The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-28

ne Heu dItef locking the cashier IL
the vault Packages containing ap
100000 were overlooked.
The necessity of training Americans
born in this country, as well as aliens
who have come here or will come in
the future, in the highest ideals of |
American citizenship was dwelt upon
by speakers at an allday conference
at Philadelphia under the auspices of
the National Americanization commit
tee.
Exports valued at between $190,000,-
900 and $192,000,000 were shipped from
the port of New York during Decem-
Der.
WASHING. ION.
Unqualified support was given Sec l
rotary Garrison's continental army
plan before the senate military COM
mittee by Major General Scott and
Major General Bliss, respectively
chief and assistant chief of staff Of
the army.
The minority in the senate in favor
of Intervention in Mexico was still
numerically Ineligible, after ten days
of heated controversy following the
murder Of eighteen American citizens
at Santa ISABEL.
Control of the country's water
power used in public service opera
tions has passed into the hands of
comparatively small group of corpora
tions, with an almost endless maze
of inter-connections, according to a.
special report sent to congress by the
department of agriculture.
The Santa Ysabel murders were de-
clared to be the logical fruit" of the
administration Mexican policy in a
speech in the house by Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming, Republican
Customs revenues dropped from
$2S3,700,000 in 1914 to $205,S00,000 in
1915, or approximately 27a per cent,
according to a statement by the bu-
reau Of foreign ana domestic COM
merce.
FOREIGN.
An Amsterdam dispatch says that
the total booty of the Teutonic allies
| Jul ll6 oCNCALCCA hOhlAo vi w oil -
summed up in Vienna as follows:
Nearly 100000 prisoners; 10000
guns and 10000 machine guns, while
$4,000 square kilometers of enemy ter
ritory has been occupied.
Death to Americans in Mexico and
, destruction to their property, as well
, as war to a finish against Carranza
, was determined upon, at formal con
, vention of Mexican revolutionary lead
ers, held in November at ranch neal
Cordoba.
! An American, whose name has no
] been learned, was shot and killed
! in a battle with two Mexicans at SaI
Lorenzo ranch, short distance from
! Juarez.
: A meeting of the Free Nationa
! Womens society was held in BerliI
on January 81. 1t was voted almos
/. unanimously that the association
:, should discuss the conditions unde
: which peace should be concluded.
The coronation of Yuan Shi Kai al
emperor of China has been postponed
lIluCllnllGlys no lCdoOA ShfCA OlhSl
ally is the uprising in southern China
! A number of bandits captured sey
!. eral days ago near Guerrero, by Gen
! eral Cavazos, were executed on tn
= field, according to Governor Ignaci
! Enriquez of Chihuahua.
The Italian government has deciG
. ed to extend generous aid toward tn
i reorganization of the remnants of tn
= Serbian army. 1t is said fully 5000
- Serbians have already reached a re-
i uge in Corfu.
n About 1000 malcontents are opera
ing around Torreon, shouting for Ri
- lix Diaz and declaring Carranze az
. herents and Americans are to b
= killed and all property stolen, accoY;
{. ing 10 reports.
al The Holland-American line steam
10 ship Ryndam, which, after an acc
dent resulting in the death of tire
stokers and the injury of four other
- ran aground at Gravesend, was fioa
q ed Thursday.
,e- BY Judgment the privy council
ne London, McllWe9 bTOInerS Oh DenNS
won their suit against Foley Brother
q WEIGH & Stewart, for $750,000, a
~ cording to cable advices. The clail
- arose out of construction of the Ro
. ers Pass tunnel for the Canadian P
a. cific railway.
at General Aylmer's force of BIRTHS
troops was in close touch with tt
a. Turkish position at Essin on Thur
IF day, and consequently was seve
.. miles from Kut-el-Amara, in Mesop
a. tamia, where British force has bee
~ surrounded by the Turks.
an From Dvinsk, southeast Of Riga,
lie the center of Persia, four great Ru
in sian armies are fighting-and wi
ming according to the Russian r
ii. ports.
h Sweden has prohibited the export
he ton of wood pulp 1t is regarded bn
ch in London and Stockholm as an acr