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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-14
EVERY WORD A WONDERFUL,
AWFUL AND THRILLING TRUTH

Though young in years. Empey had
a varied career before he went tc
France to do his bit for humanity. He
had sailed around the world; he had
experienced shipwrecks and mutiny
he had served in the regular army OF
the United States and he had worked
with one of the most famous detec-
tives in the country. He was in New
York when the Lusitania was sunk.
He waited for a time for his own
country to declare war. 1t did not do
so and after a few weeks he would
wait no longer. He went.
Empey fought hard in the trenches.
and in writing "Over the Top" soon
to be published in this paper, he wrote
as he fought. He uses clear. vivid.
forceful English that every reader can
understand and thoroughly enjoy.
1t is probable that no other writer
knows as Empey does what it really
means to be wounded sever times; to
live for a year and a half with mud.
rats and shells; to go "Over the top"
in a wild charge into the very jaws
of death; to grasp a gas helmet when
a seconds delay lei certain suffo-
cation: to get tangled. up in barb-wire
with a machine gun splitting death a
few yards ahead; to lie for thirty-six
hours wounded and unconscious in No
Mans Land.
The story, also, is full of informa-
ton that is of practical value and
very great interest to all Americans
right now. One reads in "Oyer the
Top" how bombs are made and
thrown, how trenches are dug and
consolidated, how barb-wire is used
to the charging enemy, how
machine guns are operated, how the
fighting men are fed and clothed, how
the soldiers occupy their time when
not engaged in actual fighting.
There is not a man, oma or child
in the United States today, who is
able to read, who is not vitality in
terested in all these things.
Empey lived war. He tells just
what the fighting men have done and
how they have done it. He knows be-
cause he was one of them. For a year
and a half, until he fell desperately
wounded in No Mans Land. this
American, battling at the side of the
British Tommies, saw more actual
fighting and real warfare than any
war correspondent, and more, prob
ably, than any other mar who has
written about the war. His expert
ences are grim. but they are thrilling
and their recital is lightened by
touch of humor-the same humol
that has enabled this boy to pass
through the scorching fires of al anC
come out. wounded in body but sounC
and sunny in spirit.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-14
W!S.S
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF EMPEY'S
MASTERPIECE, "OYER THE TOP

With all its dramatic moments,
"Over the Top" soon to be published
in this paper. it is not a recital only of
the horrors and the perils of modern
war. In relief. there are accounts of
the fun and the comradeship of the
trenches. There are compensations
for the hardships and the dangers that
the soldiers are forced to face and
these are described by Empey in a
most interesting way. The story Is a
startling mixture of sunshine and
shadow. and. strange as ii may seem,
the sunshine predominates.
Newspapers and publications all
over the country have been clamoring
for publishing rights of Arthur Guy
Employs story of the Big War. Over
the Top" william Randolph Hearst
got it first-he had the wherewithal-
and published it serially. weekly, in
all of his papers. including the San
Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles Ex-
aminer and all of his papers in the
East. 1t took like wildire, and no
wonder. 1t is the most absorbing and
wonderful story of all times. And
true, too.
Empey is the one man, of all who
have written about the war. who has
been able to make all this seem real
to the a at home. And it is easy to
understand why this is so. Empey
writes Of his w experiences and
things which he actually saw.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-14
WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

WESTERN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
will furnish you help-ranch hands,
miners. cooks, etc. Let US save
your worries. Phone 765. or ad-
dress Western Employment Agency,
Winnemucca, Nevada. tt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-14
WEATHER REPORT

For the "a hours ended
at s am. today:
Hig h { temperature
yesterday, "A.
Lowest this rs.
Mean temperature yes
terday, 35.
Normal temperature
yesterday, 80.
Prevailing wind diree-
ton, northeast.
Fair tonight and to-
morrow.
RAY l.. FISHER.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-14
"Gets Drops
Then to the Dance!
Goodnight to Corn Pains-Corns
Peel Off With "Gets-It."

