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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-12

Hand Knitting Now Done In Exactly
he same Manner ~ Il Was Many
Centuries AGE.

There are a few touches Of humor
In the countryside revival OF knitting,
such as the over-large and the envious
feminine group about the lady who,
with practiced skill. deity turns the
heel Of a sock, but behind 1t all Is q
fine display Of service. says q writer In
the Detroit Free Press. When you
see q sweater DR. muller In c OF
evolution II may interest you L know
that the work is being done Just about
as IT was when the art was In its In
fancy. There have been great improve
ments In knitting machinery. however,
and the first of them was directly due
to a somewhat common malady-un-
reciprocated love.
The Rev. William Lee Of Cambridge
university, as the story goes. was deep
iy smitten with a maiden of his native
town. marlborough. Nottinghamshire.
but In spite of his ardent woolng could
make no impression. The fair one
calmly kept on with her knitting. then
the common occupation of English
women.
In revenge Reverend William swore
he'd invent a machine which would de-
stroy the market for hand work. He
kept his word. but Queen Elizabeth re-
fused to grant a patent and to give her
financial support because too many Of
her subjects would be deprived Of their
means OF livelihood. So the inventor
fAnk htG UnAnhfnA A. 49, DAa-
story may be entirely fancifui. but In
1889 William Lee did revolutionize
hosiery making by producing the knit
ting frame or stocking frame. Ameri-
names In the list Of those who
labored to perfect knitting ma
chinery are w. G. Gist. Almet Reid and
Gnswold.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-12
oBEDIENT TO OLD COMMAND
Biblical Injunction In Refer.
ence to the cieanera

After the lentils and similar crops Of
the bean family have been gathered in
by the Palestinian farmer, the barley
harvest comes next. and lastly the
wheat.
When harvesting, the men wear q
leather apron and sometimes a large
padded glove. The women have none
says the Christian Herald. Sickles
are Of two kinds. one, the kaloosh, is
small and with quite a dull edge and
Is employed when the crops are short
and scanty. These do not cut the
straw. but rather help pull up the
grain by the roots or break of the
brittle stalks. The other, called man.
pal. Is much larger and supplied with
short, slanting teeth, and Is used on
the tall, well-grown grain fields.
Reaping with these simple imple-
ments and binding the sheaves with
their W straw, q considerable
mount Is left behind and many of the
ears drop on, but once the reapers
have advanced, they. acfuated by al
most religious scruples. will not pick
up that which has been dropped, even
though they be severely poor them
selves, for they unwittingly follow q
command not given to them but to for
mer inhabitants, the tillers and reap.
ers OF this land: "And when ye reap
the harvest Of your land. thou shalt
not make clean radiance of the cor
ners Of thy field when thou reapest,
neither shalt thou gather any cleaning
Of thy harvest"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-12
Too Much Of /. Good ThInu.

II didn't much care about the way
Josh's clothes looked down to camp"
commented Farmer Oorntossel.
Hasn't he his regular uniformY'
mot yet. II they're going TO keep
him dressed that way In hopes Of de-
ceiving the enemy into thinking he's
Just an obscure peasant or something.
what i say IL that It's carrying this
new kermo0aing too fart"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-12
The UnIoaded Gun.

Stevens Point. Wis.-While playing
soldier Dan Rosenthal. thirteen, acct
detnally shot and instantly killed his
eleven-year-old brother, Nick. when he
pointed a supposedly empty shotgun at
the smaller lad and then pulled the
TRIGGER.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-12

Announces candidacy -
Independent candidate
for once OF
ASSRMBLYnAS

from Humboldt county. to the voter.
of Humboldt County at ths Cenarsi
Election. Tuesday. November Eth ,e.s
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-12

cesasntss yssr time. Use waaaaAs.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-12

US all our lives and II IL should hap
pen. but It won't" she ended decided.
ly. .the thing Is impossible"
At this moment the artist was bend.
Ing rapturously over the radiant face
of June-Rose. "It was In Just such a
fragrant peaceful setting. that I had
always hoped TO find my princess" he
told her. And June-Rose smiled.
"It was Just such a wonderful prince
as you. whom / dreamed would come
sailing across the sea to claim me-
she said. And publicly the next eve
ming their betrothal notice appeared
In the paper.
Mrs. Forrest gasped. Miss Per,
kins." she read. announces the en-.
gagement Of her niece June-Rose. to
Douglas Beverly" Smiling grimly
Mrs Forrest turned to the telephone.
Congratulations Mrs. Beverly" she
called, upon your sons intended mar
riage. We are all anxious to learn
more Of the young lady. A niece Of
the Miss Perkins I believe. who.-er
lives In that old houser'
"Yes." came back Mrs. Beverly's
clear tone. "and June-Ross is q charm
ing grill Mr.. Beverly has Just learn
ed that II vas her aunt who sold this
section to the Hiilcrest company for
building purposes. That IL why Miss
Perkins insisted upon retaining her
own property without change. yss.
abe q q wealthy usmsn.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
GERMAN CHEMIST TRIES
TO JUSTIFY USE OF GAS

