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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1917
Page
1
London reports nine killed and forty two injured in last night’s air raid official count. Fifth raid in seven days yields little enemy gain as Air barrage deters attackers. Essex and Kent bombs cause no noted damage. British naval air patrols shoot down two enemy planes and damage a Gotha. all British aircraft are reported safe.
Washington Oct 1 The Senate passed the grazing bill providing classification of western stock grazing lands and sent it to the House for action.
Local dealer Harry H. Duke celebrates the arrival of Buick Light Six and Buick Four models, praising American manufacturing and inviting demonstrations. In Elko County Nevada, progress continues on new high school buildings with dormitory plastered and ready for occupancy by December, while brickwork, gym, and athletic field improvements proceed. Officials consider repurposing the old University building as county hospital, noting tearing down costs versus refurbishing potential long-term use.
A San Francisco official, County Assessor Weathers, states that he learned by telephone from St Francis Hospital of a communication involving Commissioner H J Jones. The brief note notes the administrative link between city offices and medical facility reports, with no further detail on the matter.
Dr. Aked’s talk spurs civic action as Elko residents back a unified war relief committee to raise and distribute funds for the Red Cross and Armenian relief. Judge Taber presides at Sept. 20 meeting. plan calls for at least 1000 dollars monthly and city council endorsement for a general community committee.
OG Jesson, a well known Lamoille rancher, killed himself last night by firing a bullet through his brain. He left a note saying he would not live and would go insane like his brother who recently died in the Hisane asylum. He had suffered headaches but never spoke of suicide. He was a pioneer of Lat moathe Valley living on his sister’s ranch and milking for the Biko Dalry.
The report notes Mr Denshee endured a long arduous siege of illness with many friends deeply concerned. One kidney was operated on but the outcome was not as favorable as hoped.
Washington, Oct. 1 The second Liberty Loan drive began at noon with plans to raise at least three billion dollars in four weeks. Treasury officials expect five billion. Secretary McAdoo opened the campaign with a speech in Cleveland as postmasters cancel stamps urging support for the boys in the trenches. Inquiries were directed to banks and post offices.
German forces in Flanders prepare for another offensive while the crown prince’s army harasses French lines in the Verdun region. Attacks east and west of the Meuse were repulsed, according to Associated Press dispatches dated October 1.
Paris reports that German forces attacked the Verdun front on both banks of the Meuse last night. British troops repulsed the assault with no territorial gains by the attackers.
Washington dispatch reports the war department assessment that German defenses remain strong but weakened on the western front. British superiority is confirmed by last week’s combats while German stamina deteriorates. The release notes American troops are not described, but home forces show mobilization of the national guard and national army proceeding satisfactorily.
Mr A J Roach arrives from his andh near Mountain City while H Rowe and F M Flynn of Bul tion stay as guests at the Mayer hotel in town activities noted.
A vehement patriotic message extols support for wartime effort and government leadership. It defends the anti pacifist stance of peace through victory, urges backing the president and allies, and condemns dissenters and profiteering obstructors in Washington. The piece champions Uncle Sam as upright and active in the fight.
Telegram from the provost marshal general to governors urges boards to publicize a $50 reward for delivering deserters to army posts. Delinquents who report will be moved to mobilization. willful cases face court martial. Adjutant General Sullivan seeks higher reward or local receiving stations to reduce travel costs.
A Washington Herald item notes a poem by George Gordon Wade from Sing Sing number 62834 praising Woodrow Wilson. It portrays him as a champion of peace who rejects greed and hatred, pledging aid across seas to ease war torn lands and uphold treaties. It emphasizes Wilson as a noble savior and defender of freedom.
London reports reflect pronounced enemy artillery activity at night in the Nieuport sector and areas east and north of Ypres. Elsewhere, no major developments noted. A Winnipeg clipping discusses Canadian army medical entry standards, noting leniency for serious defects, and potential future relaxations if war prolongs. Ben Kuhl murder trial in Elko County draws large crowds amid legal battles over bloody handprint evidence and testimony. defendant's mother arrived from Washington but has not yet appeared.
The passage speaks of a leader rallying his people to fight a foe who brought a curse upon the earth. His countless legion crosses the sea to crush the horde of Prussian murderers and end war. It predicts a day when love rules and war ceases, honoring him as the Warrior of Peace.
Four hundred armed Mexicans who began moving on Clifton from Morenci in southern Arizona were met by Sheriff Slaughter and deputies. Seventy three were arrested and the rest disposed of. The sheriff had requested troops after receiving Mexican plan advices from the governor's office. The group threatened a general cleansing of whites and would have caused serious damage if officials had not learned of their plans.
Petitions from the York organization asking the expulsion from the senate of LaFollette Gronna and Stone were presented by Wadsworth of New York and referred without action to the election privilege committee.
The president's labor investigating committee started a two months tour of western states on October 1, with its first stop in Phoenix, Arizona.
Oct 1 The United States battleship which ran aground in home waters on September 28 was freed by a smooth sea as a fleet of vessels pulled the warship off at high tide.
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