The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-03-16


New York is issuing passports To
Germans at the rate OF more than 100
a day.
bill seeking to extend TO women
the right TO vote for presidential cleo
tors was defeated in the New Hamp-
shire house Of representatives 204 10
| 1872 similar bin recently was de-
feated In the senate.
San Bernardino county. California,
authorities are seeking to learn who
owns a train of twenty-four carloads
OF potatoes found on railroad siding
there with nothing to indicate the
name Of the consigner or consignee,
The Arkansas house OF representa-
tiyeA by a vote OF 81 to q finally
passed the Riggs suffrage bill, which
gives women the right to vote in pri-
mary elections.
WASHINGTON.
After more than 100 years under
rules permitting debate limited only
by the physical endurance Of senators
and the provisions of the constitu.
ton, the senate on March by a vote
OF 70 to 3. put power In the hands
OF two-thirds OF It's members In the
future to limit discussion and to say
when vote shall be taken on a
pending measure.
Secretary Lansing and Attorney
General Gregory have advised Presi-
dent Wilson that he has full authority
to arm merchant ships against Illegal
attacks by German submarines.
Lack of funds will prevent the fed
eral trade commission from undertake
ing the food cost investigation order
ed by President Wilson Congress
failed to make an appropriation.
More than fifty Democratic con
gressmen already have voiced oppo-
sition 10 the presidents coming order
for a modified civil service to govern
appointments OF all iirst, second and
third class postmasters.
Herbert A. Meyer OF Ohio has been
lappoirrr1G assistant to the secretary
lof the interior. Mr.. Meyer, who has
lbeen private secretary to Secretary
Lane, will have administrative charge
of the Alaskan railroad now being
built.
FOREIGN.
/. Count Zeppelin is dead, according
10 a dispatch from Berlin received by
Reuters Telegram company. Count
Ferdinand Zeppelin became famous at
the age OF 20 as the builder OF the
worlds frst practical dirigtble bal
, loon.
! The Canadian cabinet council has
decided not To place an embargo on
the expectation OF potatoes. Investi'
CATION has shown that in excess OF
domestic requirements there are l.
SOC, 900 bushels of potatoes in the do
minion.
A memorial service for Mrs, Mary
! Hoy and her daughter Miss Elizabeth
. Hoy OF Chicago, who lost their lives
|. by the sinking OF the British steamer
4 L.aconia by a German submarine, was
, held In London. March s.
Q George w. Guthrie. American am
, bassador TO Japan since 1913, died
. suddenly OF apoplexy ON March 5 al
a Toxic.
The Russian foreign office has
= transmitted to Germany, Austria, Bull
n garia and Turkey lengthy protest
, against alleged violations of usagei
: OF warfare. attaching citations of nu
G morous specified instances and as
sorting the right TO retaliate in kind
o The Prusslan food controller hai
J. declared. II il asserted. that the dis
y tress was such that more severe
I state OF things, especially In the large
:. industrial centers. could hardly b
imagined
r Americans In Belgium are no Ion
, ser detained in any sense by tn,
y German military authorities, accord
;. Ing 10 a final report received at tn
Il state department from Ministe
Brand whitiock Of Brussels.
o The presentation by the Irish ms
9 tionallsts in the British house OF CON
- mons on March OF resolution cal
d Ing for the immediate application @
n the home rule statute 10 Ireland pre-
lclpitated one OF the most bitter seS
70 sions in months and threw the HON
u rule question back into its old pos
. ton OF uncertainty.
o A Zurich dispatch 10 the Pari
IL Temps says the Austrian minister q
G war has called into service the elias
n Of 1890, that Ia, youths born in iss
y and 1900,
Serious disturbances have oecurre
y In various parts of tho republic c
Peru. Deputies Rafael Grau and Al
naldo Bazan and Augusta Ugarte hav
= been assassinated.
- The immediate breaking OF OF rel'
lions with Germany Is expected at p
lain. and II Is generally predicted this
China will Join the entente,
~ Because Of the poor condition
:, the mounts OF which his force Of thre
- hundred eayalrymcn lett Magdaleni
n sonora. ten days ago, Gen. Arnuli
N Gomez gave up his campaign againl