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THE WEATHER PROBABLY RAIN TONIGHT SUNDAY AND VOL XVIII No. 82 El 0 (Br Aaiiaclaled I'rrwa.t AMSTKRDAM, Sept. 21. The 'gov ernment crisis In Germany la ap proaching decisive stage, according to ttie Leipzig Tagehlatt. A majority of the parties are firmly resolved to form a parliamentary government entirely Independent of the main headquarters and will pursue a policy demanded by the seriousness of the hour. The Socialists declared their readl test to enter the new government .I0NASTIR OBJECTIVE OF SERBS ADVANCE OF NINE MILE8 AND CAPTURE OF COOIYAK REPORTED IN) Aaaorlalrd I'mal LONDON, Sept. 21. The Serbians ml of Monastlr advanced more than nine miles In one day and are less than eight utiles from the main high way connecting Prlelep with the Vsrdar river. A great number of prisoners c-?re captured. The allies captured Godlyak, fifteen miles multicast of I'rlelep. In their advance northward the Serbians passed the line of Krnyovo itrlgovo Brogojel Poloshko. Soldiers who had been forced to enlist In the Bulgarian army during the occupa tion of southern Serbia are throwing iwty their arms and Joining the irray of liberation. FLUENZA BROUGHT E BY U WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Steps were taken today by the Emergency Fleet Corporation to prevent Influ nia from Interfering with ahlp pro duction. Sanitation engineers lu all eastern uipyards were notified by Lieuten ant Colonel Phillip 8. Doane, head of the health and sanitation section ot the corporation, to exhaust every means to keep the disease from the nrdi. Colonel Doane, In a statement Is ued, advanced the theory that the disease, which he had characterized "nothing more or lea than old kihloned grippe," was brought to Ike United States by member of the wews of German submarine whom, e said, were reported to have been Mnore at New York and other Places. IS ABE ,B' Amavlatad rrrul GREAT IJUCBS, Sept. 21. Virtu every champion athlete remain lR In America, whether in the mill tlr7 or naval service or competing "Oder the colors of athletic clubs or """versitle Is at the Great Lakes ' training station to compete In senior championship ot th N uhal Amateur Athletic Union out track and field game. A ma jority of the star wore service Panic P r POLITICAL CRISIS APPROACH! HER BOATS WITH THE COLORS Tonopah ( 0 0 H roouce 1 A DECISIVE STAGE under the following conlitions: 1. Abolition of certain paragraphs of the constitution. 2. The entry of at least two or three Social Democrats In the gov ernment. 3. Occuiietion of one Important po litical pout, presumably the ministry of the Interior by the Socialists. German newspapers are seriously discussing participation of Social Democrats In the government. Ger- Nevada Second In Thrift Stamps :(Hr Aunt-lalrd PrM) WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. August war savings thrift stamp sales Increased the av- eruge per capita holdings to 6.48. Ohio was first with Ne- vada second In the per capita sales. !I0H PERCENTAGE I Br AuMlaltS Praaal LONDON, Sept. 21. British casual ties for the week ending today shows killed or died of wounds 487 officers and 3153 men; wounded or missing, 1196 officers, 17,206 men. FOR FOURTH LOAN III Aaawilatad Praaal WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Indus trial honor pennants will be awarded establishments allowing that 75 per cent ot their employes subscribed for the fourth Liberty loan. IAII SKIPS TO ODESSA (Br 4aanialed Praaal COPENHAGEN, Sept. 21. The Rumanian crown prince has fled to Odessa from Rumania, according to Ukrainian newspapers. (Br Aarlatd Prcaal WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. The foreign office has notified the state department that American Consul General Poole at Moscow was not ar rested by the Bolshevlkl as recently reported. YEAR AGO TODAY AND A Official reading of the ther- mometer by the United State O observer at Tonopah: 1918 1917 5 a. m 59 82 10 a. m. 68 57 4 12 noon 74 64 Maximum, Sept. 20 81 , 79 Minimum, Sept. 20 61 57 Re'itlve humidity at noon today. 20 pr cent. BRITISH HONOR RUMAN AMERICAN CONSUL SAFE III MOSCOW TONOPAH, NEVADA, SATURDAY EVENING, d By fh GERMANY mania reproaches the Socialists with failure to utilize the opportunity by gaining Influence through the selec tion of one of their leaders In the government, and said: "If the Social Democracy undertook a share of the responsibility It soon would realize that In politics there often are al most insurmountable difficulties, for this reason we should not object to Socialist leaders entering the govern ment. WORLD TO ELIMINATE BOLSHEVIKI UNITED STATES INVITES EX PRESSION OF HORROR FROM CIVILIZED WORLD I Br Aaelatrd I'ma) WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. In an effort to align the civilized world against the terrorism of Russia un der the Bolshevlkl the United States' has directed Its diplomats In neutral and allied countries to ascertain whether the governments to which they are accredited will Join in im mediate action to "impress upon the perpetrators of these crimes the aver sion with Which civilization regards their present wanton acts." The proposal is to take steps en tirely separate from the conduct of the war and that all civilized nations register their