Offensive in Macedonia Dominates Front News
Allied forces push a major offensive along a one hundred mile Macedonian front from Monastir to Lake Doiran. Bitter fighting continues at Cerny river bend and near Vardar as entente troops seek a breakthrough in a vital valley. Paris reports the French capture Chevreaux positions with German counterattacks repulsed.
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Macedonia
Monastir
Lake Doiran
Cerny
Vardar
France
Russia
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Paris
Chevreaux
Arras
Berlin
China Congress Votes Against Declaring War
In Pekin on May 11 the house of parliament, after a riotous secret session, refused to pass a resolution declaring war on Germany. A mob surrounded the parliament building, threatening violence until troops dispersed them. The premier urged war, faces denouncement for alleged coercion. Eighteen Allied planes were claimed down on the Arras front.
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Pekin
House of Parliament
Germany
Congress
Labor Shortage in Nevada Looms Large for Farmers
Nevada stockmen warn a labor shortage could hinder crop yields. Gov. Boyle’s survey team notes partial solutions, but demand for workers persists as harvest approaches. H G Humphrey of Union Land and Cattle urges keeping youth at home to support agriculture while wartime production rises. Encouraging home-based labor and improved methods are seen as key.
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Nevada
Boyle
H. G. Humphrey
Union Land & Cattle Company
Seattle
Wheat Prices Rise to 8.18 on Chicago Board
Chicago May 11 closing prices show wheat at 8.18 and corn at 147M. Judge Doughty handled seven vagrancy cases and one petit larceny, issuing two fifteen day sentences, one ten day term, and three suspended. A petit larceny case against a colored woman was also heard.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Salt Lake City Visit Involves Attorney Tadt Purchase
In Salt Lake City recently Attorney Milton B. Tadt bought a cylinder Spansenger National. The article notes travel between here and Wells and hints at a near future event that will reveal broader entente.
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Salt Lake City
Milton B. Tadt
Russian soldiers declare autonomous unit at Schluesselburg
Petrograd May 11. Twelve delegates led by the president left for Schluesselburg to handle a dispute after the district committee proclaimed itself a separate autonomous unit.
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Petrograd
Schluesselburg
Greeks Parade Loyal to Stars and Stripes in McGill and Ely Event
Greek residents of the district will march in a monster parade today from McGill to Ely, with more than 500 men expected to participate behind the American flag. Leaders from the Greek community and local business figures organize the event to show devotion to the United States and pledge readiness to defend the country.
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McGill
Ely
White Pine News
Russian Commission Personnel Announced by State Department
Washington May 11 The state department announced the personnel of the Russian commission listing Elihu Root Charles R Crane John R Mott M C A General Secretary Cyrus McCormick Samuel R Berton James Duncan Charles R Russell Major General Hugh L Scott Rear Admiral James H Glenmore U S N The lineup includes corporate leaders bankers a socialist author and military officers.
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Washington
State Department
Russian Commission
Elihu Root
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
John R. Mott
Cyrus McCormick
McCormick Harvester Company
Samuel R. Berton
New York
James Duncan
American Federation of Jabor
Charles R. Russell
Hugh L. Scott
James H. Glenmore
Italians Claim Submarines Sunk in Adriatic Action
Washington May 11 reports say Italian patrols sunk thirteen Austrian submarines in the Adriatic last week, advices from the Italian base say.
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Washington
Adriatic
Throw Off Mail for Tunnel Guards in Oregon
Oregon National Guard officials consider urging train travelers to save newspapers and have them tossed to guards by train staff. Guardsmen in remote tunnel and bridge areas lack mail facilities, and sending papers from home would keep them connected and improve morale.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon National Guard
Hardesty Siblings Headed to Montana Visit
George and Mira Lizzie Hardesty travel from Salt Lake City to Montana for a brief visit with Iola Lives.
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George Hardesty
Mira Lizzie Hardesty
Salt Lake City
Montana
Iola
Elko Volunteers Sent to Front in Aviation Corps
A letter from an Elko volunteer reports two men already sent to the front with more to follow. Pete Selers goes to Fort Sam Houston Texas and Hi Scranton to the Mexican border. Russell Dorsey and Leslie Swift expect to go to France soon, Fritz Hinckley is under quarantine.
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Elko
Aviation Corps
Pete Selers
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Hi Scranton
Russell Dorsey
Leslie Swift
France
Fritz Hinckley
King of Denmark Honors Nevada Resident Peter Anker
Peter Anker, Lovelock valley pioneer rancher and former Nevada assemblyman, received a personal message from the king of Denmark conferring the Knight of Dannebrog, the highest Danish honor outside Danish citizens. Anker, an American citizen, has long served in Denmark’s consular system and represented the Danish consulate in Nevada via San Francisco. The medal accompanied the king’s greeting for his loyalty and service to the nation.
