The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-30
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THR IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from Al
Quarters Of the 0Iobe and
Given In \ Few Lines.
iNTEHMouNrAiN.

bic guards have been placed at th
great Arrowrock dam, twenty-tw
miles above the city, upon informs
ton that q full set OF plans to til
dam had been secured by Germa
federal r~eservists.
Word IL received from 81. Anthem
and Idaho Falis. Idaho. that cattle ar
dying IN several localities along tn
Oregon short Line railroad runnin
through points IN eastern idaho, bt
cause Of the pronounced shortage D
hay.
~Hurrah for our new ATTEST say
~ Maroelin. a wei known politica
writer, in La fdberte. THIS Is the not
taken generally by the French press
toward the United States.
Governor Wiihycombe has pro
claimed the week beginning March III
AZ patriotic week throughout Ore
gon. lie points out the great need
for men for the national guard and
urges all qualified young men to en-
list as a means of showing their 10y
atty.
With the failure OF the defense to
place Mayor gin on the stand the
speedy end OF the so.called whisky
graft trial at Seattle IL foreseen. II
Is expected that the case will go 70
the Jury during the present week.
Intention OF %impeaching the testi.
mony OF Mayor D. d. Merrill Of
Everett, Wash. wal announced BY tho
defense In the trial at Seattle Of
Thomas ~. Tracy, charged WITH the
murder OF Deputy Sheriff Jefferson
Heard ~ Everett, November 8 iast
DOMESTIC.
Between As and so persons were
killed and probably 100 more were Ia
3nred BY a storm which swept owe,
New Albany, Ind, demolishing score
81 residences and several industrial
plants.
A German, said TO have been armel
with two ~lncendiary bombs. was az
pretended in the hold OF the British
steamer Rhydem In port at Calves
ton Texas. by private detectives.
One man was killed and fifteen FER
SONS injured when a tornado devas
tated a thickly populated farming dis
trict south az Carlisle. Ind, on MarcI
"a. The storm swept a district 0
eight miles long and one-half mix
vide.
Or. Charles S. Draddock. Jr., wides'
known as an expert on cholera an
smallpox, died at bis home Friday frof,
the effects of tropical fever contracted
in Siam years ago at Haddonheld, n. ]
Resolutions pledging loyalty to .ouI
oath, our dag, our country In th,
present international crisis were pass
ed at a mass netting OF 5000 Polish
American citizens it Milwaukee.
Food exports from the United State
In February were reduced about one
third BY Germany's Hubparlne cam
paign,
Samuel Rae. president OF the Penn
sylyania railroad, told the interstate
commerce commission ON March 2
that the rising cost OF all commoditie
had affected the railroads 10 such al
extent that the situation was tense.
and that Immediate relief should b
given the roads by higher rreigh
rates.
The United States is the irst ns
ton 10 recognize formally the ne,
government of Russia.
Led by more thar forty patriot
and civic organizations and colleg
clubs. a crowd that allied Madiso
Square Garden, New York, enthusiast
tically pledged itself TO the supper
OF President Wilson and urged this
there be no more delay upon the pal
OF the United States Ia entering tn
European war against Germany.
Charles Moat OF Toledo, Ohio. fir
man. was killed ana several passei
gers slightly injured when 8 passengl
train ran into a freight wreck mel
Waterloo. Ind.
Miss Loretta Walsh. said to be Il
first to enlist II the Units
States navy under the new order
Secretary Daniels admitting WON,
90 the navy. enrolled at PHILADELPHIA
March 81 She was designated
chief yeoman and assigned TO open
recruiting station.
Henry M~orgeltnau OF the Americi
JswiEh relief committee. annoEnc
that sI0Noe6oS must be raised In I
United States BY Jrns / II the go
co Jews tr the eastern Bzr zone
70 BE- saFs1 from E~szrTztsca.
The tzreztzned railway strike 1
heea zyeEfed Tor the Efgle being,
cgztsrzncs aozzMfUee 81 EzEro
managers o1 N01Szg hzgsg z
lied PraEent WILSON maEiztotx
E@zke Tax.eyer arrzzgsEaents y,
necessary wsz ne rzlEroaa brosa
hoods u call CT the asrE1A
II War r declared ne Fsaesas
fsx nzsszaI rrcaao1 WI se n,
"a 4 par * rs preparedness J
gam. Mad a -ssazerasnt Essse6 at
f~EESHa o. al TIE national hsaGqs
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