Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-12-07

estimated at 100000, fully coz cred by
insurance. One man lost his life be.
ing burned to death.
The neyy's newest type seaplane, the
giant NC-1, the largest seaplane in the
world, broke all records for the num-
/ Der of passengers carried in any air.
plane when it made flight with fifty
men on board Wednesday at the naval
air station, Roekaway, L. l.
A. c. Widber. former city treasurer
at San Francisco, who absconded with
i S10700 of the city's money While hold
ing office, died Thursday He was
/ penniless and death was attributed to
alcoholism.
WASHINGTON.
Bernard NJ Baruch, chairman of the
war industries board, has forwarded
his resignation to President Wilson, to
take effect ON January l.
1t cost S5,645,000o00 to run the
American army during the year ending
June 30 last; S1,36S, 100000 for the
navy and $1,516,O00,00O for the civil
government proper. The shipping board
spent SS62, 100000 and $1S1 10000 was
paid out in pensions.
Under Instructions issued by Post
master General Burleson, no letter mail
viii be accepted by postoffices in the
United States for delivery 10 members
of the American expeditionary forces
without return address on the enve
ope.
The program Professionally laid out
for the coming session of congress III
dicates that in the three months be
tween December 4 and March 4 both
senate and house will have about the
busiest time in their history .
President Wilson has definitely de
will compose this nations delegation
to the peace conference. They are the
president, Secretary of State Lansing,
Col. L. Nj. House and Henry White,
former ambassador to France.
Notice that the country must pre-
pare for ano TER intensive war loan
campaign, probably in the latter part
of April was given by Secretary Nc
Adoo in letter to bankers explaining
the treasury's program for floating GER
tificates of Indebtedness and bonds
during the next six months.
FOREIGN
The British peace delegation, which,
with the clerical and technical staffs,
will include nearly 500 persons, who
will occupy two entire hotels, will
bring their own food along from Eng
land, except vegetables. They will
have their own servants, except chefs,
says a Paris dispatch.
Four American soldiers dispersed a
mob of thousands at Esch, after it had
wrecked twenty-eight shops in revenge
for the overcharging of Americans.
Most of these establishments were con-
Quoted by Germans.
Three million German troops, a mil.
lion horses and great quantities of
baggage, Withdrawing towards the
river Rhine from Belgium and north.
ern France, are conducting the move
ment in an orderly manner, according
to a special telegram from Dusseldorf,
Rhenish Prussia.
Discussing plans for bringing to jus
tice former Emperor William of Ger
many, the London Times asserts that
"if we had to single out one, culprit
for punishment he would be the per-
son." The paper adds that the argu-
ment that he cannot be punished be-
cause there are others who also are
guilty cannot be admitted.
One of Europe's Oldest "Sister
Susies" is Mrs. Gardiner who cele-
brated her 106th birthday recently
knitting socks for sailors.
\ group of independent socialist
Democrats closely identified with the
Spartacus element of DIR. Liebnecht
has seized control of all wireless sta
tions in Germany and now is trans
hitting propaganda and other news.
the Berlin Tageblatt says it is in
formed.
1t is understood in Holland that Will
lam Hohenzollern has been awaiting
llle arrival Ol MS Nllt DtlOIt SOllS
elsewhere. Germans in his suite be-
lieve he win return to Germany and
are optimistic enough to think he will
resume the throne.
The municipal council of Paris has
adopted n resolution recommending
that the day of President Wilson's ar
rival in France be made national
holiday.
The Hungarian government has de-
cided to intern the whole of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's army of 17O,-
O00 men, in accordance with the de-
mand of the French government, it is
reported from Budapest by way Of
Berlin. Won Mackensen has declared
he would yield to the decision.
The former Empress of Germany ar
rived at Amerongen at the ex-kaiser's
place of exile on November %, with