders became
something more than partners. Later,
no one could remember who first sug
gested the founding of secret order
or society, as measure of exclusive
ness and to keep the shack sacred to
members only, but 1t was an idea that
presently began to be more absorbing
and satisfactory than even the shack
itself. The outward manifestations of
it might have been observed in the In
creased solemnity and preoccupation
of the Caucasian members and In a
few ceremonial observances exposed
to the public eye. AS an instance of
these latter, Mrs. Williams, happen
ing to glance from rearward window,
about four o'clock one afternoon, found
her attention arrested by what seemed
| to be a flagraising before the door of
the shack. Sam and Herman and Ver-
man stood in attitudes Of rigid atten-
ton shoulder to shoulder, while Pen,
rod Schofield, facing them, was ap'
parently delivering some sort of ex-
hortation which he read from scrib.
bled sheet of foolscap. Concluding
this, he lifted from the ground long
and somewhat warped clOthes-prop
from one end of which hung a whitisf
flag, or pennon, bearing an inscription
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-16

George Bassett was a boy set apart.
Not only that; George knew that he
was boy set apart. He would think
about it for ten or twenty minutes at q
time, and he could not look at himself
in mirror and remain wholly without
emotion. What that emotion was, he
would have been unable to put into
words, but it helped him to understand
that there was a certain noble some
thing about him which other boys did
not possess.
Georges mother had been the first
to discover that George was boy set
apart In fact, George did not know
it until one day, when he happened to
overhear his mother telling his aunts
about it. True he had always under
stood that he was the best boy in town
and he intended to be minister when
he grew up, but he had never before
cOmprehended the full extent of his
sanctity, and, from that fraught mo-
ment onward he had an almost the
atrical sense of his set-apartness.
PenrOd Sch0neld ana sam Williams
and the other boys of the neighborhood
all were conscious that there was
something different and spiritual about
George, and, though this conscious
ness of theirs may have been a little OBJ
scure, it was none the less actual. That
is to say, they knew that George Bas-
sett was boy set apart, but they did
not know that they knew it. Georges
air and manner at all times demon
strated to them that the thing was
so, and, moreover, their mothers alb
sorbed appreciation of Georges Won
derfulness from the very fount of 1t,
for Mrs. BaSsett's conversation was of
little else. Thus, the radiance of his
character became the topic of envious
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-16
Copyright. 1917. Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)

| and the effect upon him was what
alienated his friends. Then these alien
ated friends were brought (by odious
comparisons on the part of grown peo-
ple) to condition of mind wherein
they suffered dumb annoyance, like a
low fever, whenever they heard
Georges name mentioned, while asso-
citation with his actual person became
every day more and more irritating.
And yet, having laid this fuse and hav-
ing kept it constantly glowing, the
grown people expected nothing to hap
pen to George.
The catastrophe befell as conse-
quence of Sam Williams deciding to
have shack in his backyard. Sam
had somehow obtained a vastly piano
box and quantity of lumber, and,
summoning Penrod Schofield and the
colored brethren, Herman and Verman,
he expounded to them his building
plans and offered them shares and
benefits In the institution he purposed
to found. Acceptance was enthusiastic !;
straightway the assembly became a
union of carpenters all of one mind
and ten days saw the shack not COM
pleted but comprehensive. Anybody
could tell, by that time, that 1t was
intended for shack.
There was door on leather hinges !;
1t dropped, perhaps, but it was door,
There was window-not a glass one,
but, at least, it could be '1ooked out
Of" as Sam said. There was a Chin
ney made of stovepipe, though that was
merely decorative, because the cooking
was done out of doors in an under
ground furnace" which the boys ex-
cavated. There were pictures pasted
on the interior walls, and, hanging from
nail, there was crayon portrait of
Sans grandfather, which he had
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-16
VALUE OF PORPOISE Jaw OIL
Lubricant Responsible for Correct op-
GRAFTON Of Delicate Mechanism Re-
tanning Fluidity at All Times.

