The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-09

Official notice has been received q,
Phoenix, Ariz., from Washington that
the time for opening the Roosevelt
dam and Salt River irrigation project
had been extended to December 1.
1918.
Declaring that sshe is happier than
she has been in years because of her
confession at Los Angeles to having
killed two women in Missouri, Mrs.
Pensy Hastings Lesh is in the city
jail awaiting he arrival of the sher-
if of Pettus county, Missouri.
Eighteen Of twenty-four members of
the Republic an national committee,
who have notified Chairman C. D.
| Hilles of the choice of vice-presi-
Dental candidate to succeed the late
James S Sherman, favor Governor
Hadley of Missouri.
Charged with kidnapping two Ameri-
cans on American soil and delivering
hem to a foreign army is the unique
charge of which Ramon Munez stands
convicted at FL Paso, Texas. The jury
recommended four years imprison-
ment
Indictments against four railroad
companies charging them with viola
tons of the laws in concessions
granted in shipments OF alfalfa seed
! from Omaha to points in nearby states
have been returned BY a grand jury
in the federal court at Omaha.
WASHINGTON
Reports on the cost of running the
government for the year beginning
July /, 1918, which have been pre-
pared by heads of departments for
congress. and which are now in the
hands of the government printer, show
: congress will have to appropriate at
the rate of $1,500,000 day.
In an effort to avert a threatened
car shortage throughout the country
the interstate commerce commission
has issued a warning to railroads and
shippers recommending measures to
improve the situation, which has al
ready become menaclng to industries
and commerce.
Thirty-two states have notified Sec
rotary Knox of their ratification OF
the proposed income tax amendment
to the federal constitution and four
have notified the state department OF
its rejection. To become effective
thirty-six states-three-fourth OF
those in the union-must ratify.
The department Of justice has de-
cided there is no ground for prosecut'
ing Robert G.. Valentine, former COM
missioner of Indian affairs on charges
that he carried whisky on an Indian
: reservation during tour of inspection
: while he was at the head of the Indian
bureau,
l FOREIGN
The fighting between the Turks and
: Greeks around Janitza was OF the most
stubborn character The fields around
the city are covered with dead and the
road from Janitza TO Saloniki is strewn
with war material thrown away by
the retreating Turks.
A Constantinople dispatch to the
London Chronicle, which was received
by an indirect route. says that the
: situation in the Turkish capital il
grave. The hostility to Europeans il
n increasing and displayed arrogantly.
!. The home secretary, Reginald Nc
I Kenna, was prevented from making
i speech in Holborne, England, town
/ hall because of the uproar caused b!
suffragettes. The secretary escaped
y a mauling by fleeing with his wifi
I through a side door
7 The fight of the Turks from Uskul
a was another case Of save himself WIFI
II can" the officers melting the men t.
u get away, no matter where. The,
u melted away like mist.
Saloniki is in state of panic. Abou
u 10000 inhabitants of the surroundin
villages have focked there, beside
IS hundreds of fugitives from Uskup an
o. 900 Anatolian soldiers sent from Cor
III stantinople.
Monte Christi, on the north coast G
OF the Dominican republic, has been a
LdCktu ny nc oSASh>
te ers put up stout resistance and tn
er fighting which occurred was of a de-
10 perate nature.
D. A complete division under Gener'
ri Smolensky landed at Stravos, on tn
northwest of the Chalois peninsul
ed and occupied the villages and mimi
lit district as well as the capital, Poligyr
IL from which the Turkish officials wei
ST. expelled.
Thirteen salesgirls were killed,
se- score were injured and several al
en- missing as result of the destru
i'd ton by fire # the John Bracket dl
OK goods store in London. The cir
Vh lived on the premises.
'ei The fighting on Saturday south
Luke Burgas was of the most murde
a GUS character. The Turks offered
ie- splendid resistance, but were owe
ns whelmed by the Bulgarian artille
sc fire, 10000 Turks being killed
lie, wounded,
OF A German cruiser has arrived
Vera Cruz, Mexico. The vessel h
te- lately been patrolling West Indii
ed waters and the state department
SO tacbes M sneciaI significance at h