The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14

Five years of Democratic adminis-
tration In Massachusetts ended with
the inauguration on January 6, of the
successful Republican candidates at
the last election, Governor Samuel w
Mccall and Lieutenant Governor Cal
vim Coolidge.
Leonard J. (King) Cole, pitcher on
the New York American league base
ball club ard formerly with the Chi
cago National league club, died at his
home Of Bay City, Mich. He had been
seriously ill for several weeks.
An epidemic of la grippe is causing
havoc among the lumberjacks in the
woods of Wisconsin.
Allen Nixon, a member of the Ar
kansas legislature, was shot from am
bush and instantly killed, according to
advices from Ozark, Franklin county,
his home. Three deputies with blood
hounds are seeking his slayer.
Miss Catherine Goggin, secretary of
the Chicago Teachers federation, was
accidentally killed by an auto truck.
Miss Goggin attained prominence in
legislative and other campaigns for
the benefit of school teachers.
WASHINGTON.
| Declaring that he is "peace IA
matte" but that this country faces
grave danger of attack at the end of
the European war, Senator John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi made
stirring plea for preparedness on
the floor of the senate.
Charges circulated during the last
session Of congress that administra-
ton officials acted in the interest of
foreign business firms in urging the
passage Of the government ship pur-
chase bill were held to be baseless in
majority and minority reports filed by
the senate committee appointed to in
vestigate them.
A naval and aviation academy to
cost $10000,000 at San Francisco, or
on San Francisco bay, is proposed in
a bill introduced by Senator Phelan of
California.
Continued business improvement
over the country generally is reflected
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federal reserve districts, made public
by the federal reserve board.
President Wilson will be asked to
set aside a day as Jewish relief day,
on which contributions should be rails
ed for suffering Jews in the war zone,
in resolution introduced by Senator
MARITIME of New Jersey.
American citizens would not be al
lowed to travel on ships carrying con
traband of war under bills introduced
in the house by Stephens of Ne
braska.
FOREIGN.
The British house of commons has
voted in favor of compulsory military
service, the vote being 4O3 to 105.
After an all-night race to escape a
submarine, the French steamship Kar.
max landed her ESQ passengers at Mar
settles on January 6. Many were half,
crazed as result of the ordeal of fear
through which they had passed.
An outbreak of smallpox has result
ed in a quarantine of Hermosillo, cap
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have been reported with a high rate
Of mortality.
Typhus cases in Mexico City and its
suburbs, which during December to-
tailed 3,241, now have been reduced
to about $500.
revolutionary outbreak occurred
Wednesday morning at Port au Prince
The force of American marines main.
tanned in sAst city was attacked. One
OF the rebels was killed by the Amer
leans, who suffered no losses.
The Austro-Germans are massing
heavy artillery at Giegvili for an early
drive on Saloniki.
The British government definitely
embarked upon a policy of compul
sorry military service when Premier
Asquith submitted to the house OF
commons bill drafting eligible un
married men to military duty.
Although the Russians appear to be
continuing their progress, there still
is no news concerning the actual Rus
sian occupation of Czernowitz, capital
of Bukowina, which already has
changed hands four times since the
war began.
Four American citizens were unlaw-
fully deprived of their liberty by Brit
ish officials when the American
steamship Kankakee was seized by a
British cruiser off Montevideo DC
tober 81 last
A large German submarine has
been conveyed in sections by the
Symarna railroad to Adm and thence
taken to Budrum bay, in the eastern
Mediterranean, according to a Myth
lene dispatch.
A press telegram from Cairo re
ports that only twelve out of eighty
saloon passengers on board the Per
STA were saved. The Peninsular &
Oriental company now estimates the
loss of life to total 222.
A Rome dispatch says that a re
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