abhorrence of such bar barism. The message to the diplomats says the United States has Informed peaceable Russian citizens of Petro grad, Moscow and other cities suffer ing from an openly avowed campaign of terrorism that thousands of per sons have been shot without even the form of a trial and ill admin istered prisons are filled beyond ca pacity. Great Britain and France, having virtually declared the Bolshevlkl out laws, will not be Interrogated, but have been advised of' America's ac tion. It is made plain that the KAISER READY TD START WAR WEEKS BEFORE ASSASSINATIO (Br Aaaaclalrd Praaal WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Another Convincing link In the proof that Germany was preparing to start a war of world conquest at least six weeks before the excuso for it was offered by the assassination ot the Austrian heir apparent at Sarajevo, concludes the amazing series of dis-) cl sures which the American govern ment has given to the public through secret documsnts brought out of Rus sia. Two. authenticated documents are included in the final chapter ot the story which began a week ago with evidence removing any doubt that may have existed that the Russian Bolshevlkl government, headed by Lenine and Trotzky. is a tool of the Imperial German government One of these Is an original circular from the German general staff dated Jane I. 1914. directing that all lav 'duttria! coarena be motifk te open DabLy Bona 0 0 e U. S. Sn World's Strongest rIKST S CAUSES BIG CON'STERNA' VACUA! lllr ANaarla(rd Prraaia ub.NKVA (Friday), Sept. 2ft The Metzer Zeltung says the bombard ment of Met by American heavy artillery cause a surprise but no panic. A few were killed but the damage was Insignificant. It Is learn ed from Basle that the bombardment caused an enormous sensation in Germany. Many Inhabitants left but neutrals are- prohibited from depart ing. This is the first bombardment of Metz since 1870. j "' ' llv AMwMla(rd Preaal WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. More than J.7G0.4HM) Americans have em barked for all fronts General March announced today. He said the mili tary news of all fronts has been con tinuously good. The first American army completed the operation to eliminate the St. Mlhiel salient and the situation has become stabilized. The enemy is hurriedly perfecting a new line ip front of the Americans INFLUENZA EXTENDED ITS RADIUS (Rr AaMMlald f'rraftl WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Navy reports show Spanish influenza 1b prevalent at the training camps of the Great Lakes station, In Boston, Philadelphia and the marine camp at Quantivo, Virgln'a. There are no definite figures to show 1 the extent of the epidemic. ( Or Annrlated Preaal CHICAGO, Sept. 21. About two thousand men have been affected by Influenza at the Great Lakes station. The attacks generally are light. Only one death has occurred. ONLY ONE United States Is acting solely in the Interest of the (Russians themselves and to aid in the reconstruction of their nation upon the principles of democracy and self government. their secret instructions for indus trial mobilization. Another dated November 20, 1914, is from the Ger man naval general staff and reveals that within four, months after hostil ities began in Europe "destruction agents" were ordered to Canada and thj United States to hire anarchists and escaped criminals for the bomb plots and work of terror which finally played a part In drawing the United States into the war. In addition to this authenticated evidence, , Edgar Slsson. who obtain ed the paper for the committee on public information offers a remark able group of circulars put out in Russian text at Petrograd last win ter. The circular tells ot German arrangements six months before the outbreak df the war for the estab lishment of the financial agencies In bordering neutral countries which later furnished the mooey for the operations ot It BolaUe-iki; at or SEPTEMBER 21. 1918 0 E HOT ON ON S'QUENTIN BEGIN on stretches of twenty miles from Maiseray to the 'MoBelle river at Vandierres.' Tie Americans are ten mlles from Met and an equal dia- Fate of Big Means Early Retreat (Br Aaaorlalrd Praaal PARIS, Sept. 21. The French captured Benay and made further progress northward last night in a drive to outflank St.' Quentin. At Catres, where the French were within about two miles of St. Quen tin, a German counter attack was repulsed. Apparently the Germans are hastening removal of the civilian population and are placing numerous batteries in St. Quentin, according to L"Echo de Paris. Fires are ob served In different parts of the city. (Br AaaoHatrd Preaal LONDON, Sept. 21. The British resumed their attack against the British Monitor Sunk in Port 4 Br Aaaocialed Prraat LONDON. Sent 51 A British monitor was sunk Wednesday in port One officer and nine- teen were killed. Fifty-seven are presumed to have been killed. ONLY ONE PACKAGE FOR A IAS GIFT (Ily Aaaoelatrd Praaal WASFUNGTON, Sept. 21. Christ mas packages for American soldier in France will be delivered under ar rangement with the Red Cross, the war department has announced. Onlv lone parcel will be accepted for each man. coupons for forwarding them will be distributed to the next of kin. i ders to German bank to establish close and