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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-26
Antwerp Clubs Reveal Efforts OF
Germans to Control
Gem Trade.
MONEY DEPRECIATION HELPS
Men Of Wealth, Nervous as to Flnan-
eiaI Outlook, Buy Diamonds In
stead Of Securities Because
the Safest Investment.

Antwerp-AntwerI,i Is IN the throes
Of a diamond fever" sach AS has
ne 'er been known anywhere before.
Net less than six diamond clubs
have been opened in the last three
months.
These are "clubs" only in name, for
they have nothing of the usual COM
Portable accOmmodu ton generally as
ISOLATED in our minds with such in
situations. Their main feature Is Il
large room filled with rows Of small
card tables. The room looks for all
the world like card playing estab-
lishment.
II is the guests. however, who pre-
sent the strangest appearance. There
are smart young men dressed in the
men bearing the unmistakable mark
Of the stock exchange habitue and pc
cullar old men with long boards and
soiled linen and ancient Prince Albert
suits all mingled together and driving
bargains among themselves at figures
thnt would rejoice any banker even in
America.
Handling Diamonds.
Two by two they sit, opposite each
other at the little green tables, care
'essly lingering handfuls of uncut dia,
mcnds as if they were common poker
chips.
The conversations are pretty much
the same all over the room:
"aow much did you pay for this
lott"
1.-TWO hundred thousand crowns"
"All right; I'll buy it with pei
cent profit for you"
Done"
And the money Is handed over a
cnce in cash. Then the seller look
around and having nothing better t.
Go, leans over the shoulder of an &C
quaintance at another table. drivin,
another bargain. And the gamble
fever gets him again and he feel
sorry he has sold. So he buys an
other lot and something's he buys bac
he very one he has sold.
Thus the prices are pushed up i
this extraordinary diamond eX
change" of the world.
II One Of the Oldest firms has give
the following figures concerning dis
mOnd prices:
lAefore the war the uncut stone cos
SOS karat and $50 after cuttin,
I'M aetliately after the declaration c
way the price slumped to $23 and re
NAMED that low as long as 1915, whe
the Germans, be-inning to get ner'
aus about the value Of paper none
started buying all he diamonds the
.onld find on the market.
France. Switzerland. Italy and En-
. aud followed suit. and the price wei
NJ by leaps and bounds. On the e,
II the armistice the karat was wort
: RIO and fell again to $34 within
Few weeks Of The cessation Of host
t.ies.
: Since the beginning Of the year Il
d am ,nond market las doomed. own
: TO Che general depreciation Of Eur
l. pesn money. the difficulty Of exchan,
h and the embargo on export Of cure
y cies from one to another EurOpes
country.
!, Demand 10 Heavy.
8 Today karat Of uncut stone fin
>. an easy market at $50. Merchan
\. need no longer seek customers. Gre
!. Il "a no longer given. As soon as
I. Jew consignment arrives from Lo
!. don the diamond clubs are filled
overfowing and the bidding stat
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-26
Didn't Like Untidy Ankles,

Luton, England.-Neat ankles and
short skirts may be fashionable, but
When scrubwomen at the local work.
hOus, pinned up their skirts and dis
played pairs Of rickety old boots 40
they got into action with the scrub
bling brushes, the warehouses; guard
ians called an executive meeting and
appropriated $500 to buy them over.
alls.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-26
EONaRD FOOLED RUTH
ONcE-THEM Bl00lE!

There Is story going the
rounds about Dutch Leonard
and Babe" Ruth. Leonard
Va, once a terminate Of the re-
douhtable Babe" and boosted
10 "a friend that he knew the
home-run hitter's weakness.
"All you've got to do is pitch
EN- low and outside" said Leon
ard. l ought to know. for l
set him down without n hit the
last time he faced me-"
But the next time Babe"
gathered in a pair Of doubles
and a homer. Leonard BOASTS
ne more.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-26

cine Coast league. may stage como
oack to the majors. A weak knee wai
the cause q hls dismissA to the mir
ers, but this injury has mended. ant
u y safd that b y hitt7xg bis forms'
stride
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-26

Paris. ky.-When John How
ard. tenant ON the farm "
Frederick Wallis. attempted 10
pick up one OF a litter Of pigs
in the barnyard he was savage
attacked by the mother Of
the pigs and received num-
Der Of serious injuries. His
daughter came To his rescue aud
lassoed the enraged animal and
with the assistance of a laborer
ON the farm carried her father
To n place of safety.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-26
PLAYING WELL FOR SEATTLE
Bert Niehon, Former Major League
Player, May Work His Way Back
to the BIG Show.

