Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-15

INTERMOUNTAIN.

Green River, Wyo, to observe the
eclipse of the sun, discovered a new
star Of the first magnitude Saturday
night. The star is said to be about
fifteen degrees west of the star Affair
One hundred million dollars will be
invested in opening up the resources
of the iron ore region about Cedar
City in southern Utah, according to
indications apparent In Salt Lake City.
Lawrence NJ. larry Sullivan, prob
ably the best known sporting man on
the coast, died at Portland of Bright's
disease, at the age of 80.
Lieutenant ]. G. Monfort has arrived
at Seattle to open a school for naval
student flight officers at the naval
training camp on the University of
Washington campus. Men will be sent
there from every state west of the
Rocky mountains.
The United States food administra-
lion license of the Exc Mining COM
pany Of Elko, New, has been revoked
for period of three months, begin
ming June Is, on direct orders from
Washington. The firm was found
guilty of violations of the food ad
ministration rules and regulations.
Breaking the Pacific coast steel ship
launching record of So working days
from date of keel laying, set by the
same shipyard, the Skinner & Eddy
corporation at Seattle on June 6,
launched the West Cohas, a SSOO-ton
steel carrier, "a working days after
keel had been put down.
DOMESTIC.
Casualties among the American ex-
peditionary forces thus far reported
by General Pershing, including June
9th list, total 1915. Deaths in action
and from wounds, disease, accidents
and all other causes number 1927,
while 4O46 men have been wounded
and 342 are missing in action, includ-
ing men held prisoners in Germany.
Six st. Paul (Minn.) Socialists who
refused to obey military commands
were sentenced to twenty-five years at
hard labor at Fort LeavenwOrth, it
was announced Saturday at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.
DIR. Isabelle Gray of st. Louis, said
to be the first woman admitted to army
service with the status of an officer
has reported for duty at Camp Grant,
Ills.
Mrs. Harriet McAdOO Martin, a
daughter of Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo, was married Saturday at
Philadelphia.
suggestion for more generous dis
play of the Italian flag in company
with those of the other nations fighting
against Germany has been approved by
Mayor Hylan of New York.
The government June crop reports
estimate the combined winter and
spring wheat crop at 931, 100000 BUSH
els for 1918. The winter wheat crop
is placed at 5S7 100000 bushels and
the spring wheat at 344, 100000
bushels.
In the presence of members of the
family, the honorary pallbearers and
few intimate friends, the body Of
the late Charles Warren Fairbanks,
former vice-president of the United
States and distinguished citizen of In
diana, was lowered into a vault at In
dianaPolis on June Z. =
Plans for the immediate construc-
ton of a $6,5OOOO0 plant for the pro-
duction of heavy shells for the ord
nance department of the United States
army were announced Thursday at
Chicago by the Association of Com
merce
Twenty thousand drafted men have
been rejected because of brain tests
applied by new set of army medical
officers known as psychiatrists, ac-
cording to two of their number, who
addressed the convention of the
American Medico- Physiological assOci-
alton at Chicago.
Leonard Price, aged rs years, of
Churchvllle, Nd, deserter from
Camp Lee, Va, was shot and killed
while attempting to escape from the
grounds around the guardhOuse at the
ordnance proving grounds at Aber-
deem, Md. Price deserted two weeks
ago.
rifles have been produced for the
United States army since this coun-
try entered the war says an announce
ment by the war department
One man was burned to death and
another suffered burns from which he
probably will die in a fire which de-
stroyed more than one hundred houses
in the Mexican district at Jerome,
Ariz, and made fully 1000 persons
homeless.
In fight between officers and sew
ecal men charged with resisting the
army draft, Levi Goodwin of the al
legged resisters, was killed at Oxley
Ark The dead mans father, Pat
Goodwin. brother, Ellie Goodwin, ant
Lesley Passmore were arrested.
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