21 Sep 1917
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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
1
Haig reports British forces advanced beyond a mile in the Ypres sector with limited opposition. Detailed accounts confirm the breakthrough and successful consolidation of the new line east of Ypres, near Tower Hamlets and Langemarck, despite enemy counterattacks increasing casualties.
The state offers a $1,000 reward for the arrest or information leading to the arrest and conviction of Vasili Pilipenko murderers. Governor Moyle announced the reward today. Police Chief Hillhouse added a $50 reward for the capture. The total incentive includes a $260 standing aid for holdup cases.
The court closed the long contest over the estate of James Wren in Fareka County after the clerk of the saree court cut down the remittar l in Wren et al versus Dison. The supreme court had reversed lower court findings on two heirs, affirming one heir. Attorneys Henderson and Van Pie sought US Supreme Court review but were denied.
Alabama Senator Heflin told the House that thirteen or fourteen members of Congress acted dishonestly and should be investigated. He cited a letter asking for money to influence religion as part of the case.
Washington reports set copper price at 23.44 cents per pound for four months after government and producers agree to maintain wages, maximum production, and public sales at the new rate. Open markets and profits to be controlled, with potential takeover if noncompliance arises.
At Iquique Chile a bomb in sacks of nitrate exploded as the Japanese steamer Seiyo Maru was being loaded. Two persons were killed and ten injured. German suspects are accused in the attack.
Washington dispatch reports Major General Tasker F. Hilen chosen as chief of staff as Major General Scott retires the next day. The appointment shifts senior leadership within the army structure and aligns with planned transitions in high command.
A jury for the Ben Kuhl case was completed with W. Ro Kane of Clover Valley selected amid 54 jurors examined and 42 excused. The trial is expected to unfold after October first with fingerprint evidence anticipated and no eye witnesses noted.
The State Board acted on Elko County matters after a Reno exemption review. Names listed include Nevel, Elaine, Miko, Dieehareed, Ty Miter, Oftavina Bonnini, John Ed ward Rhee Mitar Yowetieh, Willian Reinken, Carl Sepulveda, John Vv. Staner, and others amid routine exemptions and procedural steps.
The House adopted an eleven billion dollar war credit measure and sent it to the White House. The vote marks a major funding package for wartime needs as the administration awaits action.
The City Council arranged a sendoff on the courthouse lawn with Prof. George C. Jensen as speaker and band music. Soldiers head to train for training before crossing the Atlantic to defend democracy, with public gratitude and prayers for Godspeed.
Proceedings from Bike Nevada September 20 1917 show the county highway board opening bids for a road down the Jarbidge River Canyon. William Harkins submitted the sole bid with a certified check and was accepted with contract drawn by Carville and board members. A performance bond of 9260.00 is required.
Washington dispatch says Gavin McNab a San Francisco lawyer has been appointed a special representative in negotiations aimed at shaping a settlement of the Iron Workers strike. Homer Andrea arrived from an unspecified location as part of northern county developments.
Washington reports Secretary Lansing disclosed a 1917 Von Bernstorff message seeking authority to pay up to fifty thousand dollars to influence Congress through an unnamed organization. The note suggests prior payments to influence Irish support and hints at Germany knowing the U boats plan. The disclosure adds to suspected German duplicity in America.
C A Forsyth landed a decisive punch on Jack Brand during a Nevada street incident, allegedly enabling police to arrest Bradley. The state statutes offer a $250 reward for robbers upon conviction, with exceptions for certain officers. Bradley faces charges after an earlier alleged theft of Jamies Pappas.
The state board of equalization and stock committees submitted a report with valuations for land and livestock for 1918. It calls for $8 per head on sheep and $24 per acre on first class cultivated land, up from 1917 by one dollar per head and two dollars per acre. The board deliberated the recommendations in a committee of the whole.
Petrograd reports General Alexiff has resigned as chief of staff after clashes with Kerensky over removing officers suspected of Korniloff’s wrongdoing. The move highlights political tension within the Russian leadership during the crisis.
The Reno Journal reports twenty five drafted Washoe men failed to appear for World War I duty. Of eighty four called, only fifty nine responded, exposing them to arrest and potential death under wartime desertion law. A list names twenty five absentees and a possible extension granted for some to explain. others face immediate action.
American regiment engineers in Prance operate the strategic French railways hauling ammunition and supplies to the front. Nightly enemy planes attack trains but bombs miss. planes dive on steam engines firing steel bullets at the firebox.
U S Commissioner W W Booker bound over five defendants P Petrini Jesus Bertlas W J Paxton Robert Hamilton and Frank Wells to appear before the federal grand jury meeting on the twenty fourth. Deputy Marshal W D Alexander transported them to Carson City on No 19. One additional drunken man caught distributing whisky to Indians will be presented directly to the grand jury.
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