Bert Niehoff, who has played with
both the Giants and the Phillies, and
is now cracking the ball at merry
Flip with the Seattle club of the Pa.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19
FoYERS IN FRANCE.

Four departments of the French
Goyernment have asked the American
Y. w. G. A. to open social and recrea-
tion centers for girls employed by
them-F1nance, Commerce, War and
Labor.
Lieutenant Poncet of the Ministry
of Labor recently requested that this
Y. W. C. A. work be begun for girls In
his Offices after seeing the social and
recreation centers which had been
opened at the request of the Ministry
OF War. Sixteen centers of this kind
are operated in six cities In France.
Three of them are In Paris.
The last of these Foyers des Alliees
is for girls who are working In the De
partment of Labor. II is far down the
Seine, under the shadow of the Eiffei
Tower. and overlooks the DUAL d'orsay.
The rooms are bright and cheerful,
with chintz hangings and cushions,
comfortable chairs, reading and writ
ing tables and a fireplace. A kitchen
has equipment 20 that girls can pre-
pare meals for themselves. They go
TO the foyer for their two hour lunch
con time, for social evenings and for
classes In English.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19
100000 YANkS ARE
Y. w. c. A. VISITORS

Four hundred thousand persons and
more served In the cafeteria In one
year Is the record of the Y. w. O. A.
Hostess House at Camp Lewis. Amer
lean Lake, Wash.
The majority OF the 100000 diners
were mothers, wives. s~weethearts and
friends who G TO the camp to visit
their soldiers. The remainder were
soldiers themselves who broke the mo-
notony of "chow" with home cooked
meals. In addition to all these guests.
$4,000 little children were cared for in
the nursery and the rest room served
10000 tired wives and mothers.
The workers at the information
desk received and answered $1,000
questions varying from how to get the
best connections To n destination clear
across the continent, the rates Of sol
diers' insurance and the kind Of ere
tonne n girl bride should nave In her
living Dom now that Private John is
coming home from France. Eleven
thousand of these queries required tel
ephone conversations with various
company commanders relative to hunt
Ing up n soldier whose parents had ar
rived Unexpectedly.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19
INSIGNIA, CURTAINS,
MADE FROM SKIRTS

Blue broadcloth skirts used for or
ganization insignia and plaid summe
dresses reconstructed into window cur
tains are after war economies of the
nine Y. w. g. A. secretaries In Arch
angel. Russia.
These secretaries have just succeed
ed, In the face of food and cloth short
ages, In opening a Y. w. c. A. Hostess
House for American troops stationed
in Archangel, a town behind the allied
lines. II was necessary to hunt up q
volle summer dress which one of the
secretaries had discarded for heavy
winter clothes In order TO have cur
tains at the windows. They live on
regulation army ~rations.
Archangel is the fourth city In Rus
sia where the Y. w. G. A. has estab-
lished work. Centers were opened
first in Petrograd and Moscow and
then In Samara, 900 miles eastward
from Moscow.
Miss Elizabeth Boies, head of Rus
sian work and one of the few Ameri-
cans who remained In that country
throughout the revolution. Is en- route
to America by way of England 20 re-
cruit workers for Russia.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19
NURSES PRODUCE WILD
WEST PICTURE H o
Entertain Roumanian Countess a,
American Show In France.

Entertain Roumanian Countess at
American Show In France.
Picture shows are being put on In
France without cameras. scenery or
any Of the necessary properties. ac-
cording to reports reaching the Ma
tional Y. w. @. A. from a Y. w. c. A.
nurses hut In a Base Hospital.
Having no film or camera, the
nurses at Base decided to put on q
living picture show and invited a
group OF nurses from a nearby hos
pItal to be the audience. It was a
real thriller, one of the wild and WOOL
ly west variety, with bucking bron-
choes and wild rides on broom and
mop horses.
Imagination supplied the scenery,
with the exception of placards, which
announced "the sun" when II was sup
posed to be shining or "cacti" when
the cow punchers rode across the
desert.
Countess Yacaresca OF Roumania,
who had been talking TO the nurses on
conditions in the German courts at the
time she was lady-in-waiting TO the
Queen of Roumania, was the most ar
preclatiye of all the guests.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19
RUSSIAN PRINCESSES
LEARN TO TRIM HATS
y. w. C. A. Saves wife OF General
From Becoming charwoman.

