The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-04

ed States in Mexico and the Central |
American states has had nothing to
do with that doctrine was made by
former President William Howard
Taft in an address at Montclair, ". J.
Capt. J. ]. Carey, Of the steamship
Hanalei, wrecked on Duxburk reef
with a loss OF twenty-tnree lives, f.
charged with negligence and unskil-
full navigation by the federal inspec-
tors conducting an investigation at
San Francisco.
One rider was killed and two Sc
riously injured in the second annual
3O0-miIe motorcycle race over the Sa-
vannah (GeorgiaJ race course, which
was won by Lee Taylor Of Middle
tom. Ohio.
Joseph Smith, president Of the Re-
organized Church of Latter-day
Saints and son OF Joseph Smith.
founder Of the Mormon church, is re-
ported i'll at his home in Independ-
ence, Mo, and his children have been
called to his bedside.
WASHINGTON.
The United States government Is
not ready, according to an announce
ment by Secretary Bryan, TO express
an opinion on the request Of several
South American nations for the Coz
operation Of the Washington govern
ment in negotiations with the Euro
pean belligerents looking to the ex-
clusion of their warships from the wa
tiers CT this hemisphere.
President Wilson has communicated
unofficially to the diplomatic represen-
tatiyes OF the United States in the
belligerent countries Of Europe his
disapproval OF attacks by bombs from
aircraft dropped on unfortified cities
occupied by non-combatants.
Application by naturalized Amer
leans for passports to visit their ma
tive lands are frequently meeting
with rejection By the state department
under the new passport regulations
recently promulgated by President
/ Wilson.
i Members of the cabinet, diplomatic
corps, the supreme court and other
prominent figures in official life gath,
cred at St. Patrick's church, Washing.
ton, for the annual Pan-American
! Thanksgiving celebration.
Congress appropriated at its last
session s1,116,11s,13S for the current
fiscal year, against s1,09S.67S,T3S FOL
the last fiscal year, according to the
. final computation announced by the
appropriations committee OF congress
FOREIGN.
: An official Austrian dispatch sen
by Reuters Vienna correspondent b!
J way OF Amsterdam, admits tina
: Czernowitz. the capital OF the Aus
: trian province OF Bukowine, has beef
evacuated by Austrian troops.
The proclamation Of holy war, an
( nouneed ten days ago, has been pub
: lished at Constantinople. 1t is sign
]. ed by the sultan and twenty-eigh
5 Moslem priests and calls upon tn
t Moslem world to participate in a hol,
war against Great Britain, Russi
4 and France.
i, 1t was reported by Lloyds that tw
d British steamers were sunk off Havr
n BY German submarines. The steam
!, ers were the Malachite and the Primo
|. The correspondent at The Hagu
+ of the London Evening News tran:
:, mits a rumor from well-informe
i sources that Emperor William durin
! the past week paid flying visit I
I, Kiel, where he spent several days.
# A eoroner's jury at Douglas, Isle {
?. Man, decided that the shooting Of Sc
Y eraI German prisoners Of war durin
the riot in the Isle of Man detentio
n camp last week was justified.
q Both houses of British parliamer
d have adjourned until the new yea
"a The house OF lords viii reassembl
Oh January 6. but the house of con
If nous will not resume until Febr
lie airy 2.
d To free Bohemia from the dual mo
ID archy is the object OF movemel
u started by Bohemians in America,
is announced at Chicago. The leader
N of the Bohemians will, at the prop'
i'll time. present to the world powers
Is proposal to restore Bohemia its ind
n pendence.
ID The evangelical clergymen Of Be
As lin and its suburbs have signed de
laration protesting against the mi
as tary decree which says that studel
n, clergymen, clergymen ordained
er clergymen who have been pensione
i'd may not be called TO arms.
to David Lloyd-George, chancellor
ny the exchequer, announced in the hou
Of commons Friday that the war lo'
ut Of $3.50, OOO. 900 (s1.750,o oo,00O) hi
co been over-subscribed. but did n
to mention the amount.
Another mine which had fioat
of from its moorings exploded ne
he Rasi. Italy, destroying a fishing be
to and killing four men.
he The German declaration that wo
an is contraband of war has brought Q
Id considerable comment in the Swedi