Carson City daily appeal. [volume], November 16, 1918, Image 1

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TO MAKE KNOWN THE RESOURCES OF NEVADA
VOL. LV.
25 Cents Per Wee
CARSON CITY, NEVADA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1918
Five cents per --copy
No. 263
City
D
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Ho More TroKto
k Sent fterws
Provide for Immediate Discharge
of 200,000 Men
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! - Hk - Cables Busy
I -
Demobilization Orders Issued and Paris Paper Estimates Germany Owes j Petitions America for Further Re-
Germany Is
France That Amount
' By United Press j
PARTS, Nov. 16. Le Matin declares :
Ry United Press ! combat divisions, w ill all 1e given a 11 t'i'rmany owes 1-rance X,W)U.iiiiu,-
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16 General ; cl,ante to re-e:lut. The war depart- j (10u- including the following items : War
March announced that demobilization ! ment will ask congress to give each dis- cost. $28.000.XK..000; reparation. $20.-(
orders has already been issued to pro-1 charged man one month's pay. Dis- pensions. $8.(100.000.000; I-ran-vide
for the discharge of 200,000 men j charged soldiers can wear their uni- j co-Prussian war indemnities. $1,000,
in the United States within the next ' forms three months after being dis-j WW10: interest on same. $11,000,000.
Iwo weeks. No more troops will be j charged. General March said the j )w-
sent overseas. He said the convales- American fronts totalled fifty-two milt s j . 1, .
. , , , , , . , i , , - i c - i Will Begin Late This Month
cent, sick and wounded troops would be , when the armistice va signed. hevcr-( .. . ..
" , . , , ... , -i l"y United i'vessj
returned from Europe as soon as trans- 1 al of the largest camps will be retained ! WASHINGTON, Nov. lo. French
lrts are available. Units in the Unit-; under the large permanent army pro- j cai,it s state that the preliminary &cs
ed States would be demobilized in the - gram. The troops from Europe will be j siolls ,,f the peace conference will bc
following order: Development battal- ; landed at all Atlantic coast ports. Plans j ftjn at Versailles or Paris late this
ions, conscientious objectors, spruce j are now being made to give the Rain- 'month. The regulations governing de
producers, central officers' school. Unit- i how division a special reception. Tho ' H1tratins, questions of representation
ed States guard troops, railroad troops. division will probably tour the entire ! am general parliamentary problems
lepot brigades, replacement units and j country. iu ill be considered then.
American lines. Many walked twenty
four hours without food. There are a
number of California troops among)
them.
lief, Saying That
Facing Famine
P.V United Press
Germany Trying to Crawfish
Fl!v United Tress
COPhNH ACKN. Nov. 16. The
Deutsche Tages Zietung declares Ger
many cannot fulfil the naval armistice
terms because the Revolutionists con
trol the ships. The chairman of the commission immediately
naval Workmen's and Soldiers' Conn- Germany faces famine.
oil has asked the sailors to fulfil the j
armistice conditions. '
To Bad to Discommode Them
PON DON. Nov. 16. Dispatches do- ! I5KRL1N. Nov. 16. Foreien secre
taire that Germany wants to send a del- j tary Solf has asked President Wilson
.,.,,:, , , tnj,;',- t,. i,l..-:l i. ,r 'to intervene in behalf of German civil-
i . . - .
j food. Foreign Secretary Solf has wirc-
I lessed Seoretarv Lansing, asking Pi'i s-
i idem Wilson's permission t
t ians in Turkey, declaring it would work
a- hardship to force all Germans to
' leave there as the armistice requires.
send the j 5ays it would be unreasonable to
declaring that ' force the German blind and orphan hos
J pitals to close.
c 1
Government Continues Diserimination i
Heretofore Practiced On Nevada Railways!
Troops Entering Brussels
(By United Tress
PARIS. Nov. 16. Belgian outposts
Brussels this morning.
Entry Postponed
litv United Press
LONDON. Nov. 10. King Albert'
entrv into Brussels has been postponed
because of disorders there. Allied mil
itary action may be necessary to stop
, Grrman soldiers from pillaging and de
str i ing pri iperty.
News That's lip to the lite
enteret
tornadoes hit tliis town within an hour
:" each other, killing one and injuring
thirteen.
