Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-07-19
WASHINGTON.


staff from France is indicated, army
officials said Monday in recent dis
patches from abroad. Grating of the
yoluminous records of the expedition
airy forces at the central records Of
flee has been practically completed and
shipment to a seaport is a5rst to be-
gin.
Wage increases approxima,ing 10
per cent were granted Monday to EN-
ployees of vessels operated from At
lantic and gulf ports by the shipping
board. The advance, announced after
an all-day conference.
Chairman Elliott of the house COM
mittee on state department expendl-
day calling for report on the ex-
penses of the American peace commits
sion at Paris. Among other things,
the resolution asked for list of COM
mission employees and commissioners
servants and their salaries.
A new series of certificates of in
debtedness, bearing interest from July
10 and payable March 10, 1920, was
offered Friday by the treasury. The
certificates will bear interest at 4h
per cent and in other respects will be
similar to previous issues.
The war savings committee an
nounced Friday the operations of un-
scrupulous traffickers in thrift and
war savings stamps We're being in
yestigated.
Trade between Germany a:,d the
United States is to be Immediately re-
sumed. This announcement was made
by Acting Secretary Polk of the state
department Friday.
Results of the railroad administra-
tons safety campaign, declared by
Director General Hines to be most
satisfactory" were made public in sta
tistics showing that in the first three
months of this year $50 fewer persons
were killed in accidents than in the
same period of 1918. The total num-
Der of accidents decreased 300.
The peace treaty, with its league of
nations covenant, was laid before the
senate Thursday by President Wilson
in an address accounting to the coun-
try for his part in the negotiations at
Versailles.
The Korean Women's Society Of
San Francisco Thursday sent an ap-
peal to President Wilson to intervene
to protect Korea from Japanese ag-
gressiOn."
The Republican legislative steering
committee of the house Thursday dis
cussed the possibility of recess be-
ginning about August l, but reached
no decision.
Frank L. Polk, undersecretary of
state, will succeed Secretary Lansing
as head of the American peace dele
cation at Paris, 1t was said Wednes-
day In official circles.
Evidence relating to the sale Of gov
ernment-owned moving picture films
will be presented to the federal au-
thorities, the district attorneys office
announced Wednesday.
The new organized Pacific fleet will
sail from Hampton Dads for the
west coast Saturday, July 10. 1t was
announced at the navy department
Wednesday.
John Fox, Jr., well known novelist,
died at his home at Big Stone Gap,
Va, Tuesday, after brief illness of
pneumonia.
Compilation by the state department
at the request Of the Senate of claims
of Americans who have suffered loss
of property and life in Mexico, has re-
vealed that only one claim has been
paid since the Diaz administration.
Sale of 21,0OO,00O pounds of surplus
sugar now held by the war department
has been authorized, it was announced
at Washington Tuesday, at minimum
price to be fixed by the United States
sugar equalization board to cover the
cost to the government.
FOREIGN.
Twenty-Five thousand French SOL
the war and 10000 men were exempt
ed from service because of the dis
ease, it was stated in the senate dur
ing a discussion on a bill to establish
tuberculosis sanitariums in Paris.
The sudden death in Paris of Ed
Guard de Billy formerly deputy high
commissioner of France In the United
States, was announced in cable mes
sage received at New York Saturday
from Andre Tardieu.
Eighteen million marks in gold,
which the German government owed
Switzerland and payment of which had
been stopped temporarily by the allies,
was taken from Berlin to Switzerland
Saturday as ordinary freight.
AS result of Intervention by the
federation of labor, settlement of the
transportation strike in Berlin has
been effected. Traffic was resumed