From Becoming charwoman.
When the wal work of the Y. w. c.
A. in Russia has all been told one of
the most interesting stories will lie In
the establishment of the first Women's
Cooperative Association Mt Moscow.
There day after day p~rincesses work
side by side with peasant girls, wives
of high Russian officials make dresses
or trim hats Mt long tables with simple,
unlettered women. and the money Is
used for self support of these prin-
cesses and notable women as well as
for the peasant classes.
The need and suffering throughout
all Russia was so great at the time
the Association was established that
II "A a problem to find where the
money would help the greatest num-
Der of people. II was thought best to
expend II to help capitalize ~organiza-
tons for giving work and permanent
opportunlt - to families and individu-
ais TO earn their own living.
The women bring their handiwork
to the Association for sale or take or
ders to do dressmaking, millinery, etc,
In the rooms of the society or at home.
Suitable work was found just In time
not long Z TO keep the wife OF one Of
Russln's Greatest generals from going
out as n charwomnn to carr bread for
her husband, who was III.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19
Y. w. C.. A. CAFETERIA
in PORTO RICO

Porto Rico has a cafeteria. II is the
first one established on the island, and
when 1t was opened In the Y. w. G. A.
Hostess House at Camp Las Casas the
natives crowded around, much amused
at the innovation. They insisted upon
having American dishes.
The house became very well known
In a short time. and a group of women
from San Juan volunteered to go out
every week to mend socks and sew on
buttons for the soldiers.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19
MESSAGE TO Y. W. C. A. FROM
FRANCE.

4 / must express to you the 4
4 very great satisfaction and most 4
4 sincere gratitude of the French 4
+ Government for the service rem 4
4 dered to the women working In 4
4 Government factories through 4
4 the establishment of Y. W. G. A. 4
4 Foyers des Alliees (clubrooms 4
4 for munitionettes). 4
4 These foyers have been an ex- 4
4 cellent means for lettering the 4
4 physical conditions and the mo- 4
4 rale of IA workers. They have 4
+ been constantly used by the wo- 4
4 men workers, who have found 4
+ there new elements of dignity
4 and social education. 4
4 must thank you for bringing 4
4 this to pass, and I hope that !
4 Y. w. G. A. work will not disap- i
4 pear with the war, but will be 4
4 carried on In order to develop !
4 the principles of social solidar- /
4 ity which II has inspired. /
4 tSlgned) M. TOUGHER,
4 Minister of Arms and NUM- 1
4 lions Manufacture. /
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19

A second Y. w. C. A. Hostess House,
for wives and children of soldiers, is
soon to be opened at Cashier, Oahu,
Hawaiian Island, to care for the over
flow of women and children from the
first house, which opened some months
ago In answer to a call from the COM
handing officer of the camp.
During 10 days In November 2,152
visitors were entertained at the house.
including women and children. of the
following nationalities Philippine, Ha-
waiian, Portuguese, Spanish. Russian.
Porto Rican, Korean, japanese and
American
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
High Prices Lessen Tips
And Walters Strike
Men in Medium Priced Restau-
rants of Harlem, East Side
and Bronx Want $40 Week

Walters in 900 medum-price restau-
rants on the East Side and in Harlem
and The Bronx went on strike at 8
P. m. yesterday, demanding $40 week
instead of SIS. They have a ten-hour
day and work six days a week. Sew
eral employers settled at once, it was
said by union men; others assumed the
role of walters themselves Five or six
walters are employed at each restau-
rant
Members of the New York Restau-
rant Keepers Association refused to
grant the demands, saying that the
union was party to wage agreement
which did not expire until January /
and, in some cases, until June, 1920.
The walters said that the raising of
food prices by the restaurant propric- :
tors since the agreement was entere d
into changed conditionas so as virtual
ly to nullfy the bargain. The higher
food prices, they said, resulted in
smaller tips and made walters ex-
iStence DracariOuS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

