The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-02-25


and Clyde B. Walker OF Juneau, as
register OF the land office there.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has no right to examine CORE
spondence between shippers and rail-
road companies. according to de-
cision rendered by Judge William G.
Van Fleet in the United States dis
trict court at San Francisco.
Estimates made by owners OF prop
erty and proprietors OF stores In the
section OF the business district OF FAN
River, Mass, swept by fire, indicated
that the total loss would be approx
mately 100000.
The antiRoosevelt Republican
league, the sworn purpose OF which
is to oppose the nomination OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt as candidate OF the
Republican party for president, has
been launched at Springfield, Ills.
WASHINGTON.
Data submitted TO the senate by
President Wilson disclosed that sew
enty-six Americans were killed in
Mexico in the years 1913, 1914 and
1915. as compared with forty-seVen
In the three years preceding, and that
twenty civilian Americans and six
teen soldiers were killed on American
soil In the last three years as result
OF Mexican troubles.
Repeal OF the free sugar clause OF
the Underwood tariff, law was APP
proved as party measure by the
house Democratic caucus, The vote
was "a TO 20
Secretary Lansing announces that
the submarine controversy with Ger
many cannot be closed until the Unit
ed States has fully considered the
possible effect of the declared inten'
ton OF the Germanic powers TO sink
all armed merchant ships OF their
enemies without warning after Febru-
airy 20.
The eighteenth anniversary of the
destruction of the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor was observed at Wash
ington on February 10, with the usual
annual exercises at Arlington ceme-
terry.
FOREIGN.
1t is reported at Havre that Adolph
Max, former burgomaster of Brussels,
who was arrested by the Germans
shortly after the outbreak OF the war
and later taken to Germany, has been
liberated and sent to Switzerland,
where he now Is.
| a. l. .ovOJ offiniulIu nutdma ted
in Petrograd that 100000 Turks and
900 guns we're taken by the Russians
at Erzerum, late advices state that a
portion, at least, of the Turkish army
has escaped.
Official figures of the French Gus
toms service during Janaury, issued
Thursday, show total imports Of 6lO,-
9s3. 900 francs. an increase of 277,532,-
900 francs over January, 1915. Elk
ports were 201 100000 francs, an In
crease OF 100000 francs.
Young married men who have not
enlisted are soon to receive the atten'
ton OF the war office, says London
dispatch. All single men who attested
under the Bari of Derby's plan have
been called upon.
Erzerum, Turkeys chief city in AT
menia, Is in the hands of the Rus
SLAMS. Heavy assaults by the Rus
) slams against the long line OF de
tached forts protecting the city last
ed over period Of Ave days.
The allied powers signatory to the
treaty guaranteeing the independence
! and neutrality of Belgium have decid
ed to renew the agreement not to ent
! hostilities until the political and eco
nomic independence of Belgium is re
established and the nation Is indemni
J fed for the damage suffered.
4 Baron Aston OF Hever castle (Wil
: llam Waldorf Astor) took his seat TO
: the flrst time on February 16 in th'
+ house of lords.
Sir Rider Haggard, writer and eco
e monte expert. has left England on
: trip around the world with missiol
+ from the Royal Colonial institute t
/ Investigate the chances for empir
. building after the war,
The chancellor of the exchequei
y Reginald McKenna. announces tina
T the British national debt at the en-
/ OF the financial year. March 81, vii
; be e. ,200,000,00O,
Debate on Wednesday in parlia
8 ment on the air defense of Grea
Britain was chiefly remarkable 70
Z the frank admissions made by tn
d cabinets Spokesman that the presen
g conditions are far from satisfactory
VIII two years supply on hanC
$, both for domestic consumption an
4, manufacture for export British t
d bacco importers are not greatly wo
i ried over the order prohibiting In
e portations. but they are all specula
ing as to what effect il viii hav
a. upon American growers,
g According to Rgures compiled b
4, the Overseas News agency, gun ar
Is OF the allied forces in the month {
II January caused the following casua
u ties among the civilian population {
:, the Belgian and French territory o
"A cupied by Germany: Killed. 10 me-
. IA snu,an - ehildreus wounded