The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-09-21

iupof was pituBcu ny cdhuci UohPoh~
to fight until world terrorism had been
overthrow, at patriotic rally at Chi
cago, staged by the National Security
league for the announced purpose OF
vindicating Chicago against alleged In
tlmations Of unpatriotism.
| Charles Doh OF Custer, S. d., was
convicted In the United States district
court ut Deadw0od S. D., Of violation
OF the espionage law by the use OF
abusive language against the president
~ fhe United States. This is said TO
he the first case Of the kind tried UNI
der The act OF June. 1917.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt made his
tlrsI Hight IN an alrplane nj Mineola,
| T.. l.. on September l3. The former
president vent up IN a military air
plhne from the aviation grounds there.
The machine was fitted with one Of
the new government liberty motors.
WASHINGTON.
Producing figures to show that the
! first year OF the war will cost the
| United States more money than three
years have cost my ally, Chairman
Fitzgerald Of the house appropriations
committee on Friday opened debate
on much enlarged deficiency bill.
Fitzgerald showed the war to date has
cost the warning nations $S6049, 400,-
600.
The war risk insurance bill. carry
Ing an appropriation of $1T8,000,000
and providing for allotments for sol
diers' and sailors families, and COM
pensation for injuries and comprehen-
give insurance, has been approved by
the house.
Swedish-German dupllcity, which
has threatened TO embroil Argentina
and Germany, was exposed by the stnte
department on Thursday as working
it's lnImical hand in Mexico The Swed-
lsh charge d'aifalres in Mexico City
gave to the German minister there In
formation from the allied countries.
He transmitted messages for the Ger
man minister through the Swedish for
elgn Office to Berlin.
The Susan b. Anthony resolution for
nationwide suffrage by constitutional
amendment was favornbly reported by
the senate suffrage committee and
viii take place on the calendar for
vote ut the session beginning in De-
cember.
FOREIGN.
Italian troops have taken from
the Austro- Hungarlans the fortified
hin of Dol and the Gargaro basin and
now occupy the slope and top Of Monte
San Gabrielle after severe fighting.
The reply Of the central powers to
the peace note OF Pope Benedict, says
Il Vienna dispatch to the rijd, begins
by declaring that they regard the pa
pal proposals as a suitable basis for
peace negotiations
Heinrich won Eekardt, the German
minister 20 Mexico, has made a state
ment denying everything in connec-
ton with The disclosures from WASH
ington that he had been employing
former Swedish charge d'affaires TO
convey information to the Berlin for
eign office
Uruguayan marines on Friday board
cd all the German ships in the harbor
at Montevideo the government hav-
ing heard of plans TO sink the vessels.
The crews of the eight informed Ger
man steamers We're brought ashore and !
the authorities took charge Of the yes
sells.
Stories OF some recent successes OF |
the British navy against German sub
marines were given 10 the public Fri
day Ia a series of brief descriptions
OF eight encounters In which eight and
possibly nine U-boats were accounted
for.
Confirmation of the destruction by a
German submarine Of the big Atlantic
transport liner Minnehaha, with loss
Of life, has been received by the line
from It's offices in England. The ca
bic message said that fortythree mem
bers Of the crew persisted and ITO We're
saved
A dispatch from Melbourne states
that the Australian government has de-
cided to appoint trade representatives
in the United States and other coun-
tries for the purpose of developing ex-
port trade.
Korn,loff's eounter-revolutlon has
blown up-a bloodless bubble. The
rebel commanders headquarters, some
100 miles from Petrograd has sur
rendered. His army, the vaunted
savage division" in the lead, Is dis
banding Korniloff himself is re-
ported to be treating for terms"
Lieut., Walter Hoehndorfr has been
killed accidentally on the western
front, according to an announcement
in German newspapers. Hoehndorn
was reputed to be Germany's best avn
ator after Boelke and lmmelmann,
both OF whom were killed on the west
ern front.
The Argentine government at noon
Wednesday sent to the German Legal
tion passports to be delivered TO Count
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