The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-11-19


nations probably will be held some
time before Christmas, either at The
Hague, Berne or Copenhagen, to at
tempt to bring about peace in Europe.
Joseph Taylor, negro charged with
having fired at a deputy sheriff, who
was attempting to arrest another me-
gro, was taken from jail at Aberdeen,
Miss, by mob OF masked men and
his body was found swinging from a
bridge.
William Howard Taft addressed
members and guests Of the Hamilton
club at Chicago, defending the prin-
ciples OF protection, and predicted the
return to power of the Republicans at
the next national election.
The American steamer Zelandia was
forcibly searched by party from a
British cruiser last week while lying
in the port of Progresso. Mexico. The
American consul there reports the
cruiser now is lying outside, presum-
ably waiting to seize the ship.
WASHINGTON.
Applications Of the western railroads
for a reopening of the advance freight
rate case have been denied by the In
terstate commerce commission.
About tyenty-seven Americans are
believed to have been lost with the
torpedoed Italian liner Ancona, &C
cording to a cable to the state depart
ment from Ambassador Page at Rome
Detailed reports on the operations
and output OF plants manufacturing
munitions OF war have been ordered
Iby Secretary McAdoo from internal
revenue collectors throughout the
country.
The Joint congressional rural cred
its committee has begun holding daily
sessions, which will continue until
perfected bills are presented to con
gress on land and personal credits.
President Wilson finds support In
the scriptures for his policy OF M
tional defense, and in letter to Seth
Low, who wrote the president, com.
mending his Manhattan club speech
quotes verses from the thirty-third
chapter of Ezekiel.
The nations principal farm crops
this year are worth about Ave and q
half billion dollars, exceeding by more
than half billion their value In 1914
the previous banner value year In the
country's crop history.
FOREIGN.
The owners of the Italian liner An
coma, sunk In the Mediterranean by a
submarine, have received the report Of
the Ancona's captain, in which he
makes the positive charge that the
submarine neither gave warning to
the liner nor afforded those on board
of her chance to escape.
The much-discussed war committee
the cabinet within cabinet, which
will have absolute control of all mat
ters relating to the conduct of the
war, was formally announced by Pre-
mier Asquith in the British house Of
commons on Thursday.
A dispatch to the London Daily Elk
press from Geneva says a message re
ceived there from Bucharest states
that the Russians have assembled the
Danube river and landed a small force
of men and guns near Silistria.
A dispatch from Athens says de
cree has been issued dissolving the
chamber of deputies and that the new
elections have been fixed for Decem
Der 10.
The Peruvian congress has promul
gated the law providing for religious
tolerance. Under article four of tht
constitution, which is amended by the
new law, the exercise of religion!
belief other than RomaN Catholic was
prohibited.
Cordial messages of congratulatior
to Emperor Yoshishito of Japan nav,
been received from King George o
Great Britain, Emperor Nicholas o
Russia, President Poincare of France
President Yuan Shi Kai of China, ant
others.
General Villa has issued a state
ment in which he defles the United
States, and declares that If he cap
luISb 0SHSlhi SdttdH1up nc Will III
have the first chief executed, but will
have his whiskers shaved.
The British house has formal.
agreed to a vote of credit for e400
600 900 $4,000, OOO,O 0O), asked for b,
Premier Asquith.
According to Munich papers, Kim
Peter of Serbia, though seriously III
insists on remaining at Mitrovitza
where the Serbian court has been re
moved.
Although the profits OF the KrupI
works last year amounting to $21,500
900 would permit of payment of 2
lper cent dividend. the owners VII
make no extra profits on account Q
the war.
II An explosion of firedamp in the Goa
mine of the Kaiser company at EsseI
Germany, caused the death of min
miners and the injury of nine Others
Twenty-three men were killed an
| fifty wounded in an attack by gunfir
from a submarine on the British trani
! port Mercian In the Mediterranean
; The Mercian escaped and reache
mort