The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-11


the Grand Army Of the Republic,
at Detroit, came to close Friday
Colonel David j. Palmer OF Iowa
past commander of the department
! OF Iowa, was elected commander-in-
chief and Washington was chosen as
the next convention city.
Washington Gardner, commander-in-
chief OF the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie, In his annual address before the
national encampment at Detroit, rec
commended that permanent hcadquar-
tiers for the organization be establish
ed IN Washington.
Leonard q. Opdycke Of New York.
prominent ia social service work, was
found dead on hts summer estate az
Bar Harbor, Me-. with bullet wound
| In the ROOF Of his mouth. The medical
examiner reported thar the shooting
was probably accidental.
| An appeal 10 congress 10 finance
the marketing Of the cotton crop OF
1914 was authorized by the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
Of America, at a meeting az Fort
Worth. Texas.
Announcement Of the candidacy OF
James w. Gerard, ambassador to Ger
many. for United States senator from
New York, IL made.
WASHINGTON.
we shall pay the bill, though we
did not deliberately incur it, said
President Wilson, presenting before
Joint session OF congress an appeal
:or an emergency internal revenue TO
raise 100000 900. the governments
probable loss 10 customs receipts be-
cause Of the war In Europe.
Thirty-one food dealers have been
indicted By a federal grand jury at
Washington under the Sherman law
on counts charging price fixing. Il
was the first big development In the
/ investigation the department Of JUS
tice IL conducting. at the direction Of
/ President Wilson, against food deal
ers who are alleged TO have seized
upon the European war as q pretext
10 increase the cost OF living.
limitations have come to many
European diplomats In Washington
that hostilities may be extended not
only to Italy and the Balkans. should
Turkey enter the fed. but 70 the
Caucasus. Persia, Egypt and India as
| wen.
So far rs the United States Is con-
cerned General yenustiano Carranza
is not provisional president Of Mexico.
but "first chief OF the constitutionalist
army" IN temporary charge OF the ex-
ecutiye power OF the republic, accord
ing TO President Wilson.
Thomas w. Gregory Of Austin,
Texas, was sworn in September as
attorney general Of the United States,
The oath was administered by Chief
Justice White. Later J. G. Mercy
nolds. retiring attorney general, took
the oath as an associate justice Of the
supreme court
FOREIGN.
Other Russian cities intend to fol
low the example Of st. Petersburg
IN dropping their Teuton names, the
Russian capital now being officially
known as Petrograd.
A dispatch from Athens says that
the Bulgarian minister to Greece has
assured the government that Bulga
ria has decided TO maintain the
strictest neutrality until the end Of
the war
That Church Of England clergy
men should not enlist as combatanti
Is the opinion expressed by the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury in letter Il
the diocesan bishops, prompted b.
! inquiries he received from larg'
! number Of the younger clergy.
A duel with sahers was fought a
Havana by Colonel orestes Ferrara
] the Liberal leader In the house o
representatives., and Major Armundt
Andre, Conservative member OF thu
house and editor Of the newspaper r.
! Dia. Both combatants were severel.
wounded.
October is the date fxed by Gen
eral carranza for the calling Of
J general convention in accordance
J with the plan OF Guadalupe and tn
compact Of Torreon.
Emile Almond. president OF TIL
finance committee OF the senate an
! an authority on military affairs. dc
. clared 20 the newspapers that for
J circumference OF 1850 miles aroun
. the intrenehed camp of Paris Is DE-
$ Tended by 1000 cannon Of large cal
Der. perfectly sheltered and capabl
a Of crossing the fire SO as to defen
I all approaches
u The reyolutionsists in Haiti evact
ated ouananminthe on the night q
e September and government troop
Q have occupied the city.
5, Tens OF thousands OF Parisian
4 chiefly women and children. hay
taken advantage OF the free train
Il placed at their disposal By the go
d eminent for the purpose Of clearin