The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-19

Five arrests nave been made on IN
ddctments charging the murder Of VIII.
ham Black, the anti-Catholic lecturer,
killed at Marshall. Texas, during a
conference with local committee
which was calling on him to ask him
to stop speaking there.
Samuel It. Packard, biographer
and literary executor Of John Green
leaf Whittier, the poet, is dead at the
Whittier homestead at Amesbury
Mass, aged 81 years.
Pleas OF not guilty were entered by
twenty-five OF the twenty-six deputy
sheriffs indicted for murder In connec-
tion with the shooting OF nineteen
strikers at the plant Of the American
Agricultural Chemical company at
Roosevelt. N. J., last month. The
twenty-sixth man has not yet been
apprehended.
Governor Frank b. Willis suffered
an attack of heart trouble in his Of
fee In the capitol at Columbus. Ohio.
His condition Is not believed to be
serious The attack was said to be
the result of overwork.
WASHINGTON.
The congressional subcommittee in,
vegtigating the impeachment charges
against Federal Judge A. @. Dayton Of
the northern district OF West Virginia.
has opened its hearings at Parkers-
burg, w Va.
Anntbar ufan a, Ana ,is.yaY "a t.y,,act ~
American finance, designed to bring
II more In accord with that OF other
nations, was taken by the federal re-
serve board Friday when 1t issued
regulations governing the discount
or purchase of bankers acceptances.
Representations have been sent by
the United States government to Gen
eral Carranza pointing out that se-
rious complications may follow inter-
ference with the rights of the diplo-
matte corps In Mexico City in dis
charging their official functions,
The Iowa senate has adopted the
woman suffrage amendment, SO to H..
The measure, which provides for the
submission OF the question to a vote
of the people next fall. now goes to
the house.
The state department has been Of
ficially advised that General Carranza
ordered the Spanish minister to Mex
leo to leave the country within TWEEN
tyfour hours from midnight February
10 because of alleged refuge given to
Angel de Case, Spanish subject.
FOREIGN.
All eyes now are turned upon East
Prussia, where the Germany army,
under the observation, II not the com.
mand OF Emperor William, has taken
the offensive and compelled the Rus
slams to evacuate their positions east
OF the Mazurian lakes and retire to
their own territory.
Edward Monroe. aged LOG years.
said to be the oldest veteran OF the
American civil war, was buried In
London on Friday. The American
embassy and the consulate were rep.
resented at Monroes funeral.
An official statement given out at
the war office In Paris. announced the
complete failure of the German Of
fensiye in Poland.
The greatest and most brilliant air
raid yet recorded stands to the credit
OF the British naval airmen, who,
with thirtyfour aeroplanes and sea-
planes. wrought much damage Within
the German lines on the Belgian
coast ON Friday,
The Russian government will issue
G10,00O.000 ($50,000,000) of treasury
bills in London, with the consent OF
the British government. The bills
Will be offered on February 23 at a
fixed price of 95 and will be payable
in one year,
James Creelman. well-known Amer
lean newspaper correspondent, died in
Berlin after an illness OF several
weeks. The state department was no
titled by ambassador Gerard. Mr..
Creelman, whose home was In New
York, was So years of age.
Miss Carolyn Wilson of Beverly.
Mass. arrested several days ago IN
Berlin on suspicion OF espionage, was
released Friday. after Ambassador
James w. Gerard had interceded Wig
orously In her behalf.
The British government has capitu-
lated at last to the insistent demand
for more news from the front Prime
Minister Asquith has promised that
arrangements would be made to pub
lish communication from Sir John
French, the British commander in
chief, twice weekly.
American students and school chill.
dren who remained in German univer.
stiles and schools at the wish of their
parents. despite the war, are now be-
ing recalled.
Announcement has been made at Els.
sen, Germany. that the coal mine OPP
orators have reached an agreement
with the military authorities whereby
the latter will supply prisoners of
war to work In the mines. This stem