The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-08-27

/ fic In southern missouri ana nortnern
Arkansas and the destruction OF a
third of the ozark s2,000,000 peach
crop. were the principal destructive
effects OF the rain and wind storm
which swept that district.
Damage to the south Texas rice
crop has been enormous, according to
reports Harvesting has just begun
and growers had expected one Of the
largest crops in years. The loss
around Eagle lake. II is said, will
reach almost so per cent.
DIR. David b. Johnson, president OF
the winthrop Normal and Industrial
college OF Rock Hill, s. c.. was elect
ed president OF the National Educa'
ton association at the Oakland SEES
sion.
Two million dollars in gold sover
eigns OF British coinage arrived at San
Francisco on the steamer Ventura
shipped by Australian bankers and
consigned to three San Francisco
banks, to be coined at the United
States branch mint there into gold
coins OF the United States.
WASHINGTON.
Trustees OF the American medicine
gold medal award have unanimously
selected Surgeon General Blue Of the
public health service as the American
physician who has done most for hui
manity in the domain OF medicine
during 1914.
The fire insurance and fire proven
tion committees Of the Safety First
Federation of America announced that
they have selected October 9 as the
date for an annual national fire pre-
vention day.
! Agitation for a national strike IN
munition plants as proposed by ]. j
Keppier. vice-president Of the Inter
national Association Of Machinists
was repudiated at meeting in Wash
ington of the executive board of the
association
The United States board Of arbitra
ton, which recently made an award
in the controversy between ninety
eight western railroads and $4,000 en-
gineers and firemen is now engaged
in attempting to clear up disputed
points resulting from differences OF
opinion as to the Interpretation oil
nearly 200 features of the award.
The American reply to Germany's
note on the sinking of the American
sailing ship William T.. Frye, made
public Tuesday, accepts the proposal
that damages be fixed by a mixed
commission and that the disputed
treaty provisions be submitted to ar
bitration at The Hague.
FOREIGN
The garrison of the fortress OF
Novogeorgievsk, which was left be-
hind by Grand Duke Nicholas when
he commenced the evacuation of Po-
land to delay the advance. OF the Ger
man invaders after accomplishing its
task for just a fortnight, has sue
cumbed to the heavy siege artillery OF
the Germans,
The trial OF Porter Charlton, the
American. for the murder of his wife,
who was drowned In Lake Como, will
begin at Como, Italy, October o, in
the court of assizes.
General Fitcheff, Bulgarian minister
OF war, has resigned on account of Ill
health. He is succeeded by General
/ Jecoff
The German reichstag has passed
unanimously the ten thousand mil
lion marks war loan on both the sec
ond and third reading.
! A rupture of relations between Tur
key and Italy is considered. Delay in
action on Italy's part is ascribed tc
her desire to do her utmost to con
/ serve the interests of Italians who
still remain in the Ottoman empire
estimated at 10000 In number.
Yeddo, owned by F. ]. DAILY, Peter
boro. Ont, established new Canadian
record for competition mile in tn,
grand circuit races at the Montrea
track by stepping the distance In thu
z:0S pace contest in 2.02ls.
Carranza, it is learned, is preparing
to move from Vera Cruz to Mexic,
: City at once and to have his govern
ment established in the old capital b,
the time his response to the Pan
American peace appeal reaches Wash
ington.
The White Star Liner Arabic, boun
from Liverpool for New York wit
$50 passengers. 26 of whom wer
American citizens. and crew of "a
was torpedoed without warning by
German submarine off Fastnet ligh
Thursday morning. All but twenty o
board were saved.
German torpedo-boat destroyer
have sunk small British cruiser an
British destroyed by torpedoin
them in an engagement of small era
|, off the west coast of Ireland, the &c
man admiralty announces.
The chief officer at the island
! Stromboli reports the eruption of
arge quantity of lava from Strombo
volcano. The lava is forming lal
!, Of fire between the craters and Il