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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14
MEXICO SHOUL NINE SILVER FOR INDIA

We are melting down %25O,0O0,OOO American silver dollars
to supply British midas requirements because the worlds
annual production of the metal is less than ~175,OO0OOO ounces
and the emergency is great. Mexico possesses the greatest sill
yer mines yet worked, and some of her larger ones are still
idle and have been for more than five years. Large mines in
Chihuahua, within the area apparently controlled by Villa and
other bandits, could produce a vast quantity of silver if they
Were properly protected, now that it is worth more than a dol
lar an ounce.
Silver is in demand, chiefly because British India has a
favorable trade balance of about $36OOOO,OOO, as estimated by
the British government. The natives prefer silver to any other
token of value and dislike any form of paper money. They
hoard silver when they can get it and thus drain the worlds
supply. They also hoard gold, but the government tries to
keep it out of their hands to prevent the permanent loss of
out disclosing its location. 1t is far better to let them bury
silver than gold, SO the British government arranged to get the
silver in America.
British India is usually a debtor country to the extent
of nearly $iOOOO0,000 a year. Her sudden shift from debtor
to creditor in her relations with the rest of the world
is due to the war, in which she is playing a more important
part than is generally understood, and her willingness and
ability to assist in winning the war depends largely on keep
ing her people satisfied by paying them in silver instead Of
paper promises.
Indian rupees are worth more as bullion than as coin, and
it is impossible to keep the natives from boarding them
or melting them down to secure the profit. This is Mexi-
cos opportunity, and it would pay the Mexican gov
eminent to wipe out the bandits and market the silver be-
fore the end of the war. Nobody can say what silver will be
worth after peace is restored, but it is not likely to COM
mand a better price than at present. The world will not be
compelled to pay India in silver if the balance of trade
swings against her after the war comes to an end, and the
great outlet for silver in India will thus be partially closed to
Mexico. 1t is always wise to make hay while the sun shines,
and America would much prefer to help Mexico sell her silver
in Calcutta and Bombay than to melt down the silver dollars in
the treasury.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

Mining and Scientific Press: Alaska gold made a loss Of
$l4,247 on The 300 $40 tons milled during the quarter ending
June 30. The tonnage milled was 1924 per day less than IN
the preceding quarter. The mill feed assayed $116 per ton,
as compared with 90 cents in the first quarter of the current
year. The mine is seriously hampered,' says Mr.. Charles
Hayden, the president of the company, by the lack OF COM
petent labor and the steadily increasing cost of supplies,
which is true, but this mining enterprise is handicapped most
of all by the lack of sufficient gold in the rock that is being
exploited in the hope of gain. Mr.. Hayden expresses a nope
that the government may afford some relief to the gold-min-
ing industry in the near future and thereby help the Alaska
Gold out of a bottomless hole. AS the thing now stands, the
Alaska Gold is a benefactor-not to its shareholders or bond
holders, but to the Nation, for it is producing a necessary
product at a loss to itself. The Alaska Gold Mines Company
deserves a halo.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14
GERMANY BUILDING SHIPS

By way of Stockholm comes a report that Germany is
building sixty large merchant steamers to take the place of
those lost during the war on all the trade routes of the world.
One is said to be of $4,000 tons burden and three or four 9TH
Ters exceed $4,000 tons. Outside of northern Europe there is
only one port available for such large vessels, and that is
New York. Before the war all the great ocean liners afloat
piled between New York and northern Europe. They are now
adapted for other traffic, and New York saw more of them
than any port in Europe. If this Swedish story is true those
who are building them must feel confident that trade between
Germany and the United States will be resumed on the old
basis. Such boats have no other place to go. The welcome
they will receive in New York after the war remains to be
seen.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14
BEST WAY TO WIN

When the final vote on the draft bill was counted i'm the
house only two representatives went on record as against ex-
tending the age limit to eighteen and forty-fiv years. That
vote reflects public opinion in America. The only way to end
the war is to defeat the Huns, and the time required depends
on the force employed. Four million Americans in France will
shorten the war and save lives.
The house of representatives truly represented the Amer
lean people when it adopted the plan of the war department
to draft men of eighteen to forty five years of age for service
in the army.
We are in this war to win and the way to do it is to
strike hard and quickly before the Huns can impress Russians
and other subject peoples into their army.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14
BANKS READY FOR LOAN

