Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-12-28

cambridge Colby, of the United
states shipping board, in an address at
Detroit advocated the placing of the
millions of tons of shipping built by
the government as a war emergency
measure into the hands of pricate con-
Germs for operations either through
lease or purchase.
Representatives of agriculture. in.
dustry, labor and business from eight
cen states will meet in Omaha, Febru-
airy 4, and 6 next, when the Trans
Mississippi REIMBURSEMENT congress
convenes there
WASHINGTON.
congress has been asked by Secre-
tary OF the Treasury Glass to appro-
pirate $4,227, 800 for completion of post-
office buildings in 100 cities construc-
ton of which was postponed during
the war.
The daylight saving scheme. which
was put into effect as a war measure
last summer, will be made permanent
IL congress passes bill introduced in
the house by Representative Cramp-
ton, Republican of Michigan.
rehabilitation of the home military
forces at the rate of 10000 Il day. the
goal set less than a month ago by the
war department, has been reached, if
not exceeded.
resources of the national banks of
the country on November l, the date
of the last call, aggregated $19,S21,-
100000, Comptroller of the Currency
Williams announced Sunday. This not
only was new high record, but was
an increase of $1,777,799,00O over the
total shown by the call last August 81.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
Republican 'easder, in an address to
the senate December 20, advocated
postponement of the formation of Il
League of nations until after the peace
conference. He said the question
should be considered separately ana
later.
Cancellation of all flour-milling reg
ulations, including fair price schedules
and the price and quantity restrictions
on the sale of wheat flour by millers,
which officials expect will result in
cheaper flour, was formally announced
December 20 by the food administra-
ton.
FOREIGN.
German representatives have brought
to Brussels from Cologne 3S0,000,000
marks in gold which is being restored
by Germany to Belgium. The armis-
tice with Germany provided for the re-
turn of the cash deposit of the Ma
tional Bank of Belgium, which was re-
moved by the Germans.
American marines who began pa
trolling the Rhine on December 20,
control river traffic from Coblenz to
beyond Remagen. All traffic on the
Rhine is under the regulation of an
inter-allied commission.
Heinrich Won Eckhardt, the German
minister to Mexico since 1915, and the
diplomat who figured in the thinner
man disclosures early in 1917, when
the German government made a futile
attempt to line Mexico up against the
United States has been recalled by the
present German government.
The Frankfort Zeitung says the for
mer German empress will hardly live
to see the new year. Her ailment
heart disease, has grown considerably
worse during the past exciting weeks
President Wilson on Sunday visited
the Red Cross hospital at Neuilly,
where he shook hands individually and
talked with 1900 badly wounded
Americans, for the most part survivors
of the Chateau Thierry action.
Prof. Thomas G. Masaryk, president
of the newly formed republic of
CZechO-Slovakia, has made his solemn
entry into Prague, according to ad-
vices received from that city.
Russia's war casualties total $780,
900 men, according to a telegram re-
ceived from Petrograd. OF this num-
Der 100000 were killed. The disabled
men number 1,450,000, while 100000
other soldiers were wounded. The
Russians taken prisoner total 100000
When the total German casualties
are published, the number of dead will
be about two million, according to the
Cologne Gazette of November 70, n
copy of which has been received here.
Up to October 25 the total casualties
reported We're 6,066, $50, of whom more
than 4,750,000 were Prussians.
King George has cancelled arrange
ments providing that he should go to
Sandrlngham palace for Christmas,
and will remain in London to welcome
President Wilson.
A German mine which had been
planted in bridge at Guise has been
exploded, killing fifteen and wounding
twenty-five. The explosion occurred
more than month after the arm
istice.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, ac-
companied by his son, the Prince Of
Piedmont. arrived in Paris Wednesday