The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-01-01

Grain receipts In Chicago for the
year OF 1914 were 221 ,691 cars. as
against 204,924 cars the previous year,
according to figures made public by
the Illinois public utilities commits
sion. which has charge OF the grain
inspection.
Joseph Fish, wealthy public fire in
surance adiuster, was acquitted by a
jury at Chicago OF charge OF having
conspired In 1909 with David Korsbak.
a confessed starter OF incendiary fires,
to cause fires to which Fish would
act as insurance director
Floods. the result of week OF
practically unbroken rainfall, have In
ficted severe damage upon nearly
the entire area OF the state OF Ari-
IONA lying between Phoenix and the
Mexican border. Three persons have
lost their lives.
Al Mexican, said 10 have been the
slayer OF Harry Hinton, 3ailer at Oak
vile. Texas, was lynched near that
town.
WASHINGTON.
President Wilson, in common with
most Of his cabinet and other govern
ment officials, spent Christmas day
quietly at home with his family. The
president did not leave the White
House during the entire day
The Austro-Hungarian ambassador
has issued statement denying as alb
solutely unfounded published reports
that Austro-IIungary Ii tired Of the
war or has made unofficial peace over
lures 10 the allies.
Creation OF naval reserve from
among honorably discharged enlisted
men Of the navy is proposed in q
draft OF an amendment to the forth
coming naval appropriation bill which
Secretary Daniels has sent to the sen
ate and house naval committees.
undismayed by the failure Of the
Hobson resolution for prohibition
constitutional amendment TO get the
necessary two-thirds vote In Tues
days historic contest In the house,
prohibitionist leaders in congress and
out began realigning their forces on
Wednesday for another fight in the
Sixty-fourth congress, which meets
next December
Senator Newlands OF Nevada has
given notice in the senate that he
would defer until next session OF
congress his plan to coordinate river
and harbor improvements into a
broad national scheme OF waterway
development
The president presented each OF
the White House employees with a if
tsenpound turkey as Christmas
pregent. He distributed 125 turkeys
FOREIGN.
An attempted aerial raid on London
by a German aeroplane was defeated
on Friday by the vigilance of the
royal flying corps,
Provisional President Gutierrez Of
Mexico has completed the selection OF
his cabinet, with the exception of the
portfolios OF justice and interior, by
appointing men from both the villa
and Zapata followings.
Jean Caujolle, famous French In
ternational football player and track
athlete, who was mentioned early in
the war for charge which won him
the military medal, Is In a field hos
pital with both legs amputated. The
bones we're shattered by a she'll.
A telegram from Calcutta an
nounces the death of his highness
sidkang Tulka, maharaja of sikkim
In the eastern Himalayas. He sue
ceeded his father, the late Sir Thotl
Mangyal, only few months ago.
England and France have given as
surances to the Italian government
that cargoes OF copper on board Italian
steamers which have been held as con
traband OF war will be released
The steamship Canine, which sail
ed from San Francisco on Decembei
with cargo OF food and clothing fol
the relief OF destitute people In Bel
gium, arrived at Balboa on Christmas
Instead OF the Christmas true,
which Pope Benedict endeavored L
arrange. Christmas found the armiei
OF the belligerent powers engaged il
fierce battles ON both the eastern anC
western fronts.
The Carranza government has de
clared void any contracts made by thu
convention government as backed b.
Villas army.
Large bodies OF Russian troops ar,
moving toward Craeow, the Galicial
stronghold. from the north and east
An important battle apparently is dc
veloping in southwestern Poland
near Cracow.
The French chamber of deputie
voted unanimously an appropriation
OF $500, 100000 francs ($l,700,000, 600
to cover the expenses of the next 81
months, including the cost of tn
war.
A dispatch from Urga. Mongolis
relates that the interior OF the pa
ace OF the Kutuktu, or the Deifie
Lama OF the Mongols, with all it
priceless treasures, has been entir,
ly destroyed by fire. The loss Ell
tailed Is said to be enormous.