"Say, girls. you can laugh at
tight shoes, or damp. computing
on the soles of your feet, corns be.
tween the toes. hard and soft corns,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-14

FOR SALE-The lot upon which the
Episcopal church now stands, 50x
$50 feet, at the corner of Fifth ana
Lay streets. Inquire p. o. Box 2s5
Winnemucca. New. 1873
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
MOSES STILL POSING.
(Nampa Leader Herald)

1.-The use of printers ink and paper
to criticise the governor will have no
influence on him when it comes down
to the matter of performance of his
duty to his country in compliance with
his oath of office"
The above is the concluding state
ment of Governor Alexander in a long
interview concerning his recent pro-
clamaton throwing the streams and
lakes open to seining for fish. From
the tenor of the interview a stranger
would be led to believe that the ma
jority of the people of Idaho are
lawless, unpatriotic lot, but fortunate
ly they have a governor with Spartanic
courage who will stand against the
wiles of the devil, though the heavens
fall. All of which is another example
OF the we'll known Alexander grand
standing. AS a matter of fact, his pro-
clamation has attracted attention out
of all proportion to it's Importance.
From the standpoint of food supply
it is of little consequence whether
seining is permitted or not. 1t is only
proposed to sein carp, white fish and
squaw fish. White fish are the only
variety really fit to eat and they are
mostly to be found in the northern
lakes, which are not to be opened. The
only variety to be found in any num-
bers in southern Idaho is the carp.
Imagine the people of Idaho conserv-
! ing food by eating carp. To be sure
they have the patriotism to do that II
the necessity were great enough. Yet
when there are millions of idle acres
OF land upon which really good food
can be grown, does it look reasonable
that much time will be devoted to
catching a fish that a Piute Indian
wouldn't eat more than mess or two
of without protest?
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Small Caliber Bullet Has
Armor Piercing, Tracing,
and lncendiary Action.

The present war has brought forth
a new kind of ammunition for airplane
use in the form of special cartridges
containing bullets for armor piercing,
tracing and incendiary purposes. All
of these cartridges are of the small
rifle calibers, according to a state
ment authorized by the war depart
ment. The three tenths of an inch
diameter and short length of the bull
let left little space for the armor pierre
ing element or for tracer and incen-
diary composition, but such combina-
tons have been made.
The bullets developed by the United
States ordnance department have been
tested on land and from airplanes to
see if there is any difference in their
performance when fired from a quick
ly moving airplane in the upper atmo-
sphere and when fired on land. These
tests indicate that the United States
has developed a class of special car
tridges with performance fully equal
to or surprising that attained abroad.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
More Than 80 Per Cent
OF United States Troops
Now Carry Insurance.

More than $11, 900, 100000 of war risk
insurance has so far been written.
covering over 100000 persons in the
military and naval services The av-
erage amount of insurance applied for
is nearly $4,000 The maximum per-
mitted is $4,000 and the minimum is
$1,000.
Final figures show the United States
army, both here and abroad, is well
over 80 per cent insured. In many
camps SO per cent of the personnel is
protected by government insurance.
The insurance now on the books of the
bureau is more than three times as
great as the ordinary insurance held
by the largest commercial company in
the world.
All new persons joining the service
may apply for insurance within 1870
days after joining the colors. Auto
matte insurance ceased for all men, re-
CARELESS of enlistment date, on Febru
airy IL.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
10000 Skilled Men
Wanted for Service
in Aviation Section.

Qualified men registered under the
selective service law may be inducteo
into service to fill the call for l0,Ooo
skilled mechanics needed by the avl-
alton section of the signal corps by
applying to their local boards. Men
rot registered may enlist at recruiting
stations.
The present call is particularly Tor
machinists, auto mechanics, engine re-
pairmen, gunsmiths, chauffeurs, car
penters. blacksmiths, tinsmiths, CAD
inetmakers, electricians, coppersmiths'
sheet-metal workers, propeller makers,
wireless operators and constructors
tailors, tent makers, sail makers, truck
masters, vulcanizers, welders and ex-
perts on magnetos, ignition systems,
cameras, watches and clocks
Men will be sent to San Antonio,
Texas, for segregation by trades, tol-
lowed by brief course of instruction
at flying fields or factories, then or
ganized into squadrons mostly for SER
vice overseas. Additional information
may be secured by application to the
air division personnel department
Washington, d. c.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
NO NON-PARTlSAN TICKET.
Chairman Taylor Says Talk Comes
From Democrats Who Fear Defeat.

