The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-15

Two gusrdsmen Of the Fiftt Ohio
infantry were killed, three were dan,
genously injured and nine others were
bruised and slightly injured Friday
when army motor truck 10. 16 collided
with train at FL 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 10 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
made another examination Of Harry
K Thaw, who cut his throat four
weeks ago at Philadelphia, and re-
ported to detective headquarters that
Thaw is not yet in condition to be re-
moved from the hospital
WASHINGTON.
Raymond 3. Stevens Of New Hamp-
shire has been nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson as q member Of the ship
ping board 10 succeed Bernard y.
Barker, who resigned soon after be
ing confirmed by the senate.
An expert hospital force, sufficient
to care for any army Of million men,
could be modified by the Red Cross
within 2 few days after an outbreak
Of hostiIities, 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 run Of foreign
born depositors and will aid any bank
in the country whose stability is thus
threatened.
By vote Of IS 10 ) the senate eZ-
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 Bernstorf his pass
ports.
Sweeping provisions for comman-
deering vessels and other shipping f.
cilities in case Of war or threatened
war are contained in a bill introduced
in both senate and house.
What promises 70 be the initial step
toward enforced military service in
Utah in times of peace was proposed I
in the military bill introduced in the
upper house last week by the joint
committee on military affairs
FOREIGN.
i British torpedo boat destroyer Of I
an older type, the British admiralty /.
announced Friday, struck 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 I
had been sunk
The Spanish mercantile marine
which in July, 1914, consisted Of $40 /
vessels with an aggregate tonnage Of I
sac, 491, up TO January 81 had sus- |
tanned losses OF ships to the value Of 1
about 10000, 600 pesetas by reason Of |
the war.
The Swedish government rejects
President wilson's suggestion that /
other neutral countries Join With the |
United States in seyering diplomatic /
relations with Germany and declares /
its intention to follow the strictest /
neutrality as long as it is possible.
Petrograd newspapers fear that the /
welfare Of the entente allies might be
menaced seriously if snail neutral
countries adopt President Wilson's
and follow the example Of
the United States.
The British troops have captured
Saily-SanliseI, on the Somme front
in France, according to an official
communication at London.
An American negro fireman on the
Turfno, 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
iornia Of the Anchor line, bound from
New York for Glasgow, was tOrpedOed /
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 ". Gerard, the American am
1assador to sign a proposal reafnrm-
ng the treaties OF 1879 ana 1928. The
referred the government
officials to Spanish and Swiss inter
nediaries.
The Netherlands government,
through the American legation al The
Hague, has formally declined to &C
,ept President Wilson's suggestion
hat it follow the course Of the Unit
ID States and break diplomatic reIa-
ions with Germany.
The Argentine no-e declares the gov
.rnment regrets that the German en-
,erOr has thought 1T to adopt mea-
sures so extreme and that Argentina
will conform its conduct as always.
o the principles and fundamental
.ules Of international law.
It is announced that the British
liner California has been
without warning and that
n American citizen was among the
urYiyors.
King George, in opening the British
,arliament on February Z, said that
he response of the allies 10 the inyi.