The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18


distribution Of tonnage among the
European countries fighting Germany.
Joseph Benson Foraker, former
United States senator from Ohio law
yer, orator, soldier ana citizen died at
nus home IN Cincinnati, May 10. aged
20 years.
Egg dealers in Kansas. Nebraska,
oklahoma and Texas have been Or
uered to appear before the department
OF agriculture to answer to charges
OF shipping impure eggs in interstate
commerce.
There are German submarines in
the Atlantic, and until very recently
they have been supplied from the
United States by ships flying the
American flag, according to state
ments by members Of the crew Of the
steamer Manitowoc, which for several
weeks was detained in the harbor at
st. Thomas.
WASHINGTON.
Oficial announcement has been
made of the personnel of the Ameri-
can commission to Russia marking a
forward step in President Wilson'S eff
fort to thwart Germanys intrigues for
separate peace with the new de-
mocracy. Elihu Root heads the com
mission and Cen Scott will represent
the army.
Sensational charges that a lobby of
food gamblers, some of them men of
immense wealth." already is at work
in Washington seeking to defeat the
administration food control bills have
been made.
The administration draft bill was
sent back to both branches of congress
May 10, by the house and senate con
ferees after an agreement had been
reached upon each of the points Of diff
ference in the measure. The age limit
was placed at from 21 to 81.
President Wilson has created "war
council of the Red Cross" to direct
relief work during the war and made
a public appeal for Red Cross contri-
buttons.
The war tax bill, extending its ex-
cises to the fabric of every American
home, was formally presented to the
house on May by the ways and means
committee with plans for quick pas
sage.
Herbert G. Hoover has reported to
President Wilson on food conditions
abroad and presented the allies esti
mates of their food requirements from
America during the coming year. He
urges that a central food department
be established
FOREIGN.
Thirteen Austrian submarines have
been sunk in the Adriatic by Italian
patrols during the last week.
The British war office announces
that the voluntary recruiting age soon
will be extended to men up to 80 years
of age, both single and married. The
announcement expresses the hope that
those who come forward will be ready
and willing to serve without delay
when called upon.
1t is reported that General Felix
Diaz nephew of the late Porfirio Diaz,
former president of Mexico, was shot
and killed by General Calimayor, a
former Zapata commander, following
dispute as to the supreme command
of the revolutionists in the state of
OaXaca.
Germany's fuel difficulties did no,
end with the late unusually severe
winter. On the contrary, Germans are
even now being warned that during
the rest of the war and in the period
Immediately following it will be i'm
possible to supply the individual con
sumner with all the coal he desires.
After a riotous secret session lasting
through Thursday night the chinese
house of representatives on Friday re-
fused to pass resolution declaring
war on Germany.
The British government has issued a
grave warning to munition workers,
saying that it cannot permit strikes
to continue and aggravate the delay in
the production of munitions.
For the fourth time in year the
Italian destroyers have penetrated thC
fortified port of Durazzo, sinking fom
transports loaded with provisions anc
ammunition. The destroyers returned
unscathed.
Fifty persons were killed, hundreds
injured and many houses We're wrecked
and damaged in an explosion on Ala!
Z in the munition plant of the Mitsu
bishi company at Osaka, Japan it has
Just been learned
Attacking on a front of about four
miles in the Lake Dorian region OF
Macedonia, British troops on one wing
took Teutonic trenches on a front oil
two miles and on the other flank adj
vanced on front of about a mile,
1t is said that in the attempt to as
sassinate President Menocal Of Cuba
on May o, by means of bomb explo-
sion the conspirators had in eontem-
plation the death of William Gonzales
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