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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 88. 1918
Nevada State News
Attorney-General-elect Leonard B.
Fowler has announced that he will
appoint Robert Richards of Reno as
his deputy.
Nearly all public schools in Nevada
are closed on account of the influenza
epidemic. Reno schools re-opened
the first of the week, but are now
closed again.
The city of Reno has decided to
return to the saloon men of that city
the 15 days’ license money, as they
will not be allowed to do business
after December 16, and they have
paid up to December 31. It is stated
by the Carson News that an effort will
probably be made to have the differ
ent counties and the Federal govern
ment also refund a portion of the li
cense money.
Cutick Die* at Tonopah
James Cusick, foreman of the Hali
fax Mining company, who was shot
on the night of November 7th by
Alex T. McKenzie, died Thursday
afternonn at the Mine Operators’
hospital in Tonopah. Cusick was
conscious up to a few minutes be
fore his death, but declined to make
any statement regarding the cause
of the shooting. McKenzie also re
fused to state the cause of the
trouble. The two men had been close
friends foe years. Cusick was 63
years of age and unmarried.
Murder I* Charged
William Taylor is in jail in Las
Vegas accused of murder, on the
statement of a boy, Leonard Thomp
son, that Taylor shot and killed Charles
H. Lyshon while on a prospecting
trip, after robbing him. According
to the story told by the boy, Taylor
threatened him with death should he
he tell. The three were traveling in
a car from Ely to Phoenix. Ariz., in
search of a hidden bullion cache, and
during a stop in the desert, the boy
says Taylor shot Lyshon. Taylor
sold the car, says Thompson.
CARD OF THANKS
To our many friends who through
their kindness to us during the ill
ness and death of our beloved hus
band, father? son and brother helped
lighten our grief, we take this way
of expressing our thanks.
Mrs. Charles Walker and Little
Ones,
Mrs. J. Walker and Family,
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rand and
Family._
File Mining Exemption Notices
Holders of mining claims who de
sire to benefit by the Act of Congress
suspending the requirements of as
sessment work on claims during the
years 1917 and 1918, must file their
claims for exemption before Decem
ber 31 in order to comply with the
law.
The U. S. Supreme* Court has to
review the case of Thomas J. Mooney,
labor leader, under sentence to die
December 13 for murder in connec
tion with a bomb explosion two years
ago in San Francisco. Mooney has
issued a statement from his cell at
San Quentin expressing the belief
that labor will save him. He said
the case rested entirely with Govern
or Stephens.
1—Bingen, one of the cities on the left bank of the Rhine that passes Into control of the allies by the terms of
the armistice. 2—View of the harbor of Helgoland, the fortified Island which the mutinous sailors of the Ger
man fleet seized. 8—John D. Rockefeller, Jr., opening the United War Work campaign with the aid of an elephant.
HEWS REVIEW OF
CORBEMT EVERTS
Central Europe in a Turmoil of
Revolution, With the Social
ists on Top:
RULERS ABANDON THRONES
Germany's Plea for Food Will Be
Granted by Allies—Mutiny of Fleet
May Hamper Armistice—Pre
dictions as to the Peace
Conference.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Falling thrones and fleeing kings and
princes; a maelstrom of social revolu
tion and military mutiny; soviets of the
workers and soldiers in control, and
former autocrats in hiding.
That In brief is the condition in cen
tral Europe, following the cessation of
hostilities. How it will all end not
the wisest statesmen can conjecture.
Quick work by level-headed leaders
may direct aright the great movement
and bring out of the chaos orderly and
firmly grounded governments of and
for the people. At present It Reems
that a favorite jest has become a sober
fact and that the big task now Is to
make democracy safe for the world.
In Germany the Socialists are estab
lishing themselves under the leadership
of their chancellor, Friedrich Ebert, a
brainy and highly esteemed man. The
several factions of the party appear
to be working in some harmony, and
the bolshevlkl, though yet In the de
cided minority, have been given recog
nition which is encouraging them to
demand more. In Berlin, where the
German republic was proclaimed, there
hae been intermittent fighting between
the revolutionists and some officers and
troops that remained loyal to the old
order, and in some other cities there
were conflicts; but on the whole the j
change has been accomplished with re- 1
markably little violence. The leaders
occupy the relchstag building in Berlin
and are striving to put the affairs of
life on a normal basis.
In the allied countries there was a
shrewd suspicion that the revolution
was being fostered and directed under
cover by the leaders of the old govern
ment In the hope that through It they
might be spared some of the rigors of
the peace settlement. Such, too, was
the explanation of the establishment
of a republic In Bavaria, and In Schles
wig-Holstein, which states now say
they will become parts of the new Ger
man republic.