AMSTERDAM, May 16.-Professor
Haber, head of the chemical research
institute OF Berlin, has just been
awarded the Bunsen medal for a lee.
ture on the Relationship of the ex'
act science to militarism." The medal
II is stated. is no longer made Of gold
but "of the best German steel, as Is
appropriate to the times"
The lecturer argued that the wal
has established the necessity for thu
closest cooperation between men o.
science and military organizers anC
leaders. He said that this coopera
tion will be necessary as long as wars
remain necessary. and that will bC
for long time"
Describing the development of the
use of gas in warfare, Professor Habel
said: Gas attacks arose on botl
sides out Of the requirements of the
situation. Throughout history, at
tempts have always been made L
smoke out the enemy when a war has
become stationary. The reason why
the use OF gas Ia disliked by our enc
mics is that the use Of projections
against was attack calls for a specia
measure OF discipline and intelligence
in the common soldier"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
SEVERAL HEARINGS
HELD BY NEVADA
TAX COMMISSION

The matter OF fixing the assessed
valuation of the Western Pacific rail-
way company with particular refer
ence to the twenty.four miles OF
track taken over when that company
took over the holdings of the Ne
vada. California. Oregon line in this
state, took up the time at yester'
day forenoon's session of the state
tax commission. Judge Downer, OF
Reno, and Tax Attorney Smith ap'
peared for the Western Pacific. Judge
James Glynn was present and made
statements showing that the MOO.
had disposed OF all its property in
Nevada.
Ross b. Mcintyre, manager OF the
Austin Water company, appeared be-
fore the commission and asked that
the company's assessed valuation OF
$25.O0O be reduced TO $4,000, which
was done. Mr.. Mcintyre made a
showing to the effect that the com
pany's gross earnings last year
amounted to 1880. while the operat'
ing expense were $3.50.
The Las Vegas and Tonopah, aud
the Dullfrog & Goldfield railroads
| were represented by c. o. White
| more. who made some statements rel
ative to slight changes in mileage
He did not ask a decrease in the as
| gessed valuation Of the companies
represented by him, but rather, ask
cd that there be no increase made by
the board this year.
Mr.. WhIttemore also appeared fol
tho American Express company, and
on the strength OF n showing as tc
the amount OF the company's busi
ness last year. requested cut IL
valuation from the 1917 figure OF S75,
900 to $4,000.
Two hearings have been set for
today. The commissioners are hope
full. however. OF being able TO finisl
their labors before adjournment Il
taken this atternoon.--News.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
GERMAN GAS BOMBS
REACH NURSE S HUT.
"Good Women of Pervyse Ar
rive in London Suffering From
Poisonous Fumes, But Were
More Eager To Whip Enemy
Than Ever