New York Commercials: Our banks are ready to finance
The next Liberty Loan without trouble. Outstanding issues
amount to $il 1926, 100000, of which S6OOO,OOO,OO, or more
than hall. were financed through national banks.
On June 20 last these banks held only $4OS,S59OOO of
these bonds for investment, which is 229 per cent OF their as
sets. ami this sum has undoubtedly been reduced since then
Nv sales to investors. Loans on these bonds amounted to
$40. 100000, which have been liquidated to a substantial de-
gree by receipts of instalments from purchasers who recelv-
ed long credit. After the last Liberty Loan was floated the
banks held about $20O0,0O,OOO, according to Wall street estl-
mates.
he treasury department is confident that the next issue
of probably 6,0OO,O00OO0 will be taken up in a much shorter
selling campaign than those which have gone before. 1t ap-
pears that about half the proceeds of these bond issues have
been loaned to our allies, most of which will be repaid i'll due
course; so the actual cost of the war SO far is far below the
congressional estimates.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

For the sake of humanity Germany should never be al
lowed to regain her African colonies. Since they were cap
tured by British South African and other allied forces the
natives have had a chance to tell the truth about the barbara
ties and enslavement inflicted on them by their cruel masters.
The evidence is in the hands of the British government and
will be used at the proper time.
Germans do not know how to colonize and would not go
as permanent settlers to their own African possessions, as the
English, French, Spanish and Portuguese have done.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14
FORD IN MEXICO

An interesting situation will be created in Mexico when
Henry Ford opens the first of several projected plants in that
country for the manufacture of tractors. He has announced
that none of the profits will be taken out of Mexico but will
be invested for the benefit of business and general devlOp-
ment there. The degree of cooperation which this move sue
ceeds in getting will be a fairly accurate index to conditions
in our bandit-ridden neighbor and will serve to show other
industrial leaders what to expect below the Rio Grande.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

Germany's marvellous official war statements continue
to announce victorious repulses" of the allied and American
troops, with each succeeding days scene several miles nearer
the German border. We shall look forward with pleasure to
the bulletin which announces a victorious retreat" across the
Rhine for the strategic purpose Of enticing Americans into the
water and drowning them.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

For several years the south has been talking about ware
houses for cotton. Some progress has been made and this year
the trade will find out whether warehouse receipts are reliable
indexes of grade as well as weight. Properly managed ware
houses would be of great value to cotton growers, but they
must submit to strict inspection at local points if they are to
reap the full benefits of the system.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

Coal miners are earning wages running up to $3.50 a week.
We face a shortage of fuel which can be avoided only by faith
full work. Fuel Administrator Garfield wisely refuses to con-
slider further increases in miners wages at this time on the
ground that no need for revision of the scale exists. America
must have labor stability in all war industries until the end of
the war and coal is the basic factor in nearly all of them.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: The American filters
bombed Ostend the other night and the dispatches say that they
are particularly good at night bombing. Let there be no mis-
take about how that word bombing is spelled.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

Louisville Courier-Journal: The German press hastens
to admit that there is an American army in France lest the Ger
man army beat the news by admitting the Americans to Ger
many.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

Toledo Blade: Evidently the fog which defeated the Huns
at the beginning of the Pcardy push hasn't lifted yet.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-09-14

With Germany all war is unfair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
MANY new FACES
AMONG TEACHERS
IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
Supt Wilson Believes He
Has Built Up Strong

