Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
History Of
Past Week
The News Happenings of
Seven Days Photographed
INTER MOUNTAIN.

and that as he could not possess her
he intended to kill her and take his
own life. The bodies of Bishop and
Mrs. Dewey were found near high
way not far from White Salmon Wash.
An examination of pension papers in
state archives at Salt Lake City has
been directed by the pension commits
sioner at the request of Senator Smoot.
1t is hoped that many misunderstood
ings of the past will be cleared up.
Ludwig Kann, well known Seattle
merchant, was held in Jail without
bail, following his arrest on a COM
plant charging that he had conspired
TO give the German government infor-
nation regarding American forces and
defenses.
Karl Schmidt, German, who had
disagreed with Pedro Dominguez,
Mexican, took a peculiar revenge at
Reno, Nevada, few days ago. Get
ting the Mexican intoxicated, Schmidt
induced him to give three cheers for
the kaiser in a Reno saloon. Domin-
guez Is now in the hospital.
In an address at Oakland, Cal, Gov
ernor Bamberger, of Utah, declared:
IF the capitalist of today would look
back and remember that his ancestors
were emigrants and working people,
he would be able to get down and meet
labor half way, and this would solve
the so-called labor problem"
DOMESTIC.
The latest actual returns disclose
subscriptions to the second American
Red Cross fund amounting to $166, 49,
POI. Reports still coming in warrant
the prediction that subscriptions will
total fully $170,OOO,OOO.
Destruction of two submarines with
in half an hour by an American de-
stroyer off the coast of France was
reported by an American ship arriv-
ing at an Atlantic Port from the war
zone. The U~boats were sent down
almost within sight of the French
coast, it was said.
Warehouses No. % and "a at the
United States arsenal at st. Louise
were destroyed by fire shortly before
midnight Saturday with loss of army
equipment stored there estimated by
the police at more than $3,0O0,0OO.
Peter Tomaceo, a Macedonian, shot
and killed his former sweetheart, Mrs.
Mabel Robinson, and her sister, Mrs.
Ora Hills, at Mishawaka, Ind.
Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of San
Jose, Cal, aviator with the American
expeditionary forces in France, has
brought down his fifth German air.
plane, thereby winning the coveted dis
tinction of "ace."
Major Charles G. Treat, who was to
have been relieved by Major General
Leonard Wood as commander of the
western department, may be given
command Of an eXpeditionary force on
the Italian front.
Forty passengers and tralnmen were
injured, one of the latter perhaps ia
tally, when train was derailed near
Lafayette, La.
Grace Lusk was found guilty at
Waukesha, Wis, of second degree muir
der for the killing of Mrs. Mary New
man Roberts.
Private Frank Wormkee, alias Frank
Woods, testified at the trial at Chicago
of 112 Industrial Workers of the World
that he was asked by members of the
organization at the Minneapolis head
quarters to teach sabotage in the Am
erican army.
Madame Marguerite Arndt-0ber, Ger
mau prima donna, who is suing the
Metropolitan Opera company for $780,
900 for alleged breach of contract,
entered denial Tuesday at New York
of the charge of the company that she
is hostile toward the United States.
Because troop train bearing draft
ed men to Georgia did not wait for all
men to get aboard before departing
| from Kankakee, Ills, one man pulled
the air cord and stopped the train
and several others jumped off and
stoned the engineer.
Harry Oake of Bluff, Ills, prominent
farmer and stock raiser, was struck
and instantly killed by lightning on
his ranch just north of Bluffs. Oake
was riding a pony and giving instruc-
tons to his men when the bolt killed
him.
Kansas Democrats meeting at Tope-
ka, drafted a full ticket and made pre-
parations for entering the primaries in
August.
\ heavy rain which fell all day Tues
day in most parts of the state kept
South Dakota voters at home and as a
result the lightest vote ever recorded
in the state was cast in the primary
election, according to the incomplete
reports.
At ''work or fight" conference
of federal state and city officials at
Chicago, Acting Chief of Police Al
cock was authorized to begin imme-
diately to roundup of idlers. The dras-
tic plan calls for induction Of loafers
into industry by the federal employ
ment service unless they choose to
enlist.
Three lives are known to have been
do