The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-10-13

cars OF QynduilLe eAPlO0eO AT the hill
Of the Illinois Powder company at
Grafton, Ills.
Joseph R. FiIipsky. a non-union
driver of milk wagon, was shot and
killed in st. Louis. The slayer es-
capped, but short time later man
was arrested as suspect
A reduction in the amount of alco-
hol in beer was advocated by speak
ers at the twentieth annual CONVEX
ton Of the Master Brewers associa-
ton, which ended Tuesday at Buffalo,
N. Y.
Two persons were killed and more
than thirty persons are in hospitals as
the toll Of a bridge tragedy at Cleve-
land, when two street cars collided on
a bridge, causing it to collapse.
Albert J. Roper Of Boston was found
not guilty Of murder in connection
with the death of his father, Albert
Roper. florist, at the latter's green
house in Tewkesbury, on March l last.
WASHINGTON.
The enormous extent of recent gains
in the export trade of the United
States is disclosed in satisfies issued
by the department of commerce.
No new step to end the European
war has been taken by the United
States, and, so far as officials at
Washington can foresee, none is like
ly to be taken in the near future, ac-
cording to an authoritative statement
Of the governments position obtained
in high official circles.
With the potato crop so short that
thousands of bushels must be import
ed for home consumption, the depart
ment of agriculture has issued a state
ment warning importers of strict regu-
lations to be complied with, requiring
permits for all shipments and exam
ination at ports of entry by inspectors
of the department.
Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief
of staff of the army, is undergoing
treatment at hospital in Washington
for chronic stomach trouble.
Strong protest has been made TO the
state department by the British and
French embassies against the action
of the Carranza government in Next
co in seizing the assets of British and
French banking institutions in the
Mexican capital
FOREIGN.
Consul General Skinner at London
has notified the department Vi com
merce that Great Britain has extend
ed her embargo against importations
into the United Kingdom to include
cotton knit goods
The British armored motor cars
which were used for the first time in
the general advance on the Somme
front last month, are failure, Berlin
claims.
A Constantinople telegram says that
a general congress of the committee
of union and progress, under the pres
idency of the grand vizier. has adopt
ed a resolution to pursue the war with
Turkeys allies to victorious end.
Turning against Rumanians, who
had been advancing steadily in east
ern Pennsylvania, Austro-Hungariar
and German troops have defeated the
invaders decisively along a fifty-mile
| front
Casualties among the Russian armie:
during this years offensive on the
eastern front according to caution;
calculations, says a Berlin dispatch
have been at least 1,250,O00 officer:
and men.
According to Athens dispatches tn.
settling of the latest crisis in Greece
will be both long and laborious, but il
will be ended with the selection Of {
business cabinet in compliance witt
the spirit of the note Of the entente al
les on June p.
The British admiralty announce:
that the Cunard steamer Franconia
employed for transport duty. wa:
sunk in the Mediterranean by an en-
envy submarine. The steamer had nj
Sir Sam Hughes, minister of militia
has returned to Canada from England
and the front, after an absence from
home Of nearly three months. predict
ing certain victory for the entente al
lies and rebellion in Germany.
Fighting on its home soil again, aftel
months of expatriation, the reconsti
tGted Serbian army is reported to bt
making steady progress toward Mon
astir.
Two Chinese and Turk were killed
by Francisco Villa at Cusihuiriachie
Chihuahua, following the fight witt
Carranza soldiers under General Ma
thias Ramos, according to messag,
received from that district.
The Rumanian invasion of Bulgaris
has been halted and the Bulgarian.
are attempting counter-invasion
according to official statements reach
ing London.
An Amsterdam dispatch says tina
in the air raids on Mannheim, Ger
many on Senfemher 27 a ZnnDalir