The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-14
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN HRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In q Few Llnss.
,NrsaMouNrAlN.

he tried to prevent bandit from es-
Gaping IN d motor car after the roDber
had nude an unsuccessful attempt 70
hold up iewelry shop.
Carl WiItsche, an Austrian seaman,
Is under arrest 81 Seattle as the re-
suit Of federal investigation Of the
strandIng OF the Alaska passenger
steamer Spokane on Idel Point. y. o.,
November -, WiItsche was u mem
her Of the Spokane's crew.
Denver negroes on Tuesday took the
first steps for closer cooperation of
members Of their race IN Colorado
when they filed Incorporation papers
for the Negro Commercial association.
one hundred Denver members plan to
extend the organization over the state
Two snlt Lake boys, John y. Hay
ward ana Warren Miller, members Of
United States ambulance company NO
343, known as DR. II. y. Sprague's
unit, were injured when the special
troop train on the Illinois Central, on
which they were travelling, was de-
rallied near Granger, Ill.
Thelma Pickford, seven years Of age,
was instantly killed and her father
and B-year-old brother, Farley, were
slightly injured near North Ogden
when the buggy In which they We're
riding was struck by an automobile.
DOMESTIC.
The Halifax catastrophe, especially
In The number Of lives lost, will rank
as by far the greatest In the history
of the dominion. The only event that
even approaches il In that respect Is
the sinking Of the Canadian Pacific
railway liner Empress Of Ireland near
Father Point Ia the 81. Lawrence river
ON May 20, 1914, when 934 persons
persisted.
rhe explosion Of an Internal ma
chine III the express cur Of train NO.
on the Northern Pacific caused the
| destruction Of the car near windsor,
n. 81, according to information OBJ
tnIned By officials investigating the
affair
Alameda was recommended as the
slte for the additional navy yard on
san Francisco bay In a report TO con
gress by the special board headed ny
Rear Admiral Helm. The approximate
cost Of the plant was fixed ut SS6,SOl"
600
Joseph v. Stlls0n, national secretary
Il the Lithuanian Socialist Federation
( America, was arrested at Fhliadei'
phia by government agents ana helo
III $4,000 bail for further hearing
December "a, on the charge Of violat
ing the espionage act,
two American aviation mechanics
one from Detroit and the other IRON
buffalo. Mo, and IN American ambn
lance driver from Hannibal, Mo, wer'
injured III recent flight while driNinl
through Il village which was bombed p
the Germans.
Ten women mHil carriers, the hrs
In Chicago, will begin work this weet
FIFTY women win also be given pos
~ lions In the postotfice.
A report that naval magazine hle'
. up. precipltatIng the HalifaN dlsaste
and that the body Of q German wa
! found near the magazine Is being cl
! Culated,
: with the toll Of dead steadiI
mounting. Il Is believed that more tha
, 1000 persons persisted In the eNploste
, nnd dire following the collision Thur
(. dny morning Ia Halifax harhor b
/ tween munitions laden French 81
|, ana another vessel loaded with su
plies for the Belgian relief eommi
sien. The city wus practical
wrecked, many homes being destroNe
. II vas one of the greatest disasters
Z the present war
: The force Of the blow which 9
Gnited states Is able TO strike
: prussian autoeraey will he measnr
Z III the amount II materials which I
\ nations workshops can produce {
y pmred Frank A. Nanderllp, head OF {
government war savings campaign,
m address al New York City
The Irry In the case u mine perso
= IN trial In federal court at Rams
Z JYty. charged with conspiring 70
; struct the sciectiyc draft law, Il
Z Thursday returned verdict OF gu'l
= Il. q. Marsh. president Of the u
Rarre Timber 4 Tie company and I
y nterly mayor % Warsaw, llls v
= acquitted hy a jury Ii the erimt
. court at opelousas, Ia, OF the ehal
az murder ia connection with the g
shaotlug III Port Barre last summer
j. &. Schee. formerly manager OF
y timber company.
~ Nine wor6meu were Injured IN
"a explosion of gas III the double hold
~ d vessel under construction sc the
Angeles Shtphuilding s nrydloeS g
,r. panys plant at san Pedro, Cal.
In Eight men were killed. two are M
~ Inv aud more than twenty-five were
IA jured. many seriously by an explos
he thar wrecked the ct. y. 4. plant
AZ the Aetna Chemical company AZ
nd dclherg. a suburb of Pittshurg.
Sn within the last month fT,SOo'O0'
It's cent pieces have been coined TO rel
no the penny shortage caused by imp
ton Of war taxes.