The man In the street, and most of
the newspapers, In America, England
and France, did not at first look kindly
on Doctor Solf’s appeal to President
Wilson that the allies take steps to
save the people of Germany from star
vation. It savored of Impudence, com
ing from a representative of the peo
ple who starved Belgium, Serbia, Po
land und Roumanla without a qualm of
conscience. But the allied govern
ments have looked nt the matter In a
different light, and, probably wisely,
have determined to supply to the Ger
mans such food as can be spared, not
only for humanity’s sake but on the
theory that order can be more quickly
and easily restored among a well-fed
people. If the excesses of the starving
Russians were repeated In Germany It
might be difficult to carry out the
terms of the armistice. The feeding of
hungry Germany, becomes a common
sense business proposition. Herbert C.
Hoover already has sailed for Europe
to direct the distribution of food.
—m—
The Socialists In control, though
walliag._at..the “terrible ■ harshness’! of
the armistice terms, declare they wlTl
do all they can to obey them. On land
this will not be so hard, but the naval
situation has been complicated by the
seizure of most of the German fleet and
of the fortified Island of Helgoland by
revolting sailors. These men saw. In
the surrender and dismantling of the
war vessels, the end of their livelihood,
so they took possession of the ships
and sailed from some of the ports.
Their future plan of action, If they
have any, Is misty. When the allies
•re given possession of the land bat
teries the warships can be driven to
sea, and there they can be dealt with
by the allied fleet.
—fc—
The abdication of the kaiser, the em
peror of Austria and the rulers of mi
nor states In central Europe, while
doubtless of absorbing interest to them
selves, cannot be considered of great
moment amid all the tremendous
events that are taking place. These
monarchs were but symbols of the or
der that Is passing, and even the kaiser
already had lost most of his power.
He, as William Hohenzollern, Is now
Interned at the residence of his friend,
Count Bentlnck, In Holland. Abdica
tion was forced on him, but In fleeing
from his country he showed the yellow
streak. Compare his course with the
really dignified exit of that other seek
er after world domination, Napoleon.
The Dutch government pretended to
be surprised and disconcerted by the
arrival of William, but In reality It
knew he was coming and arranged
for the event. There is a report that
the former kaiser will eventually take
up his residence in his palace on the
island of Corfu. This presupposes
that the allies will not take possession
of his person and put him on trial for
his monstrous crimes against civiliza
tion. The Germans themselves might
decide to do this, for there Is an in
sistent demand among them that such
war leaders as Admiral von Tirpitz,
Major General Kelm, Admiral von
Holtzendorff and Dr. Wolfgang Knapp
be arrested and tried. Hlndenburg
and others of the army commanders
have sought to evade such fate by sub
mitting to the rule of the soldiers’
councils.
The former empress of Germany is
said to be 111 In Potsdam, and there
are all kinds of rumors about the ex
crown prince. Probably few care
whether or not he has been killed.
Charles of Austria by abandoning
his throne dodges {fie great task of
straightening out the affairs of the
countries that comprised his realm. !
This will devolve on the pence confer- j
ence, nnd doubtless will not be settled !
without many disputes over conflicting
clnlms and aspirations. As was fore
seen, the German part of Austria has
elected to become a part of the new
German state.
There was great rejoicing along the i
entire front In France and Belgium j
when the news spread of the signing ■
of the armistice. Allies and Germans
alike cheered the announcement and at
once emerged from their trenches and
threw aside the caution to which long
years of warfare hnd accustomed
them. The retrograde movement of
the Huns was accelerated In obedience
to the terms of the armistice but for
several days the allied armies did not
follow them. Then began their own
advance Into the regions the enemy had
been forced to evacuate.
On Thursday It was announced that
the Americans had crossed the frontier
toward Metz and Strassburg, and that
on Sunday Marshal Foch, commander
In chief of the allied armies, would
make formal entry Into those cities
of Lorraine and Alsace In the presence
of President Poincare and Premier
Clemenceau.
In Brussels and other cities the Ger
man soldiers got out of hand and were
reported to be burning and pillaging.
The allies’ high command at once
warned the German high command
that unless Ibis .violation of the min
lstfce "terms were stopped the allies
would take drastic steps.
It Is generally agreed now that the
world peace conference will meet some
where In Europe, probably In Ver
sailles.’ Whether or not President Wil
son will attendee not settled. It has
j been suggested that he be present at
the opening and then return home to
attend to the vastly Important domes
tic problems that must be solved. Pos
sibly America’s representatives at the
peace hoard will Include Secretary Lan
sing, Colonel House, Ellhu Root an^
Justice Louis Brandels. The. proceed
ings of the conference are sure to be
protracted, and well Informed* corre
spondents are amusing themselves and
their readers by speculating on the
conclusions that It will reach. Briefly,
they predict that Germany will be com
pelled to restore Alsace-Lorraine to
France; that Luxemburg will be united
to Belgium; that Poland will receive
large additions, including part of Prus
sla with an outlet to the sea, and parti
of Austria; that Serbia will get Bosnia
and Herzegovina; that Italy will re
ceive the Trentlno, Trieste and most of
Dalmatia; that a plebiscite may be
taken to determine the desires of the
Croats and Slovenes; that Ukrainln
may get part of Galicia; that England
is to have Mesopotamia and France
will take Syria, and that Palestine
will become an independent state.
