Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-17

| American Federation or LABOR, is DC
ing planned as the most effective
means of checkmating rent profiteer
ing, is announced at New York City.
J. d. Newman, prominent sheepman
oflFIagstaff and Phoenix, Arizona, was
convicted by a jury of manslaughtel
i'm connection with the shooting OF
Frank Hector, another well-knowr
sheepman, near Hot Springs Junction
January 30 last.
Fifteen persons were killed Thurs
day night when one of the worst tor
nadoes ever experienced in southwest
Texas swept the lower Rio Grande
valley, demolishing Farm houses and
doing great damage to growing crops.
WASHINGTON.
Decentralization of the war army mas
passed the two million mork, General
March. chief of staff, announced ON
May 10. and the number of troops re-
turned from France new exceeds one
million.
In response to an inquiry from Sec
rotary Tumulty, President Wilson cab
led on May 8 that he had promised
France to propose to the senate, IN
connection with the peace treaty, IA
supplement in which we shall agree,
subject to the approval of the council
of the league of nations, to come inn
mediately to the assistance of France
in case of unprovoked attack by Ger
many"
Thomas Nelson Page, the American
ambassador to Italy, has made known
his intention to resign after the con-
clusion of peace, it was stated in high
quarters in Paris.
Senator Norris of Nebraska has is
sued a statement announcing his OPP
position to the proposed alliance be-
tween the United States, Great Britain
and France for the protection OF
France against attack by Germany.
Complete reorganization of army
hospital facilities to effect economies
made possible by the rapid demobiliza-
ton of the military establishment has
been ordered by Surgeon General Ire
land.
Government efforts to hasten the
return of industry to normal peace
time activity by stabilizing prices
through the Industrial board of the de-
sparment of commerce came to an end
on May 8.
FOREIGN.
Exchange of written notes between
the council of four and the German
delegates is under way. 1t began with
IL lengthy document by Count Won
Brockdorff- RantZau, in which he pro-
tested many of the essential peace
terms
The Dutch government has decided
to surrender the former German en-
peror to the allied and associated pow
ers, according to dispatch from The
Hague to the London National News.
The body of Edith Cayeil is being
taken to England for interment. Edith
Cavell, the English nurse, was execut-
ed summarily by the Germans in 1915,
charged with aiding prisoners to cross
the frontier into Holland.
General Pershing commander in
chief of the American expeditiOnary
forces, arrived in Coblenz on May 10
for what may be his last official visit
to the American occupation area. He
will arrange with Lieut.. Gen. Hunter
Liggett for the complete withdrawal Of
the American forces as decided upon
some three weeks ago at general head
quarters.
The Temps published note from
the Dutch legation at Paris declaring
that the demand for the extradition of
the former German emperor had reach
ed Holland
The comment of Dutch newspapers
ON the peace treaty is generally unfav-
orable, the Handelsblad calling it "a
crime against Germany and above all
against humanity" The Nieuw Rotter-
damsche COurant says: 1.-The treaty
does not end the war, it continues it
forever"
A wireless dispatch from Christana
states tnat the foreign MINISTER mas
sent request to the peace conference
at Paris seeking an indemnity from
Germany for Norwegian vessels sunk
by the Germans.
Pedro Diaz. minister of Public
andNa former vice president of the re-
public of Panama, died May s. Senior
Diaz, in addition to being prominent in
politics, was IL successful business
man.
Now the principally of Nakhiche-
van, at the foot of Mount Ararat, to
which Noah is said to have descended
when the ark grounded, comes forward
to ask the United States of America
to become its mandatory. Its prime
minister, Jaffer Koolis Khan, Tartar
chieftain. has made such a request.
1t is generally believed that the Ger
mans will answer the treaty of peace
by proposals relative to certain phases
of the document. A competent COM
mission will examine the answer, and