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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
WILL RUSSIA KEEP THE FAITH?

President Wilson's references to Russia in his address to
congress were kindly and diplomatic. He hopes for the best
and tries to inspire the Russians with courage and fortitude.
He promises them help and he utters no threats; but that does
not change the facts stated by Premier Lloyd George that Rus
STA must begin by helping herself.
Trotzky and Lenine may be unselflsh patriots, Dt appear
ances are against them. They partially disbanded and utterly
demoralized the Russian armies, thus freeing German nrstlhe
troops for service against American as well as English and
French soldiers in France, and they enabled the Central powers
to throw large forces into Italy. These are the results OF their
folly or treachery. President Wilson wisely RETAINED from
commenting on these developments because he still hopes that
Russia will stand fast when the people come 10 comPrehehu
the dangers that confront them.
When Mr.. Lloyd George spoke the Bolshevlkl were trying
to arrange a separate peace with Germany without regard lf
the interests of Russia's faithful allies. In the few hours that
interviewed between the British premier's speech to the labor
council and Mr.. Wilson's address to congress the situation at
Brest- Ltovsk changed because Germanys demands upon fus-
STA were SO ruthless that no patriotic RUSSIAN could accept
them. A conqueror in possession of the country could name
no harder terms. This gave President Wilson a golden oppor-
tunity to appeal to the Russian people, and also TO prove to the
German people the iniquity of their ruler and his advisers.
Mr.. Wilson grasped the chance and made astonishing good
use of it.
But, suppose Russia does not respond to President Will
sons appeal, what can we and our allies do for her? II
Russia. or the motley crew that speaks for her at present,
makes a separate peace with Germany and resumes trade re-
ladons with her, the Central empires will then draw from
Russia the foodstuffs, mineral oils, metals, hides, wool and
most of the other supplies they need so badly. Our embargoes
on exports and the blockade of German ports will be
mulliied by Russias acts. German, Austrian, Hungarian
Turkish and Bulgarian troops will be freed and thrown against
The forces of ourselves and our allies on the various fronts.
Germany will have practically all she requires, except fresh
armies, for the prosecution of the war; and who can be sure
that she will not be able to raise army corps OF melcenarles Ill
some parts of Russia? She may even draft Russians in occu,
pied territory into her service and throw them against General
Pershing's Americans in France.
What will Russia then deserve at our hands? Let us IN
vte and encourage Russia to cooperate with us, but she can
not play fast and loose with us. He that is not with me is
against me. The hour is come for both Germany and Russia
TO choose. For Russia it is good faith or a traitors peace.
For Germany it. is peace or the sword. President Wilson has
precipitated a climax-Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
WHAT WILL THE KAISER DO :?

Germany has not spoken. The kaisers demand that his
foes state their terms of peace has been answered by President
Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and the Russian Bolsheviki.
The pope and other neutral peacemakers can say no more I'M
til GERMANY speaks. The German chancellor has deferred his
address to the reichstag, which he promised to make last Mon
day, and is now automatically ill. Amsterdam reports that he
will be forced out of office by the militarist faction. Mean
while the kaiser holds a council of the empire attended by him
self. the crown prince, Hindenburg and Ludendorff, and hints
come from Berlin that Prince Won Buelow will succeed Won
Hertling as chancellor of the German empire, in which event
we may expect a demand for a German peace" with annexa-
tons and indemnities.
German newspapers call President Wilson'S address to con-
gross a war message. 1t is, if Germany chooses so to construe
it. The German government must answer it in some way.
Unfortunately the German people are mute. The kaiser fears
tc hear their voice and therefore is likely to strive for victory
before they become articulate. He no longer fights for Ger
many, but for his crown and dynatsy. His excessive demands
have proved too much for Russia to stomach. The Russian
people have not yet reached the abject stage of acknowledging
defeat and surrendering Poland and four rich provinces in
which the Germans have secured a foothold.
IL the council of the empire decides to fight for a Ser
nan peace" another attempt to crush our allies on the western
front will probably be made before American troops can take
Tie field in sufficient numbers to determine the result. At
lacks in force on other fronts cannot win a decisive victory.
but the Germans believe that the war would end with the TAX
ing of Paris and Calais. If they attempt such a drive and fail,
the German empires boundaries will be delimited by it's foes
and tine terms will be a vcor's peace in which the kaiser will
have no voice.
If the German government refuses to entertain President
Wilson's offer it must decide at once whether to make one SUI
preme effort to win in France before a million American SOL
diers can be put in the field, or to fight a long defensive war.
There is little doubt of Germany's ability to do the latter.
Which will the kaiser and his advisers choose? We shall have
the answer soon-Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
UNCLE SAM INSURES HIS DEFENDERS

