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Th* eureka sentinel FUBLISHBD imi BATUBDAT BT Bl. A. SSILLMAXT. FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR SUBSCRIPTION RATES One oopy, one year.$8.00 One oopy, six months.. 1.60 One oopy, three months. 176 Single copies ten cents Entered at the Postoffloe at Eureka as Second Glass Matter. 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. 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