The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22

signed June 10 by President Wilson.
Military information which may
put American soldiers and sailors II
deadly peril Is being divnlged by ]
per cent % the American newspapers
which are not regarding the volunteer
censorship being respected by the
other ~ per cent, fhe committee on
public Information has announced.
Werner Horn. who declared himself
an officer Of the German iandweIlr,
was found guilty III the federal court
~ New York on charge Of unlaw-
fully transporting dynamite In inter
state commerce. Horn was arrested
IA February, 1915. after an attempt to
blow M the international bridge at
Vnnceboro. Me.
WASHINGTON.
lawyers flooding the war depart
ineni With applications for places in
the Judge advocate generals depart
ment We're warned In mn official state
ment that the places 10 be filled are
not Of "a silk stocking character.
Secretary Daniels has asked con.
Eress for 100000 for warm clothing
for bluejackets on cold duty ut sen
and for amusements TO keep Them
happy In training camps ashore.
Special appropriation bills were
asked.
before a grent audience assembled
az Washington on June IA for Flag
day celebration, President Wilson de-
clared anew the aims and purposes Of
me United States In entering the world
war.
Plans for close coordination OF |
twenty.seyen associations In the work |
% national preparedness and service
were made Thursday at the first gen
eral conference OF the general commit
re Of patriotic and defense societies,
held nc Washington.
The submarine chaser building pro.
ram is more than a month ahead of
The navy department an
ounces that nearly three times the
expected number OF f10-foot chasers !
'ill be delivered by August /, accord
~ 20 present indications.
Accepting the house compromise for
cqulsltion of the jamestown EXPOSE
on site as a naval base, the senate Z
nally enacted the s3,2Sl, 100000 war =
idget Dill aud sent II TO the presI- 8
mt. q
FOREIGN.
40 was announced In the British !,
'use OF commons on June is that the
'yernment had decided to release all
e prisoners taken In the Irish rebel.
N Of Easter Sunday. year ago.
Large quantities Of condensed or
'aporated milk have been bought at
tall by German agents and shipped
Germany through neutral ports.
'e department OF commerce was ia
'rin,d by the wa committee of the
milk industry.
IN fight between the American
mixer Morenl and German sub
'arine, over 800 shots being ex-
the Moreni was sunk and
,ur OF her men killed. The German
congratulated the Ameri-
IN captain upon his game fight.
Rumors OF serious revolutionary
oyement In Spain are given promln-
ice In a section of the British press.
here hus been an almost complete
'sence of news from the peninsula
nee the appointment Of the new mln- /
try.
-Four French ships OF more than Y
90 tons, one under that size and (
rec fishing boats were sunk by d
Ines or submarines during the week ii
ded June Ia. IA
Although June IA was one of the Y
Us when the popular Paris 1-cent
'wspapers are restricted 10 two
gees to economize on paper, they de-
tied the greater part Of one of these 1
Iges to descriptions of the arrival of II
alor General pershing and his staff. q
II has been decided that all the mem o
rs Of the Hellenic royal family except L
Ie new king viii leave Greece, ac- a
'mpanied by the most prominent pro- c
erman politicians and military lead "
= who form part OF the encourage OF {
'rner King Constantine, says Lon d
pn dispatch.
Major General Pershing arrived In
aris on June 10. The general re-
alved tumultuous welcome as he /
roceeded through the thronged bouIe-
ards.
The South Atlantic liner Sequana /
18th 500 passengers on board, has I
cen torpedoed and sunk with loss /
100 men. The SeQuana was sunk
4 the Atlantic. Among the passengers
'as detachment Of the Senegalese
flies.
The weekly shipping report issued
une II by the admiralty states that
twenty-five British merchantmen OF
lore than 1000 tons were sunk. Ten
merchantmen OF less than that ton
age also were sunk. together with
TX fishing vessels.
The presidential mandate dissolving
he Chinese parliament has been