The family of every man who has entered the army or
navy from Nevada should be protected by the war life insur-
offered at extremely low rates by the government.
Uncle Sam is anxious to issue such a policy to every en-
listed and selected man and has called upon the Nevada State
Council of Defense to urge every family to insist upon the son
or father taking out this form of war insurance. The time for
issuing soldiers and sailors insurance expires February 12,
and one million men yet remain unprotected.
This action is taken not only for ts protection of depend
.nts, but in order to remove from the fighting men in France
every possible source of worry. Those who stay at home are
therefore urged to insist upon war insurance being taken out
Immediately, as the time is short.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
MELTING POT AND REGISTRATION

That foreign women in the United States are volunteering
to work for Uncle Sam and the allies is evident from the regis
tration taken by the womanis committee Of the Council of Ma
tional Defense. There have been many reports of Italian wo-
men doing Red Gross work or buying Liberty bonds. Polish
women, Russians, Portuguese and Japanese offer all sorts of
service. The Chinese were a feature in Chicagos registration.
But the last report from the states is possibly the most strik-
ing of all, for in Idaho Basques are volunteers.
"There never was such a test of our melting pot as this
which is on us now" says the Woman's committee, land the
response of the many aliens who are with us has been as
touching as it is magnificent"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
SPEEDING UP THE COAL

Low-grade freight moves at a speed of a mile an hour
over u railroads. This, of course, takes into account time
lost on sdings, etc, but laymen have wondered for years why
ii takes ten to twenty days to bring a car OF coal from the
mines to tidewater, over two or three hundred miles OF track;
and, what is more, railroad men say that is good, quick serv-
ice. On good tracks a freight train should cover in one hour
the average days haul now accomplished. If, by segregating
traffic, Director-General McAdoo can speed up such freight he
will make government control popular by proving it efficient.
Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02

There is a growing tendency of naturalized citizens with
names peculiarly Hunlike to get them changed through due
process of law. This tendency is noticeable, because until
quite recent times there seemed to be a sort of pride in hear
ing them.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02

Mississippi, in passing the prohibition resolution in fifteen
minutes, evidently thought that it is impossible to come ont of
the wet to quickly-New York Evening Post.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

Realiotments of land have been fire.
quent in Russia, but this transfer of
land from one farmer to another, or
from a father to his eldest son, has not
taken into account the young men who
have grown up in Russia's rapidly in
creasing population. Kluchie had an
entirely new and complete redistribu-
ton of the available land two days be-
fore we came there, Maynard Owen
Williams writes in the Christian Her
aid. The lands are now divided into
good and bad, and each peasant has
been given three strips of land in each,
one of which must lie fallow each year.
But nothing is said about fertilizing
the land, and Russia not only does not
use nightsoil, the source of the Chi
nese farmers wealth, but even ignores
the value of animal The
managersof the counts estate uses all
the from his large stables on
the land. Under the present distribu-
ton of land in Kluchie, each male over
twenty-one has 1872 acres.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

Economic on all food that can the
most easily and safely be sent to our
soldiers and allies, is about all hat the
food administration is asking of us.
We hear of the untold sufferings and
privations that both our allies and enc
mics are going through, so we can bet
ter appreciate our happy lot. Provi-
dence certainly has never been mean
with us. Year after year she has
blessed our people with bountiful
crops and has kept us free of any far
reaching cataclysm, disaster or pesti-
lence. Let us pray that she will con-
tinue to bestow her blessings OF her
privileged children.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22
NEED OF EARLY COAL BUYING

At the bottom of the coal shortage
last winter was the lack of sufficient
cars and locomotives. Coal mined
could not be shipped, quickly and sure
~, to the places where it was most
urgently needed. That condition may
come again. 1t certainly will if the
weather. proves very sever and there
is general delay in buying fuel for
next winters consumption.
There are cars enough to distribute
properly all the coal the country burns,
if they can be kept steadily in use,
There are not enough to carry the sup
ply of a year if they must move too
much of it in a few months.
Coal is bulky and much room is re-
quired to store it in large quantities.
Thousands of retail dealers cannot be
expected to provide yard and shed
room for all the fuel which will be
needed next winter, months in adj
vance. They must be able to make de
liveries through, the spring and sum
mer, and get their pay for the coal
they sell.
Is it not plain hat the need of early
buying of coal is real and urgent
There is mo other way to make sure
of adequate supplies of fuel for mex
winter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

Mr.. N. Buckner, secretary Of the
Ashville Chamber of Commerce, is
making a vigorous fight on the dog. He
wants a federal tax on the canine for
war purposes. The theory on which
the wal is being financed is that those
who have the means shall foot the bill.
Surely a man who owns a dog in these
times of high prices of foodstuffs can
be styled a man of means. There is
this to be said, however, many a man
who owns a dog knows that he cannot
afford to keep him and would like to
be without him. But getting rid of
him is no easy task. Mr.. Buckner says
that a dog in the u of a year will eat
as much as a hog, and a hog born in
March is worth $50 by Christmas. Gov
eminent free eIectrocutiOn of the dog
would be one of the most useful gov
eminent services that could be imag-
ined.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22
pRussIAN MIND AT WORK.

