Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-04-20
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tlit pltHlhchl W stiLt WHEAT NlODS filu
in several instances has exercised this
authority. General action against farm
ers boarding wheat will not be begun,
however, until after seeding.
Miss Annie Martin has left Wash
ington for Nevada to open her cam
paign for the United States senate.
A 'wise polly" with limited educa-
tlon is wanted by Seattle boys now
training at the Bremerton naval sta
ton. Soon these boys will be hound
ing U-boats in Atlantic waters. The
boys believe a parrot is the only pet
able to stand the rough life aboard a
subchaser.
The bones of monster prehistoric
animal are being unearthed in the ex-
cayation for a building In the down
town district of Denver. The teeth,
found almost intact, are eighteen inch
es long.
yilhjalmar Stefansson, the Arctic
explorer, planned to start In February,
on n dash into unexplored regions
north of Beaufortsea, according to let
ters received at Seattle from members
of the Stefansson expedition encamped
on Barterls island.
As part of the governments plan to
encourage increased production OF food
the reclamation service will lease &c.
600 acres of public lands in Lake Har-
ney, Malheur and Grant counties, Ore
gon, for agriculture and pasture pur-
poses.
Eight delegates from Vancouver and
Victoria, British Columbia, to the
northwestern conference of the Inter
national Bible Students association
In Bellingham, WASH, were refused
admission to the United States from
Canada Friday by the immigration
authorities, acting under orders. 1t was
said, from the department of justice.
DOMESTIC
The work of getting 10000 Kansas
boys and girls to farm small plots of
ground in order to do their bit toward
winning the war, has been undertaken
by the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege.
The German espionage headquarters
for this hemisphere has at last been
definitely located at Havana, Cuba.
The United States secret service, it is
learned from the highest sources, has
finally rounded it up. The principal
agents operating from it are Latins, di-
rected, of course. by Germans.
Maj John NJ Birkner, One Hundred
Twentyseventh field artillery, was ar
rested at Camp Cody, N. NJ, April u,
charged with violating the espionage
act. Major Birkner, who is a native
of Germany, has been in the United
States military forces for more than
thirty years.
Abolition of the bars in all hotels
in the United States and Canada was
forecast in an announcement by the
executive council of the American Ho-
tel association, in session at Chicago.
Hens are to enjoy immunity from
the chopping block only a few days
longer, as the food administration an
nounced Friday that restrictions
against their sale would be lifted on
April 20.
The Loughead seaplane on Friday
made a successful flight from Santa
Barbara to San Diego, Il distance of
200 miles, carrying four passengers.
The time was three hours and one
minute. The big plane has wing
gnrnpn ~ five
rated to travel eighty-five miles an
hour fully loaded and to carry 2o0O
pounds.
From now on all Red Cross goods
including surgical dressings, hospital
garments and knitted articles, intend
ed for American forces abroad will be
shipped direct from division headquar-
tiers everywhere to Paris.
Federal officials, In an opening
drive at Milwaukee for the rounding
up of some $50 enemy aliens accused
of violating the enemy alien act in
various ways, gathered in about 200
who failed to comply with the regula-
tons.
William Madison Hicks. president of
the World Peace league, was tarred
and feathered at Elk City, Okla, and
ordered to leave the county. Hicks is
under federal indictment on dsiloyalty
charges.
An explosion In the Grabler Manu-
featuring company at Cleveland start
ed fire which caused damages esti-
mated Mt 100000. The company has
been manufacturing hand grenades for
the government.
Discharge from the federal service
of Brigadier General L. Resche, of
Minnesota, German-born officer COM
manding brigade of the Thirty-fourth
national guard division at Camp Cody,
N. ID, was announced Wednesday in
army orders.
Three Russian ships, the Mini Nov
gorod, Tula and Kishlnev, were taken
over nj q Pacific coast mort IN Thurs