all the rights, privileges and properties attached
thereto, are similarly acquired by CHINA, free
and clear of all charges and membranes.
Article 157
The movable and mmovable property owned
by the German state in all territory of Kiao-chau
as we'll as all the rights which Germany might
claim in consequence of the works or improve
ments made or of the expenses incurred by her.
directly or Indirectly, in connection with this ter
rltory, are and remain acquired by CHINA, free
and clear of all charges and incumbrances
Article 1853
Germany shall hand over to CHINA within
three months from the coming into force of the
present treaty the archives, registers plans. title
deeds and documents of every kind, wherever thev
may be, relating to the administration. whether
civil military, financial, judicial or other, of the
territory of kiao-chau.
Within the same period Germany shall give
particulars to CHINA of all treaties arrange
ments or agreements relating to the right title or
privileges referred to in ehe two preceding
articles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Hines Shows Former Di-
rector General of Rail-
roads Had Free Rides
on All Roads in Country
1,59O Relatives
On All Roads List
8O8 of These Are Wives
and 4 Are Mothers-in-
Law, the Report Shows
NctO York Tribune
Wdshin0ton Bureau


Warrington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Among the
interesting disclosures in the report to
the Senate on railroad passes by D-
rector General of Railroads Hines is
that William Gibbs McAdoo, who an
nounced when he took over the rail-
roads that he intended to reduce ma
tcrially the number Of passes, not only
had pass himself but that three
members Of his family also had them.
Perhaps even more interc sting, he
still retains a Pullman pass and so do
the members of his family Mr.. Nc
Adoo is described in the report as ex-
planning that he has a pass as Especial
counsel for the State of New York"
The members of his family who have
passes are Mrs. McAdoo, President
Wilson's daughter; Robert H. McAdoo,
Mr.. McAdoo's son, and Miss S. McAdoo,
a daughter
Inquiry into the number of passes
was made by Senator Trueman H. New
berry, Of Michigan who defeated
Henry Ford-after he noticed travel
ing companion the other day with
pass good over all railroads in the
states. He found it numbered higher
than 10000, so on his return to Wash
lngton he cut in resolution, which
the Senate adopted calling for the
number OF passes granted to officials
and their families. The figures do not
include passes to workers other than
officials, and do not include trip passes.
Senators Are Astonished
Senators were astonished to-day at
the result, it having been thought that
the government control would have the
effect, as promised by Mr.. McAdoo, of
greatly curtailing the number Of
passes, especially to members of fami-
lies Of officials.
There were 1890 wives, daughters,
sons, other relatives and near relatives
of railroad officials travelling on all.line
annual railroad passes during the last
year of government operation of the
roads. And there were 1,O96 wives.
daughters, sons, other relatives and near
relatives of these officials who enioyed
the added privilege of all-line annual
Pullman passes
How this record compares with condi-
tions under private operation of the
roads cannot be stated, for the reason
that the record has never before been
public.
Attached to the main report, which is
brief, is complete list of the names.
addresses and tatu of relationship TO
officials Of all holding passes, in addi-
tion to the names, addresses and posi-
tions of officials themselves enjoying
the privilege.
The Family Pass List
1t was from this list that the follow
ing classification of che passholding
relatives, etc, was obtained:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Cavell Informer Cites
Kaiser as His Witness
Man Accused of Betraving
Nurse to Enemy Seeks Post
ponmenf of Trial

PARIS, Aug. 23.-Georges CASTOR
Quien, charged with having intelli-
gence with the enemy, and alleged in
formant against Edith Cavell, will ap-
pear before the sixth court-martial of
Paris Monday. The prosecution claims
that it will prove that, after obtain
ing funds and help from the English
nurse, Quien went to Holland and re-
turned to Brussels as German agent
and betrayed her to the German com
mendant.
Fifty-eight witnesses are listed by
the prosecution, among them Brand
Whitlock, the former American Min
lister to Belgium. M. D'Armon, attor-
ney for the defence, will ask for an
indefinite postponement until such
time cas- the Kaiser and other parties
primarily responsible for the death of
Miss Cavell are brought before an in
ternational tribunal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Demands
Plumb Plan ON
City Railways
oman Ticket Nominated
With Curtis for Head
of Aldermanic Board and
Delahunty for Sheriff

