The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-02-11

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nc overbrook hotel at Atlantic Guy
N J.. has been started.
obio,s state banking department on
FRIDAY closed twelve socalled Duches
sbons" in various parts of the state'
.rresting their managers on charges
81 violating the blue sky law anu
onerating fraudulent securities agen-
eies -
The anthracite coal operators, IN
seesion at New York, rejected the de-
mands of their miners for a ~ per
cent increase in wages, complete rec
oenition of the United Mine Workers
of America, twoyear working agree-
ment. an eight-hour day and changes
in the methods OF fixing wages.
Ten persons were killed and four
seriously burned by the explosion OF
the boilers on the towboat sam
Brown of Pittsburg In the Ohio river
at Huntington, w. Va.
WASHINGTON.
The one word "illegal" as differ
emily interpreted in the United states
and Germany protrudes from the Ten
tative draft of the Lusitania agree
ment. perfected by Ambassador Won
Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing, as
the stumbling block which has caused
Berlin to refer to the negotiations as
having reached crisis and Wasnlng-
ton to characterize the situation as
grave.
The Philippine bill, which would
extend to the islands greater degrees
of self-government and would autnor-
ize the president to grant them abso-
lutte independence within four years,
passed the senate, 50 to "a. 1t now
goes to the house.
In the name of the British owners
of the steamship Appam, Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British ambassador
has lodged with the state department
a formal request that the ship be
turned over to the British consul I'M
der the terms of The Hague conven'
ton.
The greatly increased price of gas.
oline, Secretary Lane reported to the
senate, in response to resolution, is
caused by shortage of supply and
an increase in consumption.
The Heating bill, barring from in
| terstate commerce the products Of
child labor, was passed by the house,
S37 to 46, and now goes to the senate.
FOREIGN.
General Francisco Villa, with
small body Of followers, is attempting
to break through Gordon of de facto
government troops in the vicinity of
Bosque Bonito, it is said.
French newspapers announce an
offer of 25,OOO francs to any aviator
who succeeds in bringing down Yep
pelin within the French lines and an
offer of 10000 francs to any gunner
in the anti-aircraft batteries who oh.
tains the same result with shells.
According to a wireless message
from Vienna received in London, the
treasury office at Vienna has decided
to follow the precedent set by Ger.
many and emit iron currency for cir.
culation.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the plant of Grant, Holden & Graham
company, limited, at Ottawa, which
has been engaged in manufacturing
clothing and haversacks for the mi
litia department.
In lecture at the London School
of Economics, Sir George Paish, edi-
tor of the Statist, said that in the
year 1916 the economic and financial
strength of Great Britain would be
subjected to the severest possible
test, as she proposed to provide her
allies and colonies with loans of at
least 40O,000,00O pounds and possibly
6OO,O0O,OOO pounds, and to support q
bigger navy than ever, and 100000
men in the field
From Belgium to the Vosges noun.
tains, the big guns of both sides are
hurting shells at opposing positions
and in addition there has been con-
siderable grenade fighting and san
ping operations.
A report from Berlin via Copen.
hagen states that Emperor William
mas been on the western front for
some time and was in the neighbour
hood of the Belgian frontier when the
attacks on Loos took place.
The historic Canadian parliament
building at Ottawa was DESTROYED
thursday night by fire declared nm.
oHicially to have been caused by the
explosion Of a gas bomb or an infer.
nal machine. Several lives were lost
King George, at privy council on
FEBRUARY 3, signed proclamation Ak.
ing FEBRUARY 10 as the appointed date
on which the military service act
shall be regarded as coming into
force my
The collier Franz Fischer which
leIt Hartlepool Monday afternoon
was sunk at sea by one of the raidinr
1eppelins that visited England Thir.
teen of her crew, including the can
tam, were drowned.
Inc Russians themselves calculate