The Germans are too much given to
judging others by themselves. Their
whole motive and action have been ut
terly materialistie. They started this
war because they thought Germany
would gain from it in a material way
and everything they have done in the
war has been in promotion of German
gain and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, says
Charleston News and Courier. Being
themselves as a nation incapable of
anything but selfish purpose, they
seem totally unable to understand that
other people may be differently con-
stituted. That is why Vice Admiral
Won Capelle, the German minister of
marine, in discussing the submarine
warfare, asserts that America is
building a merchant marine fleet not
for the purpose of winning this war,
but for the purpose of capturing the
worlds trade in the period after the
war. That is typical of the way the
German mind works. Won Capelle
knows that if Germany were in Amer
ica's place today she would be working
tooth and nail to profit to the utmost
possible extent from the distress and
the losses of the other countries, and
so he concludes that this is what Amer
lea is doing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22
FOURTH OF JULY NOTICE +!

In order that Pleasantville may have
a safe and sane Fourth of July, and
also that ammunition will not be vast
ed, but saved for our boys on the fir
ing line, and that our citizens may be
informed of the law covering the mat
ter, attention is directed to Ordinance
No. 1913, which reads in part as fol-
lows:
Section 1. Be it Ordained by the
Common Council of the City of Pleas
antville that it shall be unlawful for
any person, persons or corporation to
sell, offer or expose for sale, or have
in possession except by permit from
competent authority any firecrackers,
cartridges, blank cartridges, rockets,
bombs, torpedoes, pin wheels or any
other preparations, combinations of
materials used or intended to be used
in the celebration or anniversary of
"The Fourth of July" or for any un-
lawful purpose.
Section 2. Be it further Ordained
that it shall be unlawful for any. per
son or persons to carry, shoot OF dis
charge r~evolvers, shot guns or other
fire arms, loaded with either blank OF
loaded shells within the city limits of
the City of Pl%easantyille for the pur-
pose of observing the legal holiday
commonly called, "The Fourth of Ju.
ly," or for any unlawful purpose.
Section 8. Be it further Ordained
that any person or persons or corpora
ton violating any of the provisions OF
this ordinance shall, upon conviction
bv the Police Justice of the City OF
Pleasantville, be imprisoned in the
City or County Jail fox any period not
exceeding 80 davs or bv fine not ex
ceeding Fifty Dollars ($50) and in de-
fault of the payment of such fine, shall
be committed to the City or County
Jail for any period not exceeding &c
DAYS and the said Police Justice is
hereby authorized and empowered tC
impose anv fine in his discretion to
the maximum amount fixed herein OF
to morrison for any term less than the
term herein fixed.
Notice is hereby given that it is the
intention of the authorities to~rigidly
enforce this ordinance.
Rv order of the Common Council oil
Pleasantville.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS.
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22
sHERIEE,S SALE.

By virtue of a writ of feri faclas, to me di-
rected, issued out of the New Jersey Court of
WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY
OF JULY, NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND EIGHTEEN.
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
at the Court Room, No. POI, Second Floor,
Guarantee Trust Buildins in the City of At
lantic City, County of Atlantic and State of
New Jersey.
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises, hereinafter particularly described,
situate in the City of Absecon, County of At
lantic and State of New Jersey. viz
Number l.. Beginning in the Northerly
line of Bolton Avenue three hundred and ten
(310) feet Eastwardly from the East line of
600 feet wide. and the monuments marking
the same are along the West side of an offset
of two and seventy-hve hundredths (2.75)
feet East of the West line of said road) q
thence % Eastwardiy along said North line
of Bolton Avenue fifty 80 feet thence ex-
tending Northwardly between parallel lines
and at right angles to the said North line of
Bolton Avenue one hundred and sixty (160)
feet more or less to the most Northerly line
of land formerly belonging to William E.
Frank c. Morrill, from William E. Lee ct TX.
by deed dated April 18th, 1904, July record
ed in book 304 of deeds, page 421, &C.
Number 2. Beginning at a point in the
Northwardly line of Bolton Avenue at a dis
lance of three hundred and sixty (36O) feet
Eastwardly from the Easterly line of the
Shore Road and runs thence ID Northward-
ly along the line in description No, / one
hundred and seventy (17O) feet more or less
to line of lands of Peter B. Reed themes f2)
Eastwardly along the same twenty-five 125)
feet thence CD S~outhwardly parallel with
line of lands in description Number / one
hundred and seventy 17O) feet more or less
to the Northwardly line of Bolton Avenue
thence (4l Westwardly along the Northward-
ly line of Bolton Avenue twenty-five (251
feet to the place of beginning. Being the
same premises granted and conveyed It'd
Frank G. Morrill, from William e. Lee eft NY
by deed dated May 8, 1905, and duly record. 1
ed in book 331 of deeds, page $50, SC.
Seized as the property of Lawrence l.
the suit of Mary NJ. and Lewis H. Wallace
Trustees. &C., and to be sold by
ALFRED j. PERKINS,
Sheriff.
A. j. Beckenbach, Solicitor.
Prs fee, 500 10
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

