Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-26

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Congressman Jacob E. Meeker dice
at st. Louis, October 10, of Spanish
influenza, after his marriage at mid
night the previous night to his private
secretary.
WASHINGTON.
The $6,OOO,OOO,OOO military de.
ficiency bill was passed by the house
without dissenting vote and sent to
the senate in practically the same form
that it came from the appropriations
committee.
| The senate finance committee in re-
vising the war revenue bill struck out
of the president, members of the SUI
preme court and superior courts and
state officials.
/ Fuel * Administrator Garfield has
lifted the request for gasolineless Sun
days effective at once. In announcing
the withdrawal of the request, the
fuel administration said through the
loyal response of the public 1,OOO, 900
barrels of gasoline was saved for the
military forces.
Protest against the Americanization
of German-owned business concerns,
ships and other property by Alien
Property Custodian Palmer, has been
made by the German government to
the state department.
No further effort will be made by
congress to continue existing daylight
saving law and the hands of the clocks
will be turned back an hour on Octo-
Der q as originally planned.
A new section providing for tax
of 2 cents on all bank checks payable
on sight or demand was written into
the revenue bill by the senate finance
committee Tuesday. The tax will APP
ply to the checks irrespective of their
value.
FOREIGN.
Allied forces have occupied the town
of kadish in the province of Arch
angel and have advanced for dis
lance of six miles to the south of that
place along the Acknowledgment rail-
way, according to an official state
ment on operations in north Russia.
Independence of the Czecho-Slovak
nation was declared formally on Oc-
tober Is by the Czecho-Slovak national
council, recognized by the United
States and the entente allies as IA
belligerent de facto government.
Arrangements for feeding the civil
population of Belgium as rapidly as
the allies take over the territory is be-
ing made by the Belgian relief COM
mission.
Baron Burian, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, spoke in the most
optimistic manner of the prospects for
IN early peace in addressing the for
aign affairs committee of the Austrian
delegation at its meeting on Wednes-
lay, says a Vienna dispatch.
Tidal waves which followed the |
in Porto Rico added TO the |
death toll and devastation. The city |
island, practically was destroyed by
the thrush of water, while the town Of
Agudilla was badly damaged.
Austria-Hungary is in the throes of
a crisis which either will compel Ger
many to accept President Wilson's de-
cision or make 1t imperative for the
dual monarchy to act on its own ac-
cord for peace.
A dispatch from Amsterdam says in
Prague the streets from the suburbs
to the city proper are occupied by
troops armed with hand grenades and
machine guns In consequence of a
threat by the Czechs to call general
strike throughout Bohemia.
Emperor William has issued decree
saying that martial law in Germany
can only be administered by an agree
ment between the civil and military
authorities, according to u report re-
ceived at Amsterdam.
With the Berlin-Oonstantinople rail-
road cut by the allied occupation of
Nish, Germany is relying upon its
Black sea fleet to hold Turkey In line.
Information has been received that
the Turkish government has been told
by Berlin that the fleet will open fire
on the Ottoman capital at the first
sign of detection.
| Refugees from northern France and
Belgium, who are fleeing before the
retreating German armies with the
hope of making their way into Holland,
may be taken care of in eastern sec
tons of Belgium.
The Austrian emperor has declined
to accept the resignation of the cabi-
net of Premier Wekerle, according to
Budapest advices received here. The
emperor said he had full confidence In
the cabinet.
Another attempt has been made
, upon the life OF Nikolai Lenine, fh,
, Bolshevik premier. Lenine received /,
, bullet in the shoulder from revolve
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