The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03

American soldiers were attacked By
Mexicans on the border at Nogales,
Aria. and returned the Are, with the
result that over forty Mexicans were
killed. One American was killed and
three wounded.
Mrs. II. S. Burnham was seriously
burned and her two small children
lost their lives at Clovis. NJ M, In q
fire that destroyed the Brown hotel.
Several thousand persons, many Of
them perched on limbs OF trees, wit
messed the execution OF Frank Grano,
triple murderer. at the county aims
house farm near Snow Hill, Md
The Liberty bell was given rous
ing welcome home when 1t arrived at
Philadelphia shortly before o'clock
Thursday afternoon from the Pacific
coast.
l.. c. Hughes, territorial governor
OF Arizona from 1893 to 1896 and
founder OF the Arizona Daily Star OF
Tucson. died November "a OF pneumo-
mia.
WASHINGTON.
Secretary McAdoo's plans for rails
ing by internal taxes the additional
revenue needed by the government to
meet deficit and cover the initial
expenses OF army and navy increases
has been endorsed by Senator Sim.
mons of North Carolina, chairman Of
the finance committee.
Secretary McAdoo has decided to
make the federal reserve banks de-
positaries and fiscal agents Of the
government. The necessary orders
viii be effective January /.
Abandonment of the present coast
defense type submarine in favor OF
larger seagoing submersibles may be
recommended by the navy department
as a result of lessons learned during
the recent maneuxers of the Atlantic
feet.
Captain X. BDy-ed, German naval
attache, with headquarters at the Ger
man embassy in Washington, has been
charged by witness with being mixed
up in the alleged conspiracy of steam
ship officials to defraua the United
States.
Senator Gallinger, Republican sen
ate leader. has accepted President
! Wilson's invitation to confer on the
administration defense plans.
FOREIGN.
1t Ia understood that the Greek re
ply to the note OF the entente powers
agrees to partial rehabilitation with
q view to relieving the strain on the
country's finances and that 1t also un-
dertakes to withdraw Greek troops
from SalonilSi and distribute them to
other points on the frontier.
The copper roof Is being taken from
the imperial castle at Donaueschin.
gen, Germany, and will be used in the
manufacture of munitions OF war.
This roof weighs many tons.
The question of re-establishment OF
a monarchial form of government in
China has been overshadowedf for the
time being by the discussion of the
proposal that China enter the entente
alliance. which is attracting wide at
tention.
Geenral Villas attack on Hermo-
sillo was decisively repulsed with
heavy losses, General Dieguez report.
ed by wireless, and his forces have
retreated to Magdalena.
The Serbian main army have
been driven back to the borders of AL
bania and Montenegro. where they
are being attacked by the Austro-Ger
ans.
The German protected cruiser
Frauenlob has been sunk by subma
rine of the entente allies, according to
semtofflcial announcement made al
Petrograd.
: A well-attended meeting called by
women reformers of fashion was helt
: at Berlin under the patronage of the
crown princess. The purpose OF the
meeting was to appeal to the patriotic
, women of Germany to cast off French
and other foreign fashions and t.
: wear hereafter only truly German
style of dress.
Cordial relations between Greece
and the entente powers have been es
tablished with the Greek govern
ments assurances that no attemp
! will be made to interfere with the al
! lied troops should they under any con
tingency be forced to cross the Greel
frontier.
Twenty-Five lives were lost whel
: the Chilean full-rigged steamship
Carel Mapu drove upon the rocks be
/ fore terrific southwesterly gale, on,
/ mile east of Gowland rock, Schoone
/ cove, on the west coast OF Vancouve
island.
Q 1t was decided at cabinet meeting
3 at Madrid to recognize Venustian
g Carranza as head of the de facto go,
l. eminent in Mexico at the request Q
Q the Mexican constitutionalists.
3 Reports have just been receive
that Goriza has been taken by tn
r Italians after a campaign of NOR
o than four months, during which trenc
e after trench and hill after hill had I
Z be captured and numerous powerft
Is batteries prOtaetad nv strong naturs