The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-14

of Nogales, Ariz.. resulted in both
American and Mexican forces being
dispatched to round the mup.
The Southern Pacific company has
posted In depots and engine houses
throughout its system an appeal to
its $500 employees to use their In
fuence to avert threatened strike
OF enginemen, fremen, conductors,
trainmen and switchmen.
The state central committee OF the
Progressive party In Florida has in
dorsed the candidacy OF Charles e.
Hughes for president The commit
tee came to no decision regarding
putting a state ticket in the field.
Four persons were shot, one prob
ably fatally, by robbers who escaped
after having stolen $4,000 from the st.
Marys State (Kans.) bank. The rob
bers were aided by woman, wit
nesses said, who guarded the street
leading to the bank while her three
men companions wrecked the safe.
| WASHINGTON.
The senate has adopted an amend
ment proposed by Senator Smoot to
the agriculture bill appropriating
100000 for boring for artesian water
on arid public lands.
Crops this year better than the
average for the Ave years from 1910
to 1914, but In most cases smaller
than last years harvests. are predict
ed by the department OF agriculture,
haqinR Ito
July 1.
Edward Mclean, son and heir OF
the late John II. Mclean, the million.
aire publisher, filed petition at
Washington seeking TO cancel probate
of the win OF his father.
The de facto government OF Mexico
has been informally notified through
Eliseo Arredondo, ambassador-desig
nate, that the United States welcom-
ed General Carranza's proposal to
adjust all pending differences be-
tween the two governments by direct
diplomatic negotiations.
Members OF the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage were de-
nounced in the senate by Chairman
Thomas of the woman suffrage COM
mittee, for interrupting President
Wilson when he was dedicating the
new American Federation OF Labor
building.
Early resumption of friendly diplo-
matte conversations with the de facto
government of Mexico to the end that
peace and order may be restored in
northern Mexico and along the border
is expected to be the next step Of the
United States In its relations with its
southern neighbor.
FOREIGN.
Information reaches The Hague
that for several weeks there has been
continuous friction between the au-
thorities OF various large cities of
Germany and the central purchasing
bureau. the municipalities claiming
the right to buy their own food and
household articles without asking per-
mission OF the central bureau.
The British troops In their new ad.
vance have gained several important
successes, among which are the cap
ture of further portion OF an i'm
mensely strong position known as the
Leipzig redoubt
A wireless dispatch from Rome
says word has been received there
from Petrograd that in consequence
OF their triple defeat in the sectors
Of Riga. Kolki and Baranovichi, the
Germans have begun to move their
whole front toward the west.
The note of Secretary Lansing, ac-
cepting the proposals of General Car
rama to resort to diplomacy for the
settlement of differences between
Mexico and the United States was re-
ceived with jubilation at Mexico City.
Private reports confirm the state
ments from Chihuahua that the de
facto government is making great
effort to annihilate the bandits OF
southern Chihuahua and northern
Durango.
Anti-Carranza sentiment is becom-
ing apparent among Mexican resi-.
dents in portions of Sonora, as a re-
suit Of the friendly tone of the last |
note sent TO Washington.
The results OF the stan conferences
OF the entente allies in London in |
May and June are becoming continu-
ally more apparent in the co-ordina-
ton OF the allied attacks on the Teu. |
tonic forces and increasing evidence
Of the initiative passing from the |
Teutons to the allies at almost all |
points.
There has been a revival OF Ger
man submarine activity during the |
last few days. Three British boats
have been sunk in the North sea. The |
crews were allowed to leave in boats
except in the case OF one fisherman,
on which the skipper was killed and |
two OF the crew wounded by shots.
David Lloyd-George has been ap-
pointed secretary for war, and Sir |