The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-19

The vault OF the Farmers bank at
Santa Rosa, Mo-, was blown open by
robbers who secured $4,000 and es
capped.
The first snowfall of the season
struck Cleveland, on October ~, in the
form Of a small blizzard. Heavy now
falls are reported from adjoining
counties.
Mrs. Elizabeth James, mother Of
United States Senator Ollie James Of
Kentucky, died after a brief illness at
her home in Marion KY, while her son
was speeding to her bedside from
Washington.
Joseph Wakelin Of Melrose, Mass,
vas found guilty Of m~anslaughter on
account OF the death Of his daughter,
Loretta, Z years of age.
The number of men in Americas
new national army, either actually un-
der training or ordered to the sixteen
environments throughout the country,
totals 431,1S0.
WASHINGTON.
Discussion Of the ACCESSIBILITY Of ex-
pediting the call for the second incre-
ment Of the draft army now Is in pro-
gress at the war department, and 1T
appears likely that the date may be
fixed for some time in December or
January.
Food pledge week, set for October 81
to ~, has been postponed to the week
of October % to November 4, by Food
Administrator Hoover at the request
of President Wilson, so that it will
not conflict with the final week of the
second Liberty loan drive.
An agreement between the war in
dustries board and steel manufacture
ers, fixing maximum prices for steel
products about one-third under exist
ing market prices, has been approved
by President Wilson.
Germany financed Irish-American
propaganda organizations in the Unit
ed States as early as 1909 to combat
the newly developed movement for
celebration of one hundred years of
peace between America and Great
Britain, President Wilson has learned
from leaders in the centenary celebra-
ton.
Existence of a general coal shortage
is admitted by the geological survey,
which attributes the situation not to
the failure of producers to do their
best, but to the unprecedented demand.
FOREIGN.
Vice Admiral Won Capelle, the Ger
mar minister of marine, has resigned,
according to the Frankfurter Zeitung.
Capelle was one of the administrative
directors in the ministry of marine be-
fore the war and had served as a cap
tain at sea.
Reliable reports received by way of
Holland indicate the growth of a
strong Discrimination on the part of the
German seamen to serve on subma-
rines.
The inactivity of the German fleet in
the Baltic lei recently when there
We're obvious opportunities for attack
ing Russia, according to a dispatch to
the Daily Chronicle from Amsterdam,
was due to the mutinous outbreak in
the Germany navy.
A prisoner from the 72nd German in
fantry reserve, in describing the dis.
cipIine of his corps, declared that be.
fore the last battle a regimental com.
mander addressed his troops with the
warning that anyone who held back
would be shot. The only answer was
a general grooming, swelling into de-
risive laughter, upon which the com
mander rode away.
The Brazilian government proposes
to utilize seized German steamers for
the organization of international
steamship lines. The vessels will fly
the Brazilian flag and will be used in
the interest of Brazil and the allies,
Thee rews of the vessels will be made
up of BrazilIians.
One hundred thousand persons par.
ticipated in a great demonstration, al
Montevideo in favor of the entente al
lies and in approval of the govern,
ment's rupture with Germany.
Eight passengers were killed and
fifty wounded by a band of seventy
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on the Rostov-Titlis line Mt V~ladikavz
according to a Moscow newspaper.
However long the war lasts, saiG
Premier Lloyd-George in an address
on October II, England intended tc
stand by her gallant ally, France, I'm,
til she redeemed her oppressed chill
dren from the degradation of a for
eign yoke,
A dispatch from Rome announced
that an Austrian torpedo boat de
stroyer has been captured by, the Ital
ians in the Adriatic. The Austrian
crew surrendered without firing a shot
A mutlny among the crews of foul
battleships of the German fleet ha,
occurred at Wthelmshaven. One o.
these battleships was the WeStfalen
whose captain was thrown overheard
and drowned. A number Of the mutt
neers were shot.
Vice Admiral Won Capelle, German