The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05


American troops in the dispensing o.
bandit bands, including division Of
northern Mexico into spheres OF activ
lity for the two forces.
Government agents at Philadelphia
arrested n. b. Stilz, formerly Q
i draughtsman at the Philadelphia navy
lyard, who was accused of distributing
a pamphlet attacking President VII
son.
Charles II. Manifold. engineer OF the
Giit-Edge express on the New York
New Haven & Hartford railroad which
crashed into local train at Bradford
X. l.. April II. causing the deaths OF
Ave passengers, has been indicted for
manslaughter by a special grand jury
/ Control Of the International Mercan-
tile Marine company. commonly known
at the time OF It's formation by ]. p,
Morgan & Coz almost fifteen years
ago, as the ''shippIn gtrust." and now
In the hands OF receiver, has been
acquired by the American internation-
al corporation, at $50,000,000
WASHINGTON.
Submarine warfare upon commerce
was denounced by an array OF promi-
nent jurists before the American So
ciety OF international Law, In session
at Washington.
Secretary Lansing announces that
the United States has sent another
note to Great Britain demanding the
release OF the thirty-eight Austrians.
Germans and Turks taken from the
American steamship China by Brit
ish cruiser Off Shanghai
Theodore Roosevelt. speaking at a
banquet In New York, castigated the
foreign policy of President Wilson, de-
claring II "tlmid and weak" and de-
clarIng that its result would be to "in-
yite war instead OF averting IT,"
House Democrats in caucus APP
proved by a vote OF lao to 35 the SEN
ate's Philippines independence bill.
but agreed to permit an amendment
In the house to the prohibition section
OF the measure.
The comptroller OF the currency
has announced that beginning June
each national bank examined by ma
tional examiners wou.d be furnished q
copy OF the report OF it's condition
made to his Office by the examiners.
FOREIGN.
A Berlin dispatch announces that
Turkish troops annihilated four British
cavalry squadrons. about 500 men, in
a battle April 20 near Quatia, about
twenty-five miles east of the Suez
canal.
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Dublin says that the rebel force
numbered about. 10000 OF which 1000
were Larkinite and 10000 were Sim
Feiners.
The British hattleship Russell has
been sunk by mine. Admiral FIRE.
mantle, the captain OF the Russell,
twenty-four officers and SIS men were
saved.
Four hundred Irish rebels were
made prisoners when the troops cap
tured st. Stephens green and drove
them out with bombs.
Martial law has been proclaimed In
Ireland, and Major General Sir John
Maxwell, lately In command of the
British forces in Egypt. has been in
structed TO suppress the rebellion with
all the circumstances of civil war.
In battle between 5000 rebels and
the constltutionalist army just north
OF the city of oaxaca, the rebels were
defeated with loss OF 500 men killed
and many wounded or taken prisoners.
according to a message received at
Mexico City.
Berlin dispatch says develop
ments are impending which demon.
strate Enthusiastically the desire of EN-
peror William to follow a course
which will lead Germany and the
United States out of the present crisis,
The situation is viewed more optimis-
tically there.
II Is stated semi-officially that Sir
Roger Easement, when captured, car
ried documents duplicating prominent
Irishmen in the revolutionary plot.
These have been seized by the govern
ment.
A Bulgarian patrol penetrated the
region OF kukush. in northeastern
Greece. and carried of four Greek
refugees, Hayas dispatch from Sa
loniki says.
Sir Roger Easement, arrested In
Ireland. is occupying the cell In which
Carl Hans Lody was held prisoner
before his execution as a spy in the
Tower OF London In November. 1914.
Lody was arrested in Killarney, near
where Sir Roger was captured.
The German naval forces which
bombarded Lowestoft. sank the steam,
err King Stephen and captured her
crew. Il is officially announced.
The Bernes Bund. which has excep-
tional sources or information in re-
gard to German affairs. says 1t is prob
fable the German government will not
maintain any longer that the steam
ship Sussex was not torpedoed by a
German submarine.