The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-10
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WASHINGTON.
A patriotic appeal by Representative
Kahn Of California, Republican. born
In Germany. was the Feature OF the de-
bate In the house on Thursday. He
urged united support Of President VIII
son.
a strongly optimistic view OF the
outlook For food production and for
business generally Is taken by the
chamber OF commerce Of the United
States Ia IA report published ms re-
suit Of a committee investigation.
Crops promise to be abundant, says the
committee.
! The conference report on the S2T,-
0OO0OO rivers aud harbors bill was ac-
cepted by the house ana now goes to
the president.
Plans for taking over for operation
all American Ocean-goIng merchant
ships soon will be- announced by the
shipping board. Charters viii be requi-
sitloned under recenr act of congress
authorizing the president 10 c0mman
deer tonnage for government uses.
Senator Pittman's bin TO open 200,-
600 acres Of government land for lease
Ia western states, believed to contain
| sodium and potassium, hns been re-
ported fayorably BY the senate public
lnnds committee.
The administration food control bill,
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President Wilson, was reported out OF
conference August /, just one month
after the date the president had hoped
% see II enacted into law.
Conferees on the river and harbor
bill reached an agreement on bill
totalllng ST $4,000. The provision
for federal waterway commission Of
seven members was retained.
FOREIGN.
General ErdellI, military governor of
Petrograd says the Bonrse Gazette, has
been Killed. He was treacherously
shot In the back
Positive Information that Germany
hud knowledge OF Austria's ultimatum
to Serbia which plunged the European
continent into war IS III possession of
government officials. Foreign Sccre-
tary Zimmerman admitted this when
pressed by the rcichstag.
Mere boys ure lighting for the kasier
In the war against democracy. German
officers captured In the battle of Elan
ders have admitted that youths not eli
glhlc for service until 1919 are already
In the trenches
Thirty-eight members of the crew of
the steamship Belgian Prince were
drowned IN most deliberate manner
by the German submarine which sank
her, according to the account given by
have reached British shores.
Czernowitz, the capital Of Bukowlna,
has been captured hy the Teuton
forces, according to the official state
ment issued az Berlin.
The Vienna Neue FreIe Presse In es-
timuting the worlds harvest for the
year says TINT Roumania after sup
plying the needs Of her home popula-
tlon and of the Austrian and German
armies, viii be able 10 send 100000
carloads of cereals TO Germany and
Austria-tlungary
w. ]. Hanna food controller of Can
ada, has made recommendation to the
minister OF justice that the people of
| Canada shall be required to observe
two mcatless days week and two ba-
confess days week and that every Gu
tcrer in Canada who serves dully TWEEN
ty-tlye meals must supply bread that
lis other than pure wheat bread
Rear Admiral I4acaze. minister OF
marine in the French cabinet has hand
cd his resignation 10 Premier Ribot
AS the result Of the heroic conduct
at the front of Miss Vera Butchmar'
ems female battalion" the movement
for the creation Of great army Of
women Is progressing throughout Rus
sln like wldhre.
America played small but tmpor
tant part In the battle of Flanders, !
number of American surgical teams
worked side by side With their British
allies in caring for the wounded.
The battle Of Flanders. which begal
with the French and British advance
ON July 81. it Is believed, will he tn
. biggest of the war and may last 70
weeks or months. The results alread
: achieved lead military observers to sa
l that 1t Is not too much to hope tina
I the Germans may soon be cleared on
of France and Belgian Flanders.
I Emperor William on August Isl ne
J. a proclamation. telling his subject
: they must go on with the war, declal
$ ing enemy seeks German territory an
/. shall never have 1t, and assuring HI
" troops of final victory.
Bread cards will be introduced int
Il France. Each adult and family hea
r is to receive card emitting grow
Ie persons to 800 grams of bread dali
n Children under years will be a
n lowed 800 grams.