The schools of Fairmont Independ-
emit district viii open on Monady
morning, September 16, for. the
school year OF 1858. A large en-
roIlment is expected and an excellent
faculty has been provided for each OF
the schools of the district.
1t is not believed that the new draft
regulations viii seriously interfere
with with the attendance in the high
school, for the reason that the gov
eminent Is urging that youths OF
eighteen years and under VIII remain
in the High cShool until they have
completed their course.
Several changes viii be noted in
the personnel of the faculties Of the
various schools on account of resig-
nations. draft regulations and other
causes, though the officials OF the
schools believe that they have secur-
ed splendid substitutes in each case
and believe they are fortunate under
present conditions in having secured
high grade teachrs for each OF the
schools.
The schools of this district have
drawn largely from the 1918 class OF
the Fairmont State Normal school,
seven young women, all local, having
been secured from this class to teach
IN the local schools. They are Miss
Hazel Minor, who viii teach in the
Fleming school: Miss Halle Cotter,
who VIII teach In the White school;
Miss May Hawkins, Who VIII teach IN
the Miller school; Miss Ruth Fergu-
son, who was assigned to the Miller
school: Miss Thora Robinson assign
ed to the White school: Miss Claudia
Iayman. who Will teach in the Barnes
school. and Miss Launa Mason, who
Will teach In the White school
\ Several changes are noted in the
Hish school personnel, among them
being the appointment OF T. r. Ellis.
Of Newton, III, to succeed a e.
Moore. who IS now in government ser
vice. Mr.. Ellis IS now in the city and
VIII devote practically his entire time
to training young men in military set
ting up exercises.
Miss Mary Frances SartIey. grad
uate Of 1918 Of Smith college with
the A B. degree. viii teach in place
of Miss Virginia Vockrodt, who re-
Gently resigned her position in the
High school.
Miss Traces Frost OF Wi1liamstown.
Mich. viii take the place Of Miss
Roah NJ Adams. who also resigned
Miss Mary A Hervey. OF Grove, w.
Va. takes the place Of Mss Pearl
Hodges. Of Morgantown, who resign
ed her position IN the High school.
Misses whitening CockaEne and
Miss Bessie ]. Reed will resume their.
positions on the High school faculty
after years leave Of absence, during
which time they studied in eastern
colleges.
Among the new teachers added to
the Miller school faculty art Misses,
Grace Robinson OF BarTackyt1le, III;
gfufa wright, Of Keyser. Ruth Wiz
derman. Of Fafrmont, May Hawkins.
Of Fairmont. and Ruth Ferguson OF
FaiFmonE
New teachers for the White school
ara Misses HaIIfe Cotter and L.zuna,
Mason. both Of Fairmont. and Miss
Lula n Jones. OF Virginia
New teachers for the Fleming
SCContnued on page eight-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
LANCE ACCUSED OF
SIDING WITH KAISER
Well Known Citizen Has
Hearing Before Com
missioner Kirby.

Charged with violating the espion-
age act, Paul W. LANCE this morning
came before U. S. Commissioner ].
P. Kirby for a preliminary hearing,
Lenge was arrested yesterday by
Deputy Marshal Moore at the direc-
ton Of U. S. District Attorney Walk
er, following an investigation by a
special government representative,
who spent some time here Mr.. LANCE
put up $500 in Liberty bonds for his
appearance this morning.
Beginning at II o'clock, witnesses
were examined for over an hour. af-
ter which the case was continued I'M
til 2 O'Clock this afternoon. The de-
fendent is represented by Attorneys
Harry Shaw and Scott Meredith.
The principal evidence given
against the defendant this morning
was that OF Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Hen
derson, who told of certain CONVEX
Sstion which took place at their sum
mer camp near Antioch on the even
ing OF August 80. between Mr.. LANCE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson and Mrs.
George L. watson.
Mrs. watson, of Wilmington. Del,
who had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Henderson. suggested the horrible
sinking of the Lusitania While Mr..
LANCE did not say outright that the
deed was justified. he. said that ''the
passengers had been warned" But
the vessel was sunk in neutral wa
ters," said Mrs. Walton, whereupon
Mr.. LANCE told that "the vessel was
sailing from an English port and was
floating an English Tag" Mrs. Wat
son said that "the morale OF the
American army was higher than that
of other nations" whereupon Mr..
LANCE said that 'Hhe did not think So.
Mr.. LANCE, il was also testified, said
thar "he did not think the boys went
to camp because they wanted to go;
but because they were forced 70 go.
bv saving that "the French had an
army there" He also IS alleged to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
opens
At THE NORMAL
Work VIII Not Be
gin Until Friday Morn
ing.

