Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-11-09
History Of /
Past Week
The News Happenings of
Seven Days Photographed
uNTERMouNTAIN.

capt. waiter flCCn OF Ine BrltlSI
mission at Camp Lewis, veteran OF
three years service in France, and
wearer of the military cross, died OF
influenza at the Camp Lewis base hos
pital Saturday.
Backed by intermountain capital and
business men of standing, the Devils
Slide cement plant at Devils Slide
Utah, is to be converted into one of
the biggest potash manufacturing
establishments in the United States.
Il. Il. Hale of San Francisco has been
named chairman of the campaign which
the Red Cross will conduct in Cali
fOrnia, Arizona and Nevada during the
week of December 16 for new members
A heavy snowfall at Corona, Colo,
on the Continental divide, followed by
a fire in the town, resulted in the stop
ping of traffic on the Moffat railroad.
The seizure of five trunks, contain
Ing heavy shipments of whisky and
other Intoxicating liquors, last week
at Ogden promises to bring to light a
well organized gang of bootleggers
which, since the first of the year, is
believed to have shipped thousands of
dollars worth of liquors. as baggage,
from San Francisco to Salt Lake and
Ogden.
Fred w. Berger, 60 years old, can
didate on the Democratic ticket for
state representative, was shot at Ber-
ger, Idaho, by Frank Dolan, his ten
ant, and is in precarious condition.
over the turning of weeds on the Ber
ger farm.
DOMESTIC.
The railroad administration has
made public list of twenty-six rail-
road companies which apparently are
prospecting to such an extent that they
are able to turn over surplus earnings
to the government administration with
out asking for a return of part of these
or additional government help.
-Four persons chosen from a gather
ing of score or more who attempted to
hold service in the Ninth Church of
Christ Scientist at Los Angeles on Sun
day were placed under arrest by city
policemen and charged with violating
a health ordinance.
large French transatlantic steam
ship which arrived at an Atlantic port
Saturday night came into port with
all lights ablaze, the first time in
months that this has taken place.
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New York when a five-car train run
ming at high speed in tunnel jumped |
the track on a curve and struck the |
sidewall with such terrific force that |
the first cGr was demolished and the |
others 'buckled' until they were |
jammed against the roof of the tunnel. |
Public ownership of street railways
as solution of present unprecedented
conditions" was advocated before the
American Electric Railway associa-
ton meeting at New York by Richard
McCulloch, president of the United
Railways company of st. Louis.
AS result of a controversy between
authorities at Lancaster, Pa, and the
acting state health commissioner over
the refusal to obey an order keeping
the saloons closed because of the in
fiuenza epidemic, the commissioner de-
clared that city to be under quaran-
tine.
Total subscriptions in the army to
the fourth Liberty loan was $75,540,55O,
the war department announced Friday,
complete reports having been received
from all forces abroad as well as those
in ne United States.
Elimination of German control over
the Hawaiian sugar industry by the
purchase by Americans of the power
ful Hackfield company, is announced
by A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property
Gus odian.
IN engineer training camp with ac-
commodations for 10000 men is to be
built at Fort Leavenworth, Kann. The
war department announces that work
will begin at once and will represent
an estimated cost of $5,OOO,OOO.
One policeman was killed and six
sailors were dangerously wounded at
Norfolk, Va, in street riot which re-
suited from efforts of policemen to ar
rest number of sailors on charges Of
disorderly conduct.
Various aspects of Americas foreign
trade after the war, including ques-
tons of Financing our foreign oper-
atiOns," educating our representatives
for foreign trade service" foreign ad-
vertising, patents and trademarks,
were discussed ut New York at the
opening of two-day 'prepare-for-
after the-war" convention arranged by
the American Manufacturers Export
association and attended by bankers,
manufacturers and advertising men
from all parts of the country.
Emil Mol, under suspicion of being
a German spy, has been interned al
Omaha. Mol was brought from Scots
Bluff, Neb.. recently to Omaha by
United States marshals. He was said
TO have been active in German propa
ganda. coming from Berlin to assis