Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-09-11

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s.ppi are the only state in which WON
en- may find themselves unable to vote
, in the coming general elections, ac-
cording to suffrage leaders.
! Vermont is the first state counted
thus far in the 1920 census to show a
loss of population in the last ten
years.
Robbers broke into the county court
house at st. Joseph, Mo, unlocked the
vault in the sheriff's office and stole
$500 in Liberty bonds
Further evidence of the high cost of
politics was furnished by the threat
of election poll officials al Mount Yer
non, n. Y, 10 strike if their demand
for an increase of So day is not met.
Through an order issued by the war
department, officers and men in the
army are empowered to register for
and cast their ballots In the presiden-
tial election In November without re-
turning to their home towns.
WASHINGTON.
Foodstuffs imports for the seven
months period ending July showed an
increase in value Of more than half
billion dollars over imports for the
same period last year, according to de-
partment of commerce figures.
Warning against an invasion" of
japanese as proprietors into the sugar
beet growing industry in California
and the southwest is contained in
report to Secretary of Labor Wilson by
two agents appointed to make sur
yey of contract labor
Federal guarantee of railroad earn
| ings resulted in an increase In the
public debt of $101, 505,000 during Au-
gust, according to treasury figures Is
sued September l, showing the ma
tons gross debt to be $24 ,324 ,62O,0 OO.
| Exports of the United States to the
principal countries of the world during
July totaled 1851, 1881 ,S27, an increase
of $82,694,312 over the corresponding
| period last year, according to depart
ment of commerce figures.
General John j. Pershing will tour
principal countries of South America
at the end of this year as the per-
sonal representative of President Will
| son, If present plans of the state de-
partment are carried out it has been
| learned
FOREIGN.
Reports are being circulated at Ber-
lin that plans for monarchist cOun-
ter-revolution in Russia, on a much
greater scale than any attempted since
establishment of the societ govern
ment, were being formulated in yien-
ma.
Large numbers of Tartar bolshevik
agents have begun an intensive cam
paign Of propaganda in Anatolia UNI
der the control of leaders supporting
the Turkish nationalist government.
Revolutionary activity by followers
of Felix Diaz, nephew of former
President Porfirio Diaz, has begun in
the vicinity of Misantia, state of Vera
Cruz.
Union of the Socialist and Syndical-
ist groups in Spain Is likely soon to
become an accomplished fact, it is in
dicated by Socialist newspapers. This
would gather INTO one organization
million working men.
The Polish government will under
no circumstances permit the United
States or the allied governments to fix
boundary line between Poland and
Russia according to high official
close to Polish interests.
Barsuk, the man who is said to
have assassinated Admiral Kolchak
after a firing squad refused to exc
cute the deposed leader, has met fate
similar to that of his own victim, it is
reported at Vladivostok.
Argentina has refused a British Of
fer of e10,O00,000 for the control of
the governments petroleum producing
properties, maintaining its traditional
attitude of guarding these deposits for
the benefit of the nation.
Japan has declared her intention of
keeping troops at yladivostok until Sc.
curity of life and property is guaran-
teed. according to Vladlyostok reports
to Toxic cabled to Hochi, a japanese
language newspaper at Honolulu.
The Polish delegates to the Minsk
peace conference have formally re-
jected all proposals of the bolshevik
delegates, the war office announced
at London. The Polish delegates, how
ever, will 60 to Riga, Latvia, where
the conference will be resumed
1t is denied at Paris that President
Discharged has prepared letter of
resignation and placed it in the hands
of his wife. On the contrary, it was
said, confidence is felt that the presi-
dent will be able to resume his of.
ficial duties in November.
A shipment of 100000 in gold has
left France for the United States as
part payment on Frances shares of