In this Fastening age Of ours, when
may sound paradoxical TO say that we
owe our punctuality and time saving to
the playful porpoIse. And yet such.
indeed. Is the fact, says the Scientific
American, for watches, clocks and the
still more dignifed chronometer would
not run month I'm and month out with
regularity but for the lubricant OBJ
tanned from its jaws.
This oil has the unique property OF
being able to retain it's fiuldlty summer
and winter. and there Is an authentic
record of the lubricant doing its work
mt temperature of quite 100 degrees
below the freezing point. A variety OF
other oils have been tried for the same
service. but all OF them have proved
far less reliable. In watch or chro-
nometer the oil must stay where put
II must not "creep" over the mechan-
ism and thus steal away from its pro
per post of duty. Therefore. II ought
not to run away In the presence OF
considerable heat Neither should the
vi oAiuiHt, tNdpoThtt VI SfoN ihi'iu'
These exacting requirements are met
In their entirety only by porpoise jaw
oil, and II Is no wonder that the stun
when refined sells wholesale In the
neighborhood of S25 gallon. There
are many other mechanisms that are
best cared for by using porpoise jaw
oil, such, for instance, as talking ma
chimes, delicate recording apparatus
| etc.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-16

parental comment during moments of
strained patience in many homes, so
that altogether the most remarkable
fact to be stated of George Bassett is
that he escaped the consequences as
long as he did.
Strange as 1t may seem, no actual
violence was done him except upon the
incidental occasion of tar fight, into
which he was drawn by an obvious &C.
'centricity on the part of destiny. Nat
urally, he was not popular with his
comrades; in all games he was pushed
aside, and disregarded, being invaria-
bly, the tail-ender in every pastime in
which leaders 'chose Sides" his coun-
sells were sighted as worse than
weightless, and all his opinions instant
ly hooted. Still, considering the cir
cumstances fairly and thoughtfully, 1t
is difficult to deny that his boy com
panions showed creditable moderation
in their treatment of him. That is, they
were moderate up to certain date
and even then they did not directly at
tack him-there was nothing cold
blooded about it at all. The thing was
forced upon them, and, though they all
felt pleased and uplifted-while 1t was
happening-they did not understand
precisely why. Nothing could more
clearly prove their innocence of heart
than this very ignorance, and yet none
of the grown people who later felt
themselves concerned in the matter
was able to look at 1t in that light.
Now, here was Characteristic working
of those reactions which produce what
is sometimes called 1.-The injustice OF
life," because the grown people were
responsible for the whole affair, and
were really the guilty parties. 1t was
from grown people that Gergie Bassett
learned that he was boy set apart
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-16

| peated.
ITO keep the secrets in infadelat.
and violate and sanctuary"
"What?" Roddy naturally inquired.
| Whack!
"Ow!" cried Roddy. "That's M
fair!
"You got to say just what I say,
Penrod was heard informing him
''That's the ritual, and anyway, ever
If you do get 1t right, Verman's got t.
hit you every now and then, because
| that's part of the ritual, too. Now &c
on and say It, I solemnly swear tC
keep the secrets in infadelaty and vic
late and sanctuary"
81 solemnly swear'-Roddy began.
But Maurice Levy was tired of being
no party to such fascinating proceed
ings, and he began to hammer upon
the door.
"Sam! Sam Williamsv' he shouted
"Lemme in there! 1 know lots about
'nishiatin'. Lemme in!
The door was flung open, revealing
Roddy Bits blindfolded and bound
lying face down upon the floor of the
shack but Maurice had only fugitive
glimpse of this pathetic figure before
he, too, was recumbent. Four boys
flung themselves Indignantly upon him
and bore him to earth.
eli p he squealed. "What you dom?
Haven't you got any sense?"
And, from within the shack, Roddy
added his own protest.
''Let me up, can't your" he cried. 81
got to see what's goin' on out there,
haven't L? 1 guess I'm not goin' to lay
here all day! What you think I'm
made Off"
"You hush up!" Penrod commanded.
'This is nice biznuss !" he continued,
deeply aggrieved. "What kind of a
'nishiation do you expect this is, any
how?"
swell. here's Maurice Levy gone and
seen part of the secrets" said Sam, in
voice of equal plaintiveness. Eyes |;
and 1 bet he was listenin' out here,
tool"
'Lemme up!" begged Maurice, half
stified. 81 didn't do any harm to your
old secrets, did I? Anyways, just as
soon be Insulated myself. 1 amt
afraid So if you 'nishiate me, what
difference will it make If l did hear
little?"
Struck with this idea, which seemed
reasonable, Penrod obtained silence
from every one except Roddy, and 1t
was decided to allow Maurice to rise
and retire to the front yard. The
brother members then withdrew with
in the shack, elected Maurice to the
and completed the initiation
of Mr.. Bits. After that, Maurice was
summoned and underwent the ordeal
with fortitude, though the newest
brother-still tingling with his own ex-
periences-helped to make certain
parts of the ritual unprecedentedly Sc
we're.
Once endowed with full membership,
Maurice and Roddy accepted the OBJ
igations and privileges Of the order
with enthusiasm. Both interested
themselves Immediately in improve
nents for the shack, and made excur-
'iOns to their homes to obtain mate
'ials. Roddy returned with pair of
ensless mother-of-pearl opera glasses,
/ contribution which led to the crea-
Ion of a new office. called the war
Ier." 1t was his duty to climb upon
he back fence once every fifteen min
ties and search the horizon for In
ruders or anybody that hasn't got any
)iznuss around here" This post proved
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-16