LONDON, May 16 Correspondence
OF the Associated Press).-The Baron
ess TSerciaes and Miss Meiri CHS
holm, two English womeni-who have
lived in a dugout on the Belgian front
for three and half years, caring for
the Belgian troops, and who are
known throughout the Belgian army
as the Good women of Pervyse," have
arrived in London. suffering from the
effects OF a gas attack on the Belgian
front in the recent fighting there.
Both have been seriously i'll, but are
now sufficiently recovered TO be ad-
mitted to conyalescent hospital
here. 20. ..- ...
I'VE were accustomed to lombard
ment," said the Baroness in an inter
view, 'and our dugout has been hit
a hundred times since We lived there.
But in this last attack the shelling
was more dreadful than We have ever
known. ..r'. .-- .-..
"It was early one morning after a
night.long bombardment that we de-
cided to venture out, knowing that
there would be many wounded need
ing our care. While we were dress
ing. | heard a shell burst outside our
dugout, and a moment later l found
our orderly lying nthe floor OF the
corridor. | rushed up to see what
could do for him when suddenly felt
as II a rope had been fastened around
my neck. .-..
~ could not breathe, and was aeso
lutely helpless. Miss Chisholm too
was in agony. My little dog, Shot
who had been with US for three years
came up and looked at me with won
dering eyes, licked my hand and died
I don't think / had ever before felt
that actually hated my enemy, bu
ever since my dog was gassed | have
longed above all else to kill Ger
man!
at was only about half an hou
before we were taken, away In an am
Il bulance. The ambulance was smast
ed by a shell after a quarter OF a mil
and we were picked up again and tai
en- in n big truck to n base hosital. w
| were there several days before W
were able to be moved to London
The two Women OF Pervyse" hay
been the only women who have beei
| permitted to live and work at tn
| Belgian front. Hundreds OF volun
| teers. American and British, have ask
| ed TO be allowed TO help them. bu
the Belgian command would not evel
allow a third woman at Pervyse.
In the early days they worked sin
gle-handed, but a doctor, two stretch
er.bearers. and n chauffeur came =
help them later in their little casual
~ station. The nearest hospital !!
ten miles from Peryyse. Their sta
ton was always open day and nigh
for trivial ailments as we'll as for sci
ious wounds. Their dugout was mad
of concrete, and had an operating
room, a kitchen and small lsleepin
room.
The husband OF the BARONESS is
Belgian army officer.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
FIRST AERIAL
MAIL ROUTE NOW
IN OPERATION
Army Aviators Pilot Planes
Leaving From Three Cities at
The Same Time. One Halted
BY Broken Propeller

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Aerial
mail service in the United States to-
day became an accomplished fact.
Piloted by army ayiators, airplanes
carried consignments OF mail from
New York and Philadelphia to Wash
ington and from Philadelphia to New
York. A plane which started in the
presence of President Wilson and 9th
er high government officials. was
forced to land at Waterford. Md. 30
miles away, because OF a broken pro,
peller.
With the exception OF Sunday, daily
trips from each end OF the New York.
Washington air mail route are plan
ned by the postoffice department.
Scouts Distribute Mail
The mail carried was landed in
Washington and within SO minutes
Boy Scouts had completed delivery OF
the 735 parcels consigned to Wash
ington. including l9 pieces for the
White House. one for Vice-President
Marshall and a number for Postmas
ter-General Burleson.
Pledge by Letter
One OF the letters was from Cover
nor Whitman OF New York. addressed
to President Wilson and pledging New
York to do its part In the American
Red Cross drive for a 100000. 00(
war fund which begins next Monday
Besides the president and Mrs. vii
son, Postmaster-General Burleson
Secretary Daniels. Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy Roosevelt, Assistant Post
master-General Praeger and Dockety
and Postmaster-General Ramara o
Japan witnessed the departure OF thu
mail plane from Washington. Th'
president cancelled and autographed
the aerial mail stamp on a letter from
Postmaster-GenerAl Burleson to Post
master Patten OF New York, and III
stamp will be auctioned off in Ney
| York for the benefit of the Re
Cross.
Carried $50 Pounds
Northumberland Boyle, formerl
a Washington newspaperman. pilote
the machine which carried $50 pound
OF mail in special compartment il
| the fuselage.
The plane flew away amid applaus
| OF a big crowd which surrounded tn
field, gracefully circled around Pc
tomac Park and then headed 10
Philadelphia.
| The mail planes are Curtis miiitar
training machines and arm yaviator
| plotting them are assigned to tn
work for experience in cross countr
| flying. Postoffice officials said toda
] that as the fliers become familiar wit
/ the route the service will be speede
up and they eventually expect the tri
to be made In less than three hours.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
SAVE |. W. "
FROM CROWD
San FranCiSCanS Threatened
To Lynch Shebreck When the
Police Arrived

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1s.-Po-
lIcemen saved Harry Shebreck from a
crowd which threatened TO lynch him
today after he had escaped from the
authorities following his arrest as q
suspected member OF the |. w. W.
The police raided |. w. headquarters
and arrested Shebreck and eight com
panIons on charges Of vagrancy. II
was the fourth time in two weeks that
the place was raided.
a Shebreck broke away from the DO
lice and started TO run through tht
shopping district, pursued by the po
lice and pedestrians.
The police said when they caught
up with Shebreck he was backed VI
against a wall and surrounded by .
crowd which was threatening to lynch
him. They prevailed upon the gath
ering to permit them to take Shebrech
TO police headquarters.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
FULTON To CLAIM
THE CHAMP PIONSHIP
If Willard Refuses to Box Him
In New York, st. Paul Man
Will Act