secret relations with Amer ican and Finnish banks; of the launching of revolutionary nmn ganda against the czar's government in Russia as early as November, 1914, and of instructions to German diplomat in all neutral countries n co-operate with ageneie set np in inose countries for tirrrag up ocial unrest, strike and sentiment against war within the enemy states. The name of Scheidemann (h. German Socialist leader. alrMrt, mentioned as involved In the deal ing of the German government with Bolshevlkl. annears attarhmi n. of the unauthentlcated document. it is a note announcing that 150,000 kroner have been placed to the credit of a Russian new.Daner- and asking that Vorwaert (the name of ocneioemann organ at Berlin) be advised ot what appeared hi the obaldized JourmaL Mv&t, today $1.61 bht t yea bfa $i.il 13 0 GERMAN SOIL tance from Conflan. Fire are observed at Dommartln, behind the German lines. This Indl- cates a possible further German re- Stronghold Hindenburg line northwest of St. St. Quentin, continued progress turough the main Hindenburg line and advanced northwest of Bellen gllse. North ot Gauce wood one of the British advanced posts was pressed back slightly. In Flanders the British Improved their positions from Messlnes to south of Tpres, where a strong point was captured. I Br Aaaoclaird Praaal WITH TUB BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE,' Sept. 21. The English have opened an attack on a front of about three mile between Havrln eourt wood and St. Quentin. L THE RIVER (Br Aaaevlated Prcaat LONDON, Sept. 21. Entente naval unit and, allied troop operating along: the river Dwina, In northern Russia, sunk two enemy ship and captured three gun, the war office ha announced. They Inflicted heavy lossea on the Bolshevlkl. PETITIONS FOR E II NA II1S ON DilA 11 HOSPITAL III NEVADA Petitions for establishing a war hospital in Nevada were placed In every place of business in Tonopah this morning with he intention of sending the same to the headquart ers ot the War Hospital association of Nevada in Reno for the purpose of having the matter brought before the proper authorities at Washing ton. The petitions set forth the fol lowing argument: General Gorgas, Surgeon General, Medical Department United States Army. We, the undersigned citizens and residents of the state of Nevada, respectfully petition your department to establish a hospital In the state Kf Nevada, for Invalid soldier and sailors. In his connection we re spectfully show: "That the state of Nevada ha a population of approximately 85,000, and during the past year ha con tributed to the treasury of the United States in the purchase of bonds, war savings stamps. Red Cross activities and other war contribu tions the sum of approximately fourteen millions of dollars, a will fully appear from a detailed state ment to be submitted with this pe tition, showing in detail the financial condition of our state. "We further respectfully show that Uhe various sections ot our state possess climatic conditions that are almost unexcelled for such hospital and tor the recovery of people rof frtat( from ailments prtttUar o (Mb METAL QUOTATIONS SILVER . VM)'t Copper tfl Le4 , , , ' .. ta.05 Quicksilver . -$ 125.00 PRICE 10 CENTS I ii u 0 El Fortress treat. General March read a cablegram citing a general order by Major Gen eral Reed, commanding the 15th Scottish division of the British army, praising the first artillery brigade of the first American division for co-operation with the Scots. The or der said the 15th had never received uch perfect assistance in "taking over" operations, although it realized that the American division at the time must have been under a severe strain and suffered severe casualties. Genera! Reed's order said an awkward situation arose and that the voluntary action of the commander ot the Americans in remaining to Join in establishing the British units and In sacrificing relief relieved the situation, PLENTY CANDIDATES AMONG NATIVE SONS (Br Aaaotaed Prcaal SACRAMENTO, Sept. 21. Secre tary of State Jordan pointed out the possibility that there will be four candidates for governor at the Nov ember election. Stephens, Republi can, and Roser, Socialist, won nomi nations. An Independent' may run and the supreme court may decide to place either Heney or Rolph at the head of the Democratic ticket Young, Republican; Snyder, Demo crat, and Beals, Socialist, were nom inated for lieutenant governor. FIRST ELECTrTcaT. STORM . OF SEASON IN CALIFORNIA Br Aaaxfatd Praaal ban fkancisco, Sept. 21. Rain and hall accompanied the first elec trical storm of the season. war and to war condition. The full and complete statistics and data up on this subject will also be submit ted with this petition. "We further respectfully petition and request that the medical de partment of the United ' States army make . such investigation as It may deem necessary to determining the fitness of the climatic conditions and for the purpose of determining place of location for such hospital." BUTLER THEATRE TO-NIGHT MAY ALLISON, IN "THE WINNING OF BEATRICE" AND ROSCOE (FATTY) AR BUCKLE, FAMOUS COME DIAN, IN "THE BELL BOY" TOMORROW: NAN PENNING TON, IN "SUNSHINE NAN;" PEARL WHITE, IN "THE HOUSE OF HATE." MATINEE, 1:80; Night 7-8:30 ADMISSION 10c and 15c HON SHUSHING 0