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New-York tribune., 1918-11-24

under trees in the rain trying to keep our
selves warm We had little food, but
during the nights we managed to get some
cabbage some potatoes from the feldsF
We had a compass and a fairly good map.
"On the seventh day after our escape we
arrived at the bank of the Rhine and were IL
faced with new problem. Most of the'w
bank was sheer cliff and at other places"
where the descent was possible there were Z
sentries. From 10 p m. till nidnignt we
explored up and down bank trying TO f7ndss
an opening, but failed. Then we hit upons1
another plan which saved US We found -
mountain stream flowing into the Rhine 70
and decided to go down the bed of this. Ito
took US about two hours to get to the
mouth of this creek. We went on our
hands and knees, feeling every stone be- q
fore putting weight on it, for fear it
would overturn and rouse the sentries. :"
While we were creeping down the stream
Willis whispered to to be sure and
take off my trousers, and when I turned r
to whisper back he was no longer there
The current of the Rhine had suddenly5e
swept him away, and while was thinking y
about his disappearance it swept me away, ,
too
"The Rhine where we swan it is very
fast and full of whirlpools I got to the.
middle of the river and found I couldn't
get any further. The water was icy cold,
cold that when I put the back of my
head in it to float on my back it felt as
if l had been struck a violent blow
shipped some water in mid-stream and =.
just as l was about to collapse 1 realized
I was beginning to progress little out
Of the centre Of the current. | must have
swum the rest of the way almost uncon-
sciously, for few seconds later as it
seemed to me, my foot struck a rock I
tried to rise but couldn't and lay there
for a while in a state of collapse. One
of the difficulties of swimming the Rhine
was to swim so noiselessly as not to be
heard and be shot at from the bank 81
Finally ] managed to stagger to nv
feet. l walked about till found farm
house and knocked. When the Swiss
farmer and his wife found that I was an
American they couldn't do enough for me-
l was tucked in bed with hot-water bottles
and fed and was given the care that Ger.
tainly needed. I sent the farmer out to
look for Willis and he met another farmer
who had been sent out by Willis to look
for me. Willis has gone back to France
and l am on my way to America" -
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
n a Listening
Il Hotel"

"At Karlsruhe was put Immediately into
the listening hotel where it is hoped
prisoners will give away information, which
is overheard through microphones. They
put me in room BY myself for the first
day, then on the second day, presumably
because l spoke French, I was put with
eight French officers. We found and tore
up four dictaphones in that room. On
the third day was placed with three Brit
ish officers. I was also questioned by an
intelligence officer. l told him we were
building an immense navy and were send
ing so many troops to France that the Ger
man line couldn't possibly hold On nv
fourth day in Karlsruhe l was transferred
to the Geological Gardens, the general dis
tributing centre Of prisoners Of all nation
alities. There were Serbs, Italians, Rus
SLAMS and representatives Of almost all the
countries fighting Germany. Here I met
two English generals who were real live
wires. / confirmed information I had OBJ
tanned by talks with other prisoners. and
decided l must endeavor to get away.
led two plans of escape from this camp.
but both were betrayed. l also Joined a
French attempt, which went wrong through
letter to a woman in Karlsruhe, who
was to help US, falling into the hands Of
the commandant. Usually we never knew
by whom We were betrayed, but suddenly
found our plans circumvented by additional
wire being put UP something of the
kind. We also planned to get away in
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
of the Jaws of Death and Hundom-A Yank's Escape

same bread and coffee, which I found out
afterward was made from acorns and
roasted barley. After another three days
of the land gaol they shipped me of to
Karlsruhe. To my joy, I discovered while
in the mother ship a SIS bill which had
been overlooked, and which came in use
full later. got the captain Of tho sub
marine to change it when he came to see
me and asked him to purchase me q tooth
brush, which also helped me when l finally
got away. While at Wilhelmshaven | was
also taken on board the flagship, and inter
rogated by the chief of staff of the high
seas fleet. He began in very friendly
way to talk to me. He also inquired why
America had cast her lot in with England
and said he was surprised at Americas
entry into the war. I asked him in return
whether he thought America was the kind
of country which could forget the Lusi-
tania, and whether he considered America
could be friends with the nation that in
vented the Hymn Of Hate Our conversa-
tion ended in less friendly tone and I
could see had made his ears burn.
"On the way to Karlsruhe only saw
one herd of cattle and that was one which
was reserved for the fleet. We went to
Karlsruhe via Hanover, Frankfurt and
Mannheim. l was in charge of a naval
officer and two men,
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
I s 1t All a
u German Scheme?

