The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-07

| Mexico until there Is no other alter
native for settling the border troubles.
-Four ViIlistas who took part In the
Columbus raid were executed by hang
ing In the county jail at Deming, N.
NJ, on June 30.
Charles 70. Hughes discussed the
coming political campaign for two
hours with William H. Taft at Bridge
hampton. N. j., on Friday.
A definite agreement that general
hostilities In the Nogales, Ariz., dis
trlct would not be set in motion by
such local events as the clash be-
tween American and Mexican soldiers
Tuesday night have been reached be-
tween Colonel Sage and General Nor
zogarary.
Revised reports at the department
headquarters at San Antonio indicate
that fifteen men and officers OF G and
X troops are missing. or this num-
Der General Trevino reported twelve
killed at Carrizal.
WASHINGTON.
The naval bill, carrying the increas-
ed building program agreed on by the
navaf committee, was reported to the
senate Friday. II carries an appro-
priation Of s3l5,S36,S33 for 1917, and
contemplates total expenditure OF
s5sS.180,576 for construction during
the next three years
An agreement under which con.
gress is expected TO authorize a fed.
eral bond issue to meet the extraor-
binary expenses of the Mexican emer.
gency has been reached by admins.
tration leaders.
Extra pay for foreign service will
be allowed the American troops sery.
ing across the Mexican border under
a decision by Comptroller Warwick OF
OF the treasury Enlisted men will
receive 20 per cent additional, and
officers 10 per cent.
An urgent deficiency bill appropriate
Ing $27, $4,000 for emergency ex
penses connected with the movement
OF the national guard to the Mexican
border was passed by the senate with
out debate. II already had passed the
house.
Efforts to amend the postoffice ap
preparation bill so as to bar from the
mails liquor advertisements In states
having laws against such advertise
ments failed Thursday In the senate.
President Wilson's peremptory de
mand on General Carranza for the re
lease OF the American prisoners held
In chihuahua penitentiary has met
with compliance.
FOREIGN.
In official circles In Mexic City II
Is believed that with the release OF
the twenty-three United States troop.
ers and the American guide, taken
prisoners at Carrizal, great step
toward the peaceful solution of the
controversies between the United
States and Mexico had been taken.
Fighting has broken out again in
Morocco between natives and Spanish
troops The announcement is made
that in a heavy engagement the Mo.
roccan rebels had been repulsed with
large losses.
Successes for the entente allies on
the three most important European
fronts--in France. in the Italian thea.
ter and in East Galicia--are chroni
cled In the latest official communica.
tons, says London dispatch.
Sir Roger Easement has been con.
victed OF treason at London and sent.
enced to death, An appeal will be
taken,
In Russian attack over a front OF
twenty-five miles. extending eastward
from kolomea, in Galicia, the Austrf
ans have been compelled to retire on
a part OF the front in the region OF
Kolomea and southwark
Mexico City newspapers are pup
fishing stories to the effect that the
evacuation of Mexican territory by
American troops already had com
menced and saying that these forces
viii soon reach the frontier, where
they will be compelled to remain by
the army of General Trevino, who will |
refuse to allow them to reoccupy the
territory relinquished.
II is announced semi-officially at
Berlin that a general meat card for
the entire empire will be introduced
September |. The cards already have
been introduced in the south German
states and the larger cities of Prussia
Thomas Kelly, millionaire contract
Or. accused OF defrauding the province
81 Manitoba in the erection of parlia
nent buildings at Winnipeg, was founa
guilty by jury in assize court.
Announcement is made by the Der.
lin war office that the Germans have
captured the village of Linenka, west
of Sokul and Russian positions south
of that point
One American soldier was killed and
another wounded in an engagement re
ported by Rear Admiral Caperton be-
tween the United States marines and
Santo Domingo rebels, in which the
latter were routed.