Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-08-24
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cratic ballot, under supreme court
decision.
Shoes soled with steel will be worn
by men at Camp Lewis, WASH, in a
few days as the first experiment of
its kind tried in any cantonment in
the country to test the efficiency of
the new foot gear.
Salt Lake City will have one bat
talon of four companies, machine
gun company, headquarters company
and supply company, as part OF
Utah's new national guard, which is
now being organized
Ten thousand draft men will en-
train for Camp Lewis from nine west
ern states during the period of Aug
ust % to 30.
Since October %, 1916, shipyards In
the Oregon district have launched $50
of these vessels have been steel
freighters, the balance have been
wooden boa+s fer both freight and pas
senger service.
DOMESTIC.
One hundred leaders of the Indus
trial Workers of the World were
found guilty, as charged in the indict-
ment," by the jury at Chicago after
one hours deljberation Il their trial
for conspiracy to disrupt the nations
war program late Saturday. Argu-
ments for a new trial will be heard
next week. The defendants including
William ID. "Big BilrO Haywood
general secretary-treaSurer of the |.
W. W., the highest position in the or
ganization, face a minimum penalty of
q years in prison and a $4,000 fine
each.
Puck, one of the pioneer comic
weeklies of New York and the first to
be printed in colors, has suspended
publication, according to an announce
ment Monday. At Its inception, it was
published in German, but it was later
printed in English. In recent months
VI was owned by William r. Hearst.
First Lieutenant Franklin A Har-
Wood of Richmond, Va, reported XIII
ed In action on July IS during the
Iarne fighting, is in hospital. His
parents have received two letters from
him.
Sly persons were killed in railroad
freight wrecks in Iowa Saturday.
Three trainmen of an Illinois Central
train met death when a bridge near
Julien gave way. One trainman and
Two stOckmen, whose names are not
known, were killed in a collision on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road
near Charlton.
James Benjamin Aswell of Louisi-
ana, Alvin Barley of Kentucky Mar
win Jones of Texas, Milton II. yelling
and James III. Mays of Utah and
members of committee from the
United States congress, which is visit
ing the allied countries, arrived Satur-
day, at London. They are en- route to
the western thearte of the war.
Sergeant Joyce Kilmer, author and
poet was killed in action August 1,
while serving with the 165th infantry
I'm France, according to information
receievd at New York, Saturday.
Governor Richard /. Manning of
South Carolina, received word Monday
his fourth and fifth sons have arrived
overseas. Governor Manning now has
five sons with the eXpeditiOnary forces.
The sixth recently was commissioned a
lieutenant.
James Carew, husband of Ellen
Terry, noted English actress and a ma
tive of Goshen, Ind, has applied for
military service in the United States
army through the Goshen exemption
board. Carew is over 60 years of age.
Before the beginning of his stage
career his name was James Caselman.
Miss Isabella Fedora, vice president
and general manager of an equipment
company at New York, and Michael
Polsk were convicted of conspiracy to
defraud the government on army con-
tracts. Bail was denied and they were
sent to Jail to await sentence.
Cotton buyers and mill owners urged
the necessity for government control
of the New York cotton exchange and
the elimination of speculation of q
purely gambling nature at a hearing
held at Boston by the bureau of mar
kets of the department of agriculture
A telegram received at Ottawa from
Vilhjalmar Stefannson, the Canadian
Arctic explorer, announces that one OF
his lieutenants named StorkersOn, a
the head of an exploration party, ha.
penetrated to a point 175 miles nortf
of Alaska.
Sergeant David Robertson, said tt
be in age and length of service one o.
the oldest men in the United States
army, died August IA at Governor
Island. He was 81 years old and hat
been in the army for 81 years.
The national rifle tournament thi
year will be held at Camp Perry, Ohio
matches to begin September 10. Eacl
state may be represented by civilian
team of ia members designated by TIL