Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-01-18

patrick of the Ohio State Agricultural
college to re-establish the chicken in
dustry in the devastated regions of
France and Belgium.
Flying Cadet Henry Martin Schleiper
of Pearl, ILL.,, was killed at Fort Worth,
texas, when he collided in midair with
Cadet Charles T. Carl. Carl was I'M
hurt.
WASHINGTON.
Attorney General Thomas w. Greg
DRY has rendered his resignation to take
effect March 4. President Wilson has
accepted the resignation and will an
nounce Mr.. GregOry's successor soon
after his return from abroad.
The policies of Walker ID. Hines,
newly appointed director general of
railroads to succeed William G. Nc
AdOo, will be advocation of five
year continuation of government con-
troll, or early REIMBURSEMENT of the
roads to private control unless congress
promptly enacts remedial legislation.
Memorial services for Theodore
Roosevelt were held Sunday in the
churches of Washington, ministers,
priests and rabbits paying tribute to
the memory of the former president.
A temporary naval force of 225,0OO
enlisted men for the year beginning
next July was decided on by the house
naval subcommittee in beginning the
work of framing the naval approprla-
ton bill. This force is 10000 less
than was recommended by Secretary
Daniels.
Immediate consideration of the int
rior departments request for SlOOOOO,-
600 for the reclamation and occupation
of 215,OOO,000 acres of tillable soil III
this country by returned soldiers was
asked by Secretary Lane at an infor-
NAL meeting of members of congress
held in the house chamber on Friday.
From eight to ten carloads of mail
for American soldiers are undelivered
in France, Second Assistant Post
master General Praeger told the sen.
ate pOstOffice committee, land thou
sands and probably millions" of letters
addressed to the men overseas will ar
rive in New York soon, to be sent to
the dead letter office, where an at
the writer's.
FOREIGN.
A republic has been proclaimed in
Luxembourg. Grand Duchess Marie has
withdrawn to her chateau near the
capital. By the treaty of London of
1867, Luxembourg was declared neu-
trail territory, and its integrity and
independence were guaranteed. At the
outbreak of the present war, however,
the Germans passed through Luxem-
burg in their invasion of Belgium, not
withstanding the protests of the grand
duchess.
The supreme council of the peace
congress, consisting of President Will
son and the premiers and foreign min
listers of the four great powers, Great
Britain, France. the United States and
Italy, met at 3 o'clock Sunday after
non at the French foreign office for
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to make arrangements for the pro-
cedure of the conference.
A fire, believed to be of incendiary
origin, which started in the plant of
the Jennings Automobile company at
Montreal and spread to the buildings
of the Hudson Bay company and the
McClary Manufacturing company,
caused damage estimated at $1,000,00O.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen of the
German army, has been interned at
Temesvar, Hungary, according to Bud
apest' dispatches.
ignace Jan Paderewski, the Polish
leader, has been slightly wounded by
an assassin who entered the room of
his hotel at Warsaw and fired one
shot at him, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
reporting advices from Vienna. Several
Bolsheviki implicated in the plot to
kill him have been arrested.
The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, a
copy of which has been received at Ba-
sci, says it is announced that Marshal
| Foch, commander in chief of the allied
armies on the western front, has tele-
graphed the German armistice commits
sion that the entente governments
have not acceded to the request for a
prolongation of the armistice, which
ends January II.
The Spartacus revolt in Germany is
fOredoomed to defeat, according to
best opinion in London. 1t is generally
agreed it will not be as easy to con
jure up Bolshevism in Germany as il
was in Russia.
The allies have notified Turkey thai
unless the Turkish force at Medin
lays down its arms Immediately the
forts at the Dardanelles will be de
stroyed.
1t is reported that there We're 15(
casualties at Buenos Ayres as a result
of IA clash between troops and strikers
at the Vasena Steel works. The troops
opened fire on the strikers, who re