Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-22
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jeremiah A. OLeary, a fugitive from
Justice since the eve of the date set
for his trial on charge of violating
the espionage act by publication of
seditious matter In the anti-British
periodical Bull and later indicted for
conspiracy to commit treason, was ar
rested June ID at Sara, Wash.
Edgar c. Snyder of Seattle, has been
appointed a federal employment direc-
tor For Washington, Oregon and Idaho,
succeeding Henry M. White, commits
sioner of immigration and Cancellation
at Seattle, who has been acting en-
plOyment director.
The forest fire situation in Montana,
Idaho and eastern Washington has i'm
proved greatly, thanks to cooler wealth
er and fairly heavy local rains.
The restricted district at Reno, New,
which has been recognized and licensed
since the old territorial days, passed
out OF existence at midnight Saturday
night, under orders from the war de-
partment. This action is taken as pro-
lection to the men who are to be quar-
tered at the University of Nevada this
summer for training in technical
work.
Maj. Gen. George NJ. Randall re-
tired, veteran of the civil and Spanish
American wars, died at Denver, June
ii, after a short illness, aged II years.
| He retired in October, 1905.
e. e. Kellogg, a retired farmer living
at Mount Pleasant, Ore, charged with
disloyal utterances, was given coat
of tar and feathers by twenty-five
men, who went to the place in auto
mobiles.
DOMESTIC.
Over 300 men of draft age were
taken to police headquarters at
Bayonne, N. j., by federal and police
officials In roundup of possible slack
ers. All were of foreign birth or de-
scent. Seventy were locked up when
unable to produce registration cards.
The Norwegian sailing ship Krings-
jaa has been sunk by German sub
marine ninety miles off the Virginia
coast. The crew was picked up by an
American warship and are being
| brought to an Atlantic port.
Three million Americans will be I'M
der arms by next August 1, the senate
military committee was told on June
Is by Provost Marshal General Crow
| der.
| More than 5000 pef>ons turned out
at Troy, n. Y, to see Johnny Evers,
Former hig league star, play his last
game of base ball in America before
leaving for France, where he will di-
rect athletic work for the Knights of
Columbus among the American troops.
Eugene v. Debs, three times Social
| list candidate for the presidency, In
| addressing the closing meeting of the
| Ohio session at Canton, denied he had
repudiated the party's st. Louis plat
| form, which pledges opposition to con-
scriptiOn.
| Use of luxurious private cars has
been discontinued by the railroad adj
| ministration except in a few cases of
| serious Illness, when a patient must
| be moved with unusual care. In addi-
| ton, railroad executives have their
office cars for business uses.
The steamer f. A. Kilburn was de-
stroyed by fire Friday off Key West,
Fla. Captain Wailard of San Fran
cisco and all of the crew, numbering
| thirty-one, We're saved.
Martin Plunkett, Socialist candidate
| for governor and secretary in Con
necticut of that party, was arrested by
department of justice agents ut his
place of business in Wallingsford
Conn, Friday afternoon on charge of
violating the espionage act
Rear Admiral Spencer s. Wood, com
mandant of the first naval district, said
in statement at Boston that mot
one single report of the presence OF
any enemy submarine In these waters
/ had been confirmed"
Former President William Howard
Taft said in an address at Rock Is
| land, his, the war would be over and
won by the time the United States
had been in the conflict three years.
|
was lynched by a mob near Earle
Tenn. Mitchell wounded Mrs. w. f
LangSton, wife of prominent Earle
planter.
Instead of staying at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, to recuperate from
his throat trouble, Secretary McAdoC
may make a trip through the west il
the next few weeks.
The lower house of the Arizona leg
islature has passed II bill creating ;
state council of defense to consist o
the governor, chairman and fourteen
members, one from each county to b.
named by the governor and approved
by the county supervisors.
At least one of the German subma
rines operating off the American coas
is camouflaged so as to present at |
distance the appearance of an ordi
| nary freighter, according to Captain