The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-14

AeHEy fCT0 mas oeCtdIeN the EeSNl
Of the presidential preference pr.
mary, in which he defeated United
States Senator William A. Smith b.. /
more than 5000 votes, was victory |
for peace rather than for himself.
The federal trade commission has |
upheld the right Of motion picture
film distributing concerns TO refuse to /
sell to more than one thea.er in city. |
Giuseppe ArichielIo vas convicted |
OF the murder OF Barnet Baff, a pOul- ,
try dealer. in November, 1914. by
jury in the supreme court at New |
1 York
Five hundred candy companies, in !
Guiding all the principal manufactur
ers In the United States, have petit
toned the interstate commerce com
mission for general readjustment Of
rates to all points west Of the Mis-
sissippi river
WASHINGTON.
President Wilson and his cabinet
+ discussed at length the recent at
tacks on merchant vessels carrying
Americans and agreed 10 defer any
decisive steps while awaiting the Ger
man governments reply to the inquiry
Of Ambassador Gerard as 70 whether
4 German submarines sank the Sussex,
Englishman, Manchester. Engineer and
Eagle Point.
Categorical denial By Secretary
Lansing was the official answer to
4 persistent reports that the American
troops might be Withdrawn from Mex
leo shortly regardless Of development
in the hunt for Villa
President Wilson has tentatively ac-
cepted an invitation TO go 10 Chicago
September TO attend the national en-
campment OF the United Spanish War
4 Veterans and review a preparedness
parade.
The senate retained the federal vol
unteer provision in the army bill by a
vote OF thirty-six TO thirty-four. re-
jecting Senator Lees amendment 10
strike the section from the bill. The
vote ended four days debate on the
section.
Reports TO the department OF justice
indicate that there now is no longer
any doubt that Felix Diaz has landed
in Mexico.
FOREIGN.
Conyersing with American CORE
spondents on behalf Of the foreign Of
fee. Lord Roberts Cecil said the sug-
gestion that Germany might abandon
her submarine warfare if Great Brit
ain relaxed her food blockade, was
hardly likely 10 be entertained b.
Great Britain, which had no faith that
!, any promise made by Germany regard
ing submarine warfare would be kept.
The Peninsular & Oriental steam
. ship Simla Of 1894 tons gross has
been sunk, says a London dispatch.
Eleven members of the Asiatic crew
were drowned. The rest were saved.
The region northwest OF verdun
around Haucourt and between Bethin-
court and Hill 265 is still the scene
: Of sanguinary encounters between the
: French and the Germans.
The Mexican government has not
! given the American government per
mission TO use Mexican railroads for
i any purpose whatever, said Gen. Can
dido Aguilar. Mexican minister OF for
eign relations. after a meeting OF the
! Carranza cabinet on Frioay.
Francisco villa was definitely To-
Gated at La Boquilla Friday night in
code message received here from Tor
: reon, Mexico. La Boquilla is fifty-six
! miles southeast of Sateyo and about
! an equal distance north OF Parral.
/ The assertion is made by the Am
: sterdam Echo Beige that Miss Ga
( brielle Petit Of MolenbeeR, Belgium
I has been put TO death by Germans al
ter trial by court-martiaI on a charge
] OF treason. II is alleged she conduct
I ed an information bureau in the inter
. est of Germany's enemies.
l The independence OF Canton was
: formally declared on April after a
l conference of military and naval off.
: GERS and leading citizens with Lung
5 ChtKuang, the governor OF Kwang
. Tung province. No lighting took
: place.
Houston Stewart Chamberlain. the
I author, has applied for naturalization
E as Bayarian subject Mr.. Chamber
( lain has lived in Germany since his
: youth. although he is still a British
subject.
: Thieves entered the Etruscan muse
: um Of Corneto. an Italian town on
!, the Mediterranean. in the province OF
0 Rome. and stole the famous collection
r of ancient coins. canoes and jewels
/ on exhibition there.
+ Not only have the Germans been
engaged in heavy fighting with the
y French around Verdun, but they have
a launched strong attack against the
I new British positions near ST. Eloi.
: which lies 3 few miles south of Ypres.
An Athens dispatch TO London Daily
/ Mail says that telegram has been
i received from Preyeza to the effect
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