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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1917
Page
1
London dispatches say German warships at Wilhelmshaven revolted about six weeks ago. The outbreak had all the elements of a revolt and was suppressed with great difficulty. No further details have been supplied yet.
Washington reports published telegrams from the German foreign office to Bernstorff in January 1916 detailing sabotage plans in the United States and Canada. Mentions targets include railway lines and factories, with names of American contacts and cautions to keep the embassy protected. The material links to German efforts and propaganda during World War I.
Telegram from the capitol reports Senator Pittman advancing a land and water prospecting measure. The bill allows subsurface water prospecting on four Mind sections with a grant of one section if water is discovered sufficient to irrigate twenty acres. The note hopes Congressman Roberts can move the bill through the House next session.
A long running feud in White Rock culminated in the shooting death of John Winter by Arne Paras. Winter, a well known rancher, died from two gunshot wounds after a confrontation near the Winter ranch. Paras surrendered to authorities and an inquest ruled the death an armed shot wound inflicted by Paras. The incident follows years of local disputes and a prior altercation involving calf irons and prior disputes between the families.
In October in Petrograd a new coalition government asserts control and vows to restore tranquility by extending its reach across state power. The plans focus on unifying authority and stabilizing the leadership at the national level.
Washington dispatch reports the coal embargo to Canada has been lifted. The administration announced the change today in a note that accompanies the received report.
York earned her first win in the world series as Cleotier and Benton pitched for the Giants in a cold windy game. The crowd gathered despite heavy overcast skies and a sharp northwest breeze before the ballgame began.
The two year old daughter of Mes Hental Stevens, deceased, died just before noon today after a illness. The mother was accidentally shot and killed by her husband last summer during a fishing trip near Moleen, twelve miles west of here. The child had been cared for by her father, Wm Stevens, since her mother's death.
British and French forces jointly attacked near Paris in October and advanced at Welcum taking the Papeswet farm. An official report states additional prisoners were captured during the operation.
Nevada and California war officials list 257 British and Canadian born men registered to aid selective draft enforcement. Major Manchester coordinating with British recruiting to convert eligible aliens into U S soldiers as mining districts report many potential recruits evading service. Data shows per county tallies including Washoe 34 and White Pine 83 among others.
An old article recalls jackrabbit meat as a potential food source and notes plans to organize smoking and curing. It cites Department of Agriculture interest in distributing carcasses to lower costs and boost supply, while noting jackrabbits infest Western fields and could feed markets at ten cents a pound.
The note urges higher attendance and punctuality, warns that repeat violators will be punished under Nevada school code, and mentions a visit by a Federal Re Earth Bond drive official promoting Liberty Bonds to support the boys at the front. It also records student movements and health-related absences, with several named students and staff.
Fragmentary readable notes mention a person with a massive brow and indirect phrasing about identity or appearance. No clear event, names, dates, or locations are established in the accessible text.
An official statement says assaults on the TPES line near the Staden area were repulsed. British troops advanced to within a short distance, and the railway viaduct suffered damage in the fighting.
Amsterdam Oct 10 Chancellor Michaelis vows Germany will not concede any soil while enemies demand territorial gains and try to split the German people from the emperor warning that peace is impossible under such pressure.
British and French forces punched through German defenses between Houtoist forest and Broodseinde in France and Belgium. Attacking troops advanced about 1200 yards, capturing key strongholds. Allies pushed toward the southeast forest as British units moved beyond Poecapelles after close combat, and English forces seized the Passchendaele Passchendaeke ridge area, reducing German positions along the Gheluvelt line.
A New York father reports his son has an unusually large appetite. He says the boy eats as much as three average adults, driving weekly food costs higher than typical.
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