The Morning Post" itself finds still.
other objections. 1t puts forth the idea
editorally that the League of Nations
scheme was hatched in Germany to take q
the edge from foreseen defeat and was
cleverly foisted on the world through
an easily duped America, after which
Germany reluctantly consented to ac
cept the plan as a possibility The
post" continues: -
"The full beauty of this PROPOSAL will he
realized when we mention that Germany
before the provided herself with raw
materials mainly from the British Empire.
After the war, that is to say. we are to
provide Germany with the same quantity
of raw materials ss she took from ms hr
fore the war, so that she may build I'D at
our expense her pre-war economic position
Our raw materials are not to be under
our control, but under the control of an
international board, on which we shall he
in a minority of one, and as this board is
to sit at The Hague and not in England
we may safely presume that Germany
Will be In better position for lobbying it Q
than ourselves.
"The truth is that our politicians are 81
"SSuieooly iedOlHB Ihelr country into a
very dangerous position on this matter.
They have thrown up their hats for a prin- 3
clple which carries consequences they had
nor considered. &
"A federal Europe suits, and always has
suited, Germany. The original idea of the
German Empire federal Christendom
OF which Germany was the centre-and
Holland is considered by Germany as for,
political purposes a German state The
League of Nations is only the resurrection
OF the first German Empire under new
name, for it is calculated that GERMANY
as she presides at the centre of anv sucb
RECREATION is certain TO hold the balance
of power. The powers at the circumference,
IKE England and the United States are at
an obvious disadvantage in any such ar.
rangement, and it was. this disadvantaao
which induced England to lead the national
revolt against the imperial Roman combina<
tlon at the close Of the Middle Ages" II,
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
In Gernany's 8 Most
d Secret Port

"At Wihelmshaven l was put on board
the submarines mother ship, where nv
only food was sour black bread and colored
water which was called coffee Wilhelms-
haven is the most secret of all German
ports, and it is difficult even for officers
in uniform to get in and out. After
few days in the mother ship with sentry
outside my barred window and another out
side my barred door, was transferred to
q similar land goal being still fed on the
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
By H. c. Wells

A N intense discussion has arisen
LA in England over the question of
-A league of nations. On one
side are the more advanced and
radical thinkers, while opposed to them
are those who before the war were
known as Imperialists- H G. Wells, rep
resenting those who approve OF the
league Of nations idea and seek way
to put it into practical effect, has writ
ten letter on the subject to 1.-The Morn
ing Post" which is frankly intended to
be controversial, for he says:
Your readers are not supposed to be
very much in love with democracy; they are
supposed to cling to the traditions of that
less intense phase of the worlds history
before the first French revolution, when
WET was at its highest degree of specializa-
ton and international affairs the exclusive
concsrn of few courts and great families
And there is probably nD section of the
public for whom the thought of the empire
has more magic Family traditions are in
erwoven into the imperial service, and
westige is precious thing to your public
10 some of your readers such "a phrase as
The pooling of ernpires' rnay sound at first
both base and brutal But, indeed, the
league of nations is not cessation OF such
an empire as ours; II is rather a broaden
ing out of the idea Of a vast trnsteeship
among nations until 1T becomes Worldwide
And when the conservative minded recoil
from the novel associations, the strange
and larger responsibilities of the new pro-
posals, then we must return TO tbs initial
ana fundamental necessity of the case How
else can you prevent Mars from eating up
and destroying your whole social order {?
IL you do not like thinking of league
oi nations enforcing peace upon the world,
'aen think of the deep-sea submarines, the
night and day air raids-with five or six
ION bombs and the like-and the giant tanks
OF the great war of 1885 or thereabouts,
~hen at last our empire has to put it's back
70 the wall to defend it's self-contained d
'arltf-protected monopolies- Or Of the
plunge into Bolsheyik despair on the part
u labor under the pressure of armament
production, which may be the alternative
70 such war"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
@ Harris E0in0, from Paul Thompson.
Lieut.. Edouard Victor M. Isaacs,
u. S. N.

