Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-06-28
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Seven hundred acres of timber have
been destroyed in fire that is sweep
ing the San Isabel forest reserve near
Beulah, Colo.
George G.. Beck, former army avia-
tor, now pilot with the Western Air
craft corporation of Salt Lake City,
was severely injured when he was un-
able to get his machine out of tail
spin and crashed to the ground.
In an address at Denver, Governor
Allen of Kansas, declared, "Prussian-
ism in the American army must go.
Legislation will be introduced in con-
gress within few weeks to make the
military policy Of the country conform
with Americas democratic principles"
Bills proposing that periodicals in
German or other foreign languages be
barred from the mails have been intro
duced by Senator Myers, Democrat, of
Montana
The striking miners at Park City,
Utah, have suffered a break in their
ranks, one faction voting to return to
work and the other fayoring contin-
uance of the strike.
Attorneys for Ben b. Lindsey, judge
of Denver's juvenile court, have an
nounced that the contempt of court
charge filed against him in 1915 and
lately sustained by the state supreme
court will be carried to the supreme
court of the United States.
DOMESTIC.
Nearly ton of printed and written
matter, in which the Lusk legislative
committee investigating Bolshevism
hopes to find much valuable data on
radical organization and methods was
seized at New York by police and
state troops in simultaneous raids on
headquarters of three radical organ
izations.
Announcement was made at New
York that Professor Edward De Val
era, president of the Irish Sim Fen
republic, has landed in America.
Walker Kellerman of Chicago was
killed and G. ii. Bachelor of Kansas
City, and Chester Burt of Amigo, Wis,
were captured in fight between %
troops and 200 Bolsheviki June II, 100
miles north of Vladivostok.
Fort Bliss is to be made an airplane
base for this part of the Mexican Dor
der Regular air patrols are being
established to guard the border against
Mexican bandit invasions.
II decline to have any communica-
ton whatsoever with you or your prin-
cipal," Brigadier General James B.
Edwin replied to a communication re-
ceived from General Felipe Angeles,
commanding revolutionary forces in
Mexico, regarding the reason Ameri-
can troops crossed the border recently.
Private Paul Lester Mace, whose an
swer to charge of desertion was that
he had been kidnapped and held pris-
oner on board German submarine,
vas given his full freedom after the
finding of the court martial acquitting
him was approved by Major General
Devens, Mass.
Vessels of the present Atlantic fleet
which are to be assigned to the new
Pacific fleet will moboliZe at an Allan
tic port late in July and probably viii
leave for the west coast via the Pana-
ma canal early in August.
Secretary Baker has authorized tie
recruiting of $3.50 men for service on
the Mexican border. They will re-
place men enlisted for the war emer-
gency and now eligible for discharge.
Referendum petitions filed with the
secretary of state against the prohibit
ton ratification resolution and the
Harris enforcement act passed by the
California legislature, contain slightly
more than 10000 names.
Regular airplane patrols of the Mex
lean border are being maintained by
squadron under command of Major
Tobin.
Maj. Gen. Enoch ii. Crowder
was awarded an honorary degree of
doctor of laws at Harvard on June 10.
Assessed valuation of all real and
personal property in Missouri was re-
turned by the state board of equaliza-
ton at $2,271 POS, 992, an increase of 20
per cent over the assessed valuation
last year.
Government Thomas Riggs, Jr., of
Alaska, has received cable stating
the epimedic of influenza at Bristol
bay and other western Alaska points
had been suppressed.
George Henderson. negro politi-
clan, was found guilty in superior
court in Los Angeles of having given
and offered to give bride to Mayor
+. 7. Woodman.