Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-08-31
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The News Happenings of
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lNTERMOUNTAIN.

Millenteen of the forest service, was
ambushed at Buckeye Draw. north Of
Paradox, Colo, and killed. Four Mexi-
cans have been arrested. one seriously
wounded by Millenteen, may die.
Fort Douglas. Utah, is to be battal-
ion headquarters for the Twenty-third
battalion, Unied States, guards, form
erly with headquarters ut the Preside,
San Francisco.
Passenger train service on the Den
yer & Salt Lake railroad was resumed
Saturday afternoon, following calling
off of strike on the lines. The men
decided to return to work when it was
announced the government had taken
over tile road
After having been hidden in his
fathers kitchen for more than year
to escape the draft, Fred Bruno, %
arrest at Salt Lake.
Prior to the war the going wage for
sheepherders Of the top rank in Oregon
was S45 month. AT present the fed
eral employment office in Pendleton
quotes S75 month and food as the
minimum, but the average paid is
about SS5 month. and many sheep
herders are receiving 500.
To ride in another's car or drive an
others car without permission will be
misdemeanor punishable by Il Jail
sentence of not more than six months
or "A fine of $500, or both. If II new or
dinance now being drafted by the city
attorney is approved by the Salt Lake
city commission.
To increase coal production, twenty
eight production managers have been
appointed by the United States fuel
administration, with Thomas Sheldon
as manager for Utah and southern
Wyoming.
DOMESTIC.
The governors of California, Nevada
and Arizona, the presidents of the
state universities of these states and
other notables have been invited to a
conference of the Pacific division of
the Junior Red Cross in San Francisco,
Saturday, August q, to consider an
educational war program in the schools
of the Pacific coast.
Fire in the Green River Distilling
company plant at Owensboro, KY, de-
stroyed the entire plant. $4,000 barrels
of whisky, and entailed loss well in
excess of $3,000,000.
Three more ships are to be added
soon to the shipping boards fleet of
ten vessels that are training volunteers
for service in the merchant marine.
Three thousand month are now
trained by the board, but with the in
creased fleet 1t Is planned to care for
1000 volunteers Il month.
Manufacturers of passenger automo-
bile and repair parts have agreed with
the war industries board to limit pro
duction during the last six months of
1918 to 25 per cent of the total produc-
tion in 1917.
The Cunard Steamship company
cannot be held liable for loss of life
and property in the torpedoing of the
Lusitania by German submarine, ac-
cording to a decision handed down in
the admiralty branch of the United
States district court at New York.
Explosion of depth charge on board
the u S. s. Orizaba at sea on August
killed Lieutenant Commander Will
liam Price Williamson and three en-
listed men and wounded Commander
II. u. White and eighteen men.
Camp Kearny, Cal, is to be utilized
as an artillery instruction station, the
war department has announced.
Road building and street improve
ment throughout the country virtually
passed under federal control for the
war under regulations issued August
% by the federal highways council, eff
feetive September 10. Manufacturers
are forbidden to furnish materials fol
any project not approved by the coun
Gil.
Pope Benedict has conferred hi!
blessing on the Knights of Columbus
because of their war relief work, &C
cording to a message from Rome, re
ceiyed at New York by James
F'laherty, supreme knight.
Shelled and torpedoed by big Ger
man submarine just at sunrise, thu
British freighter Diomed was SUM
with, loss of two of HIS crew anC
wounding of many others 125 mile
east of New York.
1,hon,os I Mnonav ic to anneaI 81
once to the United States supreme
court for reversal of his conviction
for murder in connection with boml
explosion at San Francisco officials O
the, International Workers Defens,
league announce.