The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-11-03

else or caution and preparedness fol
any "unfavorable changes"
/ Charles s. Hamlin. governor OF tbs
federal reserve board, told the Massa
chusetts board OF trade at its annual
meeting in Boston that the federal
reserve system was in a thriving
condition.
Charles F. StieIow, three times re
prieved while under sentence of death
for the murder OF Charles b. Phelps
at West sNelhy. N. Y, March 81,
1915, has been resentenced and will
be executed December IL.
James w. Gerard, American ambas-
sador to Germany. visited Shadow
Lawn, n. j., on Tuesday to discuss
with President Wilson what the am
bassador characterized later as "ev-
cry phase OF the situation involved in
my work at Berlin
WASHINGTON.
Secretary of War Baker announced
on October rs, that the war depart
ment had received definite informa-
ton that enemies of the governments
policy toward Mexico. in cooperation
with villa or other bandits, had ar
ranged for spectacular attack on
American troops on the border.
Cognizance of the allied blockade
has been taken by the postoffice de-
partment In recommending to post
masters throughout the country at Of
fices where international money or
ders are sold to post notices advising
patrons TO purchase such orders in
tended for Christmas presents by De-
cember / or as soon after that time
as convenient.
Bids for the four new battieships,
Colorado. Maryland. Washington and
West Virginia, we're opened Wednes-
day at the navy department.
Margaret Preston Draper, daughter
of the late General William f. Draper,
ambassador to Italy in President Nc
kinley's administration, was married
at Washington on Wednesday TO
Prince Andre Boncompagni of Rome.
Conditions in northern Mexico, re-
volying on the new ascendancy of
Villa as a military leader, are COM
manding more attention at Washing
ton than at any other time since the
boarder raids which resulted in the
dispatch OF the American punitive ex-
petition.
FOREIGN.
At least eleven outpost steamers
and two or three torpedo boat de-
stroyers or torpedo boats were sunk
or damaged by a German torpedo
boat squadron Thursday night in the
English channel between Folkstone
and Boulogne. according to an official
communication issued at Berlin.
A new war credit bill for 12.000,-
100000 marks was submitted to the
German reichstag Friday by Count
Won Roedern. secretary of the impe-
rial treasury. who also reviewed the
successes OF the German war finances
and compared them with the practices
followed by the countries opposed to
Germany.
The French line steamer Chicago
has arrived at Fayal. Azores islands,
on fire, according to Lloyd's. The ut
most is being done TO extinguish the
fire aboard.
"The Swedish government has in
structed its minister at Petrograd to
protest Immediately against the Rus
sian intention to place mines in Swe-
dish territorial waters" says the Over
seas News agency.
The unenthusiastic attitude of the
government toward the Centrist mo-
ton to give the budget committee
the right TO sit during recesses of the
reichstag and discuss the foreign and
war policy of the nation is generally
resented by the liberal press of Ger
many.
German troops on the Pennsylvania
front have reached Campulung. TWEEN
ty miles within the Rumanian border,
says Petrograd dispatch.
Nineteen persuasive children,
eight women and six men-lost their
lives in the fire which destroyed st.
Elizabeth hospital at Farnham, Que
bee.
An enveloping movement by Car
rama troops is now under way with
Santa Ysabel as the objective, 1t is
by General Jacinto B. Tire
Eino.
The idea that German electives
have been removed from the western
front for duty elsewhere is a mis-
taken one. said Major General F. B.
Maurice. chief director of military
operations at the British war office.
The losses to Norwegian shipping
caused by the war have reached a
total of 26s.000 tons gross register,
according to a compilation made by
the Ritzau News Agency. The insur-
ance carried amounted to 10000, 900
kronen and the loss of life to 149.
Villas bandits operating near Nami-
1uipa, only twenty-five miles south of
the American expeditions southern