The following has been received from ' ample, are basically 4 cents per mile on
J. I' Shaughnessy of the Nevada Rail- ! the main line and 5 cents on the branch
road commission, and as in itself it is ! lines, the pre-war $90-scrip books gave
thoroughly self-explanatory it is pub- j the owners thereof the equivalent of a
lished without comment : li cent fare upon the main line and a
Carson, Ntv., Nov. 16, 1918. 1 3-cent fare on the branch lines, iuclud-
Editor Appeal 1 am enclosing for your ing the privilege of standard sleeping
use a copy of a letter which this com- i car service at Tegular rates therefor,
mission has written to the Hon. Edward j At present, however, because of rail-
Prisoners Being Returned
P.v United Press
WITH THE AMERICANS
FRANCE, Nov. 16. Hundred
American prisoners are reaching
IN
the
Hv United Tress I
LONDON. Nov. 16. The German'
command proposes that a six-mile safe
ty zone be established between the Gor
man and American armies.
i"y United Tress
NF.W VOKK. Nov. Id. Henry Ford
may demand a recount of Michigan's
senatorial vote.
Trains Collide
Remove Footwear Restrictions . . ' '. .
r Lt) ANGF.LES, Nov. 16. Five per-
i!v I nited Trcssl
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. The War S',IIS w'--re -cnously hurt and tmeen
,.. 'slightly, when ;sania -na ana ran i e
dro trains collided. It is believed the
Santa Ana train missed the signals.
Industries board has removed all
wear price restrictions.
y
i
j
Chambers, director of traffic, for the
United States railreiad administration,
which deals with and shows the status
of the passenger fare situation on fed
eral operated railroads in our state at
the present time.
Whereas, the fares on the Southern
Pacific company within Nevada, for ex-
THE DAY'S CASUALTY LIST
By United i-ress
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. Follow
ing is the list of casualties issued to
day :
Killed in action 202
Died of wounds 156
Died from accident and other causes 3
Died from aeroplane accident ...
Died of disease
Wounded severely
Wounded, degree undetermined
Wounded slightly
Missing in action
. 1
.173
. 28
. 82
.163
.267
road administration order No. 28. ef- '
fective June 25th. the aforesaid basic j
passenger fares have been increased '
16:. per cent where standard sleeping j
car service is taken and. therefore the:
present fares are respectively 4:66 cents j
per mile on the main line and 5.83 cents
on the branch lines. On the lines to the j
east and north of us. comprising the '
Union Pacific, the Northern Pacific, the:
Great Northern and the Chicago, Mil
waukee &' St. Paul, the basic fares are.
and have for several years past been. 3
cents per mile on both main and branch
lines.
Trusting this makes the matter en
tirely clear, and with best wishes. I
am, etc.
Mr. Shaughnessy 's letter to Mr.
Chambers follows :
Hon. F.dward Chambers. Director of
Traffic. United States Railroad Ad
ministration, Washington. D. C.
My Dear Mr. Chambers Prior to my i
fr i
ii i ! i n n if h v iinifiifui
d.WUIIldldlV(j
to M tally
To Lift Camp Lewis Quarantine
IBy United Press
TUn! Nov Id The influenza
juai amine at Lamp Lewis win in nit
ed Monda.
President Masaryk Leaves for Prague
fhv United Tress
W ASHINGTON. Nov. lo. President
Masaryk of the C.echo-Slovak republic,
has left for Prague to take the active
leadership of his government.
Coming Thick and Fast
IDv United Tres?
PRAGUF. Okla.. Nov. 16. Three
Military Clothes to Be Taboo
(liv United Press
NKW YORK. Ntv. 16. Fashion
leaders here predict a sudden ami de
cided change from military fashions
when tlte soldiers return. He-cause Sol
diers are tired of everything military.
Will Wish They Hadn't
Bv United Press
T ACOMA. Nov. lo. Drastic action
is expected to be taken against forty
six soldiers who withdrew their first
citizenship papers, claiming exemption
on the grounds of being neutral aliens.
RED CROSS GOODS
FILL GREAT DEPOT
BRITISH DAY
Not Necessary to Deprive Ourselves
of Mouthful of Food
U"y United Press
LONDON. Nov.
hv mai
1. Coll
By United Tress
NF.W YORK, Nov. 16. Chairman
Hoover said it would not be necessary
for the United States to deprive herself
of one mouthful of food to feed Ger
many. He said the Allies are interest
ed in Germany securing a stable gov
ernment so that she can pay the French
man 'street, down by the Bank of Eng
land, is in the heart of the historic old
"City of London." The Armorer's Hall
is there with its treasures which recall
the wars of the barons and its gorgeous
.in,! n..1.ri:m debts. He stated also that ' ,m an1 M,Nl'r I)laU
onlv three European districts. South 1 church of St. Stephen's spared by
Nearby is the old j
the '
and Denmark, have
great fire.
