The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-30


$4'4oo in currency. The robbers es.
capped In an automobile.
Tom Sharkey, former heavyweight,
puglllst, filed petition in bankruptcy
IN the United States district court AZ
san Francisco, giving his liabilities
an SzsS,oO0 and his assets as S20.50.
Inc business section of Needles
Cal was practically wiped out by
IRE early Saturday morning, at least
seven lives being lost.
Stragglers from the Tenth cavalry
detachment that was in the fight Al
Carrlzal, arrived at General Pershing's
headquarters Thursday, and told him
that the fighting began with an unn-
provoked attack on the Americans at
the conclusion Of parley with the
Mexican commander.
Owing to pressure Of duties at Wash.
lngton, United States Senator James
w. Wadsworth has resigned as first
lieutenant of troop W. first cavlary,
New York National guard.
WASHINGTON.
Inc senate has voted to empower
the interstate commerce commission
to fix the amount and manner of com.
pensation for railroad mail trans Nor
tation.
The Chilean government has been
in active telegraphic communication
with the governments of Argentina,
Brazil, Ecuador and the United
States, regarding the possibility of
intervention by all American nations
to bring about peaceful solution of
the Mexican situation.
Legislative approval of President
Wilson's use of the national guard in
the Mexican crisis was voted almost
unanimously by the house on Friday
In adopting resolution declaring the
existence of an emergency and Civ.
ing the president free hand to draft
as federal soldiers all guardsmen
willing TO take the required oath.
Commander Kavanaugh of the gun
boat Annapolis, in a report ching
the navy department on the incident
at Mazatlan Sunday, when boat from
the Annapolis WIS fired on and two
Americans seizeu, said his men were
attacked without provocation by Mex
lean customs officers and soldiers.
Apparently both the United States
government and the de facto authori.
ties of Mexico hope to treat the clash
at Carrizal as an incident aggravating
gravely strained relations, but not
of itself likely to precipitate general
hostilities.
FOREIGN.
Austrian aeroplanes dropped bombs
on Venice Friday morning, killing
six persons. The material damage
was Insignificant.
A conference Of Ulster nationalists
held at Belfast. Ireland, accepted
David Lloyd-George's proposal for tbs
settlement of the Irish question by a
majority vote.
Vera Cruz is filed with refugee
Americans awaiting opportunity to
sail for the United States. Every
train arriving brings from fifty to one
hundred men. women and children
who expect to embark on transports
General Carranza continues to re
ceive kilograms from various parts
of the republic offering the services
of the senders in case of war. 1t is
estimated at Mexico City that at least
100000 men will join the constitu
tional army.
The Germans have gained another
step in their progress toward Verdur
by capturing French positions north
east of that fortress.
Seven Americans were removed
by Mexican officials from a passenger
train which arrived at Laredo, Texas
from Mexico City, according to pas
sengers, who did not desire thei
names to be used.
The seventeen American soldiers
negro troopers of the Tenth cavalry
who were captured in the battle a
Carrizal, were taken to Chihuahu
City with Lem H. Spillsbury, Mol
mon scout, employed by General J.
Pershing, and were interned, it is ar
nounced.
Genearl Jacinto Trevino, con
mander of the military district of to
northeast, announced that at any tim
and at any place the American troop
move other than towards the borde
he will comply to the letter with hi
superior's orders and will attack then
The French chamber Of deputies, q
a public sitting Thursday night, CAV
the government a vote of confidenc
on its policy. The vote was asa to s.
Further successes for the Belgia
columns invading German East Afric
are claimed in an official statemer
issued by the Belgian war office.
On both sides of the river Meuse |
the region of Verdun and to the cas-
of the fortress in the Woevre at tn
foot of the Mouse hills the German
are heavily bombarding the French.
Under heavy pressure from the Ell
tente mowers Greece has acceDte