The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-30


OF ltaly's exhibit at the Panama. p
cihc exposition. has been discovere
by customs officials.
Attorneys for Leo M. Frank ha,
Med a petition with Governor Slate
and the Georgia prison commissio
asking that the sentence upon Fran
for the murder OF Mary Phagan
commuted to life imprisonment.
Mrs Virginia schley, rs years old
an aunt OF the late Rear Admiral Win
field Scott Schley, was struck an,
killed by an automobile in front o
her home at Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Paul Wagner OF Goforth. Tex
MS, gave birth to four children, tire.
girls and boy One OF the babiei
died, but the other three have fail
prospects Of living.
More than twelve persons are be
LEVIED TO have been killed and twenty
were hurt at Birmingham, Ala. when
hve.story wall Of an old building
fell upon another building.
WASHINGTON.
Secretary Redfield laid before Presi-
dent Wilson at the cabinet meeting
on Friday his estimates that Ameri.
can exports for the current fiscal year
VIII reach s2,750.OO0,0OO
Secretary Daniels has reiterated.
without qualification. that the Atlantic
fleet viii pass through the Panama
canal TO the Pacific in July.
The United States government has
replied TO the recent memorandum IN
which Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador. declared that If
the American people desire to observe
true neutrality. they viii find means
70 stop the exclusive importation Of
arms to one side. or at least to use
this export trade as means to up-
hold the legitimate trade with Ger.
many, especially the trade In food
stuffs."
Secretary Lane has approved a plan
10 open Yellowstone National park 20
automobiles this summer, and has
fixed August ! as the date for their
admission This is the only national
park which automobiles have not
hitherto been allowed to use.
FOREIGN.
A strong column of Russian cav.
airy again has invaded East Prussia
near Mamel." says the London Daily
News Petrograd correspondent. and
IS threatening the Germans left
TANK"
The Danish diet has adopted an
TO the constitution giving
he vote to women and comforting
ipon them the right of election to the
iiet.
The strike of seamen at Glasgow.
scotland, was ended Friday. The de-
hands OF the strikers, numbering 500.
or an Increase of SIS a month were
Several transatlantic steam.
RS had been held up by the strike.
A dispatch to Lima. Peru, states
hat the British steamer orcoma has
unk a German merchant steamship
lear Bayovar.
The Japanese steamers Kasashima
iaru and Takai Maru are loading at
SEATTLE for the Russian army large
Quantities OF war aeroplanes, automo.
lie trucks and high explosives. The
teamers will sail direct for Vladiyo.
tok.
II Is stated In high official quarters
Rome that IL is becoming iiicreas.
lgly improbable that Italy will mar.
cipate In the war, at least for some
me to come.
so confident is the German govern.
tent that the war practically has
zen won for Germany that the terms
pom which Germany win consent to
I'd hostilities are now beng given
This Is the astonishing
formation received from a high Ger
an authority.
Tout Paris. social register of the
rench capital, Just issued. contains
Q names OF 1900 Parisians killed on
Q battlefield up to February 25, 1918.
Guided in this number are the names
twenty generals, 367 other officers.
urteen priests and 1873 titled MEM
rs OF the aristocracy.
Arthur Meighn. solicitor general for
NADIA, In an address to the Lauren. /,
N club. criticised the policy OF pres 4
snt Wilson in the war He declared /
~ the United States appeared TO
re more for party politics and dol. I
s and cents than for the principles \
justice and freedom and the cause /
humanity. O
A recent revolutionary disturbances s
Asuncion. Paraguay. was suppressed r
thout bloodshed. The plot was de- a
ted and 100 or more of those In. s
wed were arrested. a
Seven million Poles. OF whom 1000. o
are Jews. are in dire need OF food.
Is statement is made by Hermann .
undau, Jewish philanthropist as.
lated with various Jewish charities
London.
cable from London says that from
Try direction come the evidancea