The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-31

resentntlyes presented to the senate
twenty-one articles Of impeachment nj
leging official misconduct
/ One substitute carman was killed
and three other men seriously injured
IN i fight In nm outlying section Of
San Francisco between a strike-break-
ing crew Of n United Railroads car and
SIX men.
The Leyland liner Devonlan. which
left an Atlantic port on July 2S, has
been sunk presumably By German
submarine.
| II Is announced That the federal gov
ernnent VIII establish cold storage
plants IN the west TO conserve the POI
! tato and onion crop
WASHINGTON.
The capitol on Friday was filed
with talk Of the probability OF the
president coming before congress ut
an early date with restatement Of
the United States war aims which
would 1T the same time embody Ills
reply 10 Pope Benedict.
Twenty billion dollars Will be the
expenditure OF the United States In
1918, Is II prediction made by mem
her OF the house appropriations com
mittee.
Cheaper coal for the American
householder will be one Of the first
aims Of the new fuel administration
as set forth by Dr. II. A. Garfield, Its
head. A scale OF prices for the deal-
or was suggested for an early place
In the governments program FOR con
troll Of the coal industry.
Word from Ambassador Francis has
encouraged tlie state department on
the success OF the provisional govern
ment OF RUSSIA and Il further loan
Of SlOO,O0OO00 has been made by the
United States through tile new ann
bnssndor, Boris Bakhmetieff.
Government control OF the coal in
dustry was made almost complete on
August - when President Wilson
named DR. II. A. Garfield, president of
Williams college, fuel administrator
fixed anthracite prices for producers
and johbers, and set n limit on profits
TO he made by bItumlnous wholesalers.
Vlscount Ishil. special ambassador
and head Of Inpan's mission 10 the
United States, presented his creden-
tlals TO President Wilson on August
20, and with them nm autograph let
ter from his emperor congrntuluting
the president nnd the people of the
United States upon their decision to
enter the war against Germany.
FOREIGN.
"Iilll 304 is again In frances
hands !" was the message from the
Nerdun front that thrilled the heart
Of France on August ~. Not since the
battle of the Mnrne has more joyous
news come TO the people Of the repub-
He. For the recapture by Petain's
pollus OF this bloodsoaked height and
the win Of dead mans hill means the
complete acknowledgement of Vcrdun
from The Teuton grip.
Vice Chancellor Helfferich, during
debate before the main committee of
the German reichstag, said the real
reason why Great Britain entered the
war was the fact that Germanys
trade would IN 1917 presumably have
reached the level OF the trade Of
Great Britain.
The British, French, Italians and
Russians have captured l67, TS0 war
prisoners since April o, when the 1917
campaign opened, according to q
statement issued by the British war
department
Numerous German girls employed in
Switzerland as nurses and servants
have received an official call to return
home for harvest work Others who
are now IN Germany for the holidays
are prevented from returning TO po-
sitlons In Switzerland for the same
reason.
The Russian provisional government
has postponed until November - Sc
| lectlons To the constituent assembly
The first meeting of the assembly viii
not be heiG until December n.
During manifestation nc odessa
a member OF the Bolshevikl attacked
American Consul Ray aud knocked OF
his hat, whereupon Il number Of hoolt
gans surrounded the consul and dc.
clared they would shoot everyone VII,
failed TO take of their hats in theil
presence.
The British steamer I.aertos, houn,
from Singapore for Annoy, reports ,
nIratlcal attempt to seize the ship, TN,
laertes carried 900 Chinese passen
gers. among them, unknown TO the of
tlcers. forty-one desperadoes who ha,
been dcported. These criminals ut
tackled the European officers, but af
ter u hard fight We're overpowered,
Germany is increasing her economi
pressure on Holland and now refuse
20 let steel 20 into the Netherland
for shipbuildtng purposes unless III
Dutch agree TO devote the ships L
German uses for a period of five year
after the war;
The situation in Finland is Seriou