The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-19

In Brooklyn that he would vote for
woman suffrage In November. The
mayor said he was convinced that II
was only matter OF time before
women would vote In that state.
Mrs. John d. Rockefeller. wife OF
the richest man in the world. died at
| Tarrytown, N. Y, March IL. at the
age OF rs.
The prohibition referendum bill pre-
yiously adopted by the house passed
the Vermont senate on Thursday. II
the bin is approved by Governor
Gates the question Of state prohibition
will be decided at the municipal cleo
tions in March, 1916.
Testifying at San Francisco in the
suit OF the federal government to UNI
merge the Central and Southern Pa
ciic railroads, julius Kruttschnitt,
chairman Of the executive board Of
the Southern Pacific company,
charges that George w. Wickersham,
former United States attorney general.
coerced the Southern Pacific into an
agreement to sell the Central Pacific
TO the Union Pacific railroad for $104.-
100000
WASHINGTON.
Secretary McAdoo was operated on
for appendicitis at hospital In Wash
ington on March H. The physicians
issued bulletin saying the operation
had been successful In every way.
Officials Of the American govern
ment have decided that the time TO
be allowed the German raider Prinz
Eitel Friedrich to repair at Newport
News shall remain an official secret.
Secretary Lane announced after the
cabinet meeting Friday that he had
entered into a contract with private
interests to build s250.000 plant to
handle the invention OF DIR. Walter
q. Rittman OF the bureau OF mines--a
process for the manufacture OF gaso-
line, dyestufrs and explosives.
Senator Sutherland, whose health
has not been good for the past two
or three months. expects to take a
trip, probably to Bermuda. before re-
turning TO Utah.
Unless the German government vol
unfairly offers TO make restitution for
the destruction OF the American ship
William p. Frye, sunk by the convert
ed cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich In the
South Atlantic, and expresses regret
for the occurrence, strong protest will
be made by the United States with a
reuupKf for ranaratfon
FOREIGN.
The British steamship Indian City,
which sailed from Galveston for
Hayre. February is. has been sunk.
The Indian City carried cargo Of
cotton.
The crew OF the British bark Con.
way Castle, sunk by the German
cruiser Dresden OF Corral, Chile. on
her way to Liverpool with cargo OF
barley, has been landed at Valparaiso.
John p, McManus, an American citi.
zen, was murdered in Mexico City,
shot down In his home. the door OF
which had been sealed with the coat
of arms of the United States, and over
which few the stars and stripes.
Because the inhabitants of Lille. a
city In France. occupied by the Ger
mans. made demonstration In hon.
or Of a group Of prisoners Of war
brought into the city, the German
military authorities ia control impos.
cd tax Of $4,000 francs to DO paid
by the city before March 20.
The French chamber Of deputies
has passed bill calling the 1916 class
OF recruits. These recruits will not be
sent to the front. however. until after
the men of the older classes are uti-
llzed.
Japan definitely modified her atti-
tude toward China In the matter OF
insisting upon compliance with the
demands she made upon the Chinese
republic shortly after the occupation
by Japan of the German concession
OF Kiaochow.
Authoritative reports reaching The
Hague from Berlin seem to indicate
that Germany, with view to secur-
ing ltaly's neutrality, has induced
Austria, despite vigorous opposition
by Emperor Francis Joseph, to agree
to make territorial concessions to
Italy In the event that Germany and
Austria are victorious In the war.
Great Britain's plon 70 give effect to
the naval reprisals against Germany
was embodied In an order-in-councii
signed Thursday by King George.
A decree has been published ad.
iourning the Greek parliament for a
month. It is probable that the cham.
Der will then be dissolved
Reports from Tenedos say that the
Turkish artillery in the Dsrdanelles
grows weaker daily. and that the last
bombardment by the allied warships
badly damaged the forts at Chanak
Kalesi.
The Norwegian steamer vitalia from
New York February for Rotterdam
with cargo OF packing products. has
been released by the British authori-
ties at Falmouth, and left that port
for nntfardop,