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Peter Anker
Lovelock Valley
Denmark
Dannebrog
Anker
Nevada
San Francisco
Fallon Receives $10,000 for Fallon Postoffice Building
The Fallon post office site deeds have been sent to Washington after surveys and abstracts were completed. Congress has appropriated an additional $10,000, bringing the total for the building and site to $65,000. The extra funds provide space on the second story for the reclamation service. Falcon Eagle.
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Fallon Post Office
Washington
Congress
Fallon Federal
Reclamation Service
Falcon Eagle
Loss of Submarine Commanders Announced
Copenhagen May 11 The loss of Lieutenant Commanders Wagener and Bush two prominent German submarine commanders, in addition to several announced previously, was disclosed on the relehstag yesterday.
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Copenhagen
Wagener
Bush
Well Known Drummer Injured In Reno Auto Crash
J J Webb a commercial traveler was struck by taxi driver B Rose on Commercial Row near Virginia streets just before 9 pm. He suffered internal injuries and severe abdominal bruises, later dying from his wounds. Rose was held briefly then released on own recognizance. Mrs Dorsey and Mina Dolly Russell returned from East Lake City.
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J. J. Webb
Commercial Row
Virginia Streets
St. George's Hospital
Webb
Virginia Street
B. Rose
Rose
Mrs. M. R. Dorsey
Mina Dolly Russell
East Lake City
Public Hearing on War Tax Bill Before Senate Finance Panel
Washington May 11 Public hearings on the war tax bill were held this morning before the Senate Finance Committee. Attorneys for major industries criticise heavy taxes under the House bill and protest several features of the measure.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Richard Purcell's Remains Found Near S Bleroth Ranch
A Tuscarora message reports the body of Richard Purcell, missing since December near the S Bleroth ranch in the county’s north end, was found after he became bewildered in a snowstorm. Justice of the peace Jake Clark conducted the inquest.
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Tuscarora
Richard Purcell
S. Bleroth
Jake Clark
No Separate Peace for Italian Kingdom Declared
New York May 11 Enrico Artasks head of the Italian commission told reporters that the situation in Italy was satisfactory and the government would never consent to a separate peace, signaling unity amid war talks.
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New York
Enrico Ar Jotta
Italy
Norway Loses Two Steamers Off Spanish Coast
London May 11 two Norwegian steamers the Tiger and the Leiken ger were sunk yesterday about ten miles off the northwest coast of Spain.
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Spain
London
Tiger
Chicago School Girl Shoots Her Chum
Thirteen year old Doris Anderson is held by police in Chicago on suspicion of shooting to death Grace Hagemann, also thirteen, in a love affair dispute. Doris, the sole witness, says Grace shot herself. police deem that impossible.
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Chicago
Doris Anderson
Grace Hagemann
Grace
Doris
General Felix Diaz Shot and Killed
A Mexican report to secret service officials says General Felix Diaz nephew of the former president was shot and killed by General Calimayor a former Zapata commander after a dispute over the supreme command of the revolutionists in Oaxaca state Inspector General Garcia announced the statement in El Paso dated May 11.
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EL Paso
Mexico
Secret Service
Felix Diaz
Calimayor
Zapata
Oax Jaca
Garcia
Russia Torn by Internal Offences and War Strain
Petrograd May 11 Provision al Minister of War Guchkoff told the duma that Russia faces an extraordinary hard conjuncture with war and internal troubles. He said only a strong government can hold nation’s confidence and save it as the army defends every foot of territory. He urged a united effort, insisting the enemy could be beaten if the country acts together.
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Petrograd
Guchkoff
Duma
Stabbed to Death After Drunken Brawl in Hav en
A Mexican man Pedro Grajara was fatally stabbed by Juan Alameda in Hav en near the freight house after a night drinking bout. The quarrel over money led Alameda to strike Grajara in the stomach with a pocket knife, causing death within hours. Eyewitnesses are few and details vague.
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Haven
Pedro
Grajara
Juan Alameda
Alameda
Virginia Ore Prices and Drift Cash Totals
Consolidated Virginia reported 26 cars taken from the drift yesterday averaging $25.23. Sierra Nevada priced around 20c, Mexican at 23c, Ophir up at 1.5c. Two bullion bars shipped by the Mexican mill were valued at about $6,000 and a hive barn shipment last week estimated at $15,500.
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Consolidated Virginia
Sierra Nevada
Zeebrugge Bombarded Amidst Belgian Coast Action
English airplanes bombarded Zeebrugge today and a flotilla of torpedo boats shelled the coast of Belgium observed from Flushing. Meanwhile the Elko Water Company advances larger pipes to boost fire engine water supply. Sheriff Harris begins selective service registration, while road work disruptions follow a tractor accident near Deeth and Wells Montello. County commissioners and Bell Telephone agree on a road project, county to furnish tractor and crew, company provides other machinery. twenty one workers now on the belt, promising substantial savings.
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Engliah
Zeeburgge
Flushing
Belgium
Elko Water Company
Itu Maines
Deeth
Montello
Bell Telephone Go
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