14 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
1
General Pershing reports that the American troops who repulsed the German raid on March 5 were from the Forty second Rainbow division composed of National Guardsmen. General Gerard, commander of the Eighth French Army, personally congratulated the division commander and praised the boys in Khaki for their conduct.
Eight men rode a snow slide at Tunnel No. 8 on the Southern Pacific line near Summit. Paul Paulson remained missing as rescuers cleared a path to Donner Lake. Joe Strauss Mike Casey and E O Fen were rescued from the Wide. The group endured a terrifying ride with no time to flee and the snow shed was ripped out for 120 feet while wreckers from Price and Sparks aided the rescue by dawn.
Campbell, a former city commissioner, is described by Wichita police court officials as the “honest man.” He drove downtown in his car and looked for a required notice he believed would be at the police station. A paper blown from the car led him to report to the station where Judge Carl J. Davie offered a one dollar fine with a smile.
Dyes equal to prewar bone dye are being produced in large quantities by a local coloring material manufacturer in Packer Conn. The output surge follows the addition of about thirty new kettles to the plant amid expanding operations as of March 14.
Charlon L. Henderson earned praise for diligence in war related legislative matters. The Senate steering committee appointed him chair of the mines and mining committee, overseeing all mining legislation.
A Saturday sewing day at the Red Cross workroom led by Mrs Mee and Mrs Grover with several assistants. Volunteers cut and prepared materials, sorted supplies, and registered helpers including Mrs Simonsen in charge of varn, with many named workers contributing to the effort for upcoming shipment and replenishment.
Nevada news notes WM Woodruff locating a shale claim in Elko County. The report mentions ore discovery at Kastente and Clorehilh area, with references to extraction work and mining prospects amid local development.
London reports a tentative agreement in negotiations between the United States and Great Britain on ship ownership and operation terms. The two powers plan to allocate duties and shifts in forthcoming naval arrangements, with each side to take over on designated ships next work period. The accord emphasizes cautious safeguards for owners amid the alliance’s broader wartime logistics.
An inmate described as legless but capable of escaping at will has vanished from the Alton hospital. Dr. George AL Zeller, supervisor, is coordinating efforts to locate the patient as authorities intensify the search.
An air raid over the English coast last night destroyed one air ship and caused fatal casualties. Five people died and several were injured as a vessel dropped debris on Hartle Deal. Six dwellings were destroyed and about thirty more houses badly damaged.
The article notes a vehicle shortage on the coast, rating it as severe as a wartime scarcity. It quotes a Lower Puccitia company circular urging swift action to avert delays, with comments on broader western supply impacts and calls for rapid, concrete relief measures. It mentions Eastern and Western regions and the need for immediate steps to ease the bottleneck.
Carson City and several counties are listed with forthcoming quotas and dates. The notice names Merete 2b tron flowin counties and mentions Mhlupelil, Thrnbedilt, Chirk Cent, Aurelaane, and Marek Ub with planned actions in April and May. Names and places appear garbled but indicate a regional allocation schedule.
Denver health officers treated two unusual cases involving a man named Cole and a woman named Lovie Molino. The report describes a kitchen accident and a related incident tied to a domestic dispute, with details about a jaw injury and a sudden alarm.
A Chicago Telephone Company inspector named Thon TT Lambert claims to have invented a telegraph device that can send and receive about 6.08 words per minute, while Captain Charles AL Culver of the radio corps is hired to investigate the device for the government.
County Commissioners Henry Jones and James Gregory met with attorneys Mere Van Pleat and McNamara to discuss charges against non-feasance and the grand jury affair. The court appointed Talbot as special prosecutor and set March 16 for further hearings. proceedings aim to conclude within twenty days from inception.
Roy Corbett Ray Merithew M B Cross known as Fuzzy and Jim McMullen of Elko volunteered to leave for training camps at once and depart by April 1st for army duties. The ten Elko County quota will be filled before conscription with six more expected to be secured locally. All volunteers are Elko Home Guard members under Captain Jensen and will train at Camp Lewis, aiming to reach France by fall. God speed them and may they return safe.
A representative of the Elio Independent presented Mr Wd. Hackett with a check for $129.71 from the subscription list for the band’s benefit. Some funds remain uncollected, to be taken up by the new band committee, with $107 already spent on music and purchases. The paper expressed gratitude for public support and noted the town’s enthusiastic backing of the project.
General Pershing publishes a casualty list naming four killed in action, two dead from wounds, one from an accident, and nine from disease. He also notes four severely wounded and forty lightly wounded.
Washington March 9 Congress has disposed of the railroad control bill after the house agreed to the conference report adopted by the Senate yesterday. The bill now needs only the signature of the president.
Amb sent dispatch from ambassador Langte noting Trotsky will oppose ratification of Germanys peace terms by the Soviet congress and advocate army use to defend Ruowha.
A major flood caused by a cloudburst drives hundreds from homes and paralyzes industry in Hornell as torrents from the Canysteo valley flood the city. The disaster disrupts commerce and forces evacuations across affected districts.
Berlin reports German troops occupying Odessa were sent with the approval of the Romanian government according to the army headquarters yesterday. The coordination signals a broader alliance amid wartime developments and regional shifts.
Washington reports a large amount of dynamite discovered at Hog Island in February. Dudley Kennedy, manager of the industrial relations department, told the senate investigating committee this information.
A Hoover appointed commission in Denver recommends nine dollars as the Colorado sugar beet price to farmers, with a likely need for ten dollars to encourage full normal production.
In Waslington on March 14 the navy announced Henry Pord’s submarine chasers will be known as Eagles and form the Ruste class. Judge 8. F. Curler returned from a business trip to the eastern part of the state this morning.
San Antonio reports cadet How ard Moladay was killed when his airplane plunged from four thousand feet on Wednesday. He was twenty four and trained at Fortley Kansas before choosing aviation over infantry. A University of Idaho graduate, he was survived by his brother Charles Holaday, a chemistry professor.
Chicago March 14. Father Dear born's daughters prepare for spring millinery. Nine hundred milliners, women and men, have formed unions. They have been getting thirty five cents on four and now expect to get sixty.
The Catholic church ladies host an oil St Patrick's Day ball at Bradley Opera House with the Bradley Theater Orchestra providing music. Ticket sales begin tonight and tomorrow as the event aims to be one of their best, with dancing from 9 until 1 and a strong turnout urged.
Judge Doughty stood with a long face as Ned told of a dead Indian found under a Sherman tree about ten miles from Elko. He, the nearest coroner, weighed a ride and possible deputy coroner to handle the case before we left him, the spring morning turning to a tense moment.
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