The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12


fare comes from Samoa in the eX-
plOits of the crew of the German com
merce .raider Seeadler, after their
vessel stranded on a South Pacihc
island. The master and six others put
to sea in motor slOOp armed and
| provisioned, and the others seized a
French schooner, equipped it with guns
| and bombs and started out again.
Since that time they have been prey
| ing on merchant vessels.
CURLING the German Press.
The trading with the enemy act
went into effect Tuesday and almost
| Immediately Postmaster Burleson
| barred from the mails the Milwaukee
Leader, former Congressman Berger's
paper, for se1itious and reasonable
utterances. Many other publications
have been cited by the post Office de-
partment to show cause why they
should not be suppressed, among these
being the Illinois Staats-Zeitung.
On Thursday federal agents raided
the office Of the New Jersey Freie
Zeitung i'm Newark and arrested it's
two proprietors and three editors on
charges of publishing seditious and
reasonable articles.
In connection with the trial in Paris
of Bolo Pasha, alleged spy, it is re-
vealed that Bolo, who was in the
| United States for few weeks early
last year, arranged the transfer of at
least $l,600,000 of German money
through New York banking houses to
Paris to further the peace propaganda
in France. 1t is officially stated that
there is no doubt of Count Won Bern
Storff's completely i'm the intrigue,
More than One-half of the 1866 |. w.
! W. leaders who were indicted have
been arrested and the government is
ready to put them on trial.
War Tax Bill Signed.
President Wilson signed the war tax
bill Wednesday, and most of its sec
lions became operative at once auto
matically. 1t levies for this year more
than $2,500,000000 new taxes for war
purposes and in one way or another
calls for money from everybody in
the country. The two largest sources
OF revenue will be excess profits, ST.
OOo,OOOO00, and individual and corpor-
ate incomes, 1851, 100000.
The soldiers and sailors insurance
Dill, which was passed by the senate.
carries an amendment promoting Ma
Jor General Pershing and Major Gem
eral Bliss to the rank of general and
making all commanders of army corps
ileutenant generals. The bill TO re-
patriate all Americans who have
joined the allied military forces also
was sent TO the president for his sig
nature.
Inc shipping board gave out a state
ment last week showing that large
number OF vessels are being built and
within a few weeks the concrete 20
suits of the boards energetic work
VIII begin TO slide down the WAYS In
many shipyards. The aircraft build.
ing program also is well under way
secretary Baker stating that 10000
airplanes and their motors ore now
under construction.
Liberty Loan Going Well.
Under the competent leadership of
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
the campaign for the sale Of the seq.
4 ohd Liberty loan, of $1,000 ,OOoO0o
started OFF with a rush. and tho on
thuSiasm and determination of the neo-
PIE made the success of the loan mn.
doubted, There was just one hlock
spot IN all the Countrywide action of
MIS- ii. Q. Havemeyer of Now Vol,
anu other officials Of the National
N"ihah'S party in advising women not
70 assist the loan because thew hora
uol oeen given national suffrage IN
maryland SutfragiStS came hocl, -
them with scathing denunciat;nn ~
caring that they had descended -
polnlcal bribery, had disgrsced no
name ct woman ana were ,p,od s;s,,aa
Of In Toilette" ''''e' :
me senate has been ao,daa .n,.
petitions from an parts 90 ~, "''h
a 49, examinations and individuals
as,,i"s that Senator la Toilette ~ ax
. .s TOT ms disloyalty ana many of
u'e petitioners suggest purb sa,.a.e'.
punishment than mere exnnisiaa
49,, 'ne senate committee on nriv.
'u elecuons was diScincliped
M '"Ne any action at this session ~,
~ ~ .s universal demand evidently lad
IA elect Tor on "Wednesday Il, 'la''
uons sS ovs'n consideration Of the pe.i