The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14

Seven persons were killed, many
seriously hurt and much property de,
stroyed Friday by tornado that
lswept over the Pee Dee section OF
South Carolina. Many houses were
wrecked
Three womea man and baby
la Pasadena suburban car and a
Santa Fe freight train at the portal
of bridge crossing the Los Angeles
river Twenty-one other passengers
on the electric car we're injured.
An alleged interview with Theodore
Roosevelt, printed In the Paris Temps,
was denied by the former president,
who declared that he had made no
statement on the war to any persons
that has not been printed in maya
zine articles or books written by him.
The "drys" suffered a singing de-
feat in the Illinois senate, when that
body practically killed all pending
dry" legislation, with the exception
OF the county option bill
WASHINGTON.
| Rapid Improvement in the winter
wheat crops condition has increased
1.-THE estimate OF the ultimate outturn
OF the crop 74.000000 bushels since
the April estimate.
4 The American steamer Outright
was flying "a large American ensign"
and was .'torpedoed without warn
| ing" by a submarine whose nationality
has not yet been established, accord
ing to a cabled statement received by
Secretary Bryan, signed by Chief Of
flcer Smith and Consular Agent Ban
field
!. President Wilson has declined to
furnish the federal Industrial rela-
tions commission with copies OF cor
lrespondence between himself and
Governor Ammons of Colorado, which
had been requested by Basil NJ Man
lily, representing the commission, ito
complete its record" OF its investiga-
ton into the Colorado coal strike.
Pending an official investigation OF
the circumstances OF the wrecking Of
i the American steamer Gulfiight in the
English channel, the United States
government will defer diplomatic
representations as well as any pro-
nouncement Of policy.
FOREIGN.
The news of the sinking of the
} Lusitania has caused a tremendous
sensation in Holland. The Amster-
J dam newspapers published numerous
extra editions and the keenest inter-
est was displayed.
! The first aeroplane attack of the
war on Constantinople is reported in
: an unofficial dispatch from Athens.
} III Is said three Russian aviators flew
i over the city, dropping several bombs,
causing much damage.
j The torpedoing of the Lusitania,"
say the Amsterdam Telegram In an
editorial, was a deliberate stage re-
7 production of the Titantic disaster It
was a premeditated crime against a
passenger ship on which vert $500
! non-combatants. 1t Is no longer out
, rageous II has become tiendish"
The date for the convening of the
J Italian senate and the chamber of
: deputies has been postponed by royal
+ decree until May 20. The original
date set for the opening OF parliament
was May H.
Black smallpox has been epidemic
I in Mexico City AS all railway com.
munlcation has been stopped for s=me
time the supply of vaccine is running
low and the military authorities are
greatly worried.
Navy department charts show that
: the waters of Kinsale, where the
Lusitania Is reported to have sunk,
are comparatively shallow, ranging
from 100 TO 200 feet in depth at a dis.
!, lance OF nine or ten miles from snore
:. The German forces, in concert with
their Austrian allies. are putting forth
an effort the extent of which has
never been approached in the history
lof war. Throughout virtually the
whole length of the eastern front they
are engaged with the Russians, while
in the west, in addition to their at
lacks around Ypres, they are on the
offensive at many points.
Ii now seems assured that China
must submit to the demands Of the
Japanese government or fight.
The Japanese barracks at Hankow.
China, have been prepared for siege.
Following the consuls advice, many
Japanese have left the city, although
the Chinese appear wholly Indifferent.
Great Britain has requested the gov
eminent of Egypt to prohibit the ex-
port of cotton 70 all ports other than
French, Russian, Spanish and Portu-
guese.
Upon receipt of dispatch from Ber-
lin the German school in Rome sud
denly was closed on Thursday after.
noon, The teachers, with a number
of German newspaper correspondents
and several German families left al.
most Immediately for Germany.
Fifteen trawlers is the bag credited
\ to German submarines an Mnndav of