The New York branch of the Ameri-
can Labor party, at its convention in
Yorkville Casino, Eighty-sixth Street
and Third Avenue, yesterday, entered
actively the political arena of the state
and city by nominating candidates for
President of the Board of Aldermen
and Sheriff. Nearly 800 delegates, rep
resenting $4,000 organized workers in
this city and vicinity, attended the
convention. The convention also
adopted resolution urging the appli-
cation of the Plumb plan, advocated
by four railway brotherhoods, as q
solution of the nations railway prob
lem, to the transportation problem Of
the City of New York
The convention was marked by grea,
enthusiasm. Members repeatedly
cheered the speeches of leaders whv
urged that organized labor get together
into party of it's own and "cut loose
from the two old political parties"
The decision to enter the present cam
paign, however, was taken after long
debate, in which number of speakers
representing a minority advised the
Co,, t;pned nm ,,r1a or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
British Troops Arrested;
Refused to Go to France

LONDON, Aug. 23-Three hundred
soldiers belonging to Warwick, Berk-
shire and Gloucester regiments we're
arrested to-day at Southampton for re-
fusing to obey orders to embark for
France. The ringleaders were driven
away in motor lorries.
The soldiers, who had been on leave,
are for the most part veterans. They
objected to embarking because they
had heard they would be sent to the
Black Sea after their arrival in France,
whereas they had received promises
that no one would be sent to Russia
unless he volunteered.
The men are quartered in a public
park. Perfect order prevailed.
A War Office statement says that
the men were being sent to Turkey,
not to Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Police Arrest Three;
Find $4,000 in Bonds
Only $4,000 of Total Stolen
From Simpson and Slade
Are Still Missing

Detectives Meyer and Brown yester-
day wired the Police Department that
they were in Saranac Lake, N. Y. with
three prisoners charged with the theft
OF S45,ooo worth of Liberty bonds from
Simpson & Slade of s Nassau Strsat
The detectives said they had recovered
900 worth of the bonds, which were
stolen on August 12.
The names of the persons arrested
were refused at Headquarters yester-
day, but dispatches from Saranac Iaka
say that Harry j. Millham, formerlv
messenger for Simpson & Slade, was ar,
rested and his companion, Arthur Ellar
taken into custody as q witness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

To Be Called to Service Only
in Case of Strike of Regu-
lar PatrOlmen

BOSTON, Aug. REORGANIZATION of
volunteer police force for service in
the event of strike by the policemen
Of this city, in connection with the re-
fusal of Commissioner Curtis to recog-
nize their union, was announced by the
commissioner to-day.
The emergency police will be re-
cruited from former members of the
force, applicants for regular positions
and from citizens generally Former
be in charge of the organization.
Patrolnan McInnis, president of the
union, who returned to his beat re-
Gently after service as an army cap
tain, conferred with counsel to-day.
He declared any talk Of strike at this
time was unwarranted and said any
action that might be taken would be on
advice of counsel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
New Comet Discovered

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Aug. 23.-Dis-
covery of new comet by the Rev
Joel H. Metcalf, of Winchester. while
on a vacation at South Hero. W..
was was announced to-day by the Harvard
Observatory 1t was the first new
comet to be discovered this wear, OBJ
servatory officials said, and the fifth
which Mr.. Metcalf has to his credit
The new comet is visible through a
small telescope in the eastern skv
during the early evening, and is NOV
ing rapidly '-orthward, Indicating that
1t is fairly s3ss to the earth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Pershing Arri,es
Here Sept. 5 or 6
War Department Says
He viii Leave Brest
Sept. / on Leviatl,a,s


Washington, Bnreow
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The ar
rival of General Pershing in New York
was advanced som mewhat to-day when
the War Department was advised that
the overseas commander-in-chief will
sail on the Leviathan. leaving Brest
September 1. This monster troop
transport, the fastest in the army SER
vice, Is expected to reach New York by
September S or September at the
latest.
General Pershing changed to the Le-
viathan from the Mount Vernon be-
cause of the delayed arrival of the lat
ter vessel at Brest.
The advanced date of General Per-
shing's arrival was welcomed by War
Department officials, who believe it will
be more convenient for President Will
son to be in the welcoming party on
September, than any later date, in
view of the Presidents contemplated
swing around the circle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Germany Reported
Planning League
Organization Of Central
Po1Uers, Russia, Italy
and Japan Its din,

GENEVA, Aug. % (By The Asso
clated Press.) i The Munich CORE
spondent Of the Journal de Geneve"
says that Germany intends to found
league OF nations, hoping for the ad
herence of Russia, Austria and Hun
gary, and later of Italy, Japan and
the smaller nations dissatisfied with
the Paris conference"