Total 1,075
Among the names given are those of
Corporal John V.. Newman, Carson
City. New. died from wounds ; Private
Lute Davis. Jr., Gold Hill. Nov., died of
disease; Thomas V. O'Hara. San Fran
cisco, died from wounds.
two occasions during the summer re- t in
uardintr the matter of this adiustment. i lcitio railroad, and the density of
st activity is
. merican
departure from Washington, or or about Tllc questions relating to sparsity of
Russia. Hunearv
.ov ... e .. Coleman streets newes
situ k ie.HL louei. i
! the ereat storehouse oi the
and I tan along the line ot the t n- ; Ked Cross. !
x i te v. a i e uonse i 1 1 n ' mij'iv.-'iv
traffic covering both interstate and state : than any display of chased cuirass or
iv:.. ., ,.,-.,.-( ;,..,ii,. -.ti t,t, ir.,,,.-. i - i. :.. ...it,
lltUoe on kiiaeiieuii' tin oi oie uau.? HMUOiieu eiaiis. i i i iun as m'n ,
ing as the out church. 1 lie warehouse!
In this behalf, I set forth for your in- i has the advantage of size, too. and
Governor Boyle today issued the fl-
' lowing proclamation:
; "When the anniversary of the Fall of
; the Bastile was celebrated in the Unit-
ed States the prevailing sentiment was
that ot admiration and gratitude to
ward France for her noble sacrifices on
the altar of Liberty for eur good and
that of the whole world.
"It seems fitting now that some ex-
Private Guisseppe Bondini of Church
hill, Nov.. who was previously reported
missing in action, has returned to duty.
ill Vvmla Arion-j an1 Vpu- fev-in ! i, irm-i t ii .tl tnlib vvhirll rle.-irlv llortrPVS i f-fr- lloor is filled with tinny; for the i C-U
oi ine neroie oik oi me m iumi
the situation:
TO FILL RYAN'S PLACE
lines and from 4 to 5 cents per mile on i
the branch lines; whereas, throughout!
LTtah. Wyoming. Montana, Idaho and '
i eastern Washington and. Oregon, the
fares are uniformly 3 cents per mile.
It is stated that it has been practic-! As t,lc trunk ,ines serving these ter
ally settled that William A. Burns, late , rhories operate under practically iden
Democratic candidate for state inspec-; tica! circumstances and conditions. I
tor of mines, w ill be named for the po- 'rlieve you conceded that there was no
11 11 ,' ii . .
ir mi urac in v a oi me irans- i tnnvuttcii rr:itts
c 1 -r.i tii .i 1 iT ,i....:4 r - I
.-sepie.m.er in. i nau a conierence wun l'l'u''" -u i.au.t uen.suv we.e . e- , o ,millcnt;il lilu,s ;5 f-;iirly c mluuraUe. ! i,w as the old church.
you in your ottice, and among other ! viewed. While the population is sparse
things I raised, for your 'information
i i .i ... ...
aim coitM.teration. ine tact that the pas-, it is emlaliy sparse throughout Wyom
senger iares on tne government con-
trolled and operated railways within j STATISTICS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, FOR JUNE 30,
Nevada. Atizoua and New Mexico are! 1915' PAGE 281
1'.. -. v., ,rv
. - 1 i"SO -H-
4 Train Revenue Rev. P'"e.
per per ! hospital liiu-n of all kinds.
tram pass r clivisi(ins ,,t- tl-e 5(,(HX feet of il
mile nor mi.
pression of similar sentime-uts ought in
justice to be made respecting the splen
did service done by the British people.
"At the request, therefore, of the Na-
tioual British Day committee and other
; National associations, I. Emmet D.
Boyle, governor of the atc of Nevada,
designate and appoint Saturday, ne
ither 7. 1918 as British Dav in recog-
basically 4 cents per miie on the main
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul
Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy
Chicago & Northw'rn
Atchison. Topeka
sition of superintendent of the local justification tor the discrimination in
mint, made vacant by the death of Ed , question, and if I recall correctly you
Rvan. 'stated that you understood from a con-
Burns is said to have the support of . terence you had had with Mr. (..arret j will you kindly advise if the railreiad protection from the government that is j cverv corner
Number per
Passengers Passenger Passenger milt
Carried Mileage Revenue road
...30.893.106 1.318,800.831 ?28,136,546 $5,014
.... 4.761.935 518.411.788 iu.051.d0J 3.W13
.... 8.756.784 600.273.153 13.619.114 2.593
.... 8,4o8,317 575.020.55o 13.164.857 2.254
....16.065.456 858.452,321 17.952.428 2,426
...22.708.392 1.079.264.875 20.185.564 2.726
...33.079.550 1.130.297.641" 20.528.443 3.205
.11.810,565 1.183.843.201 24.117.973 3.601
nieriran Soldier.
Here in one huce pile are 000 bales of , soldiers and sailors ii
blankets. It seems as if one could
blanket all the Allies from this one
Another pile contains nothing but
vhile other
1.31
1.49
1.44
1.31
Ixith Senators Pittman and Henderson
and will have no opposition to the ap
pointment
Fort that an adjustment would soon be
made whereby .3-cent passenger fares
would be basically applied to traffic in
ither sections of
I am, very truly
administration will make this adjust- being accorded
ment in the near future, or if there are country.
difficulties in the wav of such ac.io.i; With best wishes
The office carries with it a salary of j Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. being taken promptly, will you kindly yours.
