The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-21

iouu SonuHlunS IN southern CnthuAnu1
particularly around Torreon, to b,
grave. There has been no plantin,
and the poorer classes are near starva
ton In many localities.
The Americans on whom the Mexi
cans at Parral fired were unarmed
according TO an unconfrmed version
OF the incident current In chihuahua
and transmitted to General Funston
Jose -. Buenrosiro and Melquiades
Chapa, alleged Mexican bandits, were
found guilty at Brownsville, Texas, OF
having murdered two Americans. and
a jury assessed the death penalty as
punishment.
From Columbus. ". M, TO points
near the Chihuahua-Durango state
line. American troops have increased
their vigilance against attacks from
any quarter.
WASHINGTON.
A house select committee has sub
mitted a report pronouncing United
States Attorney Marshall OF New York
guilty of contempt for criticizing a
house subcommittee investigating inn
parchment charges against him by
Representative Buchanan.
Champions OF government hydro
electric plant to produce nitrate for
the manufacture of war munitions and
fertilizer won their fight In the senate
by inserting an amendment proposing
nm annrnuriot in,, ~ e1E mn mn -. 49,.
purpose into the Chamberlain army
increase bill.
President Wilson, speaking at JEFF
ferson day banquet of Democrats at
prayed that the United
States would not be drawn into
quarrel not of its own choosing, but
asked II the people were ready to 60
In where the interests OF America
were coincident with the interests of
humanity.
Secretary Redfeld OF the depart
nent OF commerce has called a con
terence for May of shipbuilders and
others interested In efforts to make
passenger vessels more nearly fire.
proof
Agitation for a greater navy at the
expense of army increases marked the
asst day OF general debate In the SEN
tie on Thursday on the army reor-
sanization bill.
FOREIGN.
An order issued by the British prize
ourt, releasing consignment OF
cloves sent by parcel post from Ger
many to New York importing house,
$ the first instance in which seized
'oods of German origin have been re-
eased since the adoption of the orders
\ council March IL, 1915.
The Mexican government will insist |
With inflexible determination that any |
rmy expedition of the United States
ihich enters Mexican territory in the |
use of punitive expedition must |
g limited to 1000 men of one service |
lone, cavalry, according to a state
lent by a representative of Carranza.
Sixteen members of the crew of the
'ondon steamship Chic, which was
orpedoed and sunk by a German sub
larine, were landed at Queenstown.
boat with eight men is missing.
Officers casualty lists for the month
February show that the British |
rmy lost 263 killed, 597 wounded and
missing, total of SIS. This brings
he aggregate loss since the beginning
the war to 23,962, of whom 1920
ave been killed or have died of
ounds, 14.755 wounded and I7S7
Kissing or prisoners of war.
News Of an attack on the life of the
lar by Austro-German aviators has
'ached London. Official dispatches
ON Petrograd indicate that the Rus
an emperor entirely escaped injury.
Torrential rains sweeping over the
ood-soaked battlefield and impene-
able fogs, which are seriously ham
aring artillery observations. have
ought temporary lull in the battle
Verdun.
Sir Edward Grey, the British for
gn secretary, replying to a question
the house OF commons, confirmed
e statement published last month
at the value Of the securities inter
'pted by the British authorities in
. letter post between Holland and
% United States was $10,0O0,000.
The French losses in killed and
ounded in the fighting around Yer
IN, says the Overseas News agency,
e computed to have reached up TO
q present time. a total of 10000 Of
'ers and men, or about four army
rps.
The British steamship Lady Ply
outh has arrived at Valencia. Spain,
wing the Russian barkentine Imper-
or and having on board twenty-four
emhers of the crew of the British
Gamer Angus, sunk by a German
lbmarine.
The Overseas News agency says
at according TO wireless reports
ON Badajos. Spain, several Portu-
iese provinces are in open revolt. 1t
asserted that a mutiny broke out
nong the Lisbon guards in the Car