PORTLAND, Ore, May 16.-Reply-
ing to a telegram from Charles Har-
vey in New York, asking if Fred Full
ton, challenger for. the heavyweight
championship, would box a ten-round
bout at Madison Square Garden. dur
ing the Red Cross drive, all proceeds
to go to the Red Cross, Mike Collins,
Fulton's manager, declared today that
Fulton. would be glad to do so. He
said Fulton would prefer TO meet Jess
Willard, but that if Willard refused,
thereby forfeiting all claim TO the
worlds. championship" Fulton would
fight any other white man; preferably
Jack Dempsey.
IL Willard refuses TO box Fulton
under these conditions, Collins de.
clared he would claim the champion
ship for Fulton.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
CANAL TO BE BUILT FROM
BUENoS AIRES TO CORDOBA

BUENO AIRES. May l6.-(Corres.
pondence of the Associated Press) A
syndicate OF capitalists has just pc
titioned the Minister of Public Works
for a concession permitting the con-
struction OF a nayigable canal from
the port OF Buenos Aires to the city
OF Cordoba, a distance OF $50 miles.
The route OF the proposed canal Is
through the richest grain lands OF the
republic and the project Is designed
TO facilitate the movement OF aBri-
cultural products to the port. The
petition was signed by Charles z.
Shaw.
II Is proposed to begin the canal
near the out skirts OF the federal dis
trIct. connecting Il with the little Ria
chuelo river which runs to the pori
and which at present accommodates
vessels from all parts OF the world
which have come here for grain, WOO
and hides. From this point, the can
al would extend westward, crossing
the northern part OF the province OF
Buenos Aires and traversinB the rict
agricultural province OF Santa he tc
the boundary Of the province OF Cor
doba whence tho direction would bC
northwest through the department o
Santa Maria to the city OF Cordoba.
Ports would be built In the cities
and towns OF Moron, Rodriguez, Mer
cedes, Chacabuco, Junin, Arenaies
Teodolina, Venado Tuerto. La Carlota
La Laguna aud San Antonio. West
ward from villa Maria, the cana
would parallel the right OF way OF tn,
Central Argentina railway for Il
miles to San Antonio from which ]
would run northward to the city o
| Cordoba,
The syndicate requests conces
sion permitting II to operate the can
al for seventy years after which tn
entire work will be turned over to tn
nation. the syndicate agreeing durin
the seventy years TO operate the cana
at tariffs lower than those OF the raj
ways. a representative o Tthe synd
cate says the capital for digging tn
canal has been subscribed.
Tho idea OF canal from Cordob
to Buenos Aires ls not a new one. TIL
project that has long been recognize
by ArgentineB az one that must b
undertaken sooner or later.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
ITALIANS SINK
AUSTRIAN CRUISER
BattIeShip Of Late Type And OF
twenty thousand Tons Dis
placement is Destroyed in
Naval Battle at Pola Harbor
Tuesday

ROME, May l6--An Austrian bat.
uesAlp was sunk BY Italian naval
loiees early Tuesday morning in Pola
AsF6or, according 10 today's official
Gspatches The vessel was OF the
Austrian type known as the Viribus
and Units type, and displaced twenty
thousand tons. The sinking was the
result Of brave and strategic sally
made under extreme difficulties. The
Italians worked their way into the
Austrian naval base by lodging forts
AID the searchlights OF the defenders.
While the naval operation was pro-
uessing Italian seaplane forces en-
pged the Austrian battleplanes above
tie city OF POla, Two Austrian ma
chimes were destroyed while several
CiAers were compelled TO descend out
o. control Tho Italians all returned
ately.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
SAMPLE ENTERTAINMENT
IN CAMPS TO BE GIVEN

., PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May 16.-
Philadelphians will be. given an op-
portunity to witness how entertain
ment is furnished for men in some OF
the camps in this section OF the coun-
try when representatives of three
naval training camps and one army
contingent meet here in. a special
tournament tonight. The contests
have been listed as the army and
navy boxing and wrestling champion
ships and the money derived will be
used for athletic funds for the con
tingents that will be represented.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
GERMANY TESTS
STREET CAR MEN