The tan term of the Fairmopt State
Normal school opened this morning
when large number Of students reg
tstered for enrolment
Owing to the fact that tomorrow is
a legal holiday and that school proper
wm not begin until Friday many of
the, students VIM not arrive until Fri
day and some not until Monday
Very few young men registered a
predomfnance of women being noted
in the enrolment The school VIII
be open for registration tomorrow
but no session VIII be held until Fri
Members OF the faculty who were
ont Of the city have arrived and are
ready to begin work on Friday
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11

Several soldiers told the Associated
? ess that they saw the German sub
zrine lifted clear out Of the water
n en- one OF the depth bombs explod-
Cd and then entirely disappear Some
thin had gone wrong with the troop
engine, which compelled her
Tor time to Lag behind the rest Of
the convoy. But the trouble had been
i1ed up and she was fast catching up
the other transport when tor
pedo hit her Just forward Of the en-
fsroom.
he troopshfp was member OF a
arse convoy approaching the English
coast The vessel was torpedoed 200
niles from shore at o'clock on Fri
Day afternoon The transfer OF the
American soldiers from the stricken
vessel to escorting British and Ameref-
can torpedo boat destroyers was
quickly made without injury to any
one They all escaped injury when
ne torpedo exploded, and were soon
On their way to a British port
Many Of the troops came from Chi
cgo and Cleveland. and a large per
centage of them were factory hands
D foreign extraction Their behav-
IoT proved that they had assimilated
The true spirit Of the American sol
Sc vessel at once began to sink by
f6e bow The water was rushing in
Il. nch . rate that It was thought the
steamer would quickly founder. To
fils surprise OF most of the soldiers,
ffoopship did not sink. Some
mems apparently were found to
the inrush OF water and she
near enough to shore to be beach
a Il s. hoped that the vessel uitt-
1tateIy can be saIyaged-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
new FAGI0RIY FOR
COLUMBIA GLASS
A. ScaIise Win be Located
Where He Can Get an
Outlet.

The Columbia Glass factory, owned
by Antony scaIise, which is located
in East Park on Front street and
which burned completely down on Aus
gust %. has just purchased a new site
on side track OF the B. & o. railroad
on the MonongaheIa Industrial COM
pany's grounds. A building here suit
able for . glass factory was also pur-
chased. This location Is about one
mile from the court house or about
one-half mile this side Of Owen 8. Bot
lie Machine company factory, aobus
halfway between the Wfllets Clay
plant and the Marion planning mill
Tony Scalise said today tina. he e1.
pected to start making his same hne
of glassware, ointment Jars OF an
kinds to supply the drug and cheul1-
cal trade, In about three weeks at the
latest ScaIise also said that while
he regretted very much the loss. OF
about nineteen thousand dollars which
weut mn IN smoke, he Is very much
pleased with his new location and IS
looking forward with much pleasure
TO hfs fine railroad facilities. For q
long time very poor road which
winds roughly up a hi1 to the pres
ent site and which IN rainy and icy
weather Is almost inaccessible. caused
the Columbia Glass factory much m
convenience and worry. An materials,
ar least a trip a day, had to be loaded
on wagons and carried up this road-
The new site IS directly on the rail-
road
Men are working now az both loca-
lions. the old site on Front street and
the new one near the Owens plant
These men are cleaning up. digging
ditches. building foundations for ma
ehinery and doing other things At
the Front street location nothing re-
Ccouttnued on Page Eight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11

have said that ''if the boys were anxi-
Gus to go to France it was because
they were tired laying around the
camps. Mrs. Watson said that the
Kaiser should be dethroned and the
German laws rebuilt, whereupon Mr..
LANCE suggested that king George
should go, too" In speaking OF criti-
cfsm OF Germany, Mr.. LANCE said:
I'VE are doing now Just the very
thing we criticised Germany for do
ing by drafting boys of 1S."
After Mrs. Watson showed Mr..
LANCE two medals her husband had
won, he replied: What are these
for" For killing 1900 Germans.
was the reply. Mr.. LANCE responded
by saying, That is a good many" Mr..
and Mrs. Henderson both told Of the
above conversation when on the wit
ness stand, there being little diner
ence in their testimony
Richard GiIkeson, another witness,
testified that he heard Mr.. LANCE say
that "the United States should &C
cept peace terms" E1r. Gilkeson
heard Mr. LANCE make this statement
while Mr.. LANCE was talking to an
other person, and did not know what
peace terms wre referred to- MT.
Koon, another witness, told OF GER
tain conversation with Mr.. LANCE in
which Mr.. LANCE was supposed to
have shown sympathy for Germany.
The four witnesses were an -tnat
were examined this morning. The
hearing was held in the circuit court
room. and was attended by large
number of persons who are especially
interested IN the case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
MASS meeting
AT HK...l.S uAS
WELL AIEl1El
Coal Operators From That
Part Of State Hear Pro-
duct1on

