Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-06-15
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astronomer of Yerkes observatory, al
Green River, Wye, 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 M. Uarry) Sullivan, prob
ably the best known sporting man on
the coast, died at Portland of Bright
disease, at the age of 55.
Lieutenant ]. c. Monfort has arrived
Mt Seattle to open 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-
ton license Of the L.Xo Mining COM
pany of Elko, New, has been revoked
for period of three months, begin
ming June Is, on direct orders from
guilty of violations of the food adj
ministratlon rules and regulations.
Breaking the Pacific coast steel ship
launching record of 80 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 Pershlng 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, 1t
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,
daughter of Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo, was married Saturday at
Philadelphia.
A 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 yice-president of the United
States and distinguished citizen of In
diana, was lowered into vault at In
dianapolis on June Z.
Plans for the immediate construc-
ton of a $6,500000 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
officers known as psyehiatrists, nc
cording to two of their number who
addressed the convention of the
American Medico-Physiolog associ-
alton at Chicago.
Leonard Price, aged 26 years, of
Churchville, Nd, a deserter from
Camp Lee. Va, was shot and killed
while attempting to escape from the
grounds around the guardhouse at the
ordnance proving grounds ut Aber-
deem, Md. Price deserted two weeks
ago.
More than million and half
rifles have been produced for the
United States army since this coun-
cry 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 fire which de-
stroyed more than one hundred houses
in the Mexican district at jerome,
Arlz., and made fully 1000 persons
hor' alesS.