STOCKHOLM, May l6.-(Corres'
Oadence OF the Associated Press.)-
Labor Association for Vocational
Psychology" has been established In
Berlin BY the cooperation of the heads
o. various large industries and scien'
uiic men. The institution, adapted
from American methods, Will assist
employers OF labor and employees In
eeiemining the lattcrs' fitness Tor
various yOCatiOns.
Practical experiments in various
branches of industry have been con
cucled along similar lines recently In
cher German cities. Hamburg. fol
Example, examines would.be street
hllway employees by this method
snleh Is based mainly on experiments
" hugo Muustcrbcrg and other prac
veal Psychologists in America.
IN inc Hamburg tests for street.rail
sY employees, II strip OF paper con
ahsing the letters OF the alphabet
f4sses at Il uniform speed before th'
SHoiuatos eyes for 6k minutes n
me rate OF one letter every As sec
%l Whenever an "a" u "g" or nj
q, appears the candidate presses
TT.tsraph key with tho right hand
, iulS Impulse is recorded on re
woet , registering twcnty.tifhts OF
a we've red letters also appear OF
e NtlP OF paper, and when one o
Ise danger signals appears
W. Wv, must be depressed with tho lef
N." uu u this red letter by one Of tn
"a az mentioned, Is must be register
NJ 1llh both hands. The record o
t,saSo So hands gives graphically tn
seisl iIluates powers of attention an
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
RUSSIA AGAIN
GOING To WAR
Says That Limits of Peace
Treaty Have Been Trans
gressed and Have Given No.
tiCe That Forces Necessary
To Preserve independence
Will Be MobiIiZed

WASHINGTON, May ia copy OF
the protest made by the Soviet govern
ment in Russia to the German minis
try of foreign affairs on April Goth
has been made public by the state de-
partment and shows that the Rus.
slams gave notice of their intention
to mobilize "all necessary forces in
order to secure the freedom and in.
dependence of the Russian republic,
which is now menaced beyond the lin.
its established by the Brest Litovsk
treaty"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
OM|NOUS WAIT ON THE WESTF FRONT:
BOTH SIDES WAITING FOR BI[|NI
Artillery Continues Active Along Somme and Ancre as Well
As Along French Front; Most Violent North of Kemme and
South of Somme; Strongest Enemy Effort Looked For On
These Sectors; LuI Continues In Italy .. ... .

LONDON. May 16.-Heavy artillery
activity still marks time for the lock-
ed armies on the western front. Along
the valleys of the Somme and Ancre
rivers the big guns are working day
and night, while on the Flanders bat
tie front the fire is even more in
tense. Artillery actions continued
along the entire French front last
night southeast of Amiens. West of
Montdidier German raiding detach.
ment was driven off. while the French
troops took a few prisoners in patrol
operations north of the Aillet river.
LOCAL FIGHTING DIES
DOWN IN FLANDERS
Local fighting has died down again
In Flanders. and on the Picardy bat.
tie field only the big guns are busy
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16

LONDON, May l6.-In a stirring
,,sarh made here today TO the house
oi commons, Foreign Secretary Bal
tnr declared that Great Britain was
,s,dy TO consider proposals of peace
,rr the enemy provided that they
we're put forward by accredited per
cons in a straightforward manner.
secretary BalfOur said in part that
n any representative OF any bellig-
srs1t country desires to seriously lay
before Us any proposals OF peace. we
are ready to listen TO them" Later
he added that the attitude OF England
heretofore concerning many reported
peace offers had sprung from the fact
hat the propositions heretofore ad-
ylnced by the central powers had not
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
WILSON STILL
DISSATISFIED
WITH WAR PROBE
Says Amended Resolution Is
Still Objectionable Because
Would Still in Effect Author
ize 0ragnet Investigation

WASHINGTON, May 16.-President
Wilson today renewed his fight
against the adoption of Senator
Chamberlain's resolution for war in
quiry by the senate military commit
tee. The president advised Senator
Thompson OF Kansas that the resolu-
tion, as amended yesterday is still OBJ.
jectionable to him, because, he ex-
planned, considering all the circum-
stances. the resolution even as modi.
fled, would in effect authorize a
"dragnet" investigation by the mill
tary committee.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-16
BET $40 ON WHO WILL
Kill THE MOST HUNS

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. May l6.-To
settle a bet of $40 as to which could
kill the most Huns. Alexander Cor
macki, twenty.eight, and John Cor
inski. twenty three. enlisted in the
United States army here. I'VE have
arranged to carry a stick over with
us. said Gormacki, land every time
one Of us knocks Hun over notch
on the stick will go to that mans
credit. We trust each other. When
the war is over and we come back
the man with the most notches wins
the bet"