The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-12-01

sion at Atlantic City, N. j., to give
them an opportunity to lay before
General Carranza the proposals form
ulated by the Americans for border
control.
The physical valuation OF the New
Orleans, Texas & Mexico railway, an
nounced by the interstate commerce
commission. places the cost of repro
duction at $s,s65, 636. The road is
capitalized at $40, 93S,O3l.
Holders OF some OF the largest wag-
ers made in Wall street on the presi.
Dental election have begun paying the
bets off. on the assumption that there
now was no doubt President Wilson
had been elected.
WASHINGTON.
Nationwide prohibition was urged
on congress by the National Grange in
resolutions adopted which asked spe-
officially that the District Of Columbia
be included In any national prohibi.
ton legislation.
High wages ashore and the increas-
ed cost OF living have seriously ham
pered navy recruiting. Rear Admiral
MCGOWAN, paymaster general. told
the house naval committee. in expla-
nation of why there are only about 55,-
900 enlisted men in the service. al
though congress has authorized to-
tai strength OF 1900.
II was announced Wednesday at
Washington that John h. Osborne, as
sistant secretary OF state, will resign.
The announcement followed a confer
ence between Mr.. Osborne and Presi-
dent Wilson.
Formal announcement is made at
the navy department that the Sc, 000,-
900 appropriated by congress last sum-
mer for enlargement of navy yards
will be spent on the Boston, Philadel-
phia. Bremonton, Norfolk, Charleston,
N. G.. and Portsmouth, N. H.. pants.
Representative Fitzgerald, Democra-
tic chairman of the house appropria-
lions committee, has announced that
he favored an embargo on foodstuffs
and that II was his purpose to prepare
bill and to press the subject early
in the coming session OF congress.
FOREIGN.
The Greek government has refused
to comply with the demand of the
entente allies for the surrender of a
part OF It's supplies of arms and am
muniLion. Reuters Athens correspond
ent cables.
The new Austrian ruler is said to
have issued a proclamation to the Aus
tro-Hungarians declaring his infiexlble
decision to maintain the war until "a
peace assuring the existence and de-
velopment of the monarchy" Is
reached.
Three times on November 30, Fran
cisco villa attacked the first line
trenches which defend Chihuahua City
and three times he was repulsed
leaving his dead and wounded on the
plains outside of the city to the south
Albert Edward Kemp of parliament
for East Toronto, who has been minis
ter without portfolio in the Border
cabinet since It's formation In 1911
has assumed the office of minister o.
militia and defense, succeeding Lieu
tenant General Sir Samuel Hughes.
The last tunnel on the Bagdad rail
way In the Taurus mountains has beef
blasted through, according to Con
stantinople dispatch.
The Austro-German invasion of Rou
mania Is proceeding unchecked, say,
an announcement from the war office
Roumanian attacks were defeated ant
ground was gained on the Rothen
thurm pass road and in the Alt valley
Armed Mexicans made an ineffectiv
attempt on November 20 to hold up
train between Casas Grandes an
Juarez. This was the first bandit al
tack on the Mexican Northwestern
line north of General Pershing's bas
since jose Inez Salazar operated
this region last spring,
The resignation of Gottlieb Won il
gov as secretary of foreign affairs
semiofiicially announced at Berlin. II
will be succeeded by Alfred Zlmmel
, mann, his former chief assistant.
| Emperor Francis Joseph of Austri
died November a. He was In hi
S6th year and had reigned for nearl
siXty.eight years. His declaration {
war on Serbia plunged fourteen nj
tons into the present world war.
Fifty-three passengers and crew {
the American steamer Siberia, strant
, ed on the Goodwin sands. were lRnde
at Deal. England. by the Kingsdow
/. lifeboat
The Nippon Yusen kaisha line
) Sado Maru. from Seattle. reached Y
!. kohama with a dangerous fire in n
p 3 hold
a The British port of Hongkon
China under an arrangement ju,
4 completed between the imperial an
r colonial government. will bear 4
{ share of Britain's war debt. The CO
I onS. according to report to the Al
4 eriCan government, is now placing
!. loan OF $l.50O,O 900 gold for the purpos
/ The royal provision committee