Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-22
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for his trial on charge of violatin,
the espionage act by publication O
seditious matter In the anti-Britisl
periodical Bull and later indicted fol
conspiracy to commit treason, was ar
rested June IA at Sara, Wash.
Edgar G. Snyder of Seattle, has beer
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.
err 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
IA, after short illness, aged II years.
He retired in October, 1905.
e. e. Kellogg, 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 800 men of draft age were
taken to police headquarters at
Bayonne, N. j., by federal and police
officials in q 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
no by Provost Marshal General Crow
der.
More than 5000 pef~onN turned out
ut Troy, N. Y, to see Johnny Evers,
former hig league star, play his last
haI Ia, haf
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
Isl 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 ad-
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
thlrty-one, were 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 a statement at Boston that moi
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, Ills, the war would be over ant
won by the time the United States
had been in the conflict three years.
Elton Mitchell, farmland negro
was lynched by a mob near Earle
Tenn. Mitchell wounded Mrs. w. +
Langston, wife of prominent Earl
planter.
Instead of staying at White Sulphu
Springs, w. Va, to recuperate iron
his throat trouble, Secretary Meade
may make trip through the west Il
the next few weeks.
The lower house of the Arizona leg
islature has passed bin creating
state council of defense to consist Q
the governor, chairman and fourtee
members, one from each county to b
named by the governor and approve
by the county supervisors.
At least one of the German subms
rines operating off the American coa'
is camOuflaged so as to present at
distance the appearance of an ord
nary freighter, according to Capital
Bratland, master of the Norwegia
steamer yinland, one Of the raider
victims.