Cheyenne record., 1919-07-10
CONDENSED RECORD OF TIL e
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D o N q 8, ACHIEVE
MENTs. sUFFERINGs, HoPEs
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN
Western Newspaper Union rows servics

"Go LIN
Six persons were killed and one
badly injured mile west Of Oxford,
Nebr., when an automobile carrying
party of seven was struck by fast
Burlington passenger truIn at grade
crossing.
The Union Pacific IL figuring on
moving one-fourth of the Kansas
wheat crop, which means 57,OOO,OOO
bushels. calling for 10000 cars, ac-
cording to w. NJ. Jeffers Of Omaha,
general manager of the Union Pacific.
AS n means of reducing delays in
cidentnl to making change in war tax
payments. the San Francisco mint is
working twenty-four hours daily max
ing 1OO,OOO,OOO pennies monthly, to
go as far east as Chicago.
Entire villages of natives on the
Seward peninsula, Alaska, were wiped
out by influenza last winter, accord
Ing to accounts brought to Seattle by
Capt. J. F. Guptil Of the steamer Sen
ator, which has just completed their
first round trip Of the season to Nome,
Alaska.
NpI)TONdl OI FfU,uUD,OUO Sldle
highway bond Issue by an Overwhelm-
ing majority was indicated by partial
returns received from every section OF
California. The vote was running ap-
prOximately six to one In favor Of the
issue. The bond issue contemplates
the addition OF 1910 miles improved
roads to the state highway system and
the completion OF $50 miles Of work
begun under previous bond issues.
Chicago will have the largest rail
way passenger stntiOn In the world. if
the plans underlying the Illinois Cen
trail ruilrond elrctrification ordinance.
to he submitted to the city Council by
the railway terminals committee, are
approved. The proposed new station
will be more than an eighth of IL mile
in width and have train sheds more
than half II mile in length. The Illinois
Central railroad plans to "Xpend ST.
OD.NW on the new terminal.
The use of Camps Meade. Custer.
Bowie. Funston and Jackson and Fort
OKlrthorp" MS decentralization ccnters
will he discontinued after July 10, the
War Department ut Washington has
announced. Camp Upton will he dis
continued as a dchHrknlion camp and
Boston and Charleston rs dehurkntion
ports after July II. This action was
taken, it was explained, because Of the
greatly reduced number of men return
ing from overseas
A white man, IN Indian interpreter
and II Navajo Indian have been killed
in IL gun fight on the Navajo reservn
tinn near Chin Lee, 100 miles north of
Flagstaff, according to an nn'"n-
frmrd report received. A veterinarian
Is suid to have called on the Nava jO to
examine his diseased horse. Argument
full"wsd and the Indian, 1t is reported.
shot the interpreter and the veterinary
surgeon Both fell MORALLY wounded.
but the lnller is said to have killed his
as>nilnni before losing consciousness.
WASHINGTON
After more than six hours debate,
the senate voted 81 to to reject
the committee amendment to the sun
dry bill proposing to eliminate S3OO,-
NW provided for continuing the tariff
commission
Orders for the rehabilitation of the
army 10y Sept 30 to the peare-time
strength of Approximately 233. .3OS Of
fir"r> and men authorized by the ma
tional defense act have been issued by
the War Dpurtmsnt
In til" absence of their statutory
lilnltnti"ns. war measures effective un-
til the end of the war, will continue
In operation until the exchange of rat
ifirutinns of the treaty of peace he
tween this rnilntr! and its enemies.
This Interpretation Of several much
disputed phrases WIS given by Attnr-
n-y General Palmer nS the accepted
meaning Of the termination of hostili-
lies. and The one on which ahministra-
ii"n officials would procedr
Orders have just been placed by the
army uuarr"rmastsr corps for 1OjOOO
yards >i\IA miles of silk ribbon. out
of which VIII h. made the service
stripes that men who served in the
war with Germany are entitled to
wear The iudy" carries NIL the cnlOrs
Of the allied countries on II onrinr
strip, and they blend from IL deep pur-
pI" thru shades of blue and yellow.
and Then back again They will be
available. for delivery to those entitled
ta wear them in about three wrcks
only l.OmupO men, of whom a little
more than 4OO.OOO remain overseas,
are now under arms. according to an
announcement by the War Depart
nlcni At the present rat. Of lone
ward movement. the American army
Of occupation would consist of only
two divisions Aug l.
The United States employment ser
vice will not be forced to go out Of
existence entirely. An appropriation
Of 5000, 600, enough to maintain an or