The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-10-29

fields, was urged as a cure for business
Impressions by George H. Jones OF
Chicago. before the American Iron &
Steel institute in session at Cleveland.
i Probable cause was found against
former Governor Eugene N. Floss in
an action for criminal libel brought
against him by Dennis ID. DriscolI. d
labor leader, In municipal court at Bos-
ton.
Warning that the United Statea
should prepare for commercial inva-
sion as well as for military inva-
sion was voiced by Charles Warren
Fairbanks, former vice president, In
an address before political meet
Ing at Louisville, KY.
| Arkansas lumber mills viii furnish
approximately 300,00O.00O feet OF red
oak timber to the Russian government
within the next few weeks.
WASHINGTON.
Venustiano Carranza, head OF the
de facto government in Mexico, is go
ing to encourage the American game
OF baseball in the republic as sub
stitute for bull fights and other diver
sions along the border, according to
Adolfo Garlic, his consular agent at
Washington
Senator Kern, majority leader OF the
upper house In congress. after a con.
ference at the White House. said con
gress would work In complete har-
mony with the president on the ma
tional defense programme.
President Wilson in proclamation
designating Thursday, November rs,
as Thanksgiving day. called attention.
to the fact that the United States has
been at peace while most OF Europe
has been at war.
New high records In the American
export trade, made during September,
are shown in figures made public by
the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce.
European governments are making
inquiries OF the United States as to
what assurances have been given by
the newly recognized Mexican govern.
ment with respect to foreign claims.
President Wilson has advised w.
A. +. Ekengren, Swedish minister at
Washington, that he could do moth
Ing further for Joseph Hillstrom, a
Swedish citizen, under sentence of
death in Utah for murder.
FOREIGN.
Greece has declied for the present
the allies offer to her OF Cyprus and
other concessions, territorial and fin-
ancial, in return for her adherence to
the Serbo-Greek treaty of alliance,
which would mean her military aid to
assist in meeting the Bulgarian and
Austro-German attacks against her for
mer ally.
The Chinese provinces OF Kwantung,
Kwangsi and Human are on the verge
OF revolution, prepared by those who
are opposed to the establishment of
a monarchy
American cotton valued at approx
mately s50,000,000 shipped from the
United States and consigned to Ger
many, is in possession OF the Italian
government, It is said.
According to a statement issued by
the finance department, Canada, in ad-
dition to meeting the ordinary and
capital expenditures. has advanced
more than $4,000. 900 during the past
six weeks to the imperial treasury to
finance temporarily the heavy expen-
diture of the shell committee in the
Dominion.
Emperor William has notified King
Alfonso that he has pardoned the
Countess de Belleville, Nile. Thulier
and the other Belgians condemned to
death in Belgium for aiding in the
escape OF prisoner soldiers. says dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany from Madrid.
BY vote of So to IL the Peruvian
chamber of deputies sanctioned a
change In the constitution which will
guarantee religious freedom.
Turkish troops. with strong artil-
lery support, are moving along the
Greco-Bulgarian frontier toward Ser
bia, according to a dispatch from Sa
lonikL 1t is reported also that the
bomhardment OF Dedeagatch, the Bull
garian port on the Aegean sea, is
about to commence.
Wednesday evening the American
battleships outside the harbor at
Vera Cruz raised the Mexican flag
and fired salute Of twenty-one guns,
which was Immediately answered by
the Mexican gunboat Zaragozo, which
raised the stars and stripes. There
was an all-day celebration in honor
of Carranza's recognition.
Information from German sources
states that the campaign in Serbia
is assuming a dreadful character. Pri-
vate citizens. even women and chill
dren, are taking part in the fighting.
Great Britain has made formal Of
fer OF the island of Cyprus to Greece
as soon as Greece undertakes to In
tervene in the war on the sides of the
allies, according to the London Daily
Telegraph.