blankets wrapped around us to look like
German officers cloaks, but the Germans
had become suspicious and decided to clear
the camp Of officer prisoners. was told
I would be sent to Villengen in Baden.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24

coin. has arrived in England. He
swan the Rhine and finally got free on
October 13 last Lieutenant Isaacs
spens some days aboard German sub
marine and had American destroyers
dropping depth charges so close that the
vessel shook as though struck by an
earthquake; he made four attempts to
escape in spite Of threats that he would
be shot if he did SO again; he was nearly
starved and nearly shot and once nearly
dubbed and kicked to death.
Lieutenant Isaacs, who comes from
Cresco, Iowa, told his story to The
Tribune, as follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
By Ralph Courtney
London, November Is,

London, November Is.
4 FTER the most thrilling series
~ of adventures yet recorded in
4 IA this war Lieutenant Isaacs, Of
New-York tribune., 1918-11-24

A N intense discussion has arisen
Ia in England over the question of
-A a league of nations On one
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26

quainted with him some circumstance
beyond our control takes him off the
job and puts a dark horse in his
place? Will 1t ever happen that when
we get piece of bunk into a politi-
cal office that the people will get
onto themselves and throw him out at
the next election? Will the time
come when the fellow who keeps the
brewery working nights hasn't any
better show at the polls than the fell
low who don't? Surei When you get
every political jobber in the state to-
gether, tie them into a basket and
send them up in a balloon, and let
the people work out their salvation
without the aid of a bunch Of egotis-
teal nicompoops who self-style them
selves party leaders" then you will
get something permanent out of poll
tics.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26
APPLICATION NO. 4744

Notice OF Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
OF the State OF Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on the
26th day OF November. 1917. in &C.
cordanco With Section 50, Chapter
40, Of the Statutes OF 1918. Liberty
Cold Mines Company. a corporation,
OF Lovelock, County OF Humboldt. and
State OF Nevada. made application
20 the State Engineer OF Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public
waters OF the State OF Nevada. Such
appropriation Is TO be made from Lib.
orty Spring No. 3. at n point whence
to 4 corner to Secs. 6 and Z, r. 10
~. Il. SO T., NJ. d. D. g. NJ, Bears s..
SO 49, p. 1886 feet. by means Of
ditch, pipe and 6ume. and one cubic
foot per second is TO be conveyed TO
the SEA sEH. Soc. l. r. ~ NJ, II.
81 e., NJ. D. b. & NJ, by means OF
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

would suffer the most IL Germany
should win the war. For our govern
ment would then be forced to main
tain great standing army to defend
ourselves against the German attack
that would be threatened.
The effect OF this stamp campaign
upon the boys themselves is also i'm
portant. II is a training in doing
civic work. The great trouble with
us is that too few have been trained
TO community work. We expect that
other people will carry on the public
enterprises, while we sit back and
criticise. II a generation OF boys
could come along who have been
trained to do public work, they would
do greater things than their fathers.
The services being rendered by the
Boy Scouts in these public causes
show the great value of boy organiza.
ton. There should be a troop of
Scouts in every village and city
district. Where such troops do not
exist, other organizations like Sun
day school classes and clubs should
volunteer to help the thrift stamp
campaign. Everyone in Elko who has
not subscribed to a Liberty Bond
should buy stamps, and it would be
a fine thing If all the Liberty Bond
buyers could take hold too, to en-.
courage the boys.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26
THIS WAR OF SCIENCE
BUILDING AiRPLANES

