Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-12-21
WASHINGTON.

mayor Genefal Enocn Ill. tfOWder,
provost marshal general, in an address
to the retiring members of 1S9 New
| York draft boards. He earnestly adj
vocated that the selective service sys-
TEN should become the permanent
method of raising American armies in
the future.
| Abandonment of all construction
work in progress or projected at So
called tent camps" originally laid out
for mobilization of the national guard
purposes, was ordered by the war de-
partment.
Government ownership of telephone
and telegraph lines was advocated in
| the house by Chairman Moon of the
postoffice committee, who introduced
| the administration measure contem-
plating government purchase of the
utilities.
| Loading of two more vessels with
cargoes for Russia and completion of
arrangements for continued shipments
through January and February by the
United -States-Russian bureau, Inc,
was announced Saturday by the war
trade board.
The resignation of 172 additional Of
ficers and 1915 men by General Per-
shing for early return home was an,
nounced Saturday by the war depart
ment The largest unit included is the
Fifty-frst regiment, coast artillery,
with 20 officers and ITO men.
The state department was advised
Friday that a passenger train between
Vera Cruz and Mexico City was
wrecked by Mexican rebels. There,
were no casualties and the report did
not identify the rebel band.
Damage caused by the burning of
the power house at the Hampton
Roads, Va, naval base will not exceed
$4,000, the navy department an
nounced Friday on estimates received
from the commandant
Plans for resuming general trade
with parts of Russia and Finland were
disclosed Friday by an announcement
from the war trade board that appl-
port licenses for commodities, the chief
Of which are platinum, various hides
and skins and fuels, sulphur and var
Gus kinds Of seeds. Shipments will be
made to Pacific ports ON vessels allo-
Gated to the United States-Russian bur-
eau, incorporated, of the war trade
board, under conditions to be defined
by the board.
By vote of 1913 to 70 the house
passed bill providing salary increases
of $500 a year for each of the 131
judges of the United States district
and circuit courts and the court of
claims. The measure now goes to the
senate. District and court claim judges
would receive $500 a year and circuit
judges $500.
Negotiations have been begun by the
United States for the purchase Of
property rights ON the island of Ia
boga, at the Pacific entrance of the
Panama canal in Panaman territory.
1t is said that the plan is to add to the
canal Notifications six batteries of
coast artillery and post of 5000 men.
The cost of the property rights, it is
said, will aggregate $15,0O0000.
Low flying and acrobratics by mill
| tary aviators during celebrations in the
vicinity of cities, towns and buildings
are forbidden under threatened penal
ties in an order by the war department.
a department announcement said in
crease in the flying accidents on home
| training fields since the armistice had
made action necessary
Belgium loans from the United
States were increased. Thursday to
$213,320,000 by an additional credit of
$3,200O00. Credits now authorized
for all the allies amount to $S,223,-
54O,7O
| Formal announcement was made
Thursday by the shipping board at
Washington that Charles Piez has been
elected director general of the Emer-
gency Fleet corporation to succeed
Charles NJ. Schwab, who resigned last
week.
| Sailing of four army transports
bringing additional units from France
was announced Friday by the war de-
partment. The ships are the trans
ports II. II. Mallory, Rappahannock.
Levathan and Celtic, with about 5000
men.
Prohibtory legislation against the
teaching of the German language in
] the schools of Washington, ID. c., was
| re-enacted for another year on
Wednesday by the house, in consider
| ing the District of Columbia 1920 APP
preparation bill.
FOREIGN.
An order-ln-council adopted Monday
authorizes the seed purchasing com
mission to buy in the United States
seed oats required in Alberta and
! Southern Saskatchewan, and provides
that the oats purchased shall not be
subject to customs duties. 1t is esti-
mated that Mt least 100000 bushels