The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-08

FIRST meeting on Tuesday unanimoual
lagrecd on William Denman OF Sa
Fraciseo es chairman. It was decided
however not 10 make the election PEI
mauent until dfth member Is name
70 succeed Bernard ~ Baker OF Bait
more, who resigned.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson's veto OF the INN
grafton hAl because OF It's lteracy tes
feature WAS oyorridden IN the hosls,
Thursday by a vote Of $50 10 l06
Party lines we're ignored IN the night
Secretary OF Agriculture Houston
has announced that national fores
grazing tcea would be advanced 2,
per cent for The 1917 season. instead
OF 33la per cent as Previously an
nouuced
Tho administration revenue bill
framed 70 meet the prospective troas
ury deficit next year. was passed by
The house by q vote OF 2il 10 1876.
Whatever course OF action President
Wilson has chosen 10 meet Germany =
declaration OF Unrestricted submarine
warfare Is known only 10 three or four
members OF hts official family.
Germany has declared unrestricted
submarine warfare In determination
70 prevent food supplies reaching Eng
land u Is feared that war between
America and Germany will result from
u-b0at raids
Full diplomatic relations with Mex,
co are 20 be resumed Immediately
% an effort by the United States 70
Iolye through formal channels tie
Troublesome questions pending with
he Carrunza de facto government,
nd FOR rs moral effect IN aiding Car
ANA 10 restore order and set up
constitutional government
FOREIGN.
had weather hampers large scale op,
'ratIons FOR the eastern and Macedon-
an fronts.
Award OF contract for construo-
ION Of a 20Omlle railway in China 10
DO Stems Carey company OF st. Paul,
& announced IN a dispatch from TIE
american legation In Pekin
Reuters Stockholm correspondent
epOrts that owing to tho coal short
80 the minister Of the interior has
immediate restriction OF all
asaeuger traffic on the state rail-.
.ayH an early restriction OF freight
rattle Is foreabadowod
Persistent reports nave been recc!g.
q by the newspapers az Rio JanaITo
lat The German raider has been sunk |
: an engagement with British |
iundr0u The British cruiser Anne. |
iyat Is said to have been In an ea
iEcmcEt with q German submarine |
Five Americans, including q negro |
ere aboard the British steamer Yar
'wdale, which was captured by
ermau raider 20 the South Atlantic
ho men had been lnterucd In Ger
amy but were released and sent 20
An official statement issued at Lon,
Ia says thar IL the German thrutt
no longer toleratuE hospital shl1s
'twegu Tine drawn from Flambgr-
.sh hr8d, ENGLAND. 10 TcrgcbellIgE, |
and a line from Lame
10, England, 10 Qupssont France, he
rrtgd out, ropriaals VIII ba takrn
imediatrly
Russia offensive on the northern
"a 81 The Roumanian front has De, n
summed with some measure Of sua.
ss NeE ground has been gained
lnE the * mpolung Incobenl rast
3D. whore the RUSSIANS arc pushi.g
utheastwurd In Bukowiua
The colonies captured from Cor,
any dur uE the war VIII never Ne
turned. said Walter Hume Long.
crrtary OF state for the colonies.
eakInE a. a representative OF the
erseas dumlniouB. In an address at
udOn
Four persons were arralFnrd quietly
the police court az the Derby gul d
U Wednesday, charged with plot
g the murder OF Premier Lloyd
orse and Arthur Henderson, the
enters right hand man Ia the war
iBaii
l0mhardmcnts and small infantry
1Cka at various points continue Nn
; trout In France and Belgium, iJ7
ufiuu b made in tho latest Freu,h
cial communication Of hustilltios IN
region of him 304, IN the VerdIn
tor
There was ample time 20 save all 0n
.rj the British auxiliary cruiser
lrenti. Which was sunk by a mlue
the north coast OF ireland, says an
cial statement issued at London :
.trudlcting reports TO the contrary >
treat Britain and her allies are pre- e.
ing TO meet Germany's moves In
submarine campaign. It is gu.
announced in shipping +
,les. c
Gonstantinople dispatch to Rou. a
8 says that the Turkish parliament, o
the recommendation OF the govern, c
lt, has formally adopted the Greg.
IN calendar.
'rince Oh ng, former premier aad
mer minister OF foreign affairs, q
February at Tientstn. lie cele- .
ted his eightieth birthday last Il
III. II
rance is experiencing the most Sc
g winter weather since 1898. For
last week the thermometer has
er been higher than rs degrees 81
irenheit, except in the extreme B
tn. b,
he consular service of the United C
ties was condemned by Poultney Fl
Glow, American author, in an ad.
IS at Toronto before the Canadian
l He nlen r.idinnInd thn Ar,nrinnn