so popular, at first, that 1t was found
necessary to provide for rotation In Of
flee, and to shorten the interval from
fifteen minutes to an indefinite but
much briefer period, determined prin-
cipally by argument between the in
cumbent and bis succeii sor.
And Maurice Levy contributed de-
vice so pleasant ans - necessary to
the prevention OF iotr2nptioD during
meetings, that Perrs.. ard Sam Won
dered why they ms ntt thought Of it
themselves long hsrccn. 1t consisted
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

Tive bandits, believed to have been
Earl Deer, big joe Moran and 9th
ers who escaped from the county Jail
in Chicago, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the bank at Mount Nor
ris, Ill.
The cooperation of local and state
patriotic societies in carrying out me
wartime holiday program is asked by
Edward A. Filene, a director OF the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. Retail stores that advertise,
Mr.. Filene said. should publish imme-
dlately in their advertisements details
ef the arrangement so as to set an ex-
ample for the other establishments.
Increased rates ON packing-house
products moving from east of Chicago
10 Pacific coast points were author
lied by the interstate commerce com
mission. The new rates are 20 to ~
cents higher.
-Four prisoners in the Cook county
iaiI at Chicago, two of them under
sentence of death, have escaped. The
men are: Earl Dear, under sentence
of death for murder; Lloyd Bopp, slay-
er of policeman; Frank McErlane,
awaiting trial on charge of kidnap-
ing, and big Joe" Morgan, safe
blower.
Chicago's quota in the fourth LID
erty loan, which starts September y,
is to be S25OO00.0O0 The figure was
announced at a dinner given by mem
bers Of the Liberty loan committee TO
press representatives. The quota for
the Seventh federal reserve district
is $S400OO,000. There is no doubt"
said Charles H. Schwab, that The
amount of the next loan will be So
C00,000,0O0."
1.-The spirit of America is concen-
trated here on this station" Count
Macchi III Cellere, Italian ambassador
said after he had made a tour of the
Great Lakes naval training station
and witnessed the review held in his
honor. II came here expecting to see
d great naval station, but / didn't real
ize its greatness until after l had
seen what you are doing here"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