Idaho republicans are not party to
a suggested Borah- Nugent senatorial
combine. 1t is purely democratic
camouflage," says Stephen B. Taylor,
of Boise, republican state chairman for
Idaho.
THE story came from democratic
sources in Washington and indicates
the feeling of uncertainty that pre-
walls in democratic circles as to the
partys ability to elect either long
or short term senator from our state
"Borah will have no opposition IN
the republican party and is doubtful
if he will be opposed at all. He is so
strong with the people of the state
that the democrats despair of nomin-
ating any who could defeat him.
1T is early to talk politics. Tor
there is little doing yet. The war
work demands our attention and can
not be sighted Idaho has gone over
the top with a rush in all patriotic
work since the war and is hungry for
more"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
STARS ON THE FLAG.
Placed in Regular Order Representing
Individual State,

To the Germans, the flag flying over
American headquarters in France may
seem quite the same as the one the
Spanish faced 20 years ago, but there
is a difference-there are now IS stars,
three more than fluttered in triumph
at Santiago The three new ones are
for oklahoma, New Mexico and Ari-
zona. They are not added at random.
but at the end of the bottom row.
BY government regulation the star
of each state is given a fixed position.
In the war of the revolution the flag
had 10 stars, IS during the war of 1872.
20 in the Mexican conflict and 50 at
the time of the Civil war. The orig
inal flag was adorned with IS stripes,
these were increased to Is in 1895, but
% years later by act of congress- the
former number was restored. The list
below shows the order in which the
stars are placed.
First row-No, l. Delaware; 2, Penn
sylvania; g. New Jersey; 4, Georgia;
5, Connecticut; 6, Massachusetts; I.
Maryland; s, South Carolina.
Second row-No. 0, New Hampshire;
10, Virginia; II. New York; u, North
Carolina; 10. Rhode Island; IA, YER
mont; Is Kentucky; 16, Tennessee.
Third row-No. II, Ohio; IS, Louisi-
ana; 10, Indiana; 20, Mississippi; 81
Illinois; %, Alabama; 20, Maine; "A,
Missouri
Fourth row-No. 25, Arkansas; 26,
Michigan; II, Florida; 2S, Texas; 20,
Iowa; 80, Wisconsin; 81, California;
80, Minnesota.
Fifth row-No. 33, Oregon; "a, Kan
sas; S5, West Virginia; SO, Nevada; 81,
Nebraska; 3S. Colorado; 80, North Da-
kota; 40, South Dakota.
Sixth row-No A., Montana; A.
Washington; 43, Idaho; "A, Wyoming;
As, Utah; 46, Oklahoma; AZ, New Mex
leo; AS, Arizona.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Ordnance Base
Costing 100000
for Forces in France.

An ordnance base that will cost ap-
rroximately $25,OOO,OOO is under con-
struction in France. 1t will include
gun repair plant equipped TO refine
more than 500 guns month; large
capacity carriage repair plant mo-
tor vehicle repair plant capable OF
overhauling more than 1900 vehicles
month: a small arms repair plant to
handle $4,000 rifles and machine guns
a month; a large shop for the repair
of horse and infantry equipment; a
reloading plant capable of reloading
about 100000 artillery cartridges
day.
The ordnance base will include ~
large storehouses, IL shop buildings.
100 smaller shops and magazines, and
machine and tool equipment costing
$4,000 900. Approximately $50 officers
and $4,000 men will be required for
maintenance
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
MEANING OF TONNAGE
As APPLIED TO SHIPPING
CONFUSING TERMS EXPLAINED
FOR BENEFIT OF LAND
LUBBERS.

