The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-16

when army motor truck No. 16 collided
with a train at Ell Paso.
Joseph Wilt was hanged at San
Quentin, Cal, on Friday for the MUIR
der of Warner Smith in connection
with robbery of a Germantown, Cal,
grocery in February, last year. Smith
had been forced to open the store
safe and was shot when he attempted
to run away. Wilt commended his in
nocence to the last.
A police surgeon on February 81
made another examination of Harry
X. Thaw, who cut his throat four
weeks s-sa 1t Philadelphia, and re-
ported to detective headquarters that
Thaw is not yet In condition to be re-
moved from the hospital.
WASHINGTON.
Raymond B. Stevens of New Hamp-
shire has been nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson as a member of the ship
ping board to succeed Bernard N.
Barker, who resigned soon after be-
ing confirmed by the senate.
An expert hospital force, sufficient
to care for any army of a million men,
could be modified by the Red Cross
within a few days after an outbreak
Of hostilities, in the belief of officials
at headquarters of the society in
Washington.
The federal reserve board has TAX
en- steps to safeguard any member
bank threatened by a run of foreign
/ horn lnnNc;Fora o-I -,;II oil anuhonIz
in the country whose stability is thus
threatened.
By a vote of 70 to 5 the senate ex-
pressed confidence in the presidents
course, adopting a resolution submit
ted by Chairman Stone of the foreign
relations committee endorsing the
withdrawal of American Ambassador
Gerard from Berlin and giving to Ger
man Ambassador Bernstorff his pass
ports.
Sweeping provisions for comman-
deering vessels and other shipping IA
war are contained in a. bill introduced
in both senate and house.
What promises to be the initial step
toward enforced military service In
Utah in times of peace was proposed
in the military bill introduced in the
upper house last week by the joint
committee on military affairs.
FOREIGN.
A British torpedo boat destroyer of
an older type, the British admiralty
announced Friday, struck a mine in
the English channel Thursday night
and sank. All the officers and all of
the crew except five were lost.
The steamship Baltic of the White
Star line has arrived safely at Liver
pool, according to a cable message
There had been fears that the vessel
had been sunk.
The Spanish mercantile marine
which in July, 1914, consisted of $40
vessels with an aggregate tonnage Of
SAC, 491, up to January 81 had sus
tanned losses of ships to the value Of
about 10000, 900 pesetas by reason Of
the war.
The Swedish government rejects
President wilson's suggestion thai
OLACl AcQLId1 COuubl1CS JUN WASA thN
United States in severing diplomatic
relations with Germany and declares
it's intention to follow the strictest
neutrality Is long as it is possible.
Petrograd newspapers fear that the
welfare of the entente allies might be
menaced seriously if small neutral
countries adopt President Wilson's
suggestion and follow the example OF
the United States.
The British troops have captured
Sailly-Saillisel, on the Somme front
in France, according to an official
communication at London.
An American negro fireman on the
Turino, George Washington, was
killed, according to a report received
| by the American embassy at London
One of the survivors is Calvin Ray
an American citizen of Salt Lake.
The British passenger steamer Cali
fornia of the Anchor line, bound from
: New York for Glasgow, was torpedoet
at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning of
/ the Irish coast and sank in nine min
: utes with the loss of forty-one lives
The Germon foreign office has asked
, James W. Gerard. the American am
bassador to sign a proposal reaftirm
ing the treaties of 1893 and 1928. The
: ambassador referred the government
0 officials to Spanish and Swiss inter
e m~ediaries.
g The Netherlands government
d through the American legation at Thu
0 Hague, has formally declined to &C
cept President Wilson's suggestion
that it follow the of the Unit
ed States and break diplomatic rela
e tons with Germany.
d The Argentine note declares the gov
eminent regrets that the German EN-
peror has thought fit to adopt mea
sures so extreme and that Argentine
will conform its conduct as always