Among the many difficult things to be
settled are the conflicting claims of
Italy, Serbia and Greece; the status
of the Arabs and of Armenia; the dis
position of Constantinople and the
coast of Asia Minor, and the reduction
of Bulgaria to the weakest of the
Balkan states.
It is expected that the peace confer
ence will open In the latter part of
December, after the English parlia
mentary elections, and already the
representatives of all the small na
tionalities with grievances are gather
ing in Paris. Many of the questions, it
Is understood, will be settled in ad
vance by the entente powers and the
United States.
Turkey is awaiting in dread the rep
aration demands of the allies. Al
ready the allied fleet has passed
through the Dardanelles and dropped
anchor off Constantinople. The men
now in control in Turkey have accused
Talaat Pasha, former grand vizier?
Enver Pasha, former minister of war,
and Djemel Pasha, former minister of
marine, of embezzlement and other
crimes, and those worthies have fled
from the capital.
—
Before the Ink was dry on the armi
stice agreement America began turn
ing to the problem of getting back to a
pence footing. Its solution will require
; the best work of our wisest minds,
j The demobilization of the immense
| ariny will be gradual, and the men will
i be returned to civil life in the order
I of their importance in peaceful pur
suits and with proper regurd to the
ability of industries to absorb them,
i The National Association of Munufac
j turers gives assurance that every man
j will find awaiting him the place he
j left when he went into the service, and
thwe is little doubt that there will be
work for*all. Innumerable projects
that were suspended owing to the de
mands of the war will be resumed at
once, and the demand for labor on
these public and private enterprises
will be enormous.
The department of war put a sud
den stop to the sending of drafted men
to the army camps and notified men
between the ages of thirty-two and
forty-six to return their questionnaires
unfilled. The men below twenty-one*
now in the camps may be retained
there for a time, for the training and
possibly to replace some of those who
already have seen service in Europe.
As for the army on the other side, it
Is likely to be there for a good many
months yet, for there will be u big job
of policing to be done. The navy and
murines sUILtttfi taUiag recruits. Xfcelr
part fo enforcing the armratice
peace-terms will be a considerable
If present plans are carried out
—>*—
Many of the regulations to w
we have grown accustomed in the
year and a half nre being abando
The food administration has susp
ed the rule requiring the use of w
substitutes In baking and has inere
the sugar ration In some states
at the same time emphasizes the
cesslty for continued conservatioi
all staple foodstuffs. Deferred b
lng projects amounting to many
lions of dollars were released b.v b]
man Baruch of the. war Indus
board, and many Industrial res
tiona were removed.
—
The government’s contracts for
materials are not to be canc(
abruptly, so the contractors will ]
time for readjustment.
The people of America are b
kept awake to the fact that with
near approach of peace their flnai
responsibility due to the war has
ceased. At the present time they
called on to raise a huge War V
fund to be expended by the sevei
ganizatlons whose work Is by no m
ended. Then, early next year, t
probably will be a fifth Liberty |
for the nation’s expenditures ,in(
rectly to the war must be enort
for a long time to come. Moat of \
was raised In the past was specl
fore It was received.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
Joseph Smith, president of
Mormon church, died at Salt I
City Tuesday following a long illr
President Wilson has issued a
clamation placing all marine c
systems under postoffice control s
November 2d.
Navy ordinance contracts amo
ing to four hundred and twenty
million dollars were cancelled by
Government Monday.
The German fleet, as specifiei
the terms of the armistice with '
many, was surrendered to the A
at 9:30 Thursday morning.
The railroad administration
announced that no permit wil
issued for immediate overseas s
ments unless needed in Europeat
construction work.
The National Woman Suffrage
sociation, has adopted a resole
urging President Wilson to give
men “adequate representation’
the United States delegation to
peace conference.
Lemmon Receive* Appointmer
H. A. Lemmon, food admini
tor for Nevada and director of
State Council of Defense, has
appointed a member of Hei
Hoover’s staff and will leave for
rope on January 1, according to
ent plans. Hoover will head
world relief organization and
probably establish headquarter
France and other European count
The work will be carried on f
year or two and Mr. Lemmon
pects to spend at least a year in
rope. He was one of the few S
directors to be appointed by Ho
to assist him in the work of disti
ting food to the world.—Reno
zette. _
Taxes will delinquent on and j
the first Monday in December, w
is December 2.
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