Meanings of the word ton" when
wide variation, according to an ex
PLANTATION given in a recent issue of
the Boston News Bureau.
The gross tonnage of a merchant
or the weight of its cargo. 1t is the
entire interior capacity of the ship eX
pressed in tons of 100 cubic feet. 1t
il usual to speak in terms of gross
of large passenger ships. Thus it is
gross tonnage which is referred to
when the Lusitania is spoken of as a
ship of $4,000 tons, the Olympic of
$4,000 and the Vaterland $4,000, etc
Net Tonnage.
The net tonnage, or net registered
tonnage, or as it is frequently put the
registered tonnage of a merchant
ship is, broadly speaking, that portion
of the vessel which is available for
carrying cargo and passengers, Just
as the gross ton, the net ton is 100
cubic feet of space. The net tonnage
is arrived at by subtracting from the
gross tonnage the amount of space
occupied by engines, boilers, bunkers,
crew quarters, etc, 1t is the net tom
mage of a merchant ship which is reg
istered on the records of the country
whose flag it flies, and it is on the net
tonnage that dock and harbor dues
and taxation generally are computed.
Usually when the tonnage of a ship is
spoken Of the net tonnage is meant.
Dead weight Tonnage.
"The lightweight tonnage of mer-
chant ship is the weight of the cargo
in tons of 224O pounds which the ship
will carry. When the dead weight
tonnage of a ship is referred to, the
objective dead weight is almost al
ways used with the word ton or tom
mage. There is one fairly common eX-
ception to this rule. In vessels that
are built particularly for the special
purpose of carrying heavy cargo in
bulk, like coal or ore, it is usual to
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
WORK OF THE RED CROSS
SOON Be ANOTHER DRIVE
ITS UNSELFISH DEVOTION TO
RELIEF OF sUFFERlNG-AN-
OTHER $1o0,ooo,0o0.

'In all the history of the world
there has been no parallel of the
growth of the Red Cross during the
last year in size. personnel, influence
and effectiveness" declared a New
York man during the conference in
that city to prepare for the big drive
soon to be undertaken for 100000, 900.
A year ago. just before the first war
fund campaign. the American Red
Cross had a membership of about $780,
600. Today it's membership is 23,0Oo,-
COO, and the coming campaign is ex-
pected to increase this figure.
Help in Every Calamity.
For years the Red Cross appeared
before the public only when some
great calamity occurred, but 1t was
always on the ground then, just as it
vas during the past winter when Hall
fax was Frustrated. The war did not
bring any intrinsic change in its de-
votion; it only increased this devotion
because the field was thicker strewn
with opportunities for service. Back
of every allied line in Europe and
Asia it is operating for the relief OF
suffering humanity, military and civ
ilian. 1t has penetrated hostile lines
to extend it's beneficence to Poland and
Armenia and while all the work en-
tailed by war is being accomplished 1t
rises to every occasion, when wind or
water or fer bring calamity at home,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
First Gas Masks
Made by Women Of
England and France.

The use of gas in warfare dates
back to 400 B. C. The Spartans sat
urated wood with pitch and sulphur
and burned it under the walls of cities
which they we're attacking. For sew
eral centuries gas has not been used
in warfare, and The Hague conven-
ton definitely ruled against 1t. How
ever, on April %, 1915, the Germans
liberated great clouds of gas against
Canadian troops near Ypres. Terrible
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
A Lonq Chance.

Two impecunioYs Scotsmen, travel
ing in search of gold, came upon a
drinking saloon They had only six
pence between them, SO they ordered
one nip O. whusky."
They were hestating who should
have the first drink, when an "aul' ac-
auaintance joined them. Pretending
they had just drunk, one of them
handed the newcomer the whisky re-
auesting him to join them in drink.
He drank, and, after few minutes
of painful and silent suspense, said:
Now, boys, you'll have one witt
me?"
"Wasna that weel managed, mon?
said one to his pal afterward
aye it was" said the other, sol
EMMY: "but it was a dreadful risk!'-
Tit-Bits.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Training Camp Commission
Will Establish
Baseball Leagues.

Plans for the organization of camp
baseball teams and leagues are being
formulated by the general director of
athletics in camps and cantonments.
According to the commission on train
ing camp activities, within month
soldiers will have company, regimental
and divisional teams, and these teams
will form company and regimental lea
CUES. No divisional leagues are con-
templated because Of the distances
between camps, but where travelling
conditions permit inter camp games
will be arranged.
Major league officials and amateur
baseball associations have volunteered
assistance in promoting baseball in
the camps.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
War Pictures
May Be Secured
for Private Collections.

