The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-10
The frst of ihe American submA,

slofes Aiong all COASTS VIII DC iocttSo
at New Londor, Conn.
Governor Whitman has ordered out
c company OF the national guard, sta
toned at WATERFOWL, to take charge
of the strike situation at the st. Regis
paper mills at Deferiet. N. r.
Fifteen hours after Mrs. Elizabeth
Tiffany Blair Mohr had been arrested
as result OF the confession by three
negroes that she had hired them for
$4,000 TO kin her husband. G. Franklin
Mohr, a wealthy physician OF Provi.
dence, X. l.. she was released on $i0.-
600 bail,
The Cobb county. Georgia. grand
Jury drawn for the July court term
has been charged by Judge H j. Pat
lterson TO Investigate the recent lynch.
ing OF Leo Frank.
Grain production in countries out.
side the war zone has increased this
year by 20 per cent.
WASHINGTON.
Official Washington believes that the
suggestions OF Pope Benedict to Presi.
dent Wilson have started an agitation
that will not cease until proposals to
bring about the European peace have
actually been made by the state de-
partment to the warning powers
cardinay Gibbons. dean of the col
lege OF cardinals, has presented to
President Wilson confidential COM
munication from Pope Benedict invit-
ing and urging this government to CO.
operate with the vatican and neutral
nations to bring about peace in
Europe.
A plan for the building OF an ade-
Quate national naval reserve. in addi-
tion to the existing state militia and
the regular reserve created by the last
congress, has been made public by
Acting Secretary Roosevelt OF the
navy department
The British embassy has RENTED
$4,000 to w. Gordon McCabe OF
Charleston. s. c.. for American cotton
taken from the steamships Carolina
and Baltic by British authorities sew
eral months ago
Germany officially notified the Unit
ed States on September / that she
will conduct her submarine warfare
in accordance with the principles of
international law as construed and
laid down in this governments note to
Germany on that subject
FOREIGN.
kilograms from Sofia state that off
the entrance to the Dardanelles Brit
iah transport struck mine and sank
with 800 officers, 1850 soldiers and 800
members OF the crew. all OF whom
we're drowned. Six hundred bodies
were recovered"
The Haitien government has issued
protest against the occupation OF
Haitian customs houses by the Unit
ed States, and forbade the native EN-
ployees to help the "usurpers."
A Japanese exposition has been
opened at Santiago. Chile, by com
mittee selected by the president OF the
republic. The opening of the exposi-
tion is in pursuance of efforts on the
part OF the Japanese to establish com
mercial intercourse between Japan and
Chile
More than 500 American boys under
rs years of age have been discharged
so far from the British army upon re-
quests from the state department.
Most OF these boys went to Canada
and misrepresented their ages to re-
cruiting officers,
AT least 1000 Christians were killed
and about 1000 others died of disease
in Urumiah, Persia, during the five
months OF Turkish occupation. accord
ing to reports.
Ii is said that the decision OF the
French government to hold American
mail for two days before forwarding
1t was due to the discovery that Ger
many was communicating with per.
sons in the United States through in
termediaries in France.
Despite the fact that decision OF
the Bulgarian government regarding
the Macedonian question Is generally
considered imminent, there are no
signs of excitement at Sofia. the CAPT
tai remaining in its usual quiet state.
Conferences now in progress be.
tween Great Britain and France over
the general subject OF trade out OF neu.
trial European ports, are expected to
result in definite announcement OF
conditions under which Great Britain
will authorize relaxations OF its orders
in council to permit the shipment OF
German or Austrian-made goods to the
United States.
Death by starvation through four
years OF crop failure faces the 10000
inhabitants Of Curacao island in the
Dutch West Indies, unless help is sent
them according to reports.
The Germans in their official report
claim to have carried by assault the
fortified bridgehead at Lennewada, on
the Dyina river. between FREDERICK
stadt and Riga.
According to the Cologne Gazette,
German economical league for South
and Central Amarfoa has haan faruo..d