Surgeon Genera! Blue Of the public
health service has made a telegraphlc
survey to determine the extent Of
Spanish influenza In the United States.
1.-THE disease is characterized by sud
den onset" said Doctor Blue Ia
statement. People are stricken on
the streets. First there Is a chill.
then fever with temperature from 10l
10 l03, ana aches all over the body
and general prostratcn. Persons so
attacked should get to bed and call a
physician"
President Wilson announced that a
fair price for raw cotton viii be fixed
If that should be deemed necessary af-
ter the war industries board has com
pleted its inquiry into the general cot
ION situation. During the investiga-
tion separate committee of three,
soon to be named, win buy cotton for
use of the United States government
and the allies at prices to be approved
hy the president.
ne impression that members OF con-
gfess are subject to draft was removed
by ruling Of General Crowder who
holds congressman are absolutely and
peremptoriIy exempt by statute from
the draft law and cannot waive their
exemption.
President Wilson signed the joint
resolution passed by congress empow-
ing him to establish prohibition zones
around shipyarde, munition factories
ana other war industries.
Figures on the production and con
sumption of gasoline, forwarded by
the fuel administration to the senate,
show there is a large deficit and that
orders further curtailing its use may
be expected.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21
European WGr' News

General Debeuey of France has
been raised to the dignity of grand Of
ficer of the Legion Of Honor The eta
ton was made in recognition of bril-
liant services in stopping the German
drive toward Aniens last March.
Shelled by a German submarine In a
fog 50 miles off the American coast, a
British passenger steamer escaped by
tdsiUncing the U-boat 1t arrived
safely in port. The ship was bringing
home 90 wounded Canadian officers.
The British steamer Galway Castle,
of 70SS tons gross. was torpedoed. 1t
had 960 persons on board of whom
III were reported saved Ninety third
clhss passengers lost were without ex-
reptiou women and children.
Ukrainian peasants wiped ont Ger
nGn garrison and occupied Bruislovka,
recording TO Il dispatch to Stockholm
from kiefr.
Petroysk has been taken from the
Germans and Turks by troops under
General Ebicharakhoff. 1t was learned
II London retrovsk is on the west
hore of the Caspian sea.
Tint the Germans are using women
Is military aviators is indicated in a
report from France that In a machine
recently brought down by the Ameri.
'ans the pilot, who was killed, was a
Koman.
Russian peasants who revolted
against the bolshevik government n
leW days ago are reported to have en-.
tered Petrograd and to have been
ioined by "a large part Of the popula-
Hon, says dispatch to London from
Copenhagen to the Central News
ASenCy.
After conferences with the allied
diplomatic and military chietS at Arch
angel the Tschaikovsky provisional
government, which recently Wa over.
thrown, was reSeated and viii continue
'o direct the affairs in the region Of
aorth Russia with the advice of the
Allies
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

Madison-Gov. Philipp sent the fol.
lowing message TO Provost Marshal
General Crowder, covering VISION
sins part in the registration: wis
consin gladly adds to its honor roll
sos, 871 registrants as follows: $780,
citizens, 21,72S declarents, 26,25S
aliens Wisconsin eagerly awaits your
instructions to proceed with the Sc
lectiye process. Wisconsin will fur
nish its quota for October" Wiscon-
sins quota as estimated by the war
department is $4,000. When it is con-
sidered that many within the age limit
are in the service, the number will not
fall far below 800 000.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21
Australia in Loan Drive.

Melbourne. Australia. Sept. 1.-THE
seventh Australian war loan eampai On
was inaugurated enthusiastically. Act
ing Premier Watt sold the first bond
TO the lord mayor, II is hoped TO raise
500, 100000 in a months campaign.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

Neenah-S Stanley. 2-year-oid 7'-.
lyr and Mrs. William BecSat ia
as the result of choking on q ..-.-.
peanut given him by an older '
Kenosha - Sergeant james Ni-.'-
the only colored man hen'5-" .4-
tributed to the army, has per-
rated for bravery in actio2'
to letters received here.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS register -
men between the ages OF Is M
OF this number thirteen. az ID
who failed to register june
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21
U.S.-TeutOnic Var News