A mass meeting 81 enaI Operators
from Randolph Bar lps1lf and
surrounding counties held u che
YIN. C. a. audftoriTEl It Tues
9 IHy S SLssJdsSS4 ~ ~ T.rrr'a
80 ! $500 (irerafors.
Ststte Asso ~ .-....
S so.' 81; : 4 .tI.l 81; s Ior .n
=. sS.tI, - $500 lsncr.
~ ~ s, West VIr-
Z p 80 80 S-,s1f6,. aha
James F. earrett u ne eelal-l--1-
y - .rIS,IsS no ~ called BE-
y = Is-i-i;1s eIlf 81 The North
=. y IIsst 57iIsei1ia oSi cnerators
sS1;1t{oyS dIreetcrs OF The
s 80, sssociattiio were meeting es
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
YANKEE FORCES UNDER
FIRE IN Two THEA TRES
On Asne Front Germans Are Trying Desperately to Take
Baekyantage Position the Americans
Hold.
Position tIle AmerEeans
NV AssIneiated Press

w1TH TIE aMERfCAN FORCES
ON THE AIsNE FRONT, Tuesday
Reuters.) @The Germans this evening
y.sre sin attacking on the Mont Rouge
plateau with desperate determination.
The losses Of the enemy in the last
three days must have been appalling.
me German attacks whether directed
against Manteun. Laffaux or Yauxah
lon have been for the recovery OF the
- Id line at Mont de Laffaux. 1t was
captured by Gen. Mangin's troops with
whom the Americans are fighting be-
fore the Germans realized Of what I'M
mense importance the ridge line was
to them or at least before they were
able to take adequate steps to de
fend 1t.
How the German troops have been
hurried here to attempt its recovery
IS evidenced by the fact that as many
as five German regiments were repre-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
aAsERAn ropAYl

FENN.AY PARK. Set 11.-The Bos--
Red Sox and Chicago Cubs hooked
s again today IN the sixth game OF
world series before several thou
spectators who shivered and
COX IN. an arctic blast that reached
every corner Of the field and stand
4 fr7IiI Irings Of another strike over the
division Of money OF the world series
eon ders faded out during the morn
ing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
SCALE CONVENTION
TO REG0NVENE
viii Meet Here Saturday to
Ratify the Wage Con-

Under Monday date line G. e
keeney. president. and Fred. Mooney,
secretaTy-treasurer OF District No Il,
Mine Workers of America. sent out the
following notice TO the delegates 20
the scale convention which was held
recently In willard han. this city:
This is TO notify you that the.
scale convention VIII re-conyene
Saturday. September "a, at 10000
a M, for the purpose Of ratifying
the contract recently signed by
the scale committee Of miners and
operators, an dlegates are mott
fled 70 be 9n attendance At said {:
convention. and those Of you that
can't attend VIII please have your
local union 20 elect ~ alss1rll
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11


WASHINGF0 ON Sept il.
"A dispatch from the Am
erican legation al GhIlsta-
ia today said reliable lnfor-
nation had reaehed there
that Petrograd was burning
in u different places and
that there was nc IseF llaln-
ate massacre Of people ~
the streets.
Secretary Lansing ~ an
nounclng the rece7ps 81 the
message said do not lrdi-
cate whether tie massacre
was organized 81 merely 2
result of a geneI state OF
anarchy.
There was 11otll1llg to snow
what part the Bel s. au-
thorities were pa II the
situation.