Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-11-09
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INFERNO JNTAiN.
Capt. Walter Fitch of the British
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. +. 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 IS for new members.
a heavy snowfall at Corona, Colo
on the Continental divide, followed by
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
The shooting grew out of quarrel
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 IA 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.
More than hundred met death at
New York when tivecar train rum
ming ut high speed in tunnel jumped
the track on curve and struck the
sidewall with such terrific force that
the first ctJ was demolished and the
others 'buckled' until they were
jammed against the roof of the tunnel
Public ownership of street railways
as Il 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
fluenza epidemic, the commissioner de-
clared that city to be under quaran
tine.
Total subscriptions in the army to
the fourth Liberty loan was S75,540.550,
the war department announced Friday.
complete reports having been received
from all forces abroad as well as those
in the United States
Examination of German control over
the Hawaiian sugar industry 10y the
purchase by Americans of the power
full lIackfield company is announced
by A. Mitchell Palmer. alien property
custodian.
An engineer training camp with ac-
commodations for 10000 men is to be
built nj Fort Leavenworth Kann. The
war department announces that work
will begin at once and Will represent
IN estimated cost of S5,000000.
one policeman was killed and six
sailors We're dangerously wounded nj
Norfolk, Va, IN street riot which re-
/ suited from efforts of policemen to ar
rest a 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 adj
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,