The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

final session OF the conference, agreed
that the United States is inadequate
ly prepared TO resist invasion by q
hostile European force.
". v. Foitik, former South Omaha
bank teller, who left last January.
charged with embezzIing s6,410 of the
banks funds. returned voluntarily
from Australia last week. He an.
nounced that he would plead guilty.
Three men who pleaded guilty at
Hartford, KY, to being members OF a
band OF nightriders who for months
spread terror Throughout that section
OF western Kentucky, are now serving
sentences In the state prison.
| a violent wind and rain storm
swept the California-Arixona border
August 20. extending as far west as
the San Bernardlno mountains. Tele-
graph communication was interrupt
ca, several high-tension power lines
We're burnt out and few small wash
outs were reported.
WASHINGTON.
A menace TO the nations welfare.
That Is how the Manley report, the
main findings OF the industrial rela-
ions commission, characterizes the
800 100000 Rockefeller foundation
and It's entrance into the field of In
dustrial relations.
Plans OF the United States for put
ting Haiti In order contemplate cali
ing upon the war department, II neces-
sary. TO furnish officers for the island
police from It's corps OF non-commis-
stoned officers, who have developed
and commanded the Philippine con-
stabulary.
The aggregate internal revenue re-
ceipts during the fiscal year ended
June 80, including the corporation and
individual incomes taxes, reached
s4l5,OOO,OOO. against $3S0O00,000 for
the previous year.
Secretary OF War l.. M. Garrison
has telegraphed Major General Leo
nard Wood expressing his depreciation
that opportunity was given to the cit
izens soldiery camp at Plattsburg. N. |
r., for Colonel Theodore RooseveIt's |
sensational speech and directing /
nothing similar should be permitted |
az any OF the other camps.
Diplomatic Developments In the
Arabic case are such that II can be
said authoritatively that the end of
the entire controversy with Germany
Is In sight, with Germany prepared TO
concede all the demands OF the Unit
I'D States.
FOREIGN.
Every traveller leaving France here
litter VIII be required to declare the
AMOUNT OF funds In coin in his pos
session. II more than fifty francs he
viii be compelled to exchange the ex-
'ess for paper money.
Representatives of the entente pow
'rs and Greece, according to dis
latch from Athens, have reached an
agreement upon greater trade priyi-
eyes between these countries, which
las produced an impression that pub
ic opinion in Greece favors the allies.
The Germans. in full possession OF
he entire Brest.Litovsk line, have re-
umed the offensive in the Baltic
PROVINCES and are pressing the Rus
ians In the districts southeast OF
litau and to the east of Koyno. In an
mort to reach the main line of rail
way which passes through wilma and
)vinsk to Petrograd.
The customs authorities at Dieppe.
rance, have seized 1900 postal par
els to addresses in Spain ana Portu-
al from Germany through Scandina-
ian countries and England.
Roumanian army officers In Swift.
erland have been ordered to return
according to advices
rom Zurich, Those who cannot cross
ne frontier before August 20 will go
Ia Italy, embarking at Brindlsi.
Fourteen persons met death near
APE San Antonio, Cuba. and the :
owerful wireless station there was
adly damaged and made unfit for i'm.
Mediate use by the recent tropical
hurricane.
something In the nature of con-
cription, though the term was not
mployed, was foreshadowed by the
" pNApVAhe, pItsluent OF the
'ondon board Of agriculture, in an ad.
ress to a deputation of agricultural
md owners which visited him in
,ondon.
II the commander OF a German sub.
larins exceeded his Instructions in
mixing the steamer Arabic, the Ger.
ian government win give full salts.
lction to the United States, Chancel.
" Won Bethmann-Hollweg is quoted
; saying.
The shell crisis In Russia ia over
rcording to an announcement made
Chairman Shingareff OF the duma
efense committee to the London
ally Chronicles Petrograd correspon.
ent. The quantity Of munitions, the
atement continues. has been more
ian doubled and all necessary sun
les are going forward promptly
A British statement OF Germany,s