Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-04-26

others in the Aztec, n. NJ, Jail on a
berry in two states.
Charlotte is the first Michigan city.
if not the first in the country, to sub
scribe its full quota for the Victory
Liberty loan, $4,000. Efforts will be
made to triple the quota.
Members of the Brotherhood OF Elec-
trical Workers in California, Washing
ton, Arizona and Nevada have voted
in favor of joining a national strike
to force government recognition OF
telephone employees unions.
Widespread distribution of the fifth
and final Liberty loan-the S4.5OO,OOO,-
600 Victory loan-as an antidote to
Bolshevism was urged by Carter Glass.
secretary of the treasury, in an ad-
dress before 1000 loan campaigners
of the New York federal reserve dis
trict.
WASHINGTON.
Great interest has been aroused in
official and diplomatic circles at
Washington by private advices from
London, stating that Great Britain.
France and Italy and the United
States propose to recognize the Omsk
government as the defacto government
of non-Bolsheviki Russia as soon as
the peace treaty is signed and the de-
tails incident to it have been con-
Guided.
julius r. Barnes, president of the
Federal Grain corporation, has been
appointed wheat director of the United
States by President Wilson. Mr..
Barnes will direct the handling of the
entire 1919 wheat crop and will adj
minister the $1,000, 100000 fund ap-
propriated by congress to take care
of the wheat crop under the govern,
ment guaranteed price.
In cablegram TO Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska, President Wilson de
clared himself "cheered and encour-
aged by reports he had received of the
favorable reception awaiting the
league of nations covenant when 1t
reaches the United States senate"
March was the first month in which
decided decrease in army expendi-
lures occurred. an official statement
issued April 16 showed In that month
expenditures were S494 100000 or just
IS per cent of the previous monthly
average.
Acting Secretary Of State Polk has
authorized the statement that no ser
ious questions were pending between
the United States and Japan, and that
the indications were that minor issues
arising from the situation in Siberia
and the recent trouble at Tien Tsin, as
we'll as peace conference problems,
soon would be amicably settled.
FOREIGN.
German and Baltic-German troops
have forcibly seized Libau and over
thrown the Lettish provisional gov
eminent, according to advices received
by the Lettish press bureau at Copen-
hagen.
Six candidates are in the field for
the presidency of Mexico in July, 1920,
despite President Carranza's request
that politics be put aside for the
present. according to advices from
Mexico City.
The government has begun the work
of re-establishing normal Geographic
communication through Spain which
was interrupted by recent strikes. The
latest news received at Madrid indi-
Gates that quiet prevails generally.
The Bavarian anarchist Sondheimer
has succeeded in obtaining control of
the new communist government in
Munich, according to advices received
at Berlin from the Bavarian capital.
1t was stated at Paris, Friday, that
the situation of the peace negotiations
was such that President Wilson prob
ably would be able to sail homeward
May 20. and possibly little earlier
May Is.
The body of Edith Cavell. the Eng
lish nurse who was executed by the
Germans in 1915 at Brussels, will be
brought TO England May Is and taken
to Westminster abbey, where cere
monies will be held.
German and Baltic-German troops
have forcibly seized Libau and over
thrown the Lettish provisional govern
ment, according to alvices received by
the Lettish press bureau at Copen-
hagen.
The allied governments, according
to the Temps. apparently have decided
not to wait beyond May 10 for a def
mite answer from Germany as to
whether she will sign or refuse to
sign the peace treaty.
The entente delegates to the peace
conference believe Germany will re-
quire at least one week after receiv-
ing the peace treaty before it can be
digested and an answer prepared aud
also that the delegates will need about
four days for travel between Berlig
and Versailles and return.
The Belgian peace conference dele
CATION has informed Paris correspond
ent that Belgium had not been Off