The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-01-19

v as destroyed thursday by series OF
explosions Loss, $4,000 900. No one
Was killed
In an army OF more than 100 900 ma,
tioual guardsmen and regulars. only
"a deaths have occurred In the last
seven months. 1t was shown in the OF.
icial annual report u the chief sur,
Eeon OF the southern department,
made public at san Antonio. Texas
\ verdict Of guilty. with capital
punishment was returned against
Frederick l. Small, former Boston
broker. who Sas charged with the
murder OF his wife. Florence A. Small,
WASHINGTON.
The entente reply 10 President VIII
son's peace note is regarded in Wash.
ington as putting an early peace prac-
ticElly out OF the question. but still
leaving an open door for the president
To make further efforts
Freezing winds sweeping about the
White House grounds played such
havoc with the suffragist silent sen.
! tinels" on guard at the main gates
that President Wilson was moved to
send a messenger TO invite the women
in to get warm, but the invitation was
declined
Wayne MacVeagh, attorney general
In the cabinet OF President Garfield
and brother OF Franklin MacVeagh.
former secretary OF the treasury. died
at Washington, January IL.
Confirmation OF Winthrop NJ. Dan
iels of New Jersey to succeed himself
as member OF the interstate com
merce commission. was voted by the
senate on January 10.
! A new issue OF the one and two dol
lar greenbacks OF civil war days, dis
continued more than thirty years ago.
about February /.
Compilations by treasury depart
ment experts Just made public show
that the cost to the government to
i collect tariff duties during 1916 was
l.502 mills per dollar OF imports and
exports handled.
President Wilson personally thank.
ed Or, Paul Ritter, the Swiss minister.
for the offer OF the Swiss government
TO cooperate with the United States
In the presidents suggestion TO the
belligerenta that they state their
peace terms.
FOREIGN.
The total German casualties since
the beginning of the war were placed
at 4.0l0.160 in an official summary Is
sued by the British government.
: The entente allies replying To Presi
dent Wilson's note In joint commu
tnication, express the belief that II Is
, impossible at the present moment tC
. attain peace that will assure them re
: paration. restitution and such guaran
j. tees as they consider are essential.
; The submarine menace 10 the mer
Q chant service Is far greater now thar
!. at any period of the war, and 1t re-
a qulres all OF our energy to combat II.
Q said Admiral Sir John r. Jellicoe
/ first sea lord. In a speech at lunch
n con given In his honor In London,
= The Turks apparently are receivinl
i hard usage at the hands OF the British
In the MesopOtamian and Egyptian
l. theatera. Following up their advanc,
r northeast OF kut-elAmara. on the II
, girls in Mesopotamia early In the week
4 the British nave again attacked an,
e captured Turkish trenches.
Greece's reply accepting the term
. Of the ultimatum OF the entente allie
. was delivered Wednesday evening
1 says Reuters Athens correspondent.
An Italian submarine destroyer wa
- recently sunk on the lsalnd OF Corfu
d according to an Overseas News agenc
announcement. The members OF a
army stan were on board the yesse
u the statement adds, and several nays
y Officers and thirty three army officer
u were killed
~, Information received on January l
indicates an increasingly serious ST
uatlon between China and Russia owe
" the recent reported killing of eco Ch
nese BY Cossacks In a riot at Kaah,
In the interior province of Sinkianl
or Turkestan
,, The political situation In Russia du
"a ing the last two months, for whic
the word CRISIS" seems entirely mad
quate. has taken new turn with n
resignation OF Alexander Trcpon FRO
a. the premiership and Of Count Ignatiel
',I minister Of public Instruction. and n
N, appointment VI new premier.
N Francisco villa. defeated by Ca
IN ransa troops in the vicinity Of Jim
ia neE and Parral Is expected to begin
campaign soon against the de- fac
n government In northern Chihuah,
nd with military operations between CT
nd huahua city and JuaTeH,
ed Casualty lists published by the vi
office show that In October the Pr
ey ish army lost ATS ofnccFs, OF who
OF 1859 were killed. 2,T36 wounded al
as lSJ are missing In November q
.ce total was ass. OF whom Sp6 w
Killed, 1855 wounded and llJ a
b. missing
IN French crop estimates for 1915
b. la