Intelligent patriotism and the will
to win do not turn from the truth,
says Chicago Tribune. They seek 1t
and grapple with it. There is no
greater friend of German victory than
the American who shuts his eyes to
u mistakes and wants to stifle asser-
lions of fact he doesn't like. Eng
land and France have had the courage
and the wisdom to criticize and to
reform with an iron hand. Incompe-
tency, when discovered, has been cut
out with a surgery ruthless of false
pride and cherished reputation. The
Tribune refuses to believe America is
so feeble as to refuse to itself the
same salutary policy now and through
out the war.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

To the Citizens of Egg Harbo.
ToWnShiD:

President Wilson has officially des-
ignated Friday, June 2S, 1918, as War
Savings Day and urges: 81 earnestly
appeal to every man, woman and child
to pledge themselves on or before the
28th of June to ave constantly and
to buy as regularly as possible the Sc
curities of the Government; and to do
this as far as possible through mem
bership in War Savings Societies"
In accordance with this appeal ]
want to urge all loyal citizens of this
community to sign the pledge cards,
which will be presented to them on
or before the 28th of June, and thus
enroll themselves in the NATIONAL
ARMY OF WAR SAVERS; because
such united action is necessary to oul
winning the war.
(Signed) JOHN H. SMITH,,
Chairman of Township Committee
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

A lady suggests that men will be
willing to wear patched trousers if it
can be made known they can afford
better. but are merely wearing patches
to conserve money and material for
the war, says Houston Post. So she
suggests a patch of red, white and
blue to be known as the 'liberty
patch" Would it be proper for a pa
triotic citizen to sit down on the ma
tional colors that way?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

The woman spy bill is now a law.
which is right and just, although it il
a wrench to American chivalry, which.
however, has been too much abused
and which can no longer afford to run
the risks of allowing feminine ingenu-
ity and duplicity free play solely out
of consideration for sex. Alien wom-
en- enemies must learn they have no
longer immunity from punishment
when they constitute themselves a
danger to the state.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

The total casualties of the Ameri-
can forces in France amount to owe
wal home to us, but the more Ameri-
can homes have to take their toll of
suffering, the more determined will
the nation be to stamp out the curse of
humanity which has brought about this
unprecedented war with its unprece'
dented carnage and suffering.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

Russia failed to support it's army
and its army failed to fight for Rus
STA, and today Germany is taking over
thousands of square miles of rich
farming and mineral lands, title to
which is held by Russians who will
have their deeds considered mere
scraps of paper by the conquerors.
Make the United States a success in
stead of a failure like Russia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

There is not going to be any more
immigrants to the United States who
in war will be affiliated with an attack
of prior affections. The immigrant who
gets in hereafter will have to make a
speech every Saturday night denounc-
ing the ruler of the land he hailed from
and repeating the words of "Star.
Spangled Banner"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

A Prussian member of the reichstag
says that America will be forced to
pay 100000, O0O, 900 marks indemnity.
Those Prussians should wait until they
collect it before they start spending
any of that coin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

The German newspapers complain
that President Wilson and the Ameri-
can press shave adopted every conceiv-
able means to hinder the German gov
eminent and to spread propaganda in
Germany" Is it strange that they
should be indignant?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

Another reason why a man is a man
and not a woman is that as much as
he would love to have small feet he
would attempt to fool anybody
by wearing the heel of his shoe under
the arch of his foot where there are
paved streets and no chance to leave
a fake little track visible.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

A cable from Paris says the French
admire the Yankee troops. If they ad-
mire our boys as much as we admire
the French then the Yankees will have
to wear their gas masks to keep off
the masculine kisses.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

The latest achievement of the air.
plane is the crossing of the Andes al
an altitude of 10000 feet. The ma.
chine was managed by Lieutenant Cen
delaria of the Argentine army, and
made a trip from Zapala, Argentina
to Curico, Chilli, a distance of liz
miles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-22

"When Johnnie m marching
home" he is going to have a great deal
to say about running the country and
he will know the records of all those
who seek office or favor. Here is food
for thought for those who now are
lukewarm in political, financial and
moral support of the war for democ-
racy.