The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-10-01


In jail to one year and q day In the
federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan,
were pronounced on the Ave defend
ants convicted at Corpus Christi,
Texas. OF conspiracy to defraud the
United States by voting unqualified
aliens.
A strike OF bricklayers which had
partially suspended building opera
tons at Omaha for several weeks,
ended Friday when all idle men re-
turned to work
TO stop visits Of the police to their
places OF business. two saloonkeepers
at the trial ut Indianapolis Of Mayor
Joseph Il. Bell, charged with election
conspiracy. declared they contributed
$25 each 10 the Democratic campaign
fund in 1914
DR. Austin Flint, alienist, who was
much in the public eye recently as
the star witness for the state against
Harry X Thaw, was found dead in his
home In New York City. Apoplexy
was the cause OF death.
WASHINGTON.
vice-President Marshall called at
the White House on Friday and dis
cussed with President Wilson the in
ternational situation, national de-
Tense and other problems confronting
the administration. 1t was Mr.. Mar
shall's first visit to the president since
congress adjourned. last March.
Aliens who are residing temporarily
In the United States will not here
after be allowed the exemption given
citizens and resident aliens under the
income tax law. They will be COM
PEELED to pay l per cent on all net
income by a ruling OF the treasury
department
Great Britain has yielded to the de-
mands of the United States that Am
erican-owned goods held In neutral
ports by the British order in council
should be allowed to come through at
once.
In a note on the case of the ship
William r. Frye. Germany has given
the United States formal assurance
that American vessels carrying condi-
tional contraband will, under no cir
cumstances, be destroyed, even
though deemed loyal prizes.
The foreign trade of the United
States broke all records during the
first year of the European war, &C.
cording to figures made public by the
bureau of foreign and domestic com.
merce covering the period from Au,
gust, 1914, to August. 1915.
FOREIGN.
AS measure of elementary pru-
dence," Greece has ordered the mob
ilization of her naval and military
forces. Thus the action of Bulgaria
in making military preparations has
brought the last remaining Balkan
state under arms.
Thirty-two members of the crew of
the British steamer Chancellor, which
was sunk Thursday, and the captain
of the vessel, were landed at Queens
town by a rescue steamer.
Russia is believed to be putting all
the strength she can muster into the
campaign in eastern Galicia and Vol
hynia, in an effort to influence the
Balkan states.
The total Bulgarian forces, includ-
ing Marcedonians. is likely to reach
100000. Those not included so far
are unframed men and small class
which is exempted under taxation.
General Francisco villa reached
Juarez on September 20, according to
what is believed to be good authority.
His arrival was masked with consid-
cradle secrecy and was denied in
Juarez.
General Rameau, commanding a
force of 500 Haitian natives in the
vicinity of Gonaives after an encoun-
ter with American marines who were
opening the railway for food supplies,
has agreed to stop molesting the rail-
road and telegraph line and permit
food supplies to reach the town.
The French chamber OF deputies
has ratified the ministerial decree
prohibiting the expectation of gold in
coin. ingots, powder or any other form,
and also the expectation OF copper
and nickel coins.
General Carranza now has moved
all the departments of his govern
ment from Vera Cruz to Mexico City
and again is preparing to go to the
capital himself, according to official
information.
The big grocery firms in various
parts OF England have sent circulars
to their customers asking them to ex-
ercise the greatest possible economy
in the use of loaf sugar. which is very
popular in England for cooking can.
ming and similar purposes.
News has reached Romanshorn,
Switzerland. that the right wing Of
the royal palace at Stuttgart was
badly damaged in an air raid by allied
ayiators. One bomb exploded in the
salon.
General Joffre. the French comman
! der-in-chief, and the allied comman
/ ders on the front-Field Marshal Sill