Perhaps the biggest mechanical
problem of the war has been the con.
structlon of great force of aircraft.
1t was practically new work. We
had realized the necessity of war
ships and had a start on the manu-
facture of artillery and small arms
But we had only fooled with aircraft,
and all in a moment we were called
on TO build them by the 10000.
Immediately vast force of work.
ers who knew nothing about planes
had to be assembled and drilled. A
lot of new problems arose a typi-
cal one was that of lubricants. Not
one of the standard oils in use in our
factories would go for the high speed
Liberty motor. One single exception
was the lubricant derived from castor
oil beans. Unfortunately the grow.
Ing OF these beans is discontinued
here. owing to n cheaper substitute
from india. While the industry is
being re.established here. It was nee.
essary TO depend on cargocs rushed
from India.
The covering for the wings has to
be Irish linen. the best fabric in the
world, since II Is light and strong and
VIII not rip like cotton when pierced
by bullets. The supply gave out. bat
under the direction of the British gov.
eminent, the Irish crop Is hoped to be
sufficient. The public has already
been warned 10 20 slow on purchas.
es OF linen. as certain qualities OF Il
are imperatiyely needed for aircraft.
Every spot OF high pressure on the
wings has to be reinforced. Then the
whole has to be sewed back and forth
With three inch needles over the ribs.
No one ever estimated the number OF
stitches needed.
Every operation calls for infinite
care and skill Every sharp line. ev
cry superfluous bit of wire or steel
must be cut out. They all add &c
weight and wind resistance. II must
be able to stand an air pressure that
would wreck the ordinary house.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26
THE BOYS THRIFT
STAMP CAMPAIGN

The Boy Scout organization OF $50.
600 members has been enlisted TO sell
United States thrift stamps. wher.
ever there is n troop of Scouts. the
khaki clad youngsters with eager
faces will be knocking at the door.
Trying TO persuade people to practice
thrift will help them do It themselves.
They will not be such patrons Of tho
penny In tho slot machines.
The Liberty Bond campaign has 20
far touched only minority OF the
households of the country. The war
thrift stamps should help many mill.
TONS OF other homes to cooperate.
Their boys have gone to tho front,
and they should be glad TO save a ilt.
tie money to help supply them. They
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26
DAM NJ FW EMO

AS an actual fact We saw two men
respectively one upon Ed Roberts,
the other upon Charlie Henderson for
United States senator. This Is the
spirit that will make a lallapaloosa OF
campaign this year. but how many
men, not only in this county but over
the state, are going to bet their
clothes on Ed Roberts? Not so many,
we think, as will bet them on Char
lie Henderson. Where is this man
Roberts, anyhow? Who is he? What
has he done. Damnfweno, What
does he do for living? Does he ever
come home except at election time?
Damnwweno. We never see him.
Does he ever vote in congress? Sure,
he must, he's u congressman. How
does he vote? Damnfweno. What
has he ever done for the state while
he has been in congress? Voted to
keep us out of war. What good did
chat do us? Damnfweno. Look what
Charlie Henderson has already done
in about sixty days service. Introduc-
ed two walloping good measures and
presided one day over the senate dur
ing the progress of an important de-
batei What brings him closer to the
hearts of his countrymen, he Is right
on the job all the time. Did Roberts
ever introduce a progressive measure
for Nevada? Damnfweno. Nobody
ever told us about it. We never felt
any of its effects. Maybe he did. He
seems to be a very pertinent person
along about election time, in fact he
Is protruding himself a year in ad.
vance this time, but outside of those
infrequent appearances he is OF a
very retiring nature. Where did he
go on his last campaign when he left
the balance of his party at Wells ?
Damnfweno. Where in the name OF
the Thousand Isles did the people of
this state ever get the idea that he
was statesman, equipped for one
blasted minute with enough brains to
represent them in the lower house, let
alone the senate? Damnfweno. But
there is one thing we do know. and
stuff it deep into your old Jimmy pipe
they'll be selling skates to Mephisto
when Damnfweno beats Charlie Hen
derson for the senate.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26
Graves, his wife. Fir.

