Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-05-25
WASHINGTON

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For the first time in the history of
! the world, an aerial mail service con-
Quoted under definitely arranged
time schedule was placed in operation
May IL between New York, Philadel-
phia and Washington by the United
States government.
President Wilson has declined to
veto The bill passed by congress
changing the basis of army draft
quotas from state population to the
number of men in class one because of
| objection to the elimination of the
planefor giving credits for volunteers.
To stimulate the campaign to obtain
pledges for the purchase of outstand-
ing issues of war saving stamps, Sec
rotary McAdoo, in an announcement
May u, fixed June % as national
war savings day.
FOREIGN
Once again the long arm of the Brit
ish government has reached out and
nipped in the bud a gigantic German
plot in Ireland. Fully 800 men and
women, ii is estimated, most of them
Sim Feiners, have been arrested with
out bloodshed in all parts of Ireland
A most successful raid was carried
out by British Airmen Saturday in
broad daylight on railway stations, fac
tories and barracks at Cologne. Thirty
three bombs We're dropped and were
seen to explode on railway sheds.
Americans and other foreigners more
than 16 years old residing or travelling
in Canada on and after June 20 must
register with the Canadian authorities,
the Canada registration board has an
nounced.
Kiey, capital of Ukraine, has been
placed in state of siege by the Ger
man artillery command in conjunction
with the Ukrainian provisional gov
eminent.
Although the Germans in Flanders
ana Picardy are keeping up incessant-
ly their preparations for Il resumption
of t-eir spring drive, there is as yet
no indication that an attack on a large
scale is Immediately imminent.
IAN enemy monitor shelled Ostend
yesterday and inflicted considerable
losses upon the population" says Il
war office statement issued from Ber-
lin on Friday.
IF The English soldiers were driven
from France, Germany would not win,
because she must win both on land
and at sea. Her position is the same
as that of Napoleon" declares General
SHUTS, the famous Boer leader.
Germany is calling in her nickel coin
age, the metal of which is needed for
projectiles, and is substituting zinc for
has just been given for the mlnting of
100000 marks worth of zinc 10
pfennig pieces.
The United States has promised to
have 100000 fighting men in France
by the end of 1918, says rHomme
Libre, prelaier Clemenceau's news
paper. These troops, it adds, must
have their own organization and SER
vices. which will mean at least two
million, specialist workers, men in the
quartermaster's department and others.
Russian naval officials blew up their
four American submarines before re-
treating from Hango. in southwestern
Finland, last April. the British adj
lniralty announces.
Czechs and Jusoslavs taken prisoner
by the Russians while fighting with
AuStro-Hungarian armies have organ
lied nm army which now is resisting
the Teutonic invasion of Russia, it is
reported.
\ German offensive of terror against
the civilian population of France and
Italy WAS described Thursday by Hen
ry l.. DAWSON on his return from n
12,OG0-mile tour of inspection of Red
Cross work abroad.
Great Britain's unshakable deter
10 fight ON until n peace thar
is not n German peace has been Sc
cured was eoquently voiced Thursday
by Lord Curzon in an address before
the Foreign Press association.
Austrian newspapers are exhibiting
concern mt what they call the effemini-
cation of the army. 1t appears that
$4,000 women and girls are now EN-
ployed in the auxiliary services as
clerks, servants, etc, and that others
are being enlisted mt the rate of $780,
600 month.
A proclamation issued Friday at
Dublin, says German plot in Ire
land has been discovered. In The proc
lamation the vieeroy calls upon all
loyal Irishmen to defeat the conspir-
acy. A number of arrests have been