The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-24

Five school boys and man were
killed and another boy probably NOR
tally injured when Great Northern
passenger train struck bus loaded
with school children at railroad
crossing during heavy fog near Ber-
thold, N. d.
Two bandits were killed, another
was mortally wounded and detective
suffered serious wounds in a gun fight
between two detectives and the ban
dts, which resulted from an attempt
of the latter TO rob the patrons Of
saloon in st. Paul.
The strike OF $1,000 garment work
ers which, for three months, has prac-
tically tied up the clothing manufac-
turing business OF Chicago, will be
settled within ten days, 1t is pre-
dicted.
The National Union Of the Society of
Equity broke the deadlock over the
seating OF the Minnesota delegation
after nine hours debate by seating all
the delegates.
WASHINGTON
Congress adjourned Friday night for
the Christmas holidays.
BY vote of As to 20 the senate
passed the war tax continuance law
which has been passed by the house.
Within an hour President Wilson had
approved the measure and had assured
the treasury an added income of about
100000 month during 1916.
Federal regulation Of insurance COM
panies was proposed In a bill intro
duced by Senator Weeks at the re-
qest OF insurance men who desire such
legislation.
A resolution providing for investiga-
ton OF the Philippine government and
conditions in the archipelago by spe-
cial house committee was introduced
by Representative Miller OF Mime
sofa, who recently visited the islands.
A deficiency appropriation of ST.
100000 which Secretary Lane says is
needed at the earliest possible moment
to enable the continuance of construc-
ton OF the Alaskan railroad was asked
OF congress by Secretary McAdoo.
Because native Filipino health off
GERS failed to cope with an epidemic
OF cholera In the islands within the
last year, there were 10000 deaths,
Captain r. G. Helebower of the army
medical corps told the senate Philip
pines committee.
FOREIGN.
While diplomats in Greece and Rou-
mania are engaged In new deals which
will decide the next step In the Bal
kan operations, there is increasing
avidence that the Germans, ever res
tive, are preparing new strokes on
both the eastern and western fronts,
Il is believed In London.
A bomb was thrown at the building
In Shanghai of the Asiatic Daily News,
4 newspaper published in the Chinese
language, which was launched last |
september for the purpose of publish
ng propaganda for the restoration of |
he monarchy. The damage was small.
The Germon patrol boat BUM has
been wrecked on the island of LANCE
and In the Baltic sea, according to a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
from Copenhagen.
Lidj Jeassu, the young emperor of
abyssinia, Is so favorably disposed
oward the entente allies that he not
'nly resisted efforts of German agents
o induce him to abrogate treaties with
treat Britain, Italy and France last
ear but offered 100000 soldiers to
'e used by the allies, says Paris
ablegram.
Camille de Coppet has been elected
resident of the Swiss republic and
Edmund Schulthess vice-president. M.
70 Coppet is former minister of JUS
Ice and the president vice-president
4 the republic.
The postmaster general of Greece,
,r. A. r. koussidia, has gone to Berne,
'witzerland in an effort to arrange
or arbitration of the differences be-
ween the United States and Greece In
egard to settlements on international
ostal money orders.
A division of the Serbian armies,
scorting $4,000 Austrian prisoners of
'ar, has arrived at Tirana and Elbas-
an, In Albania. according to dis
atch from Janina.
The Chinese foreign office at Pekin
as issued semi-official statement
eclaring that Lu Cheng Hsiang, the
'reign minister, has assured the en-
snte ministers that the PRONUNCIATION
the monarchy could not be made for
he time being"
ltaly's ratification having arrived,
apan has forwarded to China the note
'om the entente powers relative to
ne re-esetablishment of the Chinese
The note is Of soothing
ature, but emphasizes the necessity
the maintenance OF peace in China
nd the determination of the entente
atoms to protect their rights in the
ase of outbreaks.
The steamship Oscar II, having on
GARD the Ford peace party, arrived
I Kirkwall. Orkney Islands, Deem
er 10. The Kirkwall is the port into