- graves, MS vile, Fist
Doe. Second Doe, Third Doe. Fourth
Doe and Fifth Doe. also all other per.
sons unknown claiming any right, IT,
tie. estate. lien or interest in the real
property described in the complaint
in this cause. adverse to the plain
tits ownership. or any cloud upon the
plaintiffs title thereto. Defendants.
The State OF Nevada Send Greet.
ings to the said Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to ap,
pear within ten days after the service
upon you Of this summons II served
in said county. or within twenty days
II served out of said county but within
said judicial district. and in all other
cases within forty days exclusive oil
the day OF service) and defend the
above entitled action.
This action is brought TO recover 9
judgment and decree quieting the title
OF the plaintiff to the land described
in the complaint.
Dated January 7th. A. d. 1918.
(SeaD NJ. ]. KEITH.
Clerk OF said Court
By MAE MCNAMARA. Deputy.
First publication Jan. Is. 1918.
Last publication March 6, 1918.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26
APPLICATION NO. IzI,

Notice Of Application for Perm,..,
to appropriate the Public Water, :,
the State Of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that nm -.
26th day of November. 1917. In sccord
ance with Section 50. Chapter lao =,
the Statutes Of 1918. Liberty Oil
Mines Company. corporation =,
Lovelock. County OF Humboldt 81
State of Nevada. made application .
the State Engineer of Nevada for ~
mission to appropriate the public :.
tiers OF the State of Nevada. sro,
appropriation is to be made from tn
erty Springs, at point In the syv,,
NEA. Sec. ]. T. AZ N. h. 5lE
ID. b. & NJ, by means of ditch. min.
and hume. and two cubic feet DER ,eo
ond is to be conveyed to SNk Of sru
Sec. l. I. AZ N, r. 81 E. ND
NJ, by means Of ditch. pipe. nums
tanks or reservoirs. and there used %,
mining and milling purposes. Wat,
to be returned to stream at q no,,,
whence to 4 Corner of Secs. 6 and :
I. AZ N. Il. So b. II. D. B. IN
bears S. So L. 243o feet.
SEYMOUR CASH
6tato Rnginesr
First publication Feb. 9, 1915.
Last publication March IL. ISIS.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-26
TWO TYPES
oE MERCHANTS

In every community you will find
come merchants who would never con-
slider any kind Of an advertising prop
osition. II is a matter of tempera-
ment and grows out of mans per
sonal characteristics. not from bust
ness circumstances or local condi-
lions.
1t Is the nature of some men to
take what comes naturally and let
the rest go. They are built on the
Let well enough alone" policy. They
run along in the same rut year after
year. These people rarely advertise.
II Is not the desire of The Independ.
ent to say word against them. Many
OF them ale very honorable. faithful.
and reliable men. But they lack the
spirit OF enterprise and hustle, with
out which no business can perma.
t1ently hold its grip in these times.
Other men are always reaching out
for bigger and better things. They
are not satisfied with holding the
q same trade year after year. They
are always reaching out for more.
The newspaper does not have to use
any long winded arguments to con.
vince such men about advertising.
They believe in it already. The only
ID" thing necessary is for the solicitor
to cunru &c them that his particuls
s2ropositIon Is sound aGu wJIth the
money lie asks.
The advertising merchant Is the
best one for the public to patronize
@ because of the temper and characters
tics revealed by the fact that he does
''A advertise. This shows that he is MOI
satisfied with things as they always
were. The same spirit of enterprise
q that urges him to seek new trade b!
10 advertising. leads him to seek bette
bargains. higher values, and more sat
isfaetory service.
So If our readers wish to know
what merchants can fairly be expect
' ed to give them the most for thei
money, in quality, style, service ant
" price, they can do no better than t
make up list OF the merchants tina
advertise in The Independent.