Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-08-09
WASHINGTON.

upon since the Republicans regained
control of congress. The measure lev
les high duties on chemical glassware
and apparatus. 1t now goes TO the
senate
The fight of the railroad workers of
the United States to force upon con-
gress the acceptance of government
ownership as a solution of the railroad
problem is to begin at once a, Wash
ington and will be unrelenting in its
intensity.
A special certificate to be issued to
soldiers wounded IN the war with Ger.
many has been adopted by the war de.
partment. 1t will bear at the top the
legend, columbia Gives to Her Sons
the AccOlade of the New Chivalry of
Humanity" and below the name, rank
and unit of the soldier az the action
in which ne was wounded.
Universal army and navy and voca-
tlonal training for youths between IS
and 20 years and a national registra-
ton system are proposed in a bill IN
troduced Thursday by Senator Cham
berlain, democrat, of Oregon.
The house war investigating CON-
mittee inquiring into expenditures
abroad will sail for Europe on August
on the transport Mount Vernon, it
was announced Thursday. Composing
the committee are Representatives
Johnson of South Dakota, Bland of
Indiana and Flood of Virginia.
Appealing TO the senate to refuse
ratification of the articles of the peace
treaty which give Japan possession of
Shantung, the Chinese Students alli-
ance in the United States, said to have
membership of 1900, through its pres
ident, Feng Hua Huang, gave out an
open statement declaring that tho
American peace commission does not
attempt to justify this spoilation of
China"
The first issue of the official victory
ribbon bars will be made to the army
soon after August 8, the war depart
ment announced Wednesday. On that
date the first delivery of 100000 will
be made to the New York supply Of
ficer, who will ship to army recruit
ing stations and posts only for dis
tributiOn to officers and men in the
service. When the vic,lIy medal is
ready 1t will be distributed, together
with ribbon bar, to all officers and
men who participated in the war.
A naval board of inquiry will be ap-
pointed by Capt. ]. N. DNfrees, U. S.
N, to investigate the sinking Wednes-
day of the U. S. submarine G2, which
went down in Long Island sound, off
Pleasure Beach, with the loss of three
lives.
FOREIGN.
The government at London has de-
cided to revert to its prewar policy of
noninterference In Industrial disputes,
says the Daily Mail, leaving employers
and workers to adjust their own diff
culties.
The transport Virginian arrived on
Monday from Brest with 11S officers
and 3O49 men of the Twenty-third in
fantry. The Twenty-third is part of
the famous Second division, made up
of regular army, marine and coast ar
tillery troops.
Herr Won Maurig Austrian consul
general at Zurich, and his wife, Count
ess Servy, committed suicide Sunday.
They left a letter saying they were
"unable to survive the disgrace of the
Austro-Hungarian empire"
The Spanish senate has begun dis
cussion of the question AZ to whether
Spain shall enter the league of ma
lions. No definite action, however, is
looked for until it is certain that the
league is reality.
The town Of Omega, on the north
Russian front, has been bombarded
and captured by anti-BOlsheviki mill
tary forces, according to a Bolsheviki
military wireless report received al
London Saturday.
Because of the steadily increasing
cost of living, with the prize OF
rice soaring daily, labor unrest is
spreading in Japan. Numerous strikes
nave III lOhiO,
Osaka and Nagoya, in which wonen
have participated.
A Caproni airplane, flying from
Venice to Milan Saturday with four
teen persons on board, fell to the
ground from a height of 1000 meters,
near Verona. All on board were killed.
The following officers and men were
named in the list of distinguished ser
vice cross awards announced: Ser
geant Ernest A. Smith (deceased).
Waterloo, Iowa; Pharmacists Mate
Vincent A. Nolan, 742 191st avenue,
Seattle, Wash; and Private Mandel
Olson, Grand Forks, N. d.
All American soldiers, excepting
about 5000 who will remain on the
Rhine indefinitely, will be out of Ger
many by August 20, according to the
latest instructions from general head.
quarters.
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