$1,800 a year, but a bill is now before ! As a result of the withdrawal of ! indicate what they are. As before s'.at- : J-'F. SHAUGHNESSY.
script book and round-trip privileges cd, our people are clearly unable to see j First Associate Commissioner Rail
which our people enjoyed prior to gov- j vvhv they should not receive the srmt j road Commission of Nevada.
congressional committees asking that
it lie increased to $250 per month.
-on
VICTORY BOYS READY TO WORK
Leaves raked, yards cleaned, odd
jobs done by patriotic boys. People
wanting help, or boys wanting jobs, ap
ply to Rev. Harold H. Kelley. local di
rector, or to Principal Walter J. Hunt
ing, county director.
. CO
Latest telegraph and reliable local
news in the Appeal.
ernment operation, the increase in their
transportation charges ranges from 25
per cent to 86.4 per cent, and they are
complaining bitterly regarding the dis
crimination which is being imposed
upon them by the government, compar
ed to other sections of the intertnoun
tain country. ,
I may also state, for your informa
tion that I ronfered with Mr. G.irret
If
union
defending Bel
gium. 1-ranee ami tne t ntteu states
from our common foes.
"We recall that it was not Interna
tional law. but the Br'tish fleet which
kept the sea lanes opm to our Com
merce and closed to our enemies ami
which defended Us even bef-re we had
begun to defend ourselves. We cannot
afford to forget ihese facts and I ap
prehend that we do not forget them but
that we will give expression t on"
fetlings of admiration and gratitude
toward Britain on British Day. I fur
ther suggest that appropriate observ-
stores here come from ; U' ,lia,k' ' ,,:c churches on Dc-
the United States, from mh
u 1 .,.i ,1...
, ! - i- i i i . l i Vi ve uimei tnv iiuiivi tim liis K'v"
tin: individual chapters ot the complex or- ... .... .
i v. i t seal ot the state ot Acvada. at the cap
italisation known as the American Ked . , . , ,. , . , , ,
"fros: ! 1,1 Carson City, tins 16th day ot
. ' " r ,, , .,;,, ,,,., . : i November, in the vear of our Lord one
One of the most interesting parts ot
i 1 .t ,-, ,i ,. ,,,,1 t " ! thousand nine hundred and eighteen,
the warehouse is the section devoted to. ,s
.,,,, ti t "E. D. BOW.,!-., Governor,
bonded stores. This , big room is i
OI
. . n. .. i r r?-,.i:. t.
pracucauv auepaimm.it.. u.t . . t.-l.-f.rai.liir news in the An-
ci:tr.' :irc f1tv-oti'fl tn mirh thitiL'S as
'oiy'-jy woolli ns. flannel cloth for convalescent
.02269 j suits, jiyramids of pajamas, shelves
.02289 j upon shelves of surgical supplies sys-
tematicalTv classified. The whole un
02091 ..:. .., ....
I COU(Uerailie sjjuu oi ine .vvair. ciiivi
1.39 .01870 ! Strijies. floating from Maine to Califor
122 .01816 'nia. penetrates this vast storehouse in
, s-!old London.
A'JV 'U-U-V! The great
NEW SUPERINTENDENT NAMED
cisco and is now working in the ship
yards at that port.
Who will be named to succeed Mr.
i Day in the treasurer's office has not
: been stated.
uepa.i.ntni o. u.e j uU.j,ral)lic news in thc
customs officer is there on 1 ,
Fort, assistant director of traffic, on Dudley, who recently left for San Fran
At a meeting of the capitol commis
sioners yesterday afternoon CI s P.
Day, watchman in the state trta-urer's
office, was named superintendent of the j Sl,nator Harry Moreluuse of Reno
Capitol building to fill the position ! was an arr;val this mi)rning to atten t
made vacant by the resignation of Pat j to some legal matters bcfore the 1(,cal
courts.
peal.
excise. A
duty, to vise all incoming or outgoing
consignments of things that would be j the dozen. All these things come in free
duitable to ordinary importers, such as j of duty for the American soldier,
tobacco, sugar and chloroform. Under ! In the labyrinth of these storerooms.
his care there are more than 5.000.000 j one begins to realize the stupendous
cigarets waiting delivery to hospital I scope of this war and of the American
and canteens, together with great quan- effort which is being put into it. Every
tities of chewing tobacco and pipe to- ! item of goods in this vast warehouse
bacco. Here, too. are scores of barrels j has come across the sea in defiance of
of sugar and "great sacks of coffee by the threat of the German U-boats.