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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
1
London December 20. Lloyd George told the House of Commons that losses at sea are rising due to submarine sinkings while shipbuilding remains the bright spot. He attributed disappointment to the Russian collapse and noted German gains from a single success, now under inquiry. He said Germany has taken prisoners and valuable losses, including guns.
Grammar School notes discuss Friday events for Christos holidays and a January 2 resumption, with teachers encouraging draft questionnaires and war bond drives. Pupils, especially lower grades, show enthusiasm for Baby Liberty Bond campaigns, charity gifts, and Red Cross activity, ending with festive wishes for Christmas and the new year.
Irene Murray, widow of Caneon Chry's former postmaster, has been named acting postmaster to succeed her husband. Appointment approved by the American Surety Company, bondmen for her husband, with prospects for permanent tenure stated by Reno friends.
A Chicago stockyards case at the federal trade commission reveals Armour paid a large sum to keep the yards from moving west. Ogden Armour testified that the company agreed to pay over nine percent to prevent relocation from Chicago to a western site.
Petrograd proclaims a state of siege as the Rada of Ukraine refuses to obey Bolshevik ultimatums. Disorders in the capital are blamed on wine cellar lootings and shop looting. The Ukraine government of the Ukrainian Rada rejects the Bolshevik demand to allow troops through Ukrainia to quell the Catherine revolution. Ukrainia lies in the Polish kingdom.
The public commission will hold a public hearing this afternoon on a draft bill. If enacted, it would permit the city to enter arrangements and regulate services. Witnesses from the Public Series Commission will testify on routes, trams, and related public utilities.
Weather notes from the early press forecast a mild but wet winter for Geneva with frequent rain and snow, citing Parker Ricard and Liege as sources. Expert predictions anticipate an unusually wet season, followed by a dry spring, while authorities urge prayers for rain and record wet conditions around January 1914.
Shale claims near Burner Basin east of Etko show oil contents from forty to one hundred five gallons per ton with averages above sixty. A thick, flat body extends hundreds of feet deep, with surface overburden and a shallow knoll. Drilling challenges persist but a machinery drill is en route to continue sinking the shaft and determine extent and value of the shale deposit.
On December 20 Associated Press reports Russian officers serving in France have volunteered as a corps to offer their services to the Allied forces. The move signals a formal gesture of aid amid ongoing Allied operations in the region.
A wartime notice describes the process of final classification for registrants under the selective draft. It outlines mailing questionnaires, health examinations, and assignment to local boards, with open departments including irrigation, signal corps, medics, quartermaster, ordnance, and infantry. Only white applicants are accepted and those classified to Class 1 face immediate physical exams.
Washington December 2 The supposed outline of the Kaiser s Christmas Peace Terms has been received by neutral diplomats The terms demand the surrender of Allied territories and colonies with compensation payments toGermany for occupation and rehabilitation efforts in Belgium Serbia Romania and northern Prince regions Aimed to redraw borders and place Prussia under German control with notable independence shifts for allied areas
The report concludes that mineral outcrops in the Barner Basin area are generally small, five to twenty feet, reflecting limited development. It suggests the main value lies in paraffin base potential, with claims in Barner Basin likely among the largest in existence.
An OCR fragment describes a prison wrestling match with unclear names and garbled phrases. The readable bits mention competitors and outcomes are not coherent, making precise details impossible. The entry lacks verifiable entities and clear events to summarize reliably.
A mine inspector collided while returning from Rene after a Hock Heel event. The impact bent wheels on the fuselage area and radiator supports. No serious damage to the aircraft is believed, though the inspector sustained minor injuries.
The director of the bureau of mines released the seventh annual report to the secretary of the interior for the year ending June. It covers mining methods, shale oil prospects in Colorado and Chile, potential oil supply, and pending commercial plans. It notes shale reserves as key to future hydrocarbon supply and details planned mining efforts and regional sites. In Petrograd, Dec 20, reports state Russia was informed by the central powers of readiness to discuss peace with no annexations and no indemnities.
Oliver A. Fee deputy game warden of Erie County marries Margaret Pollock at the groom’s parents home in a small ceremony witnessed by Mr and Mrs Shirley and Mrs Wardrope. Mrs Fee, Tuscarora born nurse, will live here and plans to return in spring to make the area home.
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