The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-31
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN RRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters OF the Globe and
Given IN Few Lines.
lNTsamouNTAiN.

robbed Of SO. The aesnilant struck
the lad across the neck, stripped him
OF an his clothes, and after tying his
hands and feet, threw him into 4 pond
NeIghbors, hearing the boys cries for
help, came to his rescue.
With forest fires spreading over
three districts In western Montana and
great quantities OF valuable standing
timber threatened. the forestry offlc-
ials are rcdoubling their efforts
10 secure sufficient number OF men
10 aid IN fighting the flames.
The efflgy Of man nttired as a log
ger was found hanging near an l. W.
w camp Ia the vicinity Of Montesano,
Wash. A card attached was inscribed;
Il won't Work. Take this efilgy at
how Ii looks
As the result Of conferences con
clnded Tuesday, III which representa-
tlves Of shipbuilders, the shipping
board and the American Federation of
Labor participated, strike Of more
than 1000 shipbuIlders In the Gray's
Tisrbor district OF Washington was
declared off and the men were ordered
back 10 work,
general strike Of Industrial Work
ers 81 the World will be attempted
September I, according 70 information
received by Governor Ernest Linter Of
Washington.
DOMESTIC.
AIRS. Rena Mooney, recently acquit.
ted al San Francisco of one of nine
indictments charging murder growing
out Of bomb explosion last summer,
was denied liberty ON bail by Super
i0r Judge Frank II. Dunno.
feIgians Will get food quickly and
neatrais viii have some Of their wants
supplied through an agreement enter
esl into by the food commission aud
the governments Of the neutral Euro
pean countries.
Edsel Ford. son Of Henry Ford, the
muItimillionaire manufactures, was eN'
amined by local drnft board Fri
day, and Il was announced he passed
the physical test Ford claimed cN-
emplion on industrial grounds
The former German cruiser Gei,sr,
watch WIS seized hy the government
on the declaration If war. Is 10 enfer
the war against the Germans as unit
u the United States navy, Il Is said.
The shortage II uniforms for tie
6S7 008 Drafted men WIS further tenn
pornrily enhanced FRIDAY by an order
~ Secretary Baker eliminating All
sweatshap manufacture Of army
clothing.
War expenditures ~ the United
states. Including allied loans, have
mounted during August 80 more than
S24.0O0.Oo0 every twenty four hours,
H. -. Whitelaw son 81 manutac-
fnFer, was slain ia running battle
With patrolman ut 81, Louis after he
and two other men had held np a bar
fender and six men In u saloon The
eonpanlons Of whitelaw escaped,
Bernard ". Barnch. member Of the
war industries board, who for years
has heea known as one 81 the most
saeressfgl stock market traders IN
wall street. has sold his seat on the
New Yogk stock exchange.
The Tesns house Of representatives,
w 4 vote ~ g 10 ~. adopted rcso-
lutlen 10 present t. the senate articles
~ Impeachment against Governor
james II. FergBson.
Tile German sanmaflne W, which
saag me American steamship Cam.
pana and made prisoners " ~ cup
tain nnd I'VE members ~ lts crew, was
itself destroyed Nv French pntrol
vessel Oh the same dax and all on
board nre believed q have persisted,
according TO news received 81 on At.
luntic port.
Amid cheers ana battlefield cries.
the aged union veterans IT the civil
war. assembled at the hfty first annual
rucampment Of the Graud Army Of the
Republic, III Boston. adopted u
message OF greeting, encouragement
and sympathy 10 the soldiers o. Rus
STA
Most Of the recnrd.b breaking corn
crop will be past the point where frost
can damage It ut the average date 81
the first killing frost IN spite Of the
fact that the crop Is from ten to M
teen and in places even twenty days
later tha nthe average at this season
of the year In central and northern
districts.
National guardsmcn from far west
ern states may he the third contingen
TO 80 to Europe, following the divls
Ions ander Major Generals Mann an
Edwards, it is reported IN army ciI
cles
cnlt Ia Sbinnore ~ tho countr
was sent out Tuesday from headqua
tiers Of the national shippers confe
ence al Chicago summoning memb,
and non-member shippers 70 NEE
ing there on August 81, to take actic
against a projected raise in freigl
rates which IL is asserted the IA
roaea pee aaout 10 renew.