An illustrated catalogue OF ofhclal
war pictures and stereopticon shdes
has been issued by the division of pic
lures of the committee on pubic IN
formation. In it are listed about looo
pictures available to the public, IN
GLIDING photographs taken by the sig
nal corps, navy marine corps and the
French and Belgian official photo
graphs
Each picture listed may be mad
either as a Photographic print or as
stereopticon slide at small price. Inc
catalogue may be secured by senolns
5c IN the division of pictures, commit
tee on public information, Washington
D. C.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Weekly War News as Summarized by
the Bureau of Public Information

destruction and decentralization result
ed from this first gas attack, and
within a week England was making
plans for gas warfare against the Ger
mans.
Soon after the first German gas at
tack English and French women sent
to the front hundreds of thousands of
home made gas masks. For the most
part they were merely bandages i'm
pregnated with chemicals to wrap
around the mouth and nose. These
emergency masks saved many lives,
hut afforded only limited protection.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Burden on Taxpayers.
Amt It the Truth?
(Houston Post

If the French had ever become real
lovers of the great American poker
game they would have been satisfied
with the term -four flushing" and
would not have perpetrated "camou-
flage" on us.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

The war department commission on
training camp activities now has So
women deputy sheriffs working in vi
entities of camps in all parts of the
country,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

speak of their tonnage in terms of the
lightweight carrying capacity with
out any qualifying adjective. For eX-
ample, the collier Maiden of the Mas
sachusetts Gas company's fleet would
be commonly spoken of as a ship of
1900 tons, because she has carrying
capacity of 1900 tons of coal and was
particularly built for that trade. Her
net tonnage is only 800 tons.
Measurement Tons.
The cargo of eship is sometimes
spoken of in terms of the space it oc-
cupies rather than by weight. The
measurement ton is only 40 cubic feet
and therefore, a ship can carry car
go which measures two and one half
times its net tonnage. When an ocean
rate is quoted as so many shillings or
dollars ton, it is commonly under
stood that the quoted rate means per
weight ton or per measurement ton at
the ships option; in other words, on
light but bulky cargo, the charge is
based on the measurement ton, while
on heavy cargo the charge is based on
the weight ton
Displacement Tonnage.
The displacement tonnage is used
invariably in the case of warshps and
not otherwise. When the tonnage of a
warship is spoken of, the actual weight
of water displaced by the warship
fully equipped is what is meant. When
a 30,O00ton battleship is spoken of, it
means that the battleship actually
displaces 10000 tons of 2240 pounds.
Confusing Terms.
zone unfortunate effect of the con-
fusion in the meanings of the word
ton has been to blind people to the
seriousness of the whole shipping sit
uation. 1t seems to be definitely es-
tablished that about 100000 tons of
shipping were sunk during 1917. The
country reads that the United States
alone is going to produce 100000
tons of shipping during 1918, and we
unconsciously say that with what
England and the other countries are
sure to do ships will be built in 1918
much faster than the submarines can
sink them. Even when the estimate
of United States building is reduced
to 100000 tons, the public is not seri-
ously alarmed The trouble is that the
Z 900 900 tons that were sunk were
100000 net tons, while when WASH
ington speaks of shipping the United
States is going to build, it is talking
in terms of dead weight tons, and it
takes fully two dead weight tons to
equal one net ton"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21
Ready for Next Call.

Shortly after the declaration of
war against Germany, President vii
son issued an appeal to the country TO
raise fund of s100,000,000 with whlta
tn equip the Red Cross for it's SER 60
in connection with our army and navy
and to enable the organization to give
care and assistance to the helpless
and suffering civilians in the allied
countries of Europe, The public was
quick and generous in it's response
and the total amount raised was $685.
099,257.
"Of the first Red Cross war fund,
$77,721,91S has already been appro-
priated for Red Cross activities at
home and abroad, In addition, ST.,
C06,121 was refunded to the various
chapters to cover the cost of supplies
and for local relief work. This left a
balance of $10,371,21S still available
for appropriation, which will be used
in the near future. BY June the first
fund will be practically exhausted and
it is expected the second fund will
CO rry the Red Cross through it's var
ious war activities until the spring of
1919"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-21

Honesty is the best policy for the
man who can't steal enough to pay
good lawyer.