The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-14

which put into Halifax, with 2,400
passengers fleeing from Europe, again
sails from Liverpool, she will be fitted
as H. M. s. Mauretania and prepared
to destroy the hostile shipping of
Germany.
| Federal investigation of a socalled
canteloupe trust at Chicago resulted
in the indictment of twenty-eight men
and seven corporations for alleged
violations of the Sherman antitrust
law
At a mass meeting of striking coal
miners, held at Pittsburg, Kan, res
olution was adopted providing for the
resumption of work by the 5000 min
ers on strike in Kansas.
Judge Elijah H. Norton. one OF the
best known jurists of Missouri in the
early days, and who served as a men,
Der of congress and upon the state su-
preme bench, died August at his
home in Platte City, aged 80.
The United Fruit company, through
Andrew w. Preston, it's president
announced Tuesday that it would un
dertake to bring home Americans
marooned in Europe by the with
drawal of transatlantic steamers
WASHINGTON.
The reclamation bill, extending from
ten to twenty years the time in which
settlers may repay the government for
water rights on irrigated land, has
been passed by the house.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
president of the United States, died
at the White House at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, August s. Death came
after brave struggle of months
against Bright's disease with compli-
cations. Mrs. Wilson was fifty years
of age.
Only about 1925, 100000 of additional
currency under the Aldrich- Vreeland
law has been shipped to the sub
treasures of the country since the
government decided to aid the banks
of the nation in the emergency Great
, ed by the European war.
| Senator John Sharp Williams re
signed as member of the foreign re
lations committee because, he de
} clared, the committee had hesitated
| to support the administration policy
as to mediation and because of its
equally disgusting attitude" regard
ing the purchase of ships to carry
cotton and other goods abroad.
President Wilson has signed the
~ noe hxr r5a zinc
S2,500,00 for the financial assistance
) of Americans abroad.
FOREIGN.
The Montenegro government has
: informed the Austrian minister that
Montenegro considers itself in a state
of war with Austria. AS consequence
the Austrian minister has left Get
TIME.
A general armistic of forty days
: throughout the Dominican republic
: has been agreed upon by President
Bordas and the members of the rebel
junta.
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, from
: Shanghai for San Francisco, caught
fire shortly after leaving Hongkong
: in hold No. 1, and was obliged to put
back, after the hold had been flooded
Richard Croker the former political
leader of New York City, has sent to
John E. Redmond. the Irish National
leader, $1,000 as a subscription to the
Irish volunteers funds and offered his
residence and grounds at Glencairn
for the accommodation of the wound
ed during the European war.
There was great demonstration
at Dublin over the British regiments
Which were entraining for active ser
: vice. Reservists who were starting
for England were escorted to the sta
ton by nationalist volunteers with
. bands of music
Twelve hundred American tourists
who found it impossible to reach home
by way of Hamburg, sailed from Cop
enhagen. August 6. on the Danish
!, American liner United States direct
for New York.
China has proclaimed her neutrality
! in connection with the European con
! fict The work of fortifying the Ger
man possession of Using Tao contin
ues and the authorities there hav'
! added to their accumulation of provis
: ions.
: From The Hague has come the frs
: acceptance of aid from the American
, Red Cross. A message has been re
turned saying that hospital units viii
! be dispatched as quickly as transpor
tation can be found.
England has accepted Canada
offer to raise an expeditionar.
: force. Orders have been issued tC
! commanders of militia regiments al
over Canada to call for volunteers.
division of $1,000 men will be raised
/ The British house of commons OF
August 6, unanimously passed a wal
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