Newton u. Baker, American score
tary of war; who has been on the
American front watching the offensive,
has returned to Paris. 1t is announced
that he expects to depart shortly for
England.
Friday, the 18Th. was the fifty-eighth
birthday of General Pershing, now
leading the great American drive in
France.
With assurances from every section
Of the country that the registration of
Americas millions of men between the
ages of eighteen and twenty-one and
thirly-two to forty-tive. inclusive, had
been accomplished on Thursday with
precision, Provost Marshal General
Crowder turned his attention to the
great task of classifying this vast army.
An American troopshIp With 2,Soo
men on board has been torpedoed. All
hands were saved by destroyers. The
bihNNu suites navy ucPdl AAAiCitt "H
nounced that the vessel was the White
Star liner Persic Of 12,043 tons. The
troopship was one of a large convoy
approaching the English coast and
was about 200 miles out. There was
NJ sign of panic on board. Many of
the troops were from Chicago and
Cleveland. None was injured.
american troops of all units have
been Instructed by General Pershing
to XIII on the spot any one who IN time
OF battle urges surrender or attempts
to persuade them that further resist
ance is useless. These instructions
were made necessary because some
one In American uniform during a Ger
man attack on Flsmette ran among the
troops, calling upon them TO cease re-
sistpnce and declaring that the officers
advised surrender.
Such large proportion of the Amer
lean casualties In recent actions has
been due to gallant attempts to rescue
wounded men by unwounded comrades
that General Pershing has been COM
PEELED to issue a general order calling
attention to the fact that the regula-
tons prohibit members of the fighting
force TO leave their proper positions
even for this purpose.
American troops have landed at
ArchGpgel to assist the other allied
forces there in their campaign for the
establishment of order in northern
Russia. This announcement was au-
thorled by General March.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

Madison - Jenkin Lloyd Jones, ia
nous preacher and author, died at his
home at Tower Hill on the Wisconsin
river. He was "A years old. DR..
Jones death followed an operation.
He had been critically i'll for three
weeks. DR.. Jones fought as a private
with the Wisconsin troops through
the civil war. He gained fame as a
crusader in Chicago almost half a
century ago. For many years he was
a lecturer on English history at the
University of Wisconsin. He was the
father of Richard Lloyd Jones, editor
of the Wisconsin State Journal, Madi-
son.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21
Foreign

Prince Frederick Charles of HeSse
has accepted the Finnish crown. says
dispatch from Stockholm. The Fin
nish diet VIII meet soon 10 confirm the
acceptance.
Julio Acosta, n general with Villa at
line iime of the Columbus N. NJ raid.
was executed 10y the home guards COM
mand at Las Ceuvas, chihuahua. Mext.
60, according to an official statement.
Notwithstanding the allies declina-
tion of Germany's peace offer, Count
Won Hertling. the imperial German
chancellor, Is convinced that peace is
nearer than Is generally supposed. ac-
"ording 10 an address made by the
chancellor before the trades unlonist
leaders, In Germany. says a dispatch to
The Exchange Telegraph NJ London.
As Il result of attempts to XIII
Soviet Commander Berzian and Mill
'ary Councillors Smngin ana Golosh.
kln, = Observation-Disclosures have
q. been executed in Peuograa
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

KenosPa - The Kenosha patriots
fund Appropriated S2o.oo0 to the
American Red Cross of which $4,000
is to be used for loca! work and the
remainder for rational work.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

Madison DR.. Charles Mccarthy,
former state legislative reference Ii
brarian, now aide to Herbert Hoover,
arrived in Washington from Europe ac-
cording to word received here. While
in France DR. Mccarthy served as a
volunteer for five days in the Red
Cross with the Wisconsin troops dur
ing the big drive and he states their
work was marvellous and the talk of
all France
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

Racine-After travelling 1000 miles
and spending $500 to make the trip,
Frank J. Kaiser has arrived here from
Chile and expects to leave soon for
one of the military camps. He has
two brothers already in the service
and both of them are now "over
there"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-21

Madison-A common law marri
age cannot be legally entered into in
Wisconsin, according to the opinion
of Atty. Gen. Spencer Haven, given
to Dist Atty. G. H. Dawson of Gran
don. In another opinion the attorney
general held an Indian in the Lac
Courte GRIZZLIES reservation could not
be prosecuted for abandonment under
the laws of Wisconsin, as he was not
subject to the criminal laws of the
state.