Elko County Boys at Camp Lewis Readied Spirit of Duty
Mr. E. Caine reports visiting Camp Lewis and meeting Elko county's soldiers. He praises their fine spirit and health, notes adequate food and sanitation, and highlights the base hospital as well run with capable doctors. He emphasizes loyalty to country and the absence of misconduct among the troops.
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E. Caine
The
Independent
Camp
Lewis
Seattle
Elko County
Eigct
Elko
E. E. Caine
Camp Lewis
American Lake
Elko Boys
Elec
Imiae
Kaiser to Make Final Peace Offer in Christmas Message
Emperor Wilhelm proposes a final peace offer to his enemies in a Christmas message. He warns that should it be rejected, those powers will bear responsibility for bloodshed in 1918.
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Kaiser
London
Wil Mam
War Insurance for U S Armed Forces Expanded Coverage
The article notes that any active service member may obtain government life insurance. Officers in training camps qualify, with cost per thousand dollars ranging from 65 cents to 1.20 dollars monthly by age 21 to 51. Beneficiaries include spouses children and certain relatives. Gen Pershing and many officers and soldiers already hold policies totaling over 1.03 billion dollars.
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United States
Pershing
Hundred I W W S on Trial in Chicago
One hundred six members of the I W W were arraigned before Judge Landis in Chicago on conspiracy against the government. The men pleaded not guilty and a delay to January 3 was granted. Harry McSherry of Reno is involved in shale bed ownership claims.
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Chicago
Landis
Harry McSherry
Reno
Elko
YMCA Camp Fosters High Ideals Amid Wartime
A reporter lauds the Y M C A at a military camp for shaping soldiers’ citizenship and morale. Halls for reading, concerts, lectures, and health talks abound near every unit, with a library and nearing theater as a center of activity. The Knights of Columbus also support similar work on a smaller scale. The message to civilians: support the Y M C A and its mission.
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Elko Boys
Secretary Baker to Accept All Qualified Recruits Before Noon
Washington Dec 15 Secretary Baker ordered all qualified applicants who presented themselves before noon be accepted for the regular army even if their examination and other details could not be completed yet. Thousands of men, eager to volunteer before new draft rules take effect, were turned away as recruiting stations were swamped.
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Washington
Baker
Rother
Redfield Links Pacifism to War in Scranton Speech
Secretary of commerce William C. Redfield told the Scranton Board of Trade that pacifists who fail to oppose autocratic aggression aid war. He criticized German rulers, praised cross‑religion unity against evil, and noted soldiers from Camp Lewis and Elko boys awaiting deployment. He spoke during a visit to Scranton on December 15.
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Bcranton
German Empire
William C. Redfield
Commerce
Scranton Board of Trade
Redfield
Vuitage
Belgium
France
Central Powers
Former Czar Nicholas II Escapes Confinement
A dispatch from Bolshevik headquarters says former Emperor Nicholas II has escaped from confinement at Tobolska. A special train manned by sailors pursues him as authorities issue the alert.
Shale testing plant in operation at Mayer hotel basement
Frank Middleton and the Bruce Brothers have started a shale testing plant in the Mayer hotel basement. The unit mirrors government systems and produced about forty gallons of oil per ton and around six thousand cubic feet of gas from Bruce Brothers and Middleton Barnet Basin shale. Tests proceed this afternoon with several spectators observing.
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Frank Middleton
Bruce Brothers
Mayer Hotel
Government Laboratories
Washington
Mr. Middleton
Amonia
Bruce Brothers & Middletoys
Passing of George W Carty Western Pacific yardmaster
George W Carty a Western Pacific yardmaster at Winnemucca died at Portola hospital at noon Thursday after a period of kidney trouble He was 54 last August a Missouri native He leaves a wife three sons and his father three brothers and two sisters with relatives in Belleview Mo St Louis Murphysboro Granite City and Portland Ore He had lived in Elko and worked in cigar manufacturing
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George W. Carty
Western Pacific
Winnemucca
Portola
Missouri
Belleview
Slater
St. Louis, Mo
Murphysboro, Til
Granite City
Portland
Ore
Elko
Russian German treaty said to be formulated
Amsterdam Dec 15 The treaty between Russia and Germany is said to have been formulated according to an official German statement.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Germany
British Tanks Shaped by War Office and Admiralty Effort
Norway reports five thousand sailors lost in the war and no new ship sinkings announced. The tanks’ development emerged from a coordinated effort by the War Office Admiralty and Ministry of Munitions culminating in 1916 with rapid deployments to France and Gaza.
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Associated Press
War Office
Admiralty
Ministry of Munitions
Swinton
London
Ministry of Marinies
France
Somme
Thiepval
Egypt
Gaza
Norway
Christiania
Heavy fighting in progress in northern Italy fronts
Italian headquarters says heavy fighting rages along the Dretna River area in northern Italy as enemy forces press to gain positions. The engagement mirrors prior attempts to cross the river in the mountain front as winter operations continue.
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Italy
Assocated Press
Dretna
British Regain Ground on Ypres Front
British forces regained part of the ground they lost to German troops on the Ypres front as of yesterday. The field report from London notes preliminary gains and ongoing engagement in the area.
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London
Ypres
Mayonnaise Recipes for Economy and Convenience
The article lists several mayonnaise based dressings and sauces. It covers Eggless mayonnaise with mashed potatoes and oil, a economical cream dressing with sour cream, and a plain mayonnaise using yolk oil vinegar lemon juice and seasonings. It emphasizes gradual mixing and keeping ingredients cold.
Bolshevik Arrest Report Ties U S Official to Russian Officials
Charles Smith of St. Louis, an American railroad commission member bound for Russia, is said to have been arrested with the former assistant to the minister of Russian railways. The former minister is detained as a provisional government member.
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Petrograd
Charles Smith
St. Louis
American Railroad Commission
Russia
Russian Railways
Bolsheviks
State Engineer Scrugham in Washington for Army Offer
State Engineer Scrugham is reported to be in Washington, D C, with no definite confirmation that he has accepted an ordnance corps commission offered by General Crozier as of yesterday, according to Carson News.
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United States Food Administration
W. W. Percival
Lowell Grain and Milling Company
Millera
B. Monbar
South Pacifi Coast
United States Food Administration Milling Division
B. McNear
South Pabifc Coast Division
Scrugham
Washington, D. C
Ordnance Corps
United States Army
Crozier
Capitol
Carson News
Coyotes Still a Menace in County Sheep Pens
Tr. Barry, a sheep inspector from Golconda, inspected Domingo Ben gon’s flock across the river. He reports ongoing complaints from stock men about rabid coyotes and new losses of livestock across the northern part of the county.
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Tr. Barry
Golconda
Domingo Bengon
Mr. Barry
Humboldt Star
The Retreat of the Germans at Arras shown at Bradley Opera House
A large Brad ley audience filled nearly all seats for the showing of The Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of Arras a wartime moving picture. Report claims about forty cinematographers were killed filming the scenes of guns in action and the havoc. viewers urged to see every serial for a vivid idea of actual warfare.
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Bradley Opera House
Battle of
Arras
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