The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-05

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say the big baking companies are con.
templating, will, Deputy Attorney
General Becker indicated, result in a
discontinuance of the inquiry he is
conducting at New York into cauAis
for the increased price of wheat, -four
and bread.
Governor Ferguson has proclaimed
quarantine in Texas as against the
entire United States, Dominion Of
Canada and the republic OF Mexico,
prohibiting shipments of live stock
into Texas on account Of the foot and
mouth disease.
One person is dead, another is re-
ported TO be dying and thirty are seri-'
onsly III as a result OF eating rolls
sold at church festival held at Alma,
Neb. Some rat poison, 1t is believed,
accidentally became mixed with the
-four from which the rolls were made.
The Claypool anti-alien labor bill.
providing that all persons engaged in
extra hazardous occupations must be
able to speak and write English, was
defeated in the Arizona senate 1t
had been passed by the lower house
of the Legislature.
WASHINGTON.
Encouraging reports have been re-
ceived by President Wilson concern
ing the attitude of Germany and Great
Britain toward the latest American
proposals for the safeguarding of neu.
trail commerce from the dangers OF
submarines and mines and the unre-
stricted shipment of foodstuffs to the
civilian population of belligerent
countries.
Secretary Garrison has further ban
ished outside influences In promotions
and fayors for army officers by pro
mitigating new regulations TO make
known the policy of the war depart.
ment, that official records only CON
stitute the basis of all assignments
and Details
The nomination OF Martha J. Wade
Of Iowa City to be United States
Judge for the southern district of
Iowa has been sent to the senate.
More than 81 in every $40 expend-
ed by the government for all agricul.
tural purposes in the next two years
will be devoted to extirpating the foot
and mouth disease, under the terms
of the agricultural appropriation bill
passed by the senate. The bill car
ried total of s23,000.000.
Proposals to remove the tax on
mixed corn and wheat -four in the
hope of reducing the price of bread
stuffs have been abandoned by the
house ways and means committee.
FOREIGN.
One person was killed and many
were wounded during riots at Venti.
miglia, Italy, which resulted from a
demonstration in favor Of the mainte'
nance OF neutrality by Italy. A coun,
ter demonstration by persons desiring
the Intervention of Italy in the wal
led to a serious fight.
Wreckage piled up near Christina
Norway. indicates disaster to the
German submarine U-9.
Signor Mosti.Trotti. radical dep
uty, died suddenly at Milan, Italy
while he was delivering a speech in
favor of the Intervention of Italy In
the war
France, Russia, England, Servis
and Belgium are said by English Off
Gals to be in absolute accord as to
reprisals to be made on Germany
Austria and Turkey, In retaliation for
the German submarine campaign.
Reuters correspondent at The
Hague telegraphs that a mail steamer
of the iceland line which arrived al
Flushing. met two German subma
rines on the passage from England
The submarines saluted the Dutch
flag flown by the steamer.
The Cologne Gazette has published
a letter received in Germany from
Montevideo. Uruguay, in which 1t is
declared that seven British cruisers
are lying at the Falkland islands, in
the South Atlantic, severely damaged
1, Three warships OF the allies were
damaged in the bombardment OF tbs
!, Dardanelles forts February %, ac
cording to an announcement given Out
at the headquarters of the Turkish
army at Constantinople.
Continued successes for the Rus
SLAMS in the battles which continue
to rage furiously in the Carpathians
are described in dispatches to Swis.
newspapers
The London Daily Mails Copenha
gen correspondent says 1t is reported
from Berlin that the German casual
ties in East Prussia and Poland dur
ing the last three weeks are estimat
ed at about 100000.
Mrs. Miles Bell and Mrs. Matte
f. Rule, both of Portland, Ore, and {
Hawaiian chauffeur were killed in al
automobile accident on mountain
r road leading to the volcano of Xxi
lauea, island of Hawaii.
DIR. James F. Donnelly of the Amer
lean Red Cross mission, sent to Ser
. via died Thursday at NiSh