The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-23

George w. Perkins. Progressive
ieader, after series of conferences
on June 16 with Colonel Roosevelt
and with Governor Charles s. Whit
man, announced that negotiations
were under way looking to 'restora-
tion OF the good feeling" between the
Progressives and Republicans.
The trial of Emmett e. Walker and
George J. Head, former officers in the
Texas national guard, charged with
selling guard supplies furnished by
the United States government, has be
gun at Austin, Texas.
Hordes Of half-starved Mexicans, to
whom the United States is the prom
ised land, continued to arrive in
Juarez and encarnp on the banks Of
the Rio Grande awaiting the call OF
FL Paso labor agents
Mrs. Gertrude Halt of Hermosa
Beach, Cal, has received over 500 let
tiers and post cards during the past
week in answer to advertisements
which she has placed in different
newspapers in the country. She had
advertised for husband.
WASHINGTON.
President Wilson is pleased and en-
thusiastic over the st. Louis conven-
ton. He believes it assures a united
Democracy with Tammany and Viii
liam J. Bryan doing their utmost to
! re-elect him. The support of both
elates him.
President Wilson has virtually com
| pleted his reply to the Carranza note
while its substance was being writ
ten into the Democratic platform at
st. Louis
President Wilson has signed bill
incorporating the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea and giving the organization the
exclusive right to use Of that name.
The president was told that the mem
bership was $4,000 boys and $4,000
men.
Secretary Lansings draft Of the
note which will refuse General Car
ranza's demand for withdrawal Of
American trops from Mexico, was laid
before President Wilson for his ap-
proval on Thursday almost simultan-
eously With receipt of news Of an
other border raid in which three Amer
lean troopers were killed.
The capitals response to President
Wilson's proclamation calling on the
nation to celebrate Flag day on June
IA, was a great preparedness parade
down Pennsylvania avenue, with the
president himself marching at its head.
FOREIGN.
A dispatch to the Central News
from Petrograd says that much OF the
effectiveness of the Russian artillery
in their Galician drive is due to the
use OF big Japanese guns.
General Jacinto Treyino, command
ing the Carranzista army OF the north,
has advised General J. ]. Pershing,
American expeditionary commander,
that any movement of American troops
from their present lines to the south,
east or west, would be considered a
hostile act and a signal to commence
warfare.
- 1OPCAAdE PoPNA SeA- -
the recent fight in the Baltic between
Russian torpedo craft and German
war vessels, which were conveying
merchantmen, two German auxiliary
cruisers, the Hermann and the KONG
Won Sachkn, and two armed trawiers
were sunk by the Russians in addition
to ten merchantmen.
Consular advices report the Ameri
can steamer Carolyn ashore in the
White sea near Archangel. Russia
probably a total loss. All Of the crew
were saved and taken to Archangel.
The Dominican senate has designat
ed Jacinto de Castro president OF the
republic, in succession to President
Jiminez.
Col Alfonso Barron. so-called Ia
, pata lieutenant, recently convicted 0l
court-martial on charge of having
robbed Luis Osuna, Mexico City at
torney. of 10000 pesos in April last
, has been sentenced 10 be executed.
Austrian aeroplanes raided Venice
Monday night. It is said that one wo
man was killed and four civilians in
jured and that the property damag'
was slight
: Gen. Ignacio Ramvs has reportet
! to Gen. Jacinto Trevino. Carranz'
commander OF the north, that he hal
captured and executed five member
j of the bandit band under Nichola
i Hernandez
The memorial service to Field MAJ
shall Earl Kitchener, held in st. Paul
cathedral, London. at noon on jun
ID. was the greatest ceremonial OF IA
tional mourning since that OF the lat
King Edward VII
Canadian troops in what the Britisl
|. official statement describes as ga
